skhismic major third

An interval of 384 cents [¢] (8192/6561) produced by tuning 8 Fifths down from the tonic and five octaves upwards. It may be spelled as Fb in the key of C.

It differs from the Major Third of Just Intonation, 5/4 (386¢), by the Skhisma, an interval of about 2¢.

[from John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

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Below is a Monzo lattice illustrating the skhismic "major 3rd":



[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

See also schismic.

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