Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 20:16:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199804210016.UAA05205@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jorge_J._Llamb=EDas?=" Sender: Lojban list From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Jorge_J._Llamb=EDas?=" Subject: Re: years and oscillations X-To: lojban To: John Cowan X-UIDL: 4d1311d5c53ee6cf8248d9efeef3deef X-Mozilla-Status: 8011 Status: RO Content-Length: 1022 Lines: 34 la robin mi di'e spuda >> tonga: x1 is a tone/note of frequency/pitch x2 from source x3. >> >> What goes in the x2 place? If we put a number, what are the units >> of frequency? >> >I don't know about slilu, but in the case of tonga there are two >alternatives: the actual oscillation in Hz, or a note in a particular >scale. Wouldn't the note go in the x1 place? > There is no fixed relationship here; for example, in most music >a=440 Hz, but in baroque music a=415 Hz. But do we say: abu tonga li vovono a li vopamu A is a note of frequency 440 or 415 Hz. or: abu tonga lo nidykemrepli be li vovono a li vopamu A is a note of frequency something that repeats per second 440 or 415 times. > You might also need a >specifier/article (like 'li' for numbers) to indicate that it is a note >in a particular scale - I don't know if such a word exists. No, it doesn't. I don't think there has been much done in Lojbanic musical notation. co'o mi'e xorxes