- 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...
-
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...
- four
semitones,
whereas the
minor third only
spans three. For example, the
interval from C to E is a
major third, as the note E lies four
semitones above...
- (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...
- classes) used in
tonal music, with
notes separated by the
interval of a
semitone.
Chromatic instruments, such as the piano, are made to
produce the chromatic...
- 531441⁄524288 ≈ 1.01364, or
about 23.46 cents,
roughly a
quarter of a
semitone (in
between 75:74 and 74:73). The
comma that
musical temperaments often...
- scales. For instance, in a
chromatic scale each
scale step
represents a
semitone interval,
while a
major scale is
defined by the
interval pattern W–W–H–W–W–W–H...
-
defined as a
musical interval spanning three adjacent whole tones (six
semitones). For instance, the
interval from F up to the B
above it (in short, F–B)...
-
spanning ten
semitones. The
major seventh spans eleven. For example, the
interval from A3 to G4 is a
minor seventh, as the note G4 lies ten
semitones above A3...
