In Western music theory , a major second (sometimes also called whole tone or a whole step ) is a second spanning two semitones ( Play ). A second is a musical interval encompassing two adjacent staff positions (see Interval number for more details). For example, the interval from C to D is a major second, as the note D lies two semitones above C, and the two notes are notated on adjacent staff positions. Diminished , minor and augmented seconds are notated on adjacent staff positions as well, but consist of a different number of semitones (zero, one, and three).
21-668: [REDACTED] Look up tonus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tonus is the Latin equivalent of the English word tone , and may refer to: Muscle tone , the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles Arterial tone, the continuous and passive partial contraction of the arterioles Tonicity , the ability of a solution to cause water movement The Pythagorean interval of 9/8 A brand of fruit juice produced by
42-402: A 1986 album by Eric Johnson Yasunao Tone , Japanese-American experimental composer with Hi-Red Center , Fluxus , etc. Tones and I , Australian pop singer Places [ edit ] Tone, Gunma , Japan Tone, Ibaraki , Japan Tone, Somerset , England Tone River (disambiguation) Physiology [ edit ] Muscle tone , the state of tension or responsiveness of
63-471: A commonly occurring musical interval Musical genres, groups, people and works [ edit ] Tone (DC band) , a DC instrumental band formed in 1991 Tone (jazz-fusion band) , active 1974–1981 Tone (Jeff Ament album) , a 2008 album by Jeff Ament Tone (TVXQ album) , a 2011 album by Tohoshinki 2 Tone (music genre) or Two Tone, style of music combining elements of ska and punk Kentaro Tone , Japanese voice actor Tones (album) ,
84-465: A greater and a lesser tone. The major second was historically considered one of the most dissonant intervals of the diatonic scale , although much 20th-century music saw it reimagined as a consonance. It is common in many different musical systems, including Arabic music , Turkish music and music of the Balkans , among others. It occurs in both diatonic and pentatonic scales. Listen to
105-423: A major second in equal temperament . Here, middle C is followed by D, which is a tone 200 cents sharper than C, and then by both tones together. In tuning systems using just intonation , such as 5-limit tuning , in which major seconds occur in two different sizes, the wider of them is called a major tone or greater tone , and the narrower minor tone or, lesser tone . The difference in size between
126-401: A major tone and a minor tone is equal to one syntonic comma (about 21.51 cents). The major tone is the 9:8 interval play , and it is an approximation thereof in other tuning systems, while the minor tone is the 10:9 ratio play . The major tone may be derived from the harmonic series as the interval between the eighth and ninth harmonics. The minor tone may be derived from
147-618: A third kind of whole tone, even wider than the major tone, exists. This interval of two semitones, with ratio 256:225, is simply called the diminished third (for further details, see Five-limit tuning § Size of intervals ). Some equal temperaments also produce major seconds of two different sizes, called greater and lesser tones (or major and minor tones ). For instance, this is true for 15-ET , 22-ET , 34-ET , 41-ET , 53-ET , and 72-ET . Conversely, in twelve-tone equal temperament , Pythagorean tuning , and meantone temperament (including 19-ET and 31-ET ) all major seconds have
168-447: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages tone [REDACTED] Look up Tone , tone , tones , or toning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tone may refer to: Visual arts and color-related [ edit ] Tone (color theory) , a mix of tint and shade, in painting and color theory Tone (color) ,
189-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whole tone The intervals from the tonic (keynote) in an upward direction to the second, to the third, to the sixth, and to the seventh scale degrees of a major scale are called major. The major second is the interval that occurs between the first and second degrees of a major scale , the tonic and
210-401: The epogdoon ( Ancient Greek : ἐπόγδοον ) is the interval with the ratio 9 to 8. The word is composed of the prefix epi - meaning "on top of" and ogdoon meaning "one eighth"; so it means "one eighth in addition". For example, the natural numbers are 8 and 9 in this relation ( 8+( 1 8 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{8}}} ×8)=9 ). According to Plutarch ,
231-601: The Lebedyansky division of PepsiCo in Russia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tonus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tonus&oldid=1239564550 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732787399974252-411: The supertonic . On a musical keyboard , a major second is the interval between two keys separated by one key, counting white and black keys alike. On a guitar string, it is the interval separated by two frets . In moveable-do solfège , it is the interval between do and re . It is considered a melodic step , as opposed to larger intervals called skips. Intervals composed of two semitones, such as
273-525: The audible characteristics of a musician's sound Musical tone , a sound characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity, and timbre Pure tone , a tone with a sinusoidal waveform Reciting tone , such as Psalm tone and recitative, as in Gregorian chants Tonality , a system of music based on a key "center", or tonic Tone control , a (typically electronic) control for affecting frequency content of an audio signal Whole tone , or major second,
294-546: The emotion of a message rather than its content Tone's Spices, a brand owned by Associated British Foods Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling , a telecommunication signaling system, also known as "Touch-Tone" See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Tone All pages with titles containing Tone Toine Ton (disambiguation) Tona (name) Tonal (disambiguation) Tonic (disambiguation) Toney (disambiguation) Tonie Tune (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
315-489: The harmonic series as the interval between the ninth and tenth harmonics. The 10:9 minor tone arises in the C major scale between D & E and G & A, and is "a sharper dissonance" than 9:8. The 9:8 major tone arises in the C major scale between C & D, F & G, and A & B. This 9:8 interval was named epogdoon (meaning 'one eighth in addition') by the Pythagoreans. Notice that in these tuning systems,
336-427: The lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a color Toning (coin) , color change in coins Photographic print toning , a process that changes the color of monochromatic film, e.g. sepia tone Screentone , a technique for shading or patterning drawings Sound and music [ edit ] Tone (linguistics) , the pitch and pitch changes in words of certain languages Tone (musical instrument) ,
357-543: The major second and the diminished third , are also called tones , whole tones , or whole steps . In just intonation , major seconds can occur in at least two different frequency ratios : 9:8 (about 203.9 cents) and 10:9 (about 182.4 cents). The largest (9:8) ones are called major tones or greater tones, the smallest (10:9) are called minor tones or lesser tones. Their size differs by exactly one syntonic comma (81:80, or about 21.5 cents). Some equal temperaments, such as 15-ET and 22-ET , also distinguish between
378-540: The organs or tissues of the body Toning exercises , the use of exercise to develop hard, but not necessarily large, musculature tone Other uses [ edit ] Tone (literature) , a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work that is compatible with the other drive Tone (magazine) , a New Zealand technology magazine Tone (name) Japanese ship Tone (pronounced "Toh-Neh"), three warships of Japan Tone policing , focusing on
399-649: The same size, so there cannot be a distinction between a greater and a lesser tone. In any system where there is only one size of major second, the terms greater and lesser tone (or major and minor tone ) are rarely used with a different meaning. Namely, they are used to indicate the two distinct kinds of whole tone, more commonly and more appropriately called major second (M2) and diminished third (d3). Similarly, major semitones and minor semitones are more often and more appropriately referred to as minor seconds (m2) and augmented unisons (A1), or diatonic and chromatic semitones . Unlike almost all uses of
420-514: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tone . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tone&oldid=1254532897 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
441-415: The terms major and minor , these intervals span the same number of semitones. They both span 2 semitones, while, for example, a major third (4 semitones) and minor third (3 semitones) differ by one semitone. Thus, to avoid ambiguity, it is preferable to call them greater tone and lesser tone (see also greater and lesser diesis ). Two major tones equal a ditone . In Pythagorean music theory,
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