Augmented third
In classical music from Western culture, an augmented third (
Inverse | diminished sixth |
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Name | |
Other names | - |
Abbreviation | A3[1] |
Size | |
Semitones | 5 |
Interval class | 5 |
Just interval | 125:96,[2] 21:16, 64:49 |
Cents | |
Equal temperament | 500 |
24 equal temperament | 500 |
Just intonation | 457 |
Its inversion is the diminished sixth, and its enharmonic equivalent is the perfect fourth.
The just augmented third, E♯, is 456.99 cents or 125:96.
Sources
- Benward & Saker (2003). Music: In Theory and Practice, Vol. I, p.54. ISBN 978-0-07-294262-0.
- Haluska, Jan (2003). The Mathematical Theory of Tone Systems, p.xxvi. ISBN 0-8247-4714-3. Classic augmented third.
- Hoffmann, F.A. (1881). Music: Its Theory & Practice, p.89-90. Thurgate & Sons. Digitized Aug 16, 2007. Archaically: superfluous third.
- Benward & Saker (2003), p.92.
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