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== History == | == History == | ||
The (whole) tone as an interval measure was already known in Ancient Greece. {{w|Aristoxenus}} (fl. 335 BC) defined the tone as the difference between the [[3/2|just fifth (3/2)]] and the [[4/3|just fourth (4/3)]]. From this base size, he derived the size of other intervals as multiples or fractions of the tone, so for instance the just fourth was 2½ tones in size. | The (whole) tone as an interval measure was already known in Ancient Greece. {{w|Aristoxenus}} (fl. 335 BC) defined the tone as the difference between the [[3/2|just fifth (3/2)]] and the [[4/3|just fourth (4/3)]]. From this base size, he derived the size of other intervals as multiples or fractions of the tone, so for instance the just fourth was 2½ tones in size, which implies [[12edo]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
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* F to G: [[9/8|whole tone]] | * F to G: [[9/8|whole tone]] | ||
* G to A: [[9/8|whole tone]] | * G to A: [[9/8|whole tone]] | ||
This pattern highlights the placement of the whole tone intervals between the note pairs above, distinguishing them from the [[256/243|limma]] that | This pattern highlights the placement of the whole tone intervals between the note pairs above, distinguishing them from the [[256/243|limma]] that occurs between the other note pairs. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||