heptatonic

heptatonic
Describing a mode or scale that has seven pitches in an octave

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  • heptatonic — HEPTATÓNIC, Ă adj. (muz.) sistem heptatonic = sistem muzical din cele şapte sunete naturale. (< germ. heptatonisch) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Heptatonic scale — A heptatonic scale is a musical scale with seven pitches per octave. Among the most famous of these are the diatonic scale , C D E F G A B C; the melodic minor scale , C D Eb F G A B C ascending, C Bb Ab G F Eb D C descending; the harmonic minor… …   Wikipedia

  • heptatonic scale — ▪ music also called  Seven note Scale, or Seven tone Scale,         musical scale made up of seven different tones. The major and minor scales of Western art music are the most commonly known heptatonic scales, but different forms of seven tone… …   Universalium

  • heptatonic — hep·ta·tonic …   English syllables

  • heptatonic — |heptə+ adjective Etymology: hepta + tonic : composed of seven musical tones * * * heptatonˈic adjective (Gr tonos tone; music; of a scale) Consisting of seven notes • • • Main Entry: ↑hepta …   Useful english dictionary

  • African music — Introduction       the musical sounds and practices of all indigenous peoples of Africa, including the Berber in the Sahara and the San (Bushmen) and Khoikhoin (Hottentot) in Southern Africa. The music of European settler communities and that of… …   Universalium

  • Musical scale — For psychoacoustic scale, see bark scale and mel scale. Pattern of whole and half steps in the Ionian mode or major scale on C   …   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

  • scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b …   Universalium

  • musical sound — Introduction       any tone with characteristics such as controlled pitch and timbre. The sounds are produced by instruments in which the periodic vibrations can be controlled by the performer.       That some sounds are intrinsically musical,… …   Universalium

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