compound interval

Noun

Meaning

compound interval (plural compound intervals)

(music) an interval that is greater than an octave

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Any compound interval can be always decomposed into one or more octaves plus one simple interval. Source: Internet

Since compound intervals are larger than an octave, "the inversion of any compound interval is always the same as the inversion of the simple interval from which it is compounded." Source: Internet

In general, a compound interval may be defined by a sequence or "stack" of two or more simple intervals of any kind. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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