Definition of whole-tone scale in English:

whole-tone scale

noun

Music

A scale consisting entirely of intervals of a tone, with no semitones.
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Example sentencesExamples
- Ex.8a shows the quartet's opening statement of this material and the piano's response; ex.8b shows how this relates to the whole-tone scale.
- Also mapped to the E whole-tone scale, his ‘Prime Numbers Whole Tone Quartet ‘was determined by prime numbers expressed in base 5.’
- The pentatonic scale, like the whole-tone scale, has attracted some Western composers as a means of expressing nationalism, echoing folk traditions, or creating special effects.
- Even in works with relatively strong tonal centers, Debussy avoided the structural function of harmony with such devices as the old church modes, non-Germanic folk music, and whole-tone scales.
- Open fifths, fourths and tritones, modality and whole-tone scales abound.

Definition of whole-tone scale in US English:

whole-tone scale

nounˈhōl ˌtōn ˌskāl

Music

A scale consisting entirely of intervals of a tone, with no semitones.
〔乐〕全音音阶
Example sentencesExamples
- Also mapped to the E whole-tone scale, his ‘Prime Numbers Whole Tone Quartet ‘was determined by prime numbers expressed in base 5.’
- Ex.8a shows the quartet's opening statement of this material and the piano's response; ex.8b shows how this relates to the whole-tone scale.
- Open fifths, fourths and tritones, modality and whole-tone scales abound.
- The pentatonic scale, like the whole-tone scale, has attracted some Western composers as a means of expressing nationalism, echoing folk traditions, or creating special effects.
- Even in works with relatively strong tonal centers, Debussy avoided the structural function of harmony with such devices as the old church modes, non-Germanic folk music, and whole-tone scales.

词汇	whole-tone scale
释义	Definition of whole-tone scale in English: whole-tone scale noun Music A scale consisting entirely of intervals of a tone, with no semitones. 〔乐〕全音音阶 Example sentencesExamples Ex.8a shows the quartet's opening statement of this material and the piano's response; ex.8b shows how this relates to the whole-tone scale. Also mapped to the E whole-tone scale, his ‘Prime Numbers Whole Tone Quartet ‘was determined by prime numbers expressed in base 5.’ The pentatonic scale, like the whole-tone scale, has attracted some Western composers as a means of expressing nationalism, echoing folk traditions, or creating special effects. Even in works with relatively strong tonal centers, Debussy avoided the structural function of harmony with such devices as the old church modes, non-Germanic folk music, and whole-tone scales. Open fifths, fourths and tritones, modality and whole-tone scales abound. Definition of whole-tone scale in US English: whole-tone scale nounˈhōl ˌtōn ˌskāl Music A scale consisting entirely of intervals of a tone, with no semitones. 〔乐〕全音音阶 Example sentencesExamples Also mapped to the E whole-tone scale, his ‘Prime Numbers Whole Tone Quartet ‘was determined by prime numbers expressed in base 5.’ Ex.8a shows the quartet's opening statement of this material and the piano's response; ex.8b shows how this relates to the whole-tone scale. Open fifths, fourths and tritones, modality and whole-tone scales abound. The pentatonic scale, like the whole-tone scale, has attracted some Western composers as a means of expressing nationalism, echoing folk traditions, or creating special effects. Even in works with relatively strong tonal centers, Debussy avoided the structural function of harmony with such devices as the old church modes, non-Germanic folk music, and whole-tone scales.
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