equal temperament

12.12  equal temperament. The division of the octave into equal increments of pitch. The term usually refers to the division of the octave into twelve equal parts, called semitones. See...

tone chroma

12.11  tone chroma. Term referring to the position of a tone within the octave. Annotation              See also...

pitch height

12.10  pitch height. That attribute of auditory sensation which defines the position of a sound on a monotonic continuum from high to low. Also referred to as...

pitch class

12.09  pitch class. That attribute of a tone which defines its position within the octave. Pitch classes are referred to by note names (C, C#, D, etc.). Annotation 1          Tones of the same pitch class but...

inharmonic complex tone

12.08  inharmonic complex tone. A complex tone that consists of partials that are not integral multiples of the fundamental...

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