Thesaurus / diatonic
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The keyboard had eleven, twelve, even thirteen keys in diatonic succession without semitones.
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In the Diatonic genus, for example, a semitone must be followed by two tones, so as to make up the interval of a Fourth.
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On the Diatonic scale, according to the same writer, the species of an Octave is distinguished by the places of the two semitones.
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The scholars who connect the ancient Modes with the species generally confine themselves to octaves of the Diatonic genus.
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One was Diatonic, of the 'colour' or variety which Ptolemy recognises as the prevailing one, viz.
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It is not certain when the discovery of Pythagoras was extended to the non-diatonic scales.
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The modern diatonic scale is fully recognised by him, but only as one of several different divisions.
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And the Syntono-lydian may be the Lydian diatonic octave c-c with a similar omission of the lower c.
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I play diatonic or chromatic octave scales, with four repetitions or more, on each note—using fourth finger for black keys.
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Pentachord, pen′ta-kord, n. a musical instrument with five strings: a diatonic series of five tones.
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