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The following is a '''gallery of many just intervals''' that contributors to this wiki have found notable. It is of course not meant to be comprehensive, and is not the result of a systematic search.

== Introduction ==

In [[just intonation]], a musical interval is specified as a ratio of two frequencies. When two (or more) pitches are sounded that are in simple proportions to one another, there is a "fusing" quality to the sound which is often described as pleasing; hence the interest in tuning the pitches of musical systems according to such proportions. There is much debate as to what "[[consonance]]" means in a musical system, but in just intonation, it is generally assumed that lower numbers in frequency ratios lead to greater consonance.

In [[just intonation]], a musical [[interval]] is specified as a ratio of two frequencies. When two (or more) pitches are sounded that are in simple proportions to one another, there is a "fusing" quality to the sound which is often described as pleasing; hence the interest in tuning the pitches of musical systems according to such proportions. There is much debate as to what "[[consonance]]" means in a musical system, but in just intonation, it is generally assumed that lower numbers in frequency ratios lead to greater consonance.

In the actual performance of a piece of music, the number of factors involved are enormous, and it is not often helpful to reduce a musical experience to a one-dimensional description of "consonance versus dissonance." Hence the need for this gallery, to give life to conversation about what an interval means beyond the numerical description: "5/3" or "21/16" or what have you.

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 The following is a '''gallery of many just intervals''' that contributors to this wiki have found notable. It is of course not meant to be comprehensive, and is not the result of a systematic search.
 == Introduction ==
-In [[just intonation]], a musical interval is specified as a ratio of two frequencies. When two (or more) pitches are sounded that are in simple proportions to one another, there is a "fusing" quality to the sound which is often described as pleasing; hence the interest in tuning the pitches of musical systems according to such proportions. There is much debate as to what "[[consonance]]" means in a musical system, but in just intonation, it is generally assumed that lower numbers in frequency ratios lead to greater consonance.
+In [[just intonation]], a musical [[interval]] is specified as a ratio of two frequencies. When two (or more) pitches are sounded that are in simple proportions to one another, there is a "fusing" quality to the sound which is often described as pleasing; hence the interest in tuning the pitches of musical systems according to such proportions. There is much debate as to what "[[consonance]]" means in a musical system, but in just intonation, it is generally assumed that lower numbers in frequency ratios lead to greater consonance.
 In the actual performance of a piece of music, the number of factors involved are enormous, and it is not often helpful to reduce a musical experience to a one-dimensional description of "consonance versus dissonance." Hence the need for this gallery, to give life to conversation about what an interval means beyond the numerical description: "5/3" or "21/16" or what have you.