DIAPASON Diapente, in Music, a compound consonance in a triple ratio, as 3:9. This interval says Martianus Capella, consists of 9 tones and a semitone; 19 semitones, and 38 dieses. It is a symphony made when the voice proceeds from the first to the twelfth found.
DIAPASON Diapente
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