| 词汇 | whole-step |
| 释义 | whole step noun[ C ] music USspecializeduk /ˈhəʊl ˌstep/ us /ˈhoʊl ˌstep/(UKtone) the largest difference in pitch between two notes that are next to each other in the Western musical scale, equal to two semitones: The interval from G to A is a whole step.从 G 到 A 的音程是一个全音。 The first two notes of the piece form a tritone, consisting of three whole steps. Compare half step Technical music terms acciaccatura accidental aeolian aleatory alto clef antiphonal discordant harmonic harmonic progression harmony hemidemisemiquaver inversion overtone ritardando rubato scherzando scordatura secco recitative staccato voice part whole step | American Dictionarywhole step noun[ C ] us/ˈhol ˌstep/ music the largest difference in sound between two notes that are next to each other in a musical scale (= series of notes) Examples of whole stepwhole step In almost every case, the definitive tonality for solo numbers is lower by a half step or a wholestep than the tonality in the sketch. This song is played a wholestep lower. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the present context, a step is a melodic interval of a half or wholestep. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are also the result of superimposing two diminished seventh chords set either half a step or a wholestep from each other. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Harmonics starting three octaves above the fundamental pitch are about a wholestep apart, making a useful variety of notes possible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Valve 1 increases the tubing length enough to lower the pitch by one wholestep, valve 2 by one half step, and valve 3 by one and a half steps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The second song consists of an initial note, a second a wholestep lower, and a third note, repeated two or three times, about a minor third below that. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Among the most famous of these is a scale in which the notes ascend in alternating intervals of a wholestep and a half step, creating a symmetric scale. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are based on a series of alternating half steps and whole steps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The strings of the guitar are tuned two whole steps lower than standard tuning. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For example, the key for ascending 2nds in a diatonic major scale will compensate for distances of half or whole steps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first valve lowers the pitch by a wholestep (two semitones), the second valve by a semitone, and the third valve by three semitones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Townshend's guitars were tuned down a wholestep for the recording. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The basses de violon were tuned a wholestep lower than a modern cello but were roughly the same size and shape. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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