Definitions of tuning terms

© 1998 by Joseph L. Monzo

All definitions by Joe Monzo unless otherwise cited


minor 3rd, minor third, m3


    An interval in the range of 300 cents (¢). Common minor thirds in Just Intonation are 6/5 (315¢), 19/16 (298¢) and the Pythagorean 32/27 (294¢).

    This interval is also called the "trihemitone" and "augmented second" in certain contexts.

    [from John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]


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