Major second: Difference between revisions

Line 11:

| Higher region = [[Minor third]]

}}

A '''major second''' ('''M2''') is an interval that spans one scale step in the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale with the major (wider) quality. It is generated by stacking 2 fifths [[octave reduction|octave reduced]], and depending on the specific tuning, ~~it ranges from 171 to 240{{cent}} ([[7edo|1\7]] to [[5edo|1\5]]). It can be considered the large step of the diatonic scale.~~

A '''major second''' ('''M2'''), as a concrete [[interval region]], is typically near 200{{c}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100 ¢ and the [[neutral second]] of roughly 150{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the major second is about 180 to 240{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.

~~In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified~~ as ~~a major second if it is reasonably mapped to one step of the diatonic scale and two steps of the chromatic scale.~~

As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 200{{c}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100 ¢ and the [[neutral second]] of roughly 150{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the major second is about 180 to 240{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.

This article covers intervals between 160 and 260{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call "major seconds", but this is done so that one can find what they are looking for easily.

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 | Higher region = [[Minor&nbsp;third]]
 }}
-A '''major second''' ('''M2''') is an interval that spans one scale step in the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale with the major (wider) quality. It is generated by stacking 2 fifths [[octave reduction|octave reduced]], and depending on the specific tuning, it ranges from 171 to 240{{cent}} ([[7edo|1\7]] to [[5edo|1\5]]). It can be considered the large step of the diatonic scale.
+A '''major second''' ('''M2'''), as a concrete [[interval region]], is typically near 200{{c}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100 ¢ and the [[neutral second]] of roughly 150{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the major second is about 180 to 240{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.
-In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified as a major second if it is reasonably mapped to one step of the diatonic scale and two steps of the chromatic scale.
-As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 200{{c}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100 ¢ and the [[neutral second]] of roughly 150{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the major second is about 180 to 240{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.
 This article covers intervals between 160 and 260{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call "major seconds", but this is done so that one can find what they are looking for easily.