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DIAPASON DIAPENTE

Volume 4 · 44 words · 1778 Edition

in music, a compound concordance 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 sound.