whole tone
The musical interval equal to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the…The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though tuning systems that are not meantone have a "major tone" of 9/8 and a "minor tone" of 10/9.
» That discovery changed the whole tone of the investigation.
Значення
значень: 1The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though tuning systems that are not meantone have a "major tone" of 9/8 and a "minor tone" of 10/9.
Ganzton
- a musical interval of two semitones
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речень: 3That discovery changed the whole tone of the investigation.
Debussy often makes use of the whole tone scale in his music.
The music of Debussy often makes use of the whole tone scale.
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мов: 2За значеннями 1
Форми
множина: whole tones| Однина | whole tone |
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| Множина | whole tones |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 3- a musical interval of two semitones:tonestepwhole step