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**interval** - distance between two pitches, expressed as a ratio (of their associated frequencies in Hertz) or in cents | **interval** - distance between two pitches, expressed as a ratio (of their associated frequencies in Hertz) or in cents | ||
**scale** - an ordered list of intervals; exactly what can be described by a Scala file | **scale** - an ordered list of intervals; exactly what can be described by a [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html|Scala file]] | ||
**harmonic distance** - property of intervals other than size; a second type of distance, such that pitches separated by 'short' intervals are more likely to be confused (as by novice singers) than those separated by 'long' intervals. e.g. an octave is 'shorter' than a tritone. related to consonance | **harmonic distance** - property of intervals other than size; a second type of distance, such that pitches separated by 'short' intervals are more likely to be confused (as by novice singers) than those separated by 'long' intervals. e.g. an octave is 'shorter' than a tritone. related to consonance | ||
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<strong>interval</strong> - distance between two pitches, expressed as a ratio (of their associated frequencies in Hertz) or in cents<br /> | <strong>interval</strong> - distance between two pitches, expressed as a ratio (of their associated frequencies in Hertz) or in cents<br /> | ||
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<strong>scale</strong> - an ordered list of intervals; exactly what can be described by a Scala file | <strong>scale</strong> - an ordered list of intervals; exactly what can be described by a <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html" rel="nofollow">Scala file</a> <br /> | ||
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<strong>harmonic distance</strong> - property of intervals other than size; a second type of distance, such that pitches separated by 'short' intervals are more likely to be confused (as by novice singers) than those separated by 'long' intervals. e.g. an octave is 'shorter' than a tritone. related to consonance<br /> | <strong>harmonic distance</strong> - property of intervals other than size; a second type of distance, such that pitches separated by 'short' intervals are more likely to be confused (as by novice singers) than those separated by 'long' intervals. e.g. an octave is 'shorter' than a tritone. related to consonance<br /> | ||