| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a diatonic manner.[Websters]
2. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective diatonic.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (diatonic) | 1. Based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals.[Wordnet]. 2. Based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music.[Wordnet]. 3. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first.[Websters]. 4. Being rhythmical.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being chromatic.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DIATONICALLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: diatonic
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Ascending or descending, as in sound, or from sound to sound. This epithet is given to a scale or gammut, to intervals of a certain kind, or to music composed of these intervals; as a diatonic series; a diatonic interval; diatonic melody or harmony. It is applied to ordinary music, containing only the two greater and lesser tones, and the greater semitone.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Library Science | A term referring to the standard seven-tone scale. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] (music) Within the boundaries of a musical scale, most commonly the Western major or minor tonalities that have octaves of seven notes in a particular configuration. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: diatonic
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Diatonic button accordion | A diatonic button accordion is a type of button accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys (sometimes only one). The bass side usually contains the principal chords of the instrument's key and the root notes of those chords. (references) | ||
| Diatonic functionality | Diatonic functionality, in tonal music theory, is the interpretation of notes or chords according to specific, recognized roles. (references) | ||
| Diatonic scale | 1: (Mus.), a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished from the chromatic scale. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Diatonic set theory | Diatonic set theory is a subdivision or application of musical set theory which applies the techniques and insights of set theory to properties of the diatonic collection such as maximal evenness, Myhill's property, well formedness, the deep scale property, cardinality equals variety, and structure implies multiplicity. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: diatonic | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Diatonic and chromatic | 76 | Diatonic and chromatic | 76 | |
| Diatonic function | 21 | Diatonic button accordion | 12 | |
| Diatonic scale | 19 | Diatonic function | 21 | |
| Diatonic button accordion | 12 | Diatonic genus | 5 | |
| Diatonic genus | 5 | Diatonic harmonica | 4 | |
| Diatonic set theory | 5 | Diatonic scale | 19 | |
| Diatonic harmonica | 4 | Diatonic set theory | 5 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
