pentatonic scale
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Pentatonic scale — The first two phrases of the melody from Stephen Foster s Oh! Susanna are based on the major pentatonic scale[1] … Wikipedia
pentatonic scale — /pen teuh ton ik, pen /, Music. a scale having five tones to an octave, as one having intervals that correspond to the five black keys of a piano octave. [1860 65; PENTA + TONIC] * * * ▪ music also called Five note Scale, or Five tone Scale, … … Universalium
pentatonic scale — noun a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted • Syn: ↑pentatone • Derivationally related forms: ↑pentatonic (for: ↑pentatone) • Hypernyms: ↑gapped scal … Useful english dictionary
pentatonic scale — pen′ta•ton′ic scale′ [[t]ˈpɛn təˈtɒn ɪk, ˌpɛn [/t]] n. mad a musical scale of five tones … From formal English to slang
pentatonic scale — octave that includes only 5 notes, basic musical scale used in the Far East … English contemporary dictionary
pentatonic scale — /pɛntəˌtɒnɪk ˈskeɪl/ (say pentuh.tonik skayl) noun 1. any of a class of scales, found in most music traditions, for which the octave is divided into five tones according to numerous patterns of intervals. 2. (in the Western chromatic system) any… …
scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b … Universalium
scale — Synonyms and related words: Danish balance, Indian file, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Roman balance, Weightometer, accommodation ladder, adjust, aeronautical chart, alloy balance, amount, amplitude,… … Moby Thesaurus
pentatonic — adjective Based on five tones. The middle movement is completely pentatonic, giving it an unusual sound. See Also: diatonic, pentatonic scale … Wiktionary
pentatonic — adj. of or pertaining to a pentatonic scale; composed of five tones … English contemporary dictionary
