Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
Millioctave — The millioctave (mO) is a unit of measurement for musical intervals. As is expected from the prefix milli , an octave is defined as 1000 millioctaves. From this it follows that one millioctave is equal to the ratio 21/1000, the 1000th root of 2,… … Wikipedia
Savart — The savart /IPA|saˈvaːr/ (Audio|Savart on C.mid|play) is a unit of measurement for musical intervals. Today the savart has largely been replaced by the cent and the millioctave. Another name for the savart is the eptaméride. Definition If frac{f… … Wikipedia
Cent (music) — The cent is a logarithmic unit of measure used for musical intervals. Twelve tone equal temperament divides the octave into 12 semitones of 100 cents each. Typically, cents are used to measure extremely small finite intervals, or to compare the… … Wikipedia
Musical tuning — Open string redirects here. For the concept in string theory, see String (physics). Two differently tuned thirds: Just major third … Wikipedia
Octave — For other uses, see Octave (disambiguation). Perfect octave Inverse unison Name Other names Abbreviation P8 Size … Wikipedia
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
Interval (music) — For the album by See You Next Tuesday, see Intervals (album). Melodic and harmonic intervals. … Wikipedia
Tritone — For other uses, see Tritone (disambiguation). tritone Inverse tritone Name Other names augmented fourth, diminished fifth Abbreviation TT Size … Wikipedia
Well temperament — (also circular or circulating temperament) is a type of tempered tuning described in 20th century music theory. The term is modelled on the German word wohltemperiert which appears in the title of J.S. Bach s famous composition, The Well Tempered … Wikipedia
Whole tone scale — Qualities Number of pitch classes 6 Maximal evenness Degenerate well formed collection In music, a whole tone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbors by the interval of a whole … Wikipedia
