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meantone system — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a system of tuning keyboard instruments used before the adoption of equal temperament and based on a standard interval of a mean between a major and a minor whole tone of just intonation or one half of an acoustically pure major … Useful english dictionary
Meantone temperament — is a musical temperament, which is a system of musical tuning. In general, a meantone is constructed the same way as Pythagorean tuning, as a stack of perfect fifths, but in meantone, each fifth is narrow compared to the ratio 27/12:1 in 12 equal … Wikipedia
meantone temperament — ▪ music system of tuning keyboard instruments (keyboard instrument), prevalent from c. 1500 through the 18th century. It enabled keyboard instruments to play in five or six closely related keys, rather than in only one key. The system… … Universalium
mesotonic system — “+... noun Etymology: mes + tonic : meantone system … Useful english dictionary
Quarter-comma meantone — was the most common meantone temperament in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and was sometimes used later. In this tuning the perfect fifth is tempered by one quarter of a syntonic comma in order to obtain just major thirds (5:4). It was… … Wikipedia
Septimal meantone temperament — In music, septimal meantone temperament, also called standard septimal meantone or simply septimal meantone , refers to the tempering of 7 limit musical intervals by a meantone temperament tuning in the range from fifths flattened by the amount… … Wikipedia
Comma (music) — Syntonic comma on C Play ( … Wikipedia
Interval (music) — For the album by See You Next Tuesday, see Intervals (album). Melodic and harmonic intervals. … Wikipedia
Equal temperament — is a musical temperament, or a system of tuning in which every pair of adjacent notes has an identical frequency ratio. In equal temperament tunings an interval mdash; usually the octave mdash; is divided into a series of equal steps (equal… … Wikipedia
53 equal temperament — In music, 53 equal temperament, called 53 TET, 53 EDO, or 53 ET, is the tempered scale derived by dividing the octave into fifty three equally large steps. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/53, or 22.6415 cents, an interval sometimes… … Wikipedia
