Re: OT: Non-Human Phonology

On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:18:08 +0100, "Simon Clarkstone"
<simon.clarkstone@...> said:
> On 5/17/06, Rob Haden <magwich78@...> wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 May 2006 09:25:42 +0100, Peter Bleackley
> > <Peter.Bleackley@...> wrote:
> > >As for a tritone, it's also called a diminished fifth, an augmented fourth,
> > >or  the diabolus in musica. It's the interval of 3 whole tones or 6
> > >semitones, corresponding to a pitch ratio of sqrt(2) in the equally
> > >tempered scale (64/45 or 45/32 in rational-interval scales), eg C to F#,
> > >and is generally considered the most discordant inteval in the entire scale.
>
> Note that you cannot play a tritone with just the white notes on a piano.
Um, yes you can. B-F.

James W.

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