Just intonation

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Just intonation

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[[File:Harmonic series klang.png|thumb|[[Harmonic series (music)|Harmonic series]], partials 1–5 numbered.]]
[[File:Harmonic series klang.png|thumb|[[Harmonic series (music)|Harmonic series]], partials 1–5 numbered.]]
[[File:Primary triads in C.png|thumb|Primary triads in C in just intonation.[[File:Primary triads in C just.mid]]]]
[[File:Primary triads in C.png|thumb|Primary triads in C in just intonation.[[File:Primary triads in C just.mid]]]]
'''Just intonation''' is the tuning of a [[Interval (music)|musical interval]] without [[Beat (acoustics)|beats]]. The result is an acoustically pure sound that resonates within the [[Harmonic series (music)|harmonic series]]. The simplest relationship between pitches in this series can be expressed as small [[natural number|whole number]] [[ratio]]s. Musicians in every genre of every era instinctively perform in just intonation.{{fact}}
'''Just intonation''' is the tuning of a [[Interval (music)|musical interval]] without [[Beat (acoustics)|beats]]. The result is an acoustically pure sound that resonates within the [[Harmonic series (music)|harmonic series]]. The simplest relationship between pitches in this series can be expressed as small [[natural number|whole number]] [[ratio]]s. Musicians in every genre of every era instinctively perform in just intonation.


Just intonation also describes any [[musical tuning]] system containing five or more pure intervals within an octave. Elaborate theories and instruments have been constructed in pursuit of a just intonation system that is fully [[Chromatic scale|chromatic]].
Just intonation also describes any [[musical tuning]] system containing five or more pure intervals within an octave. Elaborate theories and instruments have been constructed in pursuit of a just intonation system that is fully [[Chromatic scale|chromatic]].
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