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{{Wikipedia}} | "Kleisma" is a term with several related uses in music theory, to refer to small comma-sized intervals or intervals with a certain function in a scale.{{Wikipedia}} | ||
The '''kleisma''' most commonly refers to: | The '''kleisma''' most commonly refers to: | ||
* The interval [[15625/15552]]; | * The interval [[15625/15552]]; | ||
* By extension, a melodic unit of about the size of 15625/15552 (≈ 8.1{{cent}}). | * By extension, a melodic unit of about the size of 15625/15552 (≈ 8.1{{cent}}). See [[Kleisma (interval region)]]; | ||
* In scale theory, the difference between a [[chroma]] and a [[Diesis (scale theory)|diesis]], more precisely a '''moskleisma''', as used in [[extended meantone notation]]. | * In scale theory, the difference between a [[chroma]] and a [[Diesis (scale theory)|diesis]], more precisely a '''moskleisma''', as used in [[extended meantone notation]]. | ||
{{Disambiguation}} | {{Disambiguation}} | ||