- A
semitone, also
called a
minor second, half step, or a half tone, is the
smallest musical interval commonly used in
Western tonal music, and it is considered...
- as
scale steps. The
smallest of
these intervals is a
semitone.
Intervals smaller than a
semitone are
called microtones. They can be
formed using the notes...
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septimal chromatic semitone or
minor semitone is the
interval 21:20 (Play). It is
about 84.47 cents. The
septimal chromatic semitone may be
derived from...
-
Every octave is made of
twelve steps called semitones. A jump from the
lowest semitone to the
highest semitone in one
octave doubles the
frequency (for example...
-
seventh mode
contains the
intervals semitone,
semitone,
semitone, tone,
semitone,
semitone,
semitone,
semitone, tone,
semitone – it has six transpositions, like...
- (sometimes also
called whole tone or a
whole step) is a
second spanning two
semitones (Play). A
second is a
musical interval encomp****ing two
adjacent staff...
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diatonic semitone is a
ratio of 17:16,
making it the
seventeenth harmonic or partial. This is in
contrast to the 5-limit
major diatonic semitone of 16/15...
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resulting smallest interval, 1/12 the
width of an octave, is
called a
semitone or half step. In
Western countries the term
equal temperament, without...
- by a
semitone and a flat
lowers it by a
semitone.
Double flats () or
sharps () may also be used,
which alter the
unmodified note by two
semitones. If a...
-
semitone.
Because of this construction, the 7th
degree of the
harmonic minor scale functions as a
leading tone to the
tonic because it is a
semitone lower...
