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JustMajor

JustMajor
is an interval list for the Just Major scale.

To use JustMajor, you first need to load the Music Package using Needs["Music`"].

MusicScale[JustMajor, freq, dur] creates a Sound object that is a sequence of pitches corresponding to the Just Major scale.

In the Just Major scale the ratios of the 3, 6, and 7 intervals are simplified from the Pythagorean model.

Whereas in the Pythagorean scale the ratios are 81/64 for a 3, 27/16 for a 6, and 243/128 for a 7, in Just Intonation the ratios are 5/4 for a 3, 5/3 for a 6, and 15/8 for a 7.

JustMajor was invented by the theorist Zarlino in the 16 century so that simultaneously sounding tones would have simple ratios.