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Disdiapason


DISDIAPASON, BISDIAPASON, noun [See Diapason.] In music, a compound concord in the quadruple ratio of 4:1 or 8:2.

DISDIAPASON diapente, a cocord in a sectuple ratio of 1:6.

DISDIAPASON semi-diapente, a compound concord in the proportion of 16:3.

DISDIAPASON ditone, a compound consontance in the proportion of 10:2.

DISDIAPASON semi-ditone, a compound concord in the proportion of 24:5.