diatonic
Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a…Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.
» Modern harps have a series of pedals that enable the performer to tune the instrument to any diatonic scale.
Moderne Harfen haben eine Reihe Pedale, die es dem Spieler ermöglichen, das Instrument gemäß jeder diatonischen Tonleiter zu stimmen.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.
diatonisch
диатони́ческийdiatoníčeskij
based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
Examples
1 sentencesModern harps have a series of pedals that enable the performer to tune the instrument to any diatonic scale.
deModerne Harfen haben eine Reihe Pedale, die es dem Spieler ermöglichen, das Instrument gemäß jeder diatonischen Tonleiter zu stimmen.
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Origin
From French diatonique or Late Latin diatonicus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διατονικόςFrom French diatonique or Late Latin diatonicus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διατονικός (diatonikós), in the phrase [γένος (génos, “type, genus”)] διατονικός (diatonikós) (in reference to the diatonic tetrachord, and in contrast to the chromatic and enharmonic tetrachords), from διάτονος (diátonos) (διά (diá) + τόνος (tónos)), of disputed etymology, as both components are ambiguous.
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