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{{Infobox Interval

| ~~JI glyph =~~

| Name = septimal subfourth, narrow fourth, 8ve-reduced 21st harmonic

~~| Ratio = 21/16~~

| Color name = z4, zo 4th

~~| Monzo~~ = -~~4 1 0 1~~

~~| Cents = 470.78091~~

| ~~Name~~ = ~~septimal sub-fourth~~

| Sound = jid_21_16_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3

~~| Color name = z4, zo 4th~~

}}

'''21/16''', the '''septimal ~~sub-fourth~~''', is ~~an interval of the~~ [[7~~-limit|7 prime~~-limit]] measuring approximately 470.8¢. It is a narrow fourth, differing from the Pythagorean perfect fourth of [[4/3]] by [[64/63]], a microtone of approximately 27.3¢. It can be treated as the 21st overtone, octave reduced. Since 21 is 3*7, 21 can be also treated as the 3rd harmonic above the 7th or the 7th harmonic above the 3rd, or both. This identity can be made clear in a chord such as 8:12:14:21, which has a just perfect fifth of [[3/2]] between 8 and 12 as well as between 14 and 21. There are also two harmonic sevenths ([[7/4]]) in this chord, between 8 and 14 and between 12 and 21. The voicing of this chord is significant, as 3/2 sounds more consonant than its inversion 4/3 and 21/8 (an octave above 21/16) sounds more consonant than 21/16.

'''21/16''', the '''septimal subfourth''', is a [[7-limit]] interval measuring approximately 470.8¢. It is a narrow fourth, differing from the Pythagorean perfect fourth of [[4/3]] by [[64/63]], a microtone of approximately 27.3¢. It can be treated as the 21st overtone, octave reduced. Since 21 is 3 × 7, 21 can be also treated as the 3rd harmonic above the 7th or the 7th harmonic above the 3rd, or both. This identity can be made clear in a chord such as 8:12:14:21, which has a just perfect fifth of [[3/2]] between 8 and 12 as well as between 14 and 21. There are also two harmonic sevenths ([[7/4]]) in this chord, between 8 and 14 and between 12 and 21. The voicing of this chord is significant, as 3/2 sounds more consonant than its inversion 4/3 and 21/8 (an octave above 21/16) sounds more consonant than 21/16.

21/16 is [[21/20]] away from [[5/4]]. This is an interval of about 84.5¢, a small semitone. This introduces the possibility of treating 21/16 as a dissonance to resolve down to 5/4. It can just as easily step up to 3/2 by [[8/7]], the septimal supermajor 2nd of about 231.2¢, a consonance in its own right. In an [[11-limit]] system, [[11/8]] is also nearby, so that 21/16 can step up by the small semitone of [[22/21]] (about 80.5¢) to 11/8. These are all movements that assume an unchanging fundamental, of course, and other movements are possible.

The 7-limit is known for its subminor and supermajor 2nds, 3rds, 6ths and 7ths. 21/16 is also an essential interval of the 7-limit and worth distinguishing.

In [[septimal meantone]], this interval is represented by the augmented third.

== See also ==

* [[32/21]] – its [[octave complement]]

* [[8/7]] – its [[fifth complement]]

* [[Gallery of just intervals]]

* [[32/21]] its [[inverse interval]]

[[Category:~~7-limit~~]]

[[Category:Subfourth]]

[[Category:Fourth]]

~~[[Category:Interval]]~~

~~[[Category:Just interval]]~~

~~[[Category:Ratio]]~~

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 {{Infobox Interval
-| JI glyph =
+| Name = septimal subfourth, narrow fourth, 8ve-reduced 21st harmonic
-| Ratio = 21/16
+| Color name = z4, zo 4th
-| Monzo = -4 1 0 1
-| Cents = 470.78091
-| Name = septimal sub-fourth
 | Sound = jid_21_16_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3
-| Color name = z4, zo 4th
 }}
-'''21/16''', the '''septimal sub-fourth''', is an interval of the [[7-limit|7 prime-limit]] measuring approximately 470.8¢. It is a narrow fourth, differing from the Pythagorean perfect fourth of [[4/3]] by [[64/63]], a microtone of approximately 27.3¢. It can be treated as the 21st overtone, octave reduced. Since 21 is 3*7, 21 can be also treated as the 3rd harmonic above the 7th or the 7th harmonic above the 3rd, or both. This identity can be made clear in a chord such as 8:12:14:21, which has a just perfect fifth of [[3/2]] between 8 and 12 as well as between 14 and 21. There are also two harmonic sevenths ([[7/4]]) in this chord, between 8 and 14 and between 12 and 21. The voicing of this chord is significant, as 3/2 sounds more consonant than its inversion 4/3 and 21/8 (an octave above 21/16) sounds more consonant than 21/16.
+'''21/16''', the '''septimal subfourth''', is a [[7-limit]] interval measuring approximately 470.8¢. It is a narrow fourth, differing from the Pythagorean perfect fourth of [[4/3]] by [[64/63]], a microtone of approximately 27.3¢. It can be treated as the 21st overtone, octave reduced. Since 21 is 3 × 7, 21 can be also treated as the 3rd harmonic above the 7th or the 7th harmonic above the 3rd, or both. This identity can be made clear in a chord such as 8:12:14:21, which has a just perfect fifth of [[3/2]] between 8 and 12 as well as between 14 and 21. There are also two harmonic sevenths ([[7/4]]) in this chord, between 8 and 14 and between 12 and 21. The voicing of this chord is significant, as 3/2 sounds more consonant than its inversion 4/3 and 21/8 (an octave above 21/16) sounds more consonant than 21/16.
 /16 is [[21/20]] away from [[5/4]]. This is an interval of about 84.5¢, a small semitone. This introduces the possibility of treating 21/16 as a dissonance to resolve down to 5/4. It can just as easily step up to 3/2 by [[8/7]], the septimal supermajor 2nd of about 231.2¢, a consonance in its own right. In an [[11-limit]] system, [[11/8]] is also nearby, so that 21/16 can step up by the small semitone of [[22/21]] (about 80.5¢) to 11/8. These are all movements that assume an unchanging fundamental, of course, and other movements are possible.
 The 7-limit is known for its subminor and supermajor 2nds, 3rds, 6ths and 7ths. 21/16 is also an essential interval of the 7-limit and worth distinguishing.
+In [[septimal meantone]], this interval is represented by the augmented third.
 == See also ==
+* [[32/21]] – its [[octave complement]]
+* [[8/7]] – its [[fifth complement]]
 * [[Gallery of just intervals]]
-* [[32/21]] its [[inverse interval]]
-[[Category:7-limit]]
+[[Category:Subfourth]]
 [[Category:Fourth]]
-[[Category:Interval]]
-[[Category:Just interval]]
-[[Category:Ratio]]