interval
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- noun
- /ˈɪntərvəl/
- Specialized
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intervalo
- The interval between the notes C and E creates a major third sound.
- melodic intervals
- intervals and scales
- intervals and chords
And the this voicing is simply going from this sixth interval up to a perfect fifth.
- And the this voicing is simply going from this sixth interval up to a perfect fifth.
- Actually, this is these kind of interval jumps Bach will use all the time.
Examples
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The additional harmony at an interval of a perfect fourth below the melody adds intimacy.
Academic text (2008) -
He can hear that there's a major third interval between the two chords.
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The interval between "B" and "F."
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After all, how many of us actually listen to real music interval by interval?
Academic text (2006) -
A horn player who can sing and hear intervals will be a more accurate player.
Academic text (2002) -
Next, have students sing various intervals and discover what they are on the keyboard.
Academic text (1993) -
Before playing the example, I often demonstrate the intervals in order to prepare the students' ears.
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When students master that pattern, expand to intervals of minor and major thirds.
Academic text (2002) -
Compare two lines of music in their phrasing, contour/intervals, harmonies, and so on.
Academic text (2011) -
Start with widely differing two-note intervals and gradually make the difference less pronounced.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
The difference in how high or low two notes are in music
Compounds
- Specialized
Time between the moon being highest in the sky at a place and the next high tide there
- Specialized
A set of numbers between two points that does not include the end points
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interval comes from Latin inter- ('between') and a word for the space between things, and this inter- is the same 'between' you see in international. So, in music an interval is the distance or difference in pitch 'between' two notes.