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Number of Semitones Name 5-Limit Tuning (Pitch Ratio) Comparison of Interval Width (In Cents)

The document compares interval widths between 5-limit tuning, Pythagorean tuning, 1/4-comma meantone, and equal temperament. It lists the number of semitones between notes, the pitch ratios in each tuning system, and the size of each interval in cents. It also explains how 5-limit just intonation is constructed using ratios of small whole numbers based on the prime numbers 2, 3, and 5. Finally, it provides a justly tuned diatonic scale in C major constructed from justly tuned major triads.

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Number of Semitones Name 5-Limit Tuning (Pitch Ratio) Comparison of Interval Width (In Cents)

The document compares interval widths between 5-limit tuning, Pythagorean tuning, 1/4-comma meantone, and equal temperament. It lists the number of semitones between notes, the pitch ratios in each tuning system, and the size of each interval in cents. It also explains how 5-limit just intonation is constructed using ratios of small whole numbers based on the prime numbers 2, 3, and 5. Finally, it provides a justly tuned diatonic scale in C major constructed from justly tuned major triads.

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Number of semitones Name 5-limit tuning (pitch ratio) Comparison of interval width (in cents)

5-limit tuning Pythagorean tuning 1/4-comma meantone Equal temperament

0 Perfect unison 1:1 0 0 0 0

1 Minor second 16:15 112 90 117 100

Major second 9:8 10:9 204 182 204 193 200

3 Minor third 6:5 75:64 32:27 316 (wolf) 275 294 294 318 310 (wolf) 269 300

4 Major third 5:4 512:405 32:25 81:64 386 406 (wolf) 427 408 408 384 386 (wolf) 427 400

5 Perfect fourth 4:3 675:512 27:20 498 478 520 498 (wolf) 522 503 (wolf) 462 500

6 Augmented fourth Diminished fifth 45:32 64:45 590 610 612 588 579 621 600

7 Perfect fifth 3:2 40:27 1024:675 702 680 722 702 (wolf) 678

697 (wolf) 738 700

8 Minor sixth 8:5 814 792 814 800

9 Major sixth 5:3 884 906 890 900

10 Minor seventh 9:5 16:9 1018 996 996 1007 1000

11 Major seventh

15:8 1088 1110 1083 1100

12 Perfect octave 2:1 1200 1200 1200 1200 in the key of G major, the ratio of the frequencies of the notes G to D (a perfe ct fifth) is 3/2, while that of G to C (a perfect fourth) is 4/3. Three basic in tervals can be used to construct any interval involving the prime numbers 2, 3, and 5 (known as 5-limit just intonation): s = 16:15 (Semitone) t = 10:9 (Minor tone) T = 9:8 (Major tone) which combine to form: 6:5 = Ts (minor third) 5:4 = Tt (major third) 4:3 = Tts (perfect fourth) 3:2 = TTts (perfect fifth) 2:1 = TTTttss (octave)

Primary triads in C Play (helpinfo). A just diatonic scale may be derived as follows. Suppose we insist that the chor ds FAC, CEG, and GBD be just major triads (then ACE and EGB are just minor triad s, but DFA is not; see syntonic comma). Then we obtain this scale:[1][2]

Note Ratio

B C D E F G 1/1 9/8 6/5 4/3 3/2 8/5 9/5 2/1

A B C D E F G A

Natural 120 135 144 160 180

192 216 240

Cents 0 204 316 498 702 814 1018 1200

Step

T s t T s T t

Cent step 204 112 182 204

112 204 182

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