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Semitone

In Western music theory, a semitone (also called a half step or half tone) is one of two parts into which a whole tone is divided. Semitones are the smallest intervals commonly harmonically and melodically used in Western music, and are among the most dissonant intervals when sounded harmonically. A progression of semitones forms a chromatic scale, which…

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12 equal temperament
1 semitone (100 cents)
5-limit tuning
16:15 (111.7 cents), 27:25 (133.2 cents), ...
Abbreviation
m2, -2
Inverse
Major seventh
Pythagorean tuning
256:243 (90.2 cents)

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Minor second

Augmented unison

History

Semitones in different tunings

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Semitone

Nodes144
Edges143
Triples67
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013889
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Semitone

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related to Augmented unison · 7
Semitone → Devil, For, French, Historically, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Latin, The
related to Extended just intonation · 7
Semitone → Both, Cowell, In, Partch, Pythagorean, There, Under
related to history · 7
Semitone → Arezzo, Greek, Guido, Micrologus, The, Though, Western
related to Meantone temperament · 7
Semitone → In, Likewise, Meantone, Pythagorean, These, They, Unlike
related to Minor second · 7
Semitone → In, It, Its, M7, Ma7, Melodically, The
related to 5-limit just intonation · 5
Semitone → Given, Play, Ptolemy's, The, This
related to Equal temperament · 4
Semitone → Each, There, This, To
related to Semitones in different tunings · 4
Semitone → In, Meantone, Pythagorean, The
related to Well temperament · 4
Semitone → Every, Instead, There, Well
related to Pythagorean tuning · 3
Semitone → It, Pythagorean, The Pythagorean

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semitones chromatic interval tuning diatonic two minor cents second pythagorean major temperament just unison also tone augmented meantone equal intervals

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Semitone12 equal temperament1 semitone (100 cents)1.00infobox
Semitone5-limit tuning16:15 (111.7 cents), 27:25 (133.2 cents), ...1.00infobox
SemitoneAbbreviationm2, -21.00infobox
SemitoneInverseMajor seventh1.00infobox
SemitonePythagorean tuning256:243 (90.2 cents)1.00infobox
Semitoneis ainterval between two notes on the same staff position0.90text
Arnold Schoenberginstance ofcomposers0.80text
Béla Bartókinstance ofcomposers0.80text
and Igor Stravinsky sought alternatives or extensions of tonal harmonyinstance ofcomposers0.80text
and found other uses for the semitoneinstance ofcomposers0.80text
Semitonerelated to 5-limit just intonationThis0.60section
Semitonerelated to 5-limit just intonationThe0.60section

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