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The '''Tone''' as an interval measure was already known in Ancient Greece. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristoxenus Aristoxenus (fl. 335 BC)] defined the tone as the difference between the [[3/2|just fifth (3/2)]] and the [[4/3|just fourth (4/3)]]. From this base size, he derived the size of other intervals as multiples or fractions of the tone, so for instance the just fourth was 2<span style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: super;">1</span>/<span style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: sub;">2</span> tones in size.
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">The **Tone** as an interval measure was already known in Ancient Greece. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristoxenus|Aristoxenus (fl. 335 BC)]] defined the tone as the difference between the [[3_2|just fifth (3/2)]] and the [[4_3|just fourth (4/3)]]. From this base size, he derived the size of other intervals as multiples or fractions of the tone, so for instance the just fourth was 2&lt;span style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: super;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: sub;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; tones in size.


From a technical perspective, the tone as an interval with frequency ratio [[9_8|9/8]] and a size of ca. 204 [[cent|cents]] is exactly the same as the major diatonic second.
From a technical perspective, the tone as an interval with frequency ratio [[9/8|9/8]] and a size of ca. 204 [[cent|cents]] is exactly the same as the major diatonic second.


see also [[http://www.tonalsoft.com/monzo/aristoxenus/aristoxenus.aspx|The measurement of Aristoxenus's Divisions of the Tetrachord]]</pre></div>
see also [http://www.tonalsoft.com/monzo/aristoxenus/aristoxenus.aspx The measurement of Aristoxenus's Divisions of the Tetrachord]      [[Category:base_unit]]
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Tone&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Tone&lt;/strong&gt; as an interval measure was already known in Ancient Greece. &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristoxenus" rel="nofollow"&gt;Aristoxenus (fl. 335 BC)&lt;/a&gt; defined the tone as the difference between the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/3_2"&gt;just fifth (3/2)&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/4_3"&gt;just fourth (4/3)&lt;/a&gt;. From this base size, he derived the size of other intervals as multiples or fractions of the tone, so for instance the just fourth was 2&lt;span style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: super;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span style="font-size: 70%; vertical-align: sub;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; tones in size.&lt;br /&gt;
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From a technical perspective, the tone as an interval with frequency ratio &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/9_8"&gt;9/8&lt;/a&gt; and a size of ca. 204 &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/cent"&gt;cents&lt;/a&gt; is exactly the same as the major diatonic second.&lt;br /&gt;
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see also &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.tonalsoft.com/monzo/aristoxenus/aristoxenus.aspx" rel="nofollow"&gt;The measurement of Aristoxenus's Divisions of the Tetrachord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>

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The Tone as an interval measure was already known in Ancient Greece. Aristoxenus (fl. 335 BC) defined the tone as the difference between the just fifth (3/2) and the just fourth (4/3). From this base size, he derived the size of other intervals as multiples or fractions of the tone, so for instance the just fourth was 21/2 tones in size.

From a technical perspective, the tone as an interval with frequency ratio 9/8 and a size of ca. 204 cents is exactly the same as the major diatonic second.

see also The measurement of Aristoxenus's Divisions of the Tetrachord