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Book three, chapter seven
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[marg: nota] ❡ tres son los generos de musica scilicet diatonico, chromatico, enharmonico. El diatonico es aquel que en ajuntamiento de quatro bozes naturales procede por tono y tono y semitono menor. ansi como de gamaut a cfaut o de are a dsolre o en otros semejantes.
[marg: nota] El chromatico es el que proçede en quatro bozes por semitono y semitono y por tres semitonos. Esto es por semitono menor y maior y por tres semitonos ordenados: y por causa deste genero se hazen las diuisiones de los tonos para dezir en
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[marg: note] ❡ there are three music genres, namely, diatonic, chromatic, and enharmonic. The diatonic one is that which, when joining four natural bozes[^3], proceeds by tone, plus tone, plus minor semitone, as for example from gamaut to cfaut, or from are to dsolre, or other similar cases.
[marg: note] The chromatic is the one which, when linking four bozes, proceeds by a semitone, plus semitone, plus three semitones, that is, by minor and major semitone, plus three ordered semitones. And because of this genre, the divisions of the tones are not to be said in
[^1]: [El contenido previo de este folio, correspondiente al final del capítulo sexto, se añadirá más adelante.—Tr.]
[^2]: [The previous content of this folio, corresponding to the end of chapter six, will be added later.—Tr.]
[^3]: [The term “bozes” can have multiple meanings in this context, primarily that of the solmization syllables which refer to what we would call “notes”. Namely, the names of specific notes, i.e. G to c or a to d. In addition to “note” and solmization syllables, “boz” can also refer to the human voice or even to a voice part (alto, tenor, etc.). And, more generally, to sounds or pitches.—Tr.]