23-LIMIT TUNEABLE INTERVALS below “A4”

tested and notated in three gradations of difficulty (large open notehead = easiest ; small black notehead = most difficult)
by Marc Sabat (violin/viola) with assistance from Wolfgang von Schweinitz (cello), Beltane Ruiz (bass), Anaïs Chen (violin)—Berlin, 2005

1/8 3/23 2/15 3/22 1/7 4/27 3/20 2/13 3/19 4/25
0 +12 +31 +16 C# -41 +4 +27
? 6e % f% 5% >w ne o% 9w *v % ge
‹ jw
-26 -49 -6

1/6 4/23 3/17 5/28 2/11 3/16 4/21 5/26 1/5 5/24
+14
+17 +2 +29 +46
? nw 6e E ;u w >u E 5w nw >E 9m E ow uE
‹ -2 -28 -3 Eb +49 -16

4/19 3/14 5/23 2/9 5/22 3/13 4/17 5/21 6/25

G# -39 +29
+2 +33 +16
? *v E >v w 6m E nw 5u E 9w ;u E >u e gE ?
‹ -42 -4 G +35 -5

1/4 7/27 6/23 5/19 4/15 3/11 5/18 2/7 7/24

+12 +31
? <e e 6e e fw 5w mw >w <e
nw *u E
-37 -26 -49 -33
-11 -18

5/17 8/27 3/10 4/13 5/16 6/19 7/22 8/25 9/28

+16 C# -41 +4 +27 +35
? ;t E ne ow 9w uw *v e 5< e ge >v e
-19 -6 -14 -82

1/3 8/23 7/20 6/17 5/14 4/11 3/8 5/13 7/18

+17 +2 +46
? nw 6e E <f E ;u E >u w 5w nw 9m E <E
-2 -28 -17 -3 -51 -35

2/5 7/17 5/12 8/19 3/7 4/9 5/11 6/13 1/2

+14 +2 +33 G# -39
? ow ;<u E uw *v e >v w nw 5u E 9E nw
-36 -16 -4 G +35

12/23 8/15 7/13 6/11 5/9 4/7 7/12 3/5 8/13

+12 +28 +16 C# -41
+31
? 6e e fe 9<e E 5E mw >w <E ow 9E
-26 -49 -18 -33

5/8 7/11 9/14 2/3 11/16 9/13 7/10 5/7 8/11

D# -49 D# -37 +17
+35
uw 5< E >v e nw 4e 9e <f E >u w 5e
? -17 -51
-14 Db +18 -2

3/4 10/13 7/9 4/5 9/11 5/6 6/7 7/8 1/1

+14 +33
+2 +46
nw 9m E <w ow 5v e uw >v w <E nw
-31
? -35 -47 -16
 23-LIMIT TUNEABLE INTERVALS above “A3”
notated using the Extended Helmholtz-Ellis JI Pitch Notation with cents deviations from 12-tone equal temperament based on A = 0 cents
microtonal accidentals designed by Marc Sabat and Wolfgang von Schweinitz, 2004

1/1 8/7 7/6 6/5 11/9 5/4 9/7 13/10 4/3

+31 +16 +47 +35

& <w ow 4e uw >v w 0o E nw

Lw >E -33 -14 -46 -2

11/8 7/5 10/7 13/9 16/11 3/2 14/9 11/7 8/5

D# -49 +17 +2 F -18 +14

& 4e <f w >u E 0e 5e nw <e 4> E ow

-17 Eb +37 Eb +49 -35

13/8 5/3 12/7 7/4 9/5 11/6 13/7 15/8 23/12

+33 +18 +49 +26

& 0v E uw >v E <w ow 4E 0>v E ue 3v e

F +41 -31 -28 -12
-16

2/1 13/6 11/5 9/4 7/3 19/8 12/5 17/7 5/2

B -35 +16 +36
+4

& nw 0E 4f E nw <w /e ow :>o E uw

Bb +39 -33 -2 -14

18/7 13/5 8/3 11/4 14/5 17/6 20/7 23/8 3/1

+35 D# -49 +3 +17 +28 +2

>v E 0o E nw 4w <f w :f E >u E 3v E nw

&
-46 -2 -17

28/9 25/8 22/7 19/6 16/5 13/4 10/3 27/8 17/5

+14 +19
F -18 +6
<e te 4> e /e ow 0v w uw ve :g E
&
-35 -27 -4 F +41 -16

24/7 7/2 18/5 11/3 15/4 19/5 23/6 27/7 4/1

+18 +11
+33 +49 +26 +37
>v e <w ow 4w uw /f E 3v e >v e nw
& -31 -12

25/6 21/5 17/4 13/3 22/5 9/2 23/5 14/3 19/4

+5 B -35 +42
+4
te <f e :f E 0w 4f e nw 3o E <w /E
& -29 -16 Bb +39 -33 -2

24/5 5/1 26/5 21/4 16/3 11/2 28/5 17/3 23/4 6/1
+16 D# -49 +3 +28 +2
oE uw 0o e <E nw 4w <f E :f w 3v E nw
-17

& -14 -46 -29 -2

25/4 19/3 13/2 20/3 27/4 7/1 22/3 15/2 23/3 8/1
+6 +49 +26

tE /w 0v w uw ve <w 4w uw 3v w nw
-27 -4 F +41 -16 -31 -12
&