Sixth-tone
Encyclopedia
A sixth-tone is a musical interval
approximately one-third
of a half-step
, thus producing 36 pitches
per octave
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Interval (music)
In music theory, an interval is a combination of two notes, or the ratio between their frequencies. Two-note combinations are also called dyads...
approximately one-third
Fraction (mathematics)
A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, we specify how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, five-eighths and three-quarters.A common or "vulgar" fraction, such as 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, etc., consists...
of a half-step
Semitone
A semitone, also called a half step or a half tone, is the smallest musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music, and it is considered the most dissonant when sounded harmonically....
, thus producing 36 pitches
Pitch (music)
Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...
per octave
Octave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
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- Just sixth-tone
- Pythagorean sixth-tone
- Septimal sixth-toneSeptimal sixth-toneIn music, septimal sixth-tone is a septimal sixth-tone, an interval with the ratio of 50:49 , about 34.98 cents, which in just intonation is the difference between the lesser septimal tritone, and its inversion, the greater septimal tritone ....
- 36 equal temperament
See also:
- Ptolemy's enharmonic
- Septimal diesisSeptimal diesisIn music, septimal diesis is an interval with the ratio of 49:48 , which is the difference between the septimal whole tone and the septimal minor third. It is about 35.7 cents wide, which is narrower than a quarter-tone but wider than the septimal comma...