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Tone :: Tone (n.) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone..

Si :: Si () A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B; more recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the 17th century..

Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease..

Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable..

Sixth :: Sixth (n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.

Key :: Key (n.) A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as sharp four, flat seven, etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key..

Platonize :: Platonize (v. t.) To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy..

Sequence :: Sequence (n.) Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.

Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Destitute of tone vocality; surd.

Fourth :: Fourth (n.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key..

Platonic :: Platonic (n.) A follower of Plato; a Platonist.

Enharmonical :: Enharmonical (a.) Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys.

Neoplatonic :: Neoplatonic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists..

Peal :: Peal (n.) A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells..

Neoplatonist :: Neoplatonist (n.) One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school.

Scale :: Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor..

Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.

Fa :: Fa (n.) A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.

E :: E () E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E/ (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.

Diatonic :: Diatonic (a.) Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first..

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