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Page 512
... major sixth , 884 cents . Mean - tone tempera- ment Equal- tempered tuning Enhar- monic. diatonic scale Pythagorean ... major sixths are tuned . In the diatonic scale ( indefinitely extended through several octaves ) there are six perfect ...
... major sixth , 884 cents . Mean - tone tempera- ment Equal- tempered tuning Enhar- monic. diatonic scale Pythagorean ... major sixths are tuned . In the diatonic scale ( indefinitely extended through several octaves ) there are six perfect ...
Page 523
... major triad , in - root position , closed position first inversion second inversion root position . open position chords are less stable than chords in root position ; at the end of a composition , for example , they do not have ...
... major triad , in - root position , closed position first inversion second inversion root position . open position chords are less stable than chords in root position ; at the end of a composition , for example , they do not have ...
Page 585
... major thirds : C minor , E major , Ab ( = G # ) major , C minor - major . The third movement , formally a scherzo with trio , slackens tension as though to prepare for the marvellously developed finale , which is pre- ceded by a broad ...
... major thirds : C minor , E major , Ab ( = G # ) major , C minor - major . The third movement , formally a scherzo with trio , slackens tension as though to prepare for the marvellously developed finale , which is pre- ceded by a broad ...
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