Archytas' Enharmonic

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Degrees: 7 • Period: 1200.00 cents • Source: Murray

Enharmonic - Archytas

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Ancient Greek Tuning System Author: Archytas Period: Ancient Greece (c. 428-347 BCE) Genus: Enharmonic Reference: Table 1, murray_text_02_greek.md Uses ratio 28/27 for the lowest interval in each tetrachord, creating an interval (63 cents) larger than most semitones but smaller than quarter tones. Octave span: E to E Tetrachord structure: Two tetrachords with disjunctive tone B-A (9/8)

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Degrees (now extended to 2 octaves)

#	Raw	Type	Ratio	Cents
2	28/27	ratio	28/27	63.00
3	36/35	ratio	36/35	112.00
4	5/4	ratio	5/4	498.00
5	9/8	ratio	9/8	702.00
6	28/27	ratio	28/27	765.00
7	36/35	ratio	36/35	814.00
8	5/4	ratio	5/4	1200.00
8		2nd octave		1263.00
9		2nd octave		1312.00
10		2nd octave		1698.00
11		2nd octave		1902.00
12		2nd octave		1965.00
13		2nd octave		2014.00
14		2nd octave		2400.00