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asperitas
asperitas -atis f. 1. Rauheit, Schärfe, Härte 2. Dissonanz — 1. harshness, sharpness, hardness 2. dissonance 1 Rauheit, Schärfe, Härte (als Klangqualität) — harshness, sharpness, hardness (as quality of sound) [syn.: durities; opp.: dulcedo] a bei Transpositionsskalen und Tonarten — with reference to the Greek and medieval modes [s.IX-XII] LmL Gloss. Boeth. mus. 1, 1, 311. LmL Gloss. Boeth. mus. 1, 1, 312: Si fuerint (sc. modi) ad asperitatem , adficient mentem asperitate , si ad dulcedinem, adficient mentem dulcedine. [s.XIII] LmL Mus. man. 31, 18: Semitonium, de quo praecipue totius musicae …