Starling chords
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The //starling tetrad// in close position (reduced to an octave) consists of a chain of three approximate 6/5 minor third and an approximate 7/6 subminor third, in a tuning which tempers out the starling comma, 126/125, and hence causes it to close on the octave; that is, it is a tempered 6/5-6/5-6/5-7/6. In a meantone tuning the starling tetrad is three minor thirds and an augmented second, which is the traditional diminished seventh chord of common practice music in the meantone era. Equal temperaments with starling tetrads include 19, 27, 31, 43, 46, 50, 58, 77 and 185, and using the patent val tuning, 34 and 65.
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<html><head><title>starling chords</title></head><body>The <em>starling tetrad</em> in close position (reduced to an octave) consists of a chain of three approximate 6/5 minor third and an approximate 7/6 subminor third, in a tuning which tempers out the starling comma, 126/125, and hence causes it to close on the octave; that is, it is a tempered 6/5-6/5-6/5-7/6. In a meantone tuning the starling tetrad is three minor thirds and an augmented second, which is the traditional diminished seventh chord of common practice music in the meantone era. Equal temperaments with starling tetrads include 19, 27, 31, 43, 46, 50, 58, 77 and 185, and using the patent val tuning, 34 and 65.</body></html>