Neutral third: Difference between revisions

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| MOSes = [[4L 3s]], [[3L 4s]], [[7L 3s]], [[3L 7s]]

| Complement = [[Neutral sixth]]

| Lower region = [[~~Minor_third_(interval_region)|~~Minor Third]]

| Lower region = [[Minor Third]]

| Higher region = [[~~Major_third_(interval region)|~~Major third]]

| Higher region = [[Major third]]

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A '''neutral third''' ('''n3''')~~, as~~ a ~~concrete~~ [[~~interval region~~]]~~, is typically near 350~~ [[~~cents~~]] ~~in size, distinct from~~ the [[~~minor~~ third]] ~~of roughly 300 [[cent]]s~~ and ~~the~~ [[~~major~~ third]] ~~of roughly 400{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral~~ third ~~is 330 to 370{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions; intervals~~ in ~~this range may be also called '''Zalzalian thirds'''~~.

A '''neutral third''' ('''n3''') is an interval that generates a variant of [[5L 2s|diatonic]] with its original [[perfect fifth|perfect-fifth]] generator halved. Like the [[major third]] and [[minor third]], it is considered a third, so it spans two steps in diatonic-based notation, but has a quality between major and minor.

In ~~a diatonic functional context, neutral thirds appear as part of the~~ [[~~10L 4s|variant of diatonic with generators halved~~]], ~~where the~~ neutral third is the ~~generator~~ and the ~~600-cent [[tritone]] is the period~~.

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

The neutral third range is generally divided at roughly 350{{c}} into ~~'''~~artoneutral~~'''~~ (flatter) and ~~'''~~tendoneutral~~'''~~ (sharper) thirds. As such, neutral thirds tend to exist in pairs.

As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 350 [[cents]] in size, distinct from the minor third of roughly 300 [[cent]]s and the major third of roughly 400{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral third is 330 to 370{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions; intervals in this range may be also called ''Zalzalian thirds''.

The neutral third range is generally divided at roughly 350{{c}} into [[neutral (interval quality)|artoneutral]] (flatter) and [[neutral (interval quality)|tendoneutral]] (sharper) thirds. As such, neutral thirds tend to exist in pairs.

== In just intonation ==

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 | MOSes = [[4L 3s]], [[3L 4s]], [[7L 3s]], [[3L 7s]]
 | Complement = [[Neutral sixth]]
-| Lower region = [[Minor_third_(interval_region)|Minor&nbsp;Third]]
+| Lower region = [[Minor&nbsp;Third]]
-| Higher region = [[Major_third_(interval region)|Major&nbsp;third]]
+| Higher region = [[Major&nbsp;third]]
 }}
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-A '''neutral third''' ('''n3'''), as a concrete [[interval region]], is typically near 350 [[cents]] in size, distinct from the [[minor third]] of roughly 300 [[cent]]s and the [[major third]] of roughly 400{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral third is 330 to 370{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions; intervals in this range may be also called '''Zalzalian thirds'''.
+A '''neutral third''' ('''n3''') is an interval that generates a variant of [[5L 2s|diatonic]] with its original [[perfect fifth|perfect-fifth]] generator halved. Like the [[major third]] and [[minor third]], it is considered a third, so it spans two steps in diatonic-based notation, but has a quality between major and minor.
-In a diatonic functional context, neutral thirds appear as part of the [[10L 4s|variant of diatonic with generators halved]], where the neutral third is the generator and the 600-cent [[tritone]] is the period.
+In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified as a neutral third if it is reasonably mapped to two steps of the diatonic scale and three and a half steps of the chromatic scale.
-The neutral third range is generally divided at roughly 350{{c}} into '''artoneutral''' (flatter) and '''tendoneutral''' (sharper) thirds. As such, neutral thirds tend to exist in pairs.
+As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 350 [[cents]] in size, distinct from the minor third of roughly 300 [[cent]]s and the major third of roughly 400{{c}}. A rough tuning range for the neutral third is 330 to 370{{c}} according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions; intervals in this range may be also called ''Zalzalian thirds''.
+The neutral third range is generally divided at roughly 350{{c}} into [[neutral (interval quality)|artoneutral]] (flatter) and [[neutral (interval quality)|tendoneutral]] (sharper) thirds. As such, neutral thirds tend to exist in pairs.
 == In just intonation ==