What Does Hemidiapente Mean?

The Greek term hemidiapente is used in music as a synonym for the interval of the diminished fifth, hemi meaning “half”, dia “over”, pente “five”.

See also diatessaron, diapente and diapason.

(Very) Select Bibliography

Mattheson, Johann. Der vollkommene Capellmeister (Hamburg, 1739).

Walther, Johann Gottfried. Musicalisches Lexicon (Leipzig, 1732).