semitone
/sem-ee-tohn, sem-ahy-/US // ˈsɛm iˌtoʊn, ˈsɛm aɪ- //UK // (ˈsɛmɪˌtəʊn) //
半音,半音符,半音阶,半音程
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Music.
- : a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
Examples
In the Diatonic genus, for example, a semitone must be followed by two tones, so as to make up the interval of a Fourth.
A trill, or rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.
A diesis is a quarter tone; hence in a semitone there are included two dieses.
Everybody shall be like a well-tuned instrument, all sounding in accord, and never a semitone out of the way.
A Chromatic progression is one in which the pitch is changed a semitone, while the name remains the same.
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