Pentatonic

Pentatonic

A compositional device which uses a scale of only five tones to the octave.

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pentatonic

Music; Jazz

Pertaining to scales of 5 notes to the octave, in particular 1-2-3-5-6 of the major scale. Pentatonic melodies are typical of much indigenous music around the world, and these ...

pentatonic

Drama; Opera

A compositional device which uses a scale of only five tones to the octave.

pentatonic scale

Music; Classical

A musical scale having five notes. For example: the five black keys of a keyboard make up a pentatonic scale.

pentatonic scale

Music; General music

Five-note pattern used in some African, Far Eastern and Native American musics; can also be found in Western music as an example of exoticism.

pentatonic scale

Music; General music

Five-note pattern used in some African, Far Eastern and Native American musics; can also be found in Western music as an example of exoticism.

pentatonic scale

Musical equipment; Guitars

A five-tone scale used often in rock.

capella

Drama; Opera

A term that describes singing without accompaniment.

brava!

Drama; Opera

A term used during applause to commend the performance of female performers on stage. Bravo for male performers, Bravi for the entire ensemble or male and female performers ...

semitone

Drama; Opera

A half step or half tone, an interval midway between two whole tones.

set

Drama; Opera

A construction on stage built to suggest place and time in which the singers enact the story of the opera plot.

sharp (

Drama; Opera

Any note a semitone higher than another note..

singspiel

Drama; Opera

“sung play”; A form of German musical drama that used spoken dialogue in addition to musical numbers. Examples of “singspiel” are Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, Von ...

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