Talk:Harry Partch's 43-tone scale
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Monophony[edit]
It seems like it should be mentioned somewhere in the article that Partch called this scale "Monophony". I've just started reading Genesis, but I believe this is how he always refers to the 43-tone scale. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.26.0.20 (talk) 19:15, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Sources for argument/method to fill in the "bad" gaps in 11-limit ratio scale?[edit]
This section seems to be presenting an argument for why 11-limit ratios alone do not make a "good" scale. "Good" is clearly a matter of opinion, so whether this is Partch's argument/method or someone else's, it should be sourced. --Ds13 (talk) 17:36, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Erv Wilson's "constant structure"[edit]
"Erv Wilson who worked with Partch has pointed out that these added tones form a constant structure of 41 tones with two variables. A constant structure giving one the property of anytime a ratio appears it will be subtended by the same about of steps. In this way Partch resolved his harmonic and melodic symmetry in one of the best ways possible."
Would someone please correct the above? I would but do not know what is actually intended to be communicated (although it sounds interesting). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nielsed (talk • contribs) 21:42, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Not a 'scale' but a 'tonal system'[edit]
In Genesis of a Music there is a diagram titled 'the 43 tone scale' which I admit does not help my argument. But like 12-tone ET it is a system not a scale (yes there is the 'chromatic scale' but.. Maybe pedantic and it is arguable but Partch uses the term 'tonal system' or simply 'system' repeatedly. Scales are a selected series from within any system. The article title should be changed to "Harry Partch's 43-tone system". I'll do some work on this article at some point. Cheers. Thelisteninghand (talk) 20:03, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Change 1/1 to be a G[edit]
I think it should be mentioned that the starting point of the scale (i.e. the 1/1) is the tone G (according to Partch: Genesis of a Music). The audio files should be corrected accordingly by transposing them all up by a fifth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.166.177.168 (talk) 08:59, 12 September 2023 (UTC)