Definitions of tuning terms
© 1998 by Joseph L. Monzo
All definitions by Joe Monzo unless otherwise cited
enharmonicity
the recognition of two pitches or intervals separated by
a small pitch distance as the same musical gestalt. This occurs mainly as a
result of musical context.
As a trivial example, in the 12-EQ scale,
since the interval between all degrees is exactly 1.00 Semitone
[= 100 cents], any interval plus or minus 0.50 Semitone
from one of the 12-EQ degrees, will be perceived as the closest 12-EQ degree.
This example is for explanatory purposes only - in most actual music
the situation is considerably more complex.
[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]
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