Music theory: does anyone know if there is a difference between a "compound interval" and an "interval inversion"?
Or are they basically the same thing?
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Sort of… but one is more specific. Kind of like all rectangles are squares…. but not all squares are rectangles.
Intervals between a unison and an octave are called simple intervals . Any interval larger than an octave is a compound interval . Intervallic inversion occurs when two notes are “flipped.” Inverting intervals can be useful when you do not want to work in the key signature of the note that is the original lower note.
Intervals between a unison and an octave are called simple intervals . Any interval larger than an octave is a compound interval . Intervallic inversion occurs when two notes are “flipped.” Inverting intervals can be useful when you do not want to work in the key signature of the note that is the original lower note.
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