subsemitonen.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌsɛmɪtəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌsɛmiˌtoʊn/,

/ˈsəbˌsɛˌmaɪˌtoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, semitone n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + semitone n., perhaps after German Subsemitonium (1759 or earlier).

Music.

The note lying one note below the upper tonic in a scale. Cf. subtonic n. 1.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > system of sounds or intervals > [noun] > diatonic scale series > notes in diatonic scale

keya1450

seventh1591

fifth1597

final1609

octave1656

sub-octave1659

keynote1677

mediant1721

sensible note?1775

subdominant?1775

submediant?1775

medius1782

leading note1786

nominal1786

subsemitone1799

superdominant1806

supertonic1806

tonic1806

subtonic1817

dominant1823

sensitive note1845

nominal note1884

1799 A. F. C. Kollmann Ess. Pract. Musical Composition xi. 98 The above mentioned Bass Grace, or a note and its sub-semitone held down together, cannot have a good effect upon a musical ear.

1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Sub-Semitone, the name by which theorists distinguish the sharp seventh, or sensible, of any key.

1851 J. F. Warner tr. G. Weber Theory Musical Composition I. 264 The minor key has two different dominant harmonies, one with a major third (as the indispensable subsemitone or leading note), and a second with a minor third.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 411/1 Subsemitone [Leading note].

1945 Musical Q. 31 243 Through the use of the subsemitone before the final chord we arrive at an interesting cadence made of F, G, D, and G chords.

1992 E. S. Beebe in N. K. Baker & B. R. Hanning Musical Humanism & its Legacy ii. 237 It seems likely that many of the A-flats in this section should be read as A-naturals, representing the (temporary) modal sub-semitone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subsemitone
释义	subsemitonen. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌsɛmɪtəʊn/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌsɛmiˌtoʊn/, /ˈsəbˌsɛˌmaɪˌtoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: sub- prefix, semitone n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + semitone n., perhaps after German Subsemitonium (1759 or earlier). Music. The note lying one note below the upper tonic in a scale. Cf. subtonic n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > system of sounds or intervals > [noun] > diatonic scale series > notes in diatonic scale keya1450 seventh1591 fifth1597 final1609 octave1656 sub-octave1659 keynote1677 mediant1721 sensible note?1775 subdominant?1775 submediant?1775 medius1782 leading note1786 nominal1786 subsemitone1799 superdominant1806 supertonic1806 tonic1806 subtonic1817 dominant1823 sensitive note1845 nominal note1884 1799 A. F. C. Kollmann Ess. Pract. Musical Composition xi. 98 The above mentioned Bass Grace, or a note and its sub-semitone held down together, cannot have a good effect upon a musical ear. 1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Sub-Semitone, the name by which theorists distinguish the sharp seventh, or sensible, of any key. 1851 J. F. Warner tr. G. Weber Theory Musical Composition I. 264 The minor key has two different dominant harmonies, one with a major third (as the indispensable subsemitone or leading note), and a second with a minor third. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 411/1 Subsemitone [Leading note]. 1945 Musical Q. 31 243 Through the use of the subsemitone before the final chord we arrive at an interesting cadence made of F, G, D, and G chords. 1992 E. S. Beebe in N. K. Baker & B. R. Hanning Musical Humanism & its Legacy ii. 237 It seems likely that many of the A-flats in this section should be read as A-naturals, representing the (temporary) modal sub-semitone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799
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