Quarter-Tone Dissertation

Example 5.10

Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Prelude No. 7, mm. 1-2

Wyschnegradky's "minor fifth" is featured prominently in the Preludes. In this example, the boxed intervals measure 6.5 semitones, and most of these are spelled as minor fifths (one is spelled as a fourth).

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