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• Diatonic scale — Qualities Number of pitch classes 7 Maximal evenness Well formed generated collection Myhill s property Deep scale property Cardinality equals variety Struc …   Wikipedia

• major diatonic scale — n. (Mus.), The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole tones between the other notes; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major; also called {major scale}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• natural minor scale — noun : a minor scale with the diatonic intervals being whole steps except those half steps between 2 3 and 5 6 and corresponding in pattern to the Aeolian church mode compare harmonic minor scale, melodic minor scale …   Useful english dictionary

• Natural scale — may refer to: Diatonic scale, including the major and natural minor scales Harmonic series (music), the series of pitches produced by a natural horn Nondimensionalization, the removal of units from a mathematical equation The particular diatonic… …   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

• diatonic — diatonically, adv. /duy euh ton ik/, adj. Music. 1. noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales. 2. of or pertaining to the tones, intervals, or harmonies of such scales.… …   Universalium

• major scale — major diatonic scale major diatonic scale n. (Mus.), The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole tones between the other notes; the scale of the major mode, of which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Major scale — Major Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… …   Combinatory dictionary

• 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

• 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