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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The modern sense of the term is due to {{w|Hermann von Helmholtz}} and {{w|Alexander John Ellis}} in 1875 when the English translation of ''{{w|Sensations of Tone}}'' was first published. | The modern sense of the term is due to {{w|Hermann von Helmholtz}} and {{w|Alexander John Ellis}} in 1875 when the English translation of ''{{w|Sensations of Tone}}'' was first published. | ||
2048/2025 was earlier referred to as the “diminished comma” and “comma minor” by {{w|Jean-Philippe Rameau}} (1683-1764). However in modern (1875 onwards) music theory the term “diaschisma” is almost always used. | |||
There have been other intervals besides 2048/2025 that were called “diaschisma” in the [[Ancient Greek]], Roman and [[historical temperaments|medieval]] periods, however those alternate meanings of the word fell out of use centuries ago. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||