semitone in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for semitone in the English»French Dictionary

semitone N MUS

semitone

demi-ton m

Translations for semitone in the French»English Dictionary

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demi-ton

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semitone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for semitone in the English»French Dictionary

semitone N

semitone

demi-ton m

Translations for semitone in the French»English Dictionary

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demi-ton

semitone

demi-ton chromatique/diatonique

chromatic/diatonic semitone

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English

In equal temperament each semitone is equidistant from the next, but other tuning systems are also used.

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If any of the four lowest semitones are required, the thumb and one or two fingers of the right hand have to be used.

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The interval is also called a diatonic semitone.

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As of 2013, her voice reportedly spans 2.7 octaves and 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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This quotient is then divided again by itself to locate the next semitone higher, and so on.

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Additional accidentals are the double-sharp, raising the frequency by two semitones, and double-flat, lowering it by that amount.

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All-fifths tuning is based on the perfect fifth (the interval with seven semitones), and all-fourths tuning is based on the perfect fourth (five semitones).

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The corresponding fifth spans a number of divisions equal to four whole tones minus one semitone.

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Unlike almost all uses of the terms "major" and "minor", these intervals span the "same" number of semitones.

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