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Definition of Diatonic
1. Adjective. Based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals.
2. Adjective. Based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music.
Definition of Diatonic
1. a. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first.
Definition of Diatonic
1. Adjective. (music) Within the boundaries of a musical scale, most commonly the Western major or minor tonalities that have octaves of seven notes in a particular configuration ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diatonic
1. pertaining to a type of musical scale [adj]
Medical Definition of Diatonic
1. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first. Diatonic scale, a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished from the chromatic scale. Origin: L. Diatonicus, diatonus, Gr, fr. To stretch out; through + to stretch: cf. F. Diatonique. See Tone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diatonic
Literary usage of Diatonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"These ratios were given for the ordinary diatonic by Archytas—apparently as a
... Such a tetra- chord would correspond to the " middle soft diatonic " of ..."
2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
".'diatonic intense : 1, | I, Î;B,C,D,E diatonic ... diatonic soft : Chromatic
tonal : Chromatic sesquialter : Chromatic soft : Enharmonic : or the 12th part ..."
3. The Theory and Practice of Tone-relations: An Elementary Course of Harmony by Percy Goetschius (1917)
"This diatonic scale comprises the tones of the major mode, so designated for ...
Upon examination it is found that the contiguous intervals of the diatonic ..."
4. The Philosophy of Music: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures by William Pole (1895)
"These may be divided broadly into two classes: those formed from the diatonic
scale only, which may be called diatonic Chords; and those requiring the ..."
5. The Philosophy of Music: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures by William Pole (1879)
"In speaking of the diatonic scale in the last two chapters, it has been assumed
to be the modern major scale; this being the simplest one in construction, ..."
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