Notation of Ekmelic Music

In the notations after Franz Richter Herf and Rolf Maedel, after Ezra Sims, as well as after Horst-Peter Hesse, the sharp / flat symbols are completed by three additional signs and their inversions for the degrees within the semitone.

Richter Herf / Maedel
Sims
Hesse
Alteration, Tone fraction +1/12+1/6+1/4-1/4-1/6-1/12
Distance0162333135066238313100
Reach of hearing9123813254123581375912310813

Distance and reach of hearing in cents tempered.

In case of Richter Herf / Maedel, the arrows are placed above the notes and they apply to the respective measure, just like the conventional accidentals. A diagonal slash cancels them. However, together with chords, bent arrows are used for better legibility; for example:

Chord with bent arrows
10 : 13 : 22

See also