Reformulating Burmese Harp Tunings Jay Rahn York University

Reformulating Burmese Harp Tunings Jay Rahn, York University, Toronto Analytical Approaches to World Music Special Topics Symposium: Computational Approaches to World Music Analysis Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK 4: 30 -5: 15 p. m. , July 2, 2019

Sizes of small and Large Steps (in cents)

Repetitions of 5 -, 2 -, and 3 -step groupings

small-Large-small-Large Patterns

Large and small Heptatonic and Pentatonic Steps

Generation of ss. L by 3 -step intervals of size 2 s+L

Myhill’s Property and Well-Formedness

Overlapping Transposition up 2 s+L

Audio Illustration of Overlapping Transposition up 2 s+L

“Octaves” of Hnyìn Tuning

Beats/second of 4 ths and 5 ths

Sizes of 5 ths and 4 ths (in cents)

5 th and 4 th Groupings in Hnyìn Tuning Top row for lower strings, bottom row for upper strings

5 th and 4 th Groupings in Auk Tuning

5 th and 4 th Groupings in Myin Tuning

5 th and 4 th Groupings in Palè Tuning

Perfect 5 th and 4 th Groupings in Ma-grāma Tuning of Ancient India

Relationships among Variant Step Sizes

small and Large steps vs. small, medium, Broad, and Large steps in U Myint Maung’s hnyìn tuning

Summary