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
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| Number of semitones|| Minor, major, or perfect intervals || Short || Augmented or diminished intervals || Short || Widely used alternative names || Short || Audio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Major second | M2 | Diminished third | d3 | Tone, whole tone, whole stepThe terms tone, whole tone, and whole step refer only to major seconds (M2) | T | File:Major second on C.mid |
| 3 | Minor third | m3 | Augmented second | A2 | File:Minor third on C.mid | ||
| 4 | Major third | M3 | Diminished fourth | d4 | File:Major third on C.mid | ||
| 5 | Perfect fourth | P4 | Augmented third | A3 | File:Perfect fourth on C.mid |
See also
- List of musical intervals
- List of pitch intervals
- Third (music), which also includes third chords
Notes
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References
- {{cite book|last=Duckworth|first=William|author-link=William Duckworth (composer)|title=A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals|publisher=Thomson Schirmer|edition=ninth|year=2007|isbn=978-0-495-09093-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/creativeapproach00will/page/1|ref=none}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Kostka|first1=Stefan|author1-link=Stefan Kostka|first2=Dorothy|last2=Payne|first3=Byron|last3=Almén
|title=Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Twentieth-century Music
|edition=seventh|year=2013|location=New York|publisher=McGraw-Hill
|isbn=978-0-07-131828-0|ref=none}}
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