▁of ▁the ▁Mass es ▁in ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Bass ani ' s ▁Ac ro ama ▁miss ale . ▁ ▁Other ▁related ▁concepts ▁ ▁In ton ation ▁sens itivity ▁In ton ation ▁sens itivity ▁is ▁" det erm ined ▁by ▁how ▁the ▁preference ▁for ▁a ▁ch ord ▁var ies ▁with ▁the ▁tun ing , ▁or ▁mist uning , ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁note ," ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁assess ▁and ▁evaluate ▁a ▁known ▁or ▁new ▁ch ord ▁and ▁its ▁per cept ibility ▁as ▁the ▁harm onic ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁scale . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁ch ord ▁formed ▁by ▁pitch es ▁in ▁the ▁r ati os ▁ 3 : 5 : 7 ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁similar ▁pattern ▁of ▁in ton ation ▁sens itivity ▁to ▁the ▁just ▁major ▁ch ord , ▁formed ▁by ▁ 4 : 5 : 6 — more ▁similar ▁than ▁does ▁the ▁minor ▁ch ord . ▁The ▁major ▁or ▁minor ▁tri ad ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁di at onic ▁scale ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 : 5 : 7 ▁tri ad ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Boh len – P ier ce ▁scale . ▁ ▁Sem i otic ▁concept ▁The ▁semi otic ▁concept ▁came ▁to ▁music ology ▁from ▁lingu istics . ▁In ▁Soviet ▁music ology , ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁Bor is ▁As af iev ’ s ▁concept ▁of ▁in ton ation ▁in ▁music . ▁This ▁concept ▁looks ▁at ▁in ton ation ▁as ▁a ▁basis ▁of ▁musical ▁expression , ▁and ▁rel ates ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁peculiar ities ▁of ▁different ▁national ▁or