Semitones Sentence Examples

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  • To meet this exigency, Zarlino proposed that for the lute the octave should be divided into twelve equal semitones; and after centuries of discussion this system of "equal temperament" has, within the last thirty-five years, been universally adopted as the best attainable for keyed instruments of every description.3 Again, Zarlino was in advance of his age in his classification of the ecclesiastical modes.

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  • The key to making these beats sound decent is pitching them down several semitones - this gives them a trashy feel.

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  • The chanter, based on the Highland pattern is longer and fitted with keywork to extend the compass and give semitones as required.

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  • Being a physicist, my first thought was merely to tabulate the required frequencies of the twelve semitones of the octave.

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