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| has gloss | eng: In early Greek music theory, an octave species (eide diapason) is a sequence of incomposite intervals (ditones, minor thirds, whole tones, semitones of various sizes, or quarter tones) making up a complete octave (Barbera 1984, 231–32). The concept was also important in Medieval and Renaissance music theory. |
| lexicalization | eng: Octave Species |
| instance of | (noun) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) scale, musical scale |
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