List of third intervals
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Third interval may refer to one of the following musical intervals in equal-temperament tuning:
Alternatively, it may apply to
Table of thirds in equal temperaments tuning
[edit]Number of semitones |
Minor, major, or perfect intervals |
Short | Augmented or diminished intervals |
Short | Widely used alternative names |
Short | Audio |
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2 | Major second | M2 | Diminished third | d3 | Tone, whole tone, whole step[1] | T[1] | |
3 | Minor third | m3 | Augmented second | A2 | |||
4 | Major third | M3 | Diminished fourth | d4 | |||
5 | Perfect fourth | P4 | Augmented third | A3 |
See also
[edit]- List of musical intervals
- List of pitch intervals
- Third (music), which also includes third chords
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Duckworth, William (2007). A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (ninth ed.). Thomson Schirmer. ISBN 978-0-495-09093-9.
- Kostka, Stefan; Payne, Dorothy; Almén, Byron (2013). Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Twentieth-century Music (seventh ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-131828-0.