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intervallic

intervallic

8.4
Describes distances between musical notes
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈvælɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intervalico
  • The intervallic patterns are easily learned mentally and are relatively easy to sing.
  • intervallic structure
  • intervallic relationships

Examples

  • Control the difficulty through the length of your patterns and the complexity of the rhythmic and melodic content (e.g., stepwise versus larger intervallic motion).

    Academic text (2012)
  • The intervallic distance between the notes creates a unique flavor in the melody.

  • Pattern 1 has an intervallic structure of a major second and a major second.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Pattern 3 has an intervallic structure of a minor third and a major second.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Pattern 2 has an intervallic structure of a major second and a minor third.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Within the pentatonic mode, there are basically three different types of three-tone patterns, defined by their original intervallic structure in the scale.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In fact, any collection of pitches is possible, but once established, the piece should use similar intervallic structures throughout to help create a certain "sonic" identity or environment for the piece.

    Academic text (2001)
  • However, a few students have previous experience with solfège, and we encourage them to continue to use that system because it is more helpful in learning intervallic relationships.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In advanced choirs, tonal reading needs to be supplemented by work on intervals as well, so that students have a way to approach nontonal music, which requires purely intervallic reading.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The so-called elements of music (e.g., intervallic relationships, tonal centers, melodic contours, forms, and phrases) are only different aspects of a larger cultural encounter.

    Academic text (2011)

Surface Forms

intervallic positive

Morphology

intervallic = interval (transparent) = interval + ic

The word 'intervallic' is transparently derived from 'interval' with the suffix '-ic', indicating a relationship to intervals.

Etymology

Intervallic comes from the word interval and the ending -ic, where interval means 'space between' or 'distance'. In music an interval is the distance between two notes, so intervallic describes something that is about those distances between notes.