Neutral second: Difference between revisions

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| Complement = [[Neutral seventh]]

| Lower region = [[Semitone (interval region)|Semitone]]

| Higher region = [[~~Major_second_(interval_region)|~~Major second]]

| Higher region = [[Major second]]

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A '''neutral second''' ('''n2''') is an interval that ~~spans~~ one ~~step~~ of ~~the~~ [[5L 2s|diatonic]] ~~scale~~ with ~~a quality between major and minor~~. ~~It exists in~~ [[~~neutralization|neutralized~~]] ~~diatonic scales as exactly one half of a~~ [[minor ~~third~~]].

A '''neutral second''' ('''n2''') is an interval that exists as exactly one half of a [[minor third]] in a variant of [[5L 2s|diatonic]] with its original [[perfect fifth|perfect-fifth]] generator halved. Like the [[major second]] and [[minor second]], it is considered a second, so it spans one step in diatonic-based notation, but has a quality between major and minor.

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

As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 150{{cent}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100{{c}} and the [[major second]] of roughly 200{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral second is 130 to 170{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions. This page will consider intervals between about 120 and 170{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call "neutral seconds", but this is done so that one can find what they're looking for easily.

As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 150{{cent}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100{{c}} and the [[major second]] of roughly 200{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral second is 130 to 170{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions. This page will consider intervals between about 120 and 170{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call neutral seconds, but this is done so that one can find what they're looking for easily.

== In just intonation ==

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 | Complement = [[Neutral seventh]]
 | Lower region = [[Semitone (interval region)|Semitone]]
-| Higher region = [[Major_second_(interval_region)|Major second]]
+| Higher region = [[Major second]]
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-A '''neutral second''' ('''n2''') is an interval that spans one step of the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale with a quality between major and minor. It exists in [[neutralization|neutralized]] diatonic scales as exactly one half of a [[minor third]].
+A '''neutral second''' ('''n2''') is an interval that exists as exactly one half of a [[minor third]] in a variant of [[5L 2s|diatonic]] with its original [[perfect fifth|perfect-fifth]] generator halved. Like the [[major second]] and [[minor second]], it is considered a second, so it spans one step in diatonic-based notation, but has a quality between major and minor.
 In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified as a neutral second if it is reasonably mapped to one step of the diatonic scale and one and a half steps of the chromatic scale.
-As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 150{{cent}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100{{c}} and the [[major second]] of roughly 200{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral second is 130 to 170{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions. This page will consider intervals between about 120 and 170{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call "neutral seconds", but this is done so that one can find what they're looking for easily.
+As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 150{{cent}} in size, distinct from the [[Semitone (interval region)|semitone]] of roughly 100{{c}} and the [[major second]] of roughly 200{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral second is 130 to 170{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions. This page will consider intervals between about 120 and 170{{c}}. The outer range of this might be too extreme to call neutral seconds, but this is done so that one can find what they're looking for easily.
 == In just intonation ==