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Perfect fourth

A fourth is a musical interval encompassing four staff positions in the music notation of Western culture, and a perfect fourth (Playⓘ) is the fourth spanning five semitones (half steps, or half tones). For example, the ascending interval from C to the next F is a perfect fourth, because the note F is the fifth semitone above C, and there are four staff…

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12 equal temperament
5 semitones (500 cents)
Abbreviation
P4
Inverse
Perfect fifth
Other names
diatessaron
Pythagorean tuning
4:3 (~498.04 cents)

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related to history · 6
Perfect fourth → European, In, Johannes Tinctoris, Middle Ages, Terminorum, The
is a · 2
Perfect fourth → beginning of the, perfect interval like the unison
12 equal temperament · 1
Perfect fourth → 5 semitones (500 cents)
Abbreviation · 1
Perfect fourth → P4
Inverse · 1
Perfect fourth → Perfect fifth
Other names · 1
Perfect fourth → diatessaron
Pythagorean tuning · 1
Perfect fourth → 4:3 (~498.04 cents)

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fourth harmony perfect fourths music fifth interval example century third intervals semitones also notes fifths composers parallel listen octave musical

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Perfect fourth12 equal temperament5 semitones (500 cents)1.00infobox
Perfect fourthAbbreviationP41.00infobox
Perfect fourthInversePerfect fifth1.00infobox
Perfect fourthOther namesdiatessaron1.00infobox
Perfect fourthPythagorean tuning4:3 (~498.04 cents)1.00infobox
Perfect fourthis abeginning of the0.90text
Perfect fourthis aperfect interval like the unison0.90text
Erik Satie borrowed stylistic elements from the Middle Agesinstance ofcomposers0.80text
but some composers found more innovative uses for these intervals.Middle AgesIn medieval musicinstance ofcomposers0.80text
the tonality of the common practice period had not yet developedinstance ofcomposers0.80text
and many examples may be found with harmonic structures that are built on fourthsinstance ofcomposers0.80text
fifthsinstance ofcomposers0.80text

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