diatonic

How To Use diatonic In A Sentence

• They are both scales of seven: the tonic, mediant, and dominant, find their types in red, yellow, and blue, while the modifications on which the diatonic scale is constructed, resemble, numerically and esthetically, the well-known variations in the spectrum. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
• In music, India gave to the world her system of notation, with the seven cardinal notes and the diatonic scale, all of which we enjoyed as early as 350 B.C., while it came to Europe only in the eleventh century.
• The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or part of one.
• A graphic demonstration of the research of Dale Purves et al in the diatonic formant components in human vowel sounds; the reason the audience can intuitively follow the pentatonic scale is because they use this discernment every time they use a vowel. World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale on Vimeo
• Now, the diapason is the ad interium, or interval betwixt and between the extremes of an octave, according to the diatonic scale. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales
• The _mordent_ [mordent symbol] consists of three tones; first the one represented by the printed note; second the one next below it in the diatonic scale; third the one represented by the printed note again. Music Notation and Terminology
• Tonic Sol-fa is thus a system of aural training, and, once beginners have become familiar with the sol-fa syllables, they should be able to pitch the notes of a simple diatonic tune.
• These consorts show a rich vein of imagination, contrasting polyphony with homophony, and simple diatonic with chromatic passages, so that the contrapuntal devices act as a backdrop to the expression of intimate, fluctuating emotions. Archive 2009-05-01
• Harmonically, the added notes are needed to provide a major or minor triad for each note of the diatonic scale.
• One of the weaknesses of much pre-Classic music is the prevalence of bland diatonic harmony.