ACUTENESS, in Music, etc., that which constitutes or denominates a sound, etc. acute. See ACUTE.
There is no such thing as Acuteness and Gravity, absolutely so called; they are only relations; so that the same sound may be either Acute or Grave, according to that other sound they refer or are compared to. See RELATION.
The degrees of Gravity and Acuteness make so many tones, or tunes of a voice, or sound. See TONE, TUNE, VOICE, etc. For the cause and measure of Gravity and Acuteness, see Gravity, Interval, etc.
