Ninth

Ninth

In music, a ninth is a compound interval consisting of an octave plus a second.

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    So in majestic cadence rise and fall
    The mighty undulations of thy song,
    O sightless bard, England’s Monides!
    And ever and anon, high over all
    Uplifted, a ninth wave superb and strong,
    Floods all the soul with its melodious seas.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)

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    Bible: Hebrew Exodus, 20:16.

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