DIATONIC SCALES
\dˌa͡ɪətˈɒnɪk skˈe͡ɪlz], \dˌaɪətˈɒnɪk skˈeɪlz], \d_ˌaɪ_ə_t_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k s_k_ˈeɪ_l_z]\
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[From Gr., but with different meaning.] The major and minor of modem music. D. melody = using no notes not found in the D. scale. Opposed to Chromatic.
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The simplest of three genera of music with the Greeks. (For explanation, see Diet, of Greek and Roman Antiquities.)
By Henry Percy Smith
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