- ditonic
- di·ton·ic
English syllables. 2014.
ditonic
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ditonic — adjective see ditone … Useful english dictionary
ditonic comma — noun Etymology: translation of New Latin comma ditonicum : the difference in pitch between two musical tones respectively twelve perfect fifths and seven octaves from the same tone and represented by the ratio of 531,441:524,288 called also… … Useful english dictionary
Pythagorean comma — (PC) defined in Pythagorean tuning as difference between semitones (A1–m2), or interval between enharmonically equivalent notes (from D♭ to C♯). The di … Wikipedia
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Monochord — a monochord A monochord is an ancient musical and scientific laboratory instrument. The word monochord comes from the Greek and means literally one string. A misconception of the term lies within its name. Often a monochord has more than one… … Wikipedia
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Diatonic genus — In ancient Greek music theory, the diatonic genus (Greek: διατονικό γένος) is the division of the tetrachord from which the modern diatonic scale evolved. The distinguishing characteristic of the diatonic genus is that its largest interval is… … Wikipedia
Diatonic and chromatic — Chromatic redirects here. For other uses, see Chromatic (disambiguation). Melodies may be based on a diatonic scale and maintain its tonal characteristics but contain many accidentals up to all twelve tones of the chromatic scale, such as the… … Wikipedia
pythagorean comma — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : ditonic comma … Useful english dictionary
