Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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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.

← Diapason (Gr.)Diminished →