quarte
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9.9
- noun
- /kwɔrt/
- Archaic
:
cuarta
- The quarte is unique.
Examples
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The melody features a prominent quarte that gives the piece a distinctive sound.
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In early music theory, a quarte was often used to build harmonies.
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The teacher explained how a quarte differs from a third or a fifth in music.
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A quarte sounds great!
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In music theory, a quarte is often used to create harmonies that evoke a sense of tension.
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Composers will sometimes use a quarte to add depth to their melodies by spanning four scale degrees.
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The music professor explained that a quarte refers to an interval that spans four notes of the scale.
Synonyms
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4.4
The musical interval between two notes that are four steps apart
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word quarte comes from the Latin quartus 'fourth' via French. In music a quarte is the interval that reaches to the fourth note, so the origin explains why it means a 'fourth' in harmony.