Minor second
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| Inverse | major seventh |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Other names | diatonic semitone |
| Abbreviation | m2 |
| Size | |
| Semitones | 1 |
| Interval class | 1 |
| Just interval | 16:15 |
| Cents | |
| Equal temperament | 100 |
| 24 equal temperament | 100 |
| Just intonation | 112 |
In modern Western tonal music theory a minor second is the interval between two notes on adjacent staff positions, or having adjacent note letters, whose alterations cause them to be one semitone or half-step apart, such as B and C or C and D♭.[1] The interval is also called a diatonic semitone.
Its inversion is a major seventh.
A helpful way to recognize a minor second is to hum the first two notes of "Rosemary's Lullaby".[citation needed]
In other temperaments
In just intonation a 16:15 minor second arises in the C major scale between B & C and E & F, and is, "the sharpest dissonance found in the [major] scale."[2] <phonos file="Just minor second in scale.mid">Play B & C</phonos>
See also
References
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- ↑ Paul, Oscar (1885). A manual of harmony for use in music-schools and seminaries and for self-instruction, p.165. Theodore Baker, trans. G. Schirmer.
