What is a tritone and why was it nicknamed the devil's interval? - Classic  FM

What is a tritone and why was it nicknamed the devil's interval? - Classic FM

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There’s an interval so dissonant that it’s earned the nickname ‘The Devil’s Interval’ and was avoided for centuries by composers and the pupils they taught.

What is a tritone and why was it nicknamed the devil's interval? - Classic FM

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What is a tritone and why was it nicknamed the devil's interval? - Classic FM

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The Tritone: the devil in music

In The Witch (2015), when Thomasin is sent by her mother to check on the animals around the 29 minute mark, the goats are bleating notes that are a tritone apart (E

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Medieval composers were discouraged from using the Devil's interval