A New Keyboard for the Bohlen-Pierce Scale
Antonio Nassar
TL;DR
This paper introduces a novel piano keyboard design tailored for the Bohlen-Pierce scale to enhance its usability and musical appeal for composers and performers.
Contribution
It presents a new keyboard layout specifically optimized for the Bohlen-Pierce scale, improving its practicality for musical applications.
Findings
Enhanced ease of use for the Bohlen-Pierce scale
Increased musical expressiveness with the new keyboard
Potential for broader adoption of the scale
Abstract
The study of harmonic scales of musical instruments is discussed in all introductory physics texts devoted to the science of sound. In this paper, we present a new piano keyboard to make the so-called Bohlen-Pierce scale more functional and pleasing for composition and performance.
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Taxonomy
TopicsMusic Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Musicians’ Health and Performance