semitone in the PONS Dictionary

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By inserting the hand, cupped, into the bell, the player can reduce the pitch of a note by a semitone or more.
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The major diatonic semitone may be derived from the harmonic series as the interval between the fourteenth and fifteenth harmonics.
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Except for unisons and octaves, the diatonic intervals with a given interval number always occur in two sizes, which differ by one semitone.
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This quotient is then divided again by itself to locate the next semitone higher, and so on.
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Many new chamber organs and harpsichords today feature transposing keyboards, which can slide up or down one or more semitones.
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The interval is also called a diatonic semitone.
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The corresponding fifth spans a number of divisions equal to four whole tones minus one semitone.
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It can also frustrate attempts to play along with film music, which is closer to a semitone sharp than its intended pitch.
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A later description provides only one semitone between levels 1 and 2, and three semitones between levels 2 and 3.
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They altered the apparent key of her performances (sometimes raised or lowered by as much as a semitone).
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