I don't have the time today to research this as much as I'd like, but a quick search for "tonal center" brought up several interesting sites, this one in particular:

http://www.sohl.com/sohl/mt/maptone.html

it's not quite what I'm looking for, but has some neat ideas, and both verbal and graphic explanations.

perhaps a search for Greek music might give up something worthwhile.

I'll be gone all day(sheesh, I have to go to the lake and spend time with the family ), but I'll get back to this. it's going to make for some possible lesson plans with my middle school music classes!


ok, how about this:

http://www.unconservatory.org/articles/hexperience.html

scroll down to The Dark Side



well, here's a list for you!

http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/doc/bib.html

this will take days to get through, a huge bibliography(with many links) of tuning and temperament. yeeha!

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