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Diminished sixth

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diminished sixth is observed when a fixed-pitch instrument limited to twelve notes per octave is tuned using
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are diminished sixths, spanning seven semitones. Being diminished, it is considered a
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interval, despite being equivalent to an interval known for its consonance.
280:. Since this interval was considered to "howl like a wolf" (because of the 1245: 693: 441: 63: 1251: 1239: 1225: 644: 589: 1308: 1285: 1193: 1187: 478: 460: 681: 130: 386: 382: 147:. In 12-TET, the interval is identical to a perfect fifth 368:, p.89-90. Thurgate & Sons. Digitized Aug 16, 2007. 1294: 1261: 1150: 1120: 1090: 1047: 1038: 1011: 938: 921: 763: 746: 735: 672: 617: 562: 525: 488: 453: 435: 420: 119: 109: 99: 92: 82: 72: 62: 57: 49: 41: 36: 24: 398: 8: 19: 268:. Typically, this is the interval between G 1339: 1044: 935: 760: 743: 450: 432: 405: 391: 383: 318: 316: 345:The Mathematical Theory of Tone Systems 312: 18: 324:Music: In Theory and Practice, Vol. I 7: 14: 377:Benward & Saker (2003), p.92. 1338: 366:Music: Its Theory & Practice 264:with a fifth flatter than 700 1: 322:Benward & Saker (2003). 960:septimal chromatic semitone 355:. Classic diminished sixth. 1384: 966:septimal diatonic semitone 754:(Numbers in brackets refer 245: 1336: 756:to fractional semitones.) 749:24-tone equal temperament 111:24-Tone equal temperament 101:12-Tone equal temperament 292:tuned fifth is the most 135:Diminished sixth (just) 1344:List of pitch intervals 1082:Subminor and supermajor 1021:minor diatonic semitone 931:refer to pitch ratios.) 364:Hoffmann, F.A. (1881). 1142:Undecimal quarter tone 160: 1137:Septimal quarter tone 948:septimal quarter tone 343:Haluska, Jan (2003). 232:enharmonic equivalent 209:to F, and from A to F 134: 1363:Diminished intervals 1324:Incomposite interval 1077:Pythagorean interval 929:(Numbers in brackets 437:(Numbers in brackets 262:meantone temperament 88:192:125, 32:21,49:32 1107:Pythagorean apotome 954:septimal third tone 296:interval after the 21: 1220:Septimal semicomma 258:Pythagorean tuning 201:chromatic semitone 161: 1350: 1349: 1332: 1331: 1162:Pythagorean comma 1102:Pythagorean limma 1034: 1033: 1030: 1029: 996:supermajor fourth 972:supermajor second 917: 916: 731: 730: 727: 726: 439:are the number of 332:978-0-07-294262-0 129: 128: 1375: 1342: 1341: 1232:Septimal kleisma 1045: 1002:subminor seventh 984:supermajor third 936: 924:Just intonations 909: 908: 904: 901: 889: 888: 884: 881: 869: 868: 864: 861: 849: 848: 844: 841: 829: 828: 824: 821: 809: 808: 804: 801: 789: 788: 784: 761: 744: 451: 433: 407: 400: 393: 384: 378: 375: 369: 362: 356: 341: 335: 320: 288:. Notice that a 279: 278: 273: 272: 214: 213: 208: 207: 186: 185: 184: 182: 173:diminished sixth 158: 157: 156: 154: 146: 145: 144: 142: 22: 20:Diminished sixth 16:Musical interval 1383: 1382: 1378: 1377: 1376: 1374: 1373: 1372: 1353: 1352: 1351: 1346: 1328: 1290: 1257: 1200:Septimal diesis 1146: 1116: 1086: 1040: 1026: 1007: 930: 927: 913: 906: 902: 899: 897: 886: 882: 879: 877: 866: 862: 859: 857: 846: 842: 839: 837: 826: 822: 819: 817: 806: 802: 799: 797: 786: 782: 781: 771: 770: 769: 765: 755: 752: 739: 737: 723: 668: 613: 558: 521: 484: 445: 440: 438: 428: 426: 423: 416: 411: 381: 376: 372: 363: 359: 342: 338: 321: 314: 310: 276: 275: 270: 269: 250: 244: 228:augmented third 211: 210: 205: 204: 180: 178: 177: 176: 169:Western culture 165:classical music 152: 150: 149: 148: 140: 138: 137: 136: 121:Just intonation 31:augmented third 17: 12: 11: 5: 1381: 1379: 1371: 1370: 1368:Sixths (music) 1365: 1355: 1354: 1348: 1347: 1337: 1334: 1333: 1330: 1329: 1327: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 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fifth 252:A severely 197:minor sixth 42:Other names 1357:Categories 1314:Semiditone 1208:Diaschisma 1023:(17-limit) 714:(22 or 23) 712:fourteenth 708:(20 or 21) 706:thirteenth 702:(18 or 19) 696:(17 or 18) 690:(15 or 16) 684:(13 or 14) 619:Diminished 446:interval.) 427:(post-Bach 347:, p.xxvi. 308:References 230:, and its 1276:Centitone 1214:Semicomma 1093:Semitones 1057:Microtone 1041:intervals 718:fifteenth 564:Augmented 442:semitones 414:Intervals 294:consonant 254:dissonant 224:inversion 217:dissonant 193:narrowing 64:Semitones 1246:Breedsma 694:eleventh 674:Compound 429:Western) 424:semitone 326:, p.54. 300:and the 277:♭ 271:♯ 212:♭ 206:♯ 189:interval 187:) is an 1252:Ragisma 1240:Schisma 1226:Kleisma 1062:5-limit 968:(15:14) 962:(21:20) 956:(28:27) 950:(36:35) 940:7-limit 905:⁄ 894:seventh 885:⁄ 865:⁄ 845:⁄ 825:⁄ 805:⁄ 785:⁄ 767:Neutral 740:systems 700:twelfth 657:seventh 608:seventh 553:seventh 516:seventh 454:Perfect 422:Twelve- 282:beating 234:is the 226:is the 26:Inverse 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Index

Inverse
augmented third
Semitones
Interval class
Just interval
Cents
12-Tone equal temperament
24-Tone equal temperament
Just intonation

Play
Play
classical music
Western culture
Play
interval
narrowing
minor sixth
chromatic semitone
dissonant
inversion
augmented third
enharmonic equivalent
perfect fifth
Wolf interval
dissonant
Pythagorean tuning
meantone temperament
cents
beating

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