Compositional theory - Revision history

Inthar: /* Examples */

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Examples

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	* [[Tcherepnin]]'s compositional theories by Tcherepnin and Holdsworth		* [[Tcherepnin]]'s compositional theories by Tcherepnin and Holdsworth
	* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"		* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"
			* [[Ground's composition theory]]

	== Equal temperaments ==		== Equal temperaments ==

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Examples

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	* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading		* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading
	* [[Dinner party rules\|Dinner Party Rules]], exclusion based harmony		* [[Dinner party rules\|Dinner Party Rules]], exclusion based harmony
	* [[Tcherepnin]]'s ~~multiple~~ compositional theories ~~as found on that page~~		* [[Tcherepnin]]'s compositional theories by Tcherepnin and Holdsworth
	* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"		* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"

Kili: /* Examples */ thcehparin compositional theory

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Examples: thcehparin compositional theory

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	* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading		* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading
	* [[Dinner party rules\|Dinner Party Rules]], exclusion based harmony		* [[Dinner party rules\|Dinner Party Rules]], exclusion based harmony
			* [[Tcherepnin]]'s multiple compositional theories as found on that page
	* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"		* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"

Kili: /* Examples */ theory dinner party rules listed

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Examples: theory dinner party rules listed

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	* Jaimbee's [[oneirotonic]] functional harmony (see the oneirotonic article) and other function-based theories		* Jaimbee's [[oneirotonic]] functional harmony (see the oneirotonic article) and other function-based theories
	* Vector's [[porcupine]] and [[pajara]] functional harmony systems created for 22edo		* Vector's [[porcupine]] and [[pajara]] functional harmony systems created for 22edo
			* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading
			* [[Dinner party rules\|Dinner Party Rules]], exclusion based harmony
	* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"		* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"
	* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading

	== Equal temperaments ==		== Equal temperaments ==

Ground at 16:39, 10 June 2026

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	== Equal temperaments ==		== Equal temperaments ==
	~~{{problematic}}~~		[[Equal temperament\|Equal temperaments]], usually [[EDO\|edos]], allow for more freedom of movement from one pitch to another compared to other types of tuning systems, so they may require more awareness of a theoretical framework to keep track of it.

	{{UserTag\|*g\|Ground\|7766ff\|This is how I conceptualize the way notes are chosen in equal temperaments, from least to most freedom.		{{UserTag\|g_\|Ground\|7766ff\|This is how I conceptualize the way notes are chosen in equal temperaments, from least to most freedom.

	These levels blend together in small edos, roughly 19 or smaller, due to the relatively few options for notes.		These levels blend together in small edos, roughly 19 or smaller, due to the relatively few options for notes.

Inthar: /* Equal temperaments */

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Equal temperaments

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	{{UserTag\|*g\|Ground\|7766ff\|This is how I conceptualize the way notes are chosen in equal temperaments, from least to most freedom.		{{UserTag\|*g\|Ground\|7766ff\|This is how I conceptualize the way notes are chosen in equal temperaments, from least to most freedom.

	These levels blend together in small edos, roughly 19 or smaller, due to the relatively few options for notes ~~choices~~.		These levels blend together in small edos, roughly 19 or smaller, due to the relatively few options for notes.

	# MOS with modifications. Notes are either part of a MOS scale or deviate from it with some regularity. This was no problem in complex 12edo music, but it became limiting in microtonal tunings.		# MOS with modifications. Notes are either part of a MOS scale or deviate from it with some regularity. This was no problem in complex 12edo music, but it became limiting in microtonal tunings.

Inthar: /* Equal temperaments */

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Equal temperaments

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	# MOS with modifications. Notes are either part of a MOS scale or deviate from it with some regularity. This was no problem in complex 12edo music, but it became limiting in microtonal tunings.		# MOS with modifications. Notes are either part of a MOS scale or deviate from it with some regularity. This was no problem in complex 12edo music, but it became limiting in microtonal tunings.
	# Aberrismic ternary with modifications. This started with diasem in 2021, allowing a much wider array of expressions to come from edos large enough to support them. This is still my primary approach in large edos (54+) where ternary scales are more plentiful but keeping track of how each interval is tuned can be difficult.		# Aberrismic ternary with modifications. This started with diasem in 2021, allowing a much wider array of expressions to come from edos large enough to support them. This is still my primary approach in large edos (54+) where ternary scales are more plentiful but keeping track of how each interval is tuned can be difficult.
	# Fragmentary. This started with 37edo in 2023. Every scale now represents vague interval logic. Every set of intervals fits together in specific ways. Fragments of this interval logic can be mixed freely ~~forore~~ granular sounds. Tuning systems start to blend together, with specific ways of tempering being felt less strongly.		# Fragmentary. This started with 37edo in 2023. Every scale now represents vague interval logic. Every set of intervals fits together in specific ways. Fragments of this interval logic can be mixed freely for more granular sounds. Tuning systems start to blend together, with specific ways of tempering being felt less strongly.
	# Freeform. Use whatever notes sound right without checking whether they fit reasonably into a momentary tempered lattice. I've never had the confidence to do this.}}		# Freeform. Use whatever notes sound right without checking whether they fit reasonably into a momentary tempered lattice. I've never had the confidence to do this.}}

Ground at 03:11, 10 June 2026

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	* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"		* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"
	* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading		* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading

			== Equal temperaments ==
			{{problematic}}

			{{UserTag\|*g\|Ground\|7766ff\|This is how I conceptualize the way notes are chosen in equal temperaments, from least to most freedom.

			These levels blend together in small edos, roughly 19 or smaller, due to the relatively few options for notes choices.

			# MOS with modifications. Notes are either part of a MOS scale or deviate from it with some regularity. This was no problem in complex 12edo music, but it became limiting in microtonal tunings.
			# Aberrismic ternary with modifications. This started with diasem in 2021, allowing a much wider array of expressions to come from edos large enough to support them. This is still my primary approach in large edos (54+) where ternary scales are more plentiful but keeping track of how each interval is tuned can be difficult.
			# Fragmentary. This started with 37edo in 2023. Every scale now represents vague interval logic. Every set of intervals fits together in specific ways. Fragments of this interval logic can be mixed freely forore granular sounds. Tuning systems start to blend together, with specific ways of tempering being felt less strongly.
			# Freeform. Use whatever notes sound right without checking whether they fit reasonably into a momentary tempered lattice. I've never had the confidence to do this.}}

Vector at 17:37, 22 May 2026

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	Examples of compositional theories:		Examples of compositional theories:
	* Jaimbee's [[oneirotonic]] functional harmony (see the oneirotonic article) and other function-based theories		* Jaimbee's [[oneirotonic]] functional harmony (see the oneirotonic article) and other function-based theories
			* Vector's [[porcupine]] and [[pajara]] functional harmony systems created for 22edo
	* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"		* [[Xenmodalism]], which can be summed as "depict the emotion/scenery/setting/event using the chords or modes you/the listeners associate with the feelings"
	* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading		* [[Primodality]] and scale-based voiceleading

Inthar: /* Importance */

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Importance

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	* LCJI is a psychoacoustic effect		* LCJI is a psychoacoustic effect
	* DR is a psychoacoustic effect		* DR is a psychoacoustic effect
	These things ''don't tell you how to write music'' any more than an understanding of human color vision or the ways colors mix tells you how to make visual art. In contrast, a ''compositional theory'', or ''compositional theories'', tell you how to write music, and there are many valid compositional theories. Absent such a theoretical framework, one might ''unintentionally'' copy Western frameworks when writing xen music, though using elements of Western 12edo theory in xen music is by no means inherently bad, as long as they're used intentionally.		These things ''don't tell you how to write music'' any more than an understanding of human color vision or the ways colors mix tells you how to make visual art. In contrast, a ''compositional theory'', or ''compositional theories'', tell you how to write music, and there are many valid compositional theories even for the same tuning system. Absent such a theoretical framework, one might ''unintentionally'' copy Western frameworks when writing xen music, though using elements of Western 12edo theory in xen music is by no means inherently bad, as long as they're used intentionally.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==