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simple interval

noun

Music.
  1. an interval of an octave or less.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of simple interval1

First recorded in 1870–75
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Chuen, we observe, is the middle of the column; that is, two days are above it and two days below it; the sum of the black numerals is 65; hence the interval between the days, considering the week numbers as attached, is 65, and the simple interval in the month series, without regard to the week numbers, is 5.

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The fixity of the group is markedly greater than that of the simple interval.

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This relation holds for all subjects but one, the average mean variations of the simple interval and of the unit group having the ratio 1.000:0.824.

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Second, 6.45 " 7.87 " 9.77 " Third, 4.65 " 4.70 " 7.15 " In these triple rhythms, as in the two-beat forms, the simple interval is more variable than the unit group, and the lower group likewise more unstable than the higher.

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In general, though not so unequivocally, the four-beat rhythms show a progressive increase of stability in passing from the simple interval to the group, and from the smaller group to the larger.

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