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A '''neutral interval''' is an interval halfway between two sizes of a diatonic [[ordinal]] (aka [[interval class]]). The following are diatonic neutral intervals:
A '''neutral interval''' is an interval halfway between the two sizes of a MOS diatonic [[ordinal]]. The following are diatonic neutral intervals:
* [[Neutral second]]
* [[Neutral second]]
* [[Neutral third]]
* [[Neutral third]]
* Neutral/semiaugmented fourth
* (Neutral/semiaugmented fourth)
* Neutral/semidiminished fifth
* (Neutral/semidiminished fifth)
* [[Neutral sixth]]
* [[Neutral sixth]]
* [[Neutral seventh]]
* [[Neutral seventh]]
The interval that separates neutral intervals from the corresponding large/small intervals is the ''semichroma'', (L-s)/2.
The interval that separates neutral intervals from the corresponding large/small intervals is the ''semichroma'', (L - s)/2.

Latest revision as of 17:00, 18 February 2026

A neutral interval is an interval halfway between the two sizes of a MOS diatonic ordinal. The following are diatonic neutral intervals:

The interval that separates neutral intervals from the corresponding large/small intervals is the semichroma, (L - s)/2.