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sesquialtera
‖ sesquialtera, a. (n.) (sɛskwɪˈæltərə) [L., fem. (sc. ratio) of sesquialter (see prec.).] † 1. = sesquialter a. Also as n., a sesquialteral proportion. Obs.1609 J. Dowland Ornith. Microl. 62 Now as of Duples you make Sesquialteraes, so of Triples you may make sesquitertiaes. 1650 Bulwer Anthropomet... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sesquialtera
Sesquialtera ('one and a half') may refer to: Sesquialterum in mathematics, the ratio 3:2, a superparticular ratio Sesquialtera or the equivalent Greek both 3:2 and 5:4 pitch ratios Sesquialtera (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae wikipedia.org
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Sesquialtera (moth)
Sesquialtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. Species Sesquialtera audens Prout, 1931 Sesquialtera lonchota Prout, 1931 Sesquialtera ramecourti Herbulot, 1967 Sesquialtera ridicula Prout, 1916 – Namibia wikipedia.org
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sesquialterate
sesquialterate, a. (sɛskwɪˈæltərət) [Formed as prec. + -ate2.] = sesquialter 1. Hence † sesquialterate v. (see quot. 1609).1609 Dowland Ornith. Microl. 64 There be, which adde the colour to the figures which are made sesquialterate by the Caracters of the numbers: and contrarily sesquialterating the... Oxford English Dictionary
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sesquialterous
sesquialterous, a. Ent. (sɛskwɪˈæltərəs) [Formed as prec. + -ous.] See quots. and cf. sesquialteral b.1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvi. IV. 288 Sesquialterous Ocellus (Ocellus sesquialterus). An ocellus with a smaller near it, called also Sesquiocellus. Ibid. 289 Sesquialterous Fascia (Fascia sesquial... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sesqui
may refer to: Sodium sesquicarbonate, a double salt of sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate Sesqui 1990, a 1990 festival in Wellington, New Zealand Sesquialtera wikipedia.org
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sesquialter
‖ sesquialter, a. (n.) (sɛskwɪˈæltə(r)) [L., f. sesqui- (see prec.) + alter second. For the formation cf. ON. hálfr annarr, OE. óþer healf, G. anderthalb.] 1. Of a proportion: That is as 1½ is to 1. Of an object: Proportionate to another object as 1½ is to 1; that is such a multiple of.1570 Dee Math... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cornet (organ stop)
A cornet stop usually starts at middle C, distinguishing it from the sesquialtera, which has pipes for the full compass of the manual. A sesquialtera is also usually softer in tone. wikipedia.org
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tripla
▪ I. ˈtripla Mus. [a. L. tripla, fem. of triplus: see triple a.] Triple proportion between one note and another; triple time or rhythm. Also attrib.1549 Compl. Scot. vi. 37 There vas mony smal birdis..singand..in accordis of mesure of diapason prolations, tripla ande dyatesseron. 1597 Morley Introd.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Voluntary (music)
Several of the movements are named after organ solo stops or mixtures (bassoon, cornet, trumpet, sesquialtera, flute, twelfth, etc.). wikipedia.org
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Hemiola
The words "hemiola" and "sesquialtera" both signify the ratio 3:2, and in music were first used to describe relations of pitch. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music states that in some contexts, a sesquialtera is equivalent to a hemiola. wikipedia.org
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superparticular
† ˌsuperparˈticular, a. (n.) Arith. Obs. [ad. late L. superparticulāris: see super- 14 and particular.] Applied to a ratio in which the antecedent contains the consequent once with one aliquot part over (e.g. 1½, 11/3, 11/4 times), i.e. the ratio of any number to the next below it (3/2, 4/3, 5/4); a... Oxford English Dictionary
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St Anne's Church, Baslow
It contained nine stops, Dulciana, 2 Diapasons, Principal, Fifteenth, Hautboy, Sesquialtera, and Cornet and was opened by Mr. wikipedia.org
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St Mary's Church, Haddenham
follows: Great Organ Double Diapason 16 Open Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Dulciana 8 Principal 4 Flute 4 Twelfth 2 2/3 Fifteenth Blockflute 2 Sesquialtera wikipedia.org
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St Martin and St Meriadoc's Church, Camborne
It comprised two speaking fronts (west and chancel), with the following stops: Open diapason, dulciana, flute, stop diapason, principal, fifteenth, sesquialtera wikipedia.org
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