Wide interval

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Wider than the octave, music theory describes larger, wide intervals. Though similar, some of these intervals sound quite different than their related narrower intervals.

The notation below has no clef nor any alteration, to demonstrate the intervals in their diatonic principle.

The exact nature of an interval can however only be determined by two factors:

  1. the diatonic distance, giving the basic name (ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth or fifteenth)
  2. the chromatic distance, giving the exact name attached before the basic name (perfect, major, minor, augmented or diminished)

The diatonic distance is counted in steps of a scale, the chromatic distance is counted in semitones.

The playback (it is highly recommended to click and play, and listen to every example!) of all the examples below is deliberately set in a low register, to better appreciate the sound of the intervals, as in the low register the harmonics and interference tones are closer to the middle register of the human ear.


Contents

Ninth (octave + second)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b c'>2^"Ninths" <c d'> <d e'> <e f'> <f g'> <g a'> <a b'> <b c'> <c d'> <d e'> <e f'> <f g'> <g a'> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


Tenth (octave + third)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b d'>2^"Tenths" <c e'> <d f'> <e g'> <f a'> <g b'> <a c'> <b d'> <c e'> <d f'> <e g'> <f a'> <g b'> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


Eleventh (octave + fourth)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b e'>2^"Elevenths" <c f'> <d g'> <e a'> <f b'> <g c'> <a d'> <b e'> <c f'> <d g'> <e a'> <f b'> <g c'> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


Twelfth (octave + fifth)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b f''>2^"Twelfths" <c g''> <d a''> <e b''> <f c''> <g d''> <a e''> <b f''> <c g''> <d a''> <e b''> <f c''> <g d''> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


Thirteenth (octave + sixth)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b g''>2^"Thirteenths" <c a''> <d b''> <e c''> <f d''> <g e''> <a f''> <b g''> <c a''> <d b''> <e c''> <f d''> <g e''> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


Fourteenth (octave + seventh)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b a''>2^"Fourteenths" <c b''> <d c''> <e d''> <f e''> <g f''> <a g''> <b a''> <c b''> <d c''> <e d''> <f e''> <g f''> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


Fifteenth (octave + octave)

\version "2.12.2" \relative c, { </p> <pre><< \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } { \time 15/2 \clef bass { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t </pre> <p><b b''>2^"Fifteenths, or double octaves" <c c''> <d d''> <e e''> <f f''> <g g''> <a a''> <b b''> <c c''> <d d''> <e e''> <f f''> <g g''> s </p> <pre>} } >> </pre> <p>}


See also

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Consists ofNinth  +, Tenth  +, Eleventh  +, Twelfth  +, Thirteenth  +, Fourteenth  +, and Fifteenth  +
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Is part ofTheory of music  +, and Scale  +
Measured bySemitone  +
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