Meaning | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave). |
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Synonym | scale |
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Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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Members | note, musical note, tone | A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound |
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Narrower | chromatic scale | A 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave |
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diatonic scale | A scale with eight notes in an octave |
gamut | The entire scale of musical notes |
gapped scale | A musical scale with fewer than seven notes |
Broader | musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians / musicians |
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Spanish | escala musical, escala, gama |
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Catalan | escala musical, escala |
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