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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