27/16
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reduced harmonic
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
[sound info]
The Pythagorean major sixth, 27/16, may be reached by stacking three perfect fifths (3/2) and reducing by one octave. Compared to the more typical 5/3 - with which it is conflated in meantone - this interval is more dissonant, with a harmonic entropy level roughly on par with that of 6/5. While many musicians prefer to use 5/3 as the major sixth interval above the tonic in a diatonic context even in non-meantone settings, Aura is known to prefer this interval in those same contexts, though he still uses 5/3 as major sixth interval between certain non-tonic notes.