Diesis: Difference between revisions
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== As an interval region == | == As an interval region == | ||
As an interval region, the diesis is a small melodic unit of about an augmented comma's size. The specific range varies considerably among musicians, but is generally agreed to be roughly 30–60 cents. | As an interval region, the diesis is a small melodic unit of about an augmented comma's size. The specific range varies considerably among musicians, but is generally agreed to be roughly 30–60 cents. In [[Sagittal notation]], a diesis is specifically defined as between half of the [[17-comma]] {{monzo| 27 -17 }} and half of the [[19-comma]] {{monzo| -30 19 }}, about 33.4{{c}} to 68.6{{c}}<ref>[https://sagittal.org/sagittal.pdf ''Sagittal – A Microtonal Notation System''] by [[George Secor|George D. Secor]] and [[Dave Keenan|David C. Keenan]]</ref>. | ||
=== Just intervals === | === Just intervals === | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/d/diesis.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''Diesis''] | * [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/d/diesis.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''Diesis''] | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Terms]] | [[Category:Terms]] | ||
[[Category:MOS scale]] | [[Category:MOS scale]] | ||
[[Category:Interval size measures]] | [[Category:Interval size measures]] | ||