the distance between two pitches
Interval
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Diatonic interval
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the interval between any two notes that both appear in the major or minor scales of the prevailing keynote
Hemiola
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
Hemiolia
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…
À deux
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French
for two performers or two instruments
A due
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Italian
for two performers or two instruments
Cent
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logarithmic unit used when measuring the difference between two pitches in an equal tempered scale; one cent is one one hundr…
Compound interval
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an interval greater than an octave, for example, a ninth, an eleventh, a thirteenth
Consecutive interval
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a progression where the harmonic interval between the parts remains fixed in octaves, in thirds, in fourths……..