Diatonic
(I) The major and minor scales.
Strictly speaking, the modern harmonic De Reszke, Eduard (rets-kay). Baritone; Poland. B. 1855.
De Reszke, Jean (rets-kay), his brother.
Tenor. B. 1852.
DISPOSITION minor is not purely diatonic, owing to the presence of the augmented 2d between 6 and 7. (2) Diatonic chords, melody, progressive modulation, are those in which no note foreign to the scale in which they are written appears. [From Gr. dia-teino, to stretch; referring to the string of the canon or monochord.] Di colto (It.). Suddenly.