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Chromatic, a word ultimately derived from the Greek noun χρῶμα (''khrṓma''), which means "complexion" or "color", and then from the Greek adjective χρωματικός (''khrōmatikós''; "colored"), may refer to: In music *Chromatic scale, the western-tempered twelve-tone scale *Chromatic chord, chords built from tones chromatically altered from the native scale of the musical composition *Chromaticism, the use of chromatic scales, chords, and modulations *Total chromatic, the use of all twelve pitches of the chromatic scale in tonal music *Chromatic fantasia, a specific form of fantasia originating in sixteenth century Europe *The Chromatic button accordion *The chromatic harmonica *Chromatic genus, a genus of divisions of the tetrachord characterized by an upper interval of a minor third *Diatonic and chromatic, as a property of several structures, genres, and other features in music, often contrasted with ''diatonic'' *Chromatics (band), an American electronic music ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromatic Scale
The chromatic scale (or twelve-tone scale) is a set of twelve pitches (more completely, pitch classes) used in tonal music, with notes separated by the interval of a semitone. Chromatic instruments, such as the piano, are made to produce the chromatic scale, while other instruments capable of continuously variable pitch, such as the trombone and violin, can also produce microtones, or notes between those available on a piano. Most music uses subsets of the chromatic scale such as diatonic scales. While the chromatic scale is fundamental in western music theory, it is seldom directly used in its entirety in musical compositions or improvisation. Definition The chromatic scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone, also known as a half-step, above or below its adjacent pitches. As a result, in 12-tone equal temperament (the most common tuning in Western music), the chromatic scale covers all 12 of the available pitches. Thus, there is only one chromatic scale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
