Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In music:
- n. An interval having the ratio 1:1½ or 2:3—that is, a perfect fifth.
- n. A rhythm in which three minims are made equal to a preceding two. Compare hemiolia.
- n. In organ-building, a variety of mixture.
Wiktionary
- n. music Describing a ratio of 3:2
- n. music An organ stop that uses two ranks of different pipes
Etymologies
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Examples
“* Nam quum sesquialtera parte superior esset, praedicat se habere in magna copia liberos: [779] 1”
“-- Ed. [78] Nam quum sesquialtera parte superior esset, praedicat se habere in magna copia liberos.”
“An interesting point about this shanty is that, whether by accident or design, it exhibits a rhythmic device commonly practised by mediæval composers, known as _proportio sesquialtera_.”
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Resounding Words
great timbre
sone, sonata, resound, sonorous, consonant, unison, sonic, swan, sonant, sonnet, dissonance, scraunch and 142 more...
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Pull out the stops
Organ stops, that is.
diapason, clarabella, dulciana, bourdon, reed stop, flue stop, violoncello, suabe flute, waldflute, rackett, pyramidon, querflöte and 106 more...
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Musical Intervals
I'm trying to memorize melodic intervals by tagging common songs that start with them. For example Happy Birthday is a good way to remember a major second, and so on. Feel free to suggest weird old...
unison, minor second, major second, minor third, major third, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor sixth, major sixth, minor seventh, major seventh, octave and 15 more...
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