| has gloss | eng: In music, the interval of a diminished second is an interval of a minor second, or diatonic semitone, diminished by a chromatic semitone. It is therefore the difference between the diatonic and chromatic semitones, which makes it a highly variable quantity between one meantone tuning and the next. In standard equal temperament, in fact, it is identical to the unison , because both semitones have the same size. In 19 equal temperament, on the other hand, it is identical to the chromatic semitone and is a respectable 63 cents wide. More typical meantone tunings fall between these extremes, giving it an intermediate size. |
