Simple interval

Compound interval

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an interval greater than an octave, for example, a ninth, an eleventh, a thirteenth

Equal temperament

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the modern method of tuning where the interval of an octave is exact and the interval between each successive semitone is equ…

Seventh

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a major seventh is a semitone smaller than an octave; a minor seventh is a whole tone smaller than an octave

Consecutive interval

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a progression where the harmonic interval between the parts remains fixed in octaves, in thirds, in fourths……..

Decima

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Latin

interval covering ten degrees of the scale; octave and a third

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

Diminished

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an interval narrowed by one semitone from a perfect or minor interval

Eighth

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an interval of an octave