quinte
- noun
- /kwɪnˈteɪ/
- Archaic
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quinta
- The teacher explained how a quinte differs from other musical intervals.
Examples
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In Baroque music, composers often used the quinte to create harmonic tension.
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Can you play a quinte on the piano?
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The choir sang a beautiful quinte that resonated through the hall.
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The quinte is often used in classical compositions.
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The composer incorporated a quinte in the final movement to elevate the piece's emotional climax.
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During the lesson, the student learned to identify a quinte as one of the fundamental musical intervals.
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You can hear the distinctive sound of a quinte when the guitarist strums two notes five steps apart.
Synonyms
A musical distance of five notes that sounds open and strong
Distance between two musical notes when one is five notes higher
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quinte comes from the Latin quintus, which means 'fifth', and in music a quinte is the distance of five notes, that is a 'fifth', so the name explains the interval it describes.