Definitions of tuning terms
© 1998 by Joseph L. Monzo
All definitions by Joe Monzo unless otherwise cited
tritone
An interval composed of three successive
'whole tones'.
The tritone in the
12-tone equal tempered scale
divides the 'octave'
precisely in half, and thus has a size of exactly
600 cents or 6.00
Semitones.
Any
equal-temperament with an
even number of degrees has this
'perfect tritone'.
Scales tuned to
JI,
meantone,
and other tuning systems based on JI
tend to have two different-sized 'tritones'
which fall on either side of this exact division.
[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]
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