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WOLF INTERVALS

\wˈʊlf ˈɪntəvə͡lz], \wˈʊlf ˈɪntəvə‍lz], \w_ˈʊ_l_f ˈɪ_n_t_ə_v_əl_z]\

Definitions of WOLF INTERVALS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Music.) In organs, the bad fifths and thirds in keys-such as At b, D b-on which the imperfections are thrown, when an organ is tuned from C on the unequal temperament ; so called from a sort of howling effect. See Temperament.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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