interval covering ten degrees of the scale; octave and a third
Decima
Language: Latin
Related Dictionary Terms
Dies irae
Same language (Latin)
Latin
a principal movement in the Requiem
Compound interval
Shared keywords
an interval greater than an octave, for example, a ninth, an eleventh, a thirteenth
Dona nobis pacem
Same language (Latin)
Latin
the closing movement in the Mass
Dux
Same language (Latin)
Latin
used in fugues or canons to signify the first entering part
Minor Scale
Shared keywords
having the interval of a minor third between the first and third degrees of the scale See Table of Key Signatures See Table o…
Blue notes
Shared keywords
flattened third, seventh and occasionally fifth degrees of the major scale
Equal temperament
Shared keywords
the modern method of tuning where the interval of an octave is exact and the interval between each successive semitone is equ…
Fourth
Shared keywords
interval of four diatonic scale notes, counting the first and last note, for example, the interval from 'C' to 'F'