9/8 is the Pythagorean whole tone, measuring approximately 203.9¢. It can be arrived at by stacking two just perfect fifths ([[3_2|3/2]]) and reducing the result by one octave. However, it is also a relatively low overtone in its own right, octave-reduced. It can be treated as a dissonance or a consonance, depending on compositional context.
9/8 is the Pythagorean whole tone, measuring approximately 203.9¢. It can be arrived at by stacking two just perfect fifths ([[3/2|3/2]]) and reducing the result by one octave. However, it is also a relatively low overtone in its own right, octave-reduced. It can be treated as a dissonance or a consonance, depending on compositional context.
Two 9/8's stacked produce [[81_64|81/64]], the Pythagorean major third, a rather bright major third of approximately 407.8¢. However, a 9/8 plus the minor whole tone [[10_9|10/9]] yields [[5_4|5/4]]. This distinction, between a major whole tone and minor whole tone, has been completely obliterated in [[12edo]], and so we are unaccustomed to thinking of more than one size of whole tone comprising a major third. Other systems which temper out this difference (which is [[81_80|81/80]], the syntonic comma of about 21.5¢) include [[19edo]], [[26edo]], [[31edo]], and all [[meantone]] temperaments.
Two 9/8's stacked produce [[81/64|81/64]], the Pythagorean major third, a rather bright major third of approximately 407.8¢. However, a 9/8 plus the minor whole tone [[10/9|10/9]] yields [[5/4|5/4]]. This distinction, between a major whole tone and minor whole tone, has been completely obliterated in [[12edo|12edo]], and so we are unaccustomed to thinking of more than one size of whole tone comprising a major third. Other systems which temper out this difference (which is [[81/80|81/80]], the syntonic comma of about 21.5¢) include [[19edo|19edo]], [[26edo|26edo]], [[31edo|31edo]], and all [[Meantone|meantone]] temperaments.
9/8 is well-represented in [[6edo]] and its multiples. [[Edo]]s which tune [[3_2]] close to just ([[29edo]], [[41edo]], [[53edo]], to name three) will tune 9/8 close as well.
9/8 is well-represented in [[6edo|6edo]] and its multiples. [[EDO|Edo]]s which tune [[3/2|3_2]] close to just ([[29edo|29edo]], [[41edo|41edo]], [[53edo|53edo]], to name three) will tune 9/8 close as well.
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9/8 is the Pythagorean whole tone, measuring approximately 203.9¢. It can be arrived at by stacking two just perfect fifths (<a class="wiki_link" href="/3_2">3/2</a>) and reducing the result by one octave. However, it is also a relatively low overtone in its own right, octave-reduced. It can be treated as a dissonance or a consonance, depending on compositional context.<br />
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Two 9/8's stacked produce <a class="wiki_link" href="/81_64">81/64</a>, the Pythagorean major third, a rather bright major third of approximately 407.8¢. However, a 9/8 plus the minor whole tone <a class="wiki_link" href="/10_9">10/9</a> yields <a class="wiki_link" href="/5_4">5/4</a>. This distinction, between a major whole tone and minor whole tone, has been completely obliterated in <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>, and so we are unaccustomed to thinking of more than one size of whole tone comprising a major third. Other systems which temper out this difference (which is <a class="wiki_link" href="/81_80">81/80</a>, the syntonic comma of about 21.5¢) include <a class="wiki_link" href="/19edo">19edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/26edo">26edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/31edo">31edo</a>, and all <a class="wiki_link" href="/meantone">meantone</a> temperaments.<br />
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9/8 is well-represented in <a class="wiki_link" href="/6edo">6edo</a> and its multiples. <a class="wiki_link" href="/Edo">Edo</a>s which tune <a class="wiki_link" href="/3_2">3_2</a> close to just (<a class="wiki_link" href="/29edo">29edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/41edo">41edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a>, to name three) will tune 9/8 close as well.<br />
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9/8 is the Pythagorean whole tone, measuring approximately 203.9¢. It can be arrived at by stacking two just perfect fifths (3/2) and reducing the result by one octave. However, it is also a relatively low overtone in its own right, octave-reduced. It can be treated as a dissonance or a consonance, depending on compositional context.
Two 9/8's stacked produce 81/64, the Pythagorean major third, a rather bright major third of approximately 407.8¢. However, a 9/8 plus the minor whole tone 10/9 yields 5/4. This distinction, between a major whole tone and minor whole tone, has been completely obliterated in 12edo, and so we are unaccustomed to thinking of more than one size of whole tone comprising a major third. Other systems which temper out this difference (which is 81/80, the syntonic comma of about 21.5¢) include 19edo, 26edo, 31edo, and all meantone temperaments.
9/8 is well-represented in 6edo and its multiples. Edos which tune 3_2 close to just (29edo, 41edo, 53edo, to name three) will tune 9/8 close as well.