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Meaning of "French sixth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH SIXTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH SIXTH

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French sixth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FRENCH SIXTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

French sixth

Augmented sixth chord

In music theory, an augmented sixth chord contains the interval of an augmented sixth, usually above its bass tone. This chord has its origins in the Renaissance, further developed in the Baroque, and became a distinctive part of the musical style of the Classical and Romantic periods. The three more common types of augmented sixth chords are usually called Italian 6th, French 6th, and German 6th.

Definition of French sixth in the English dictionary

The definition of French sixth in the dictionary is an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH SIXTH

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French pleat
French polish
French Polynesia
French Revolution
French Revolutionary calendar
French Riviera
French roll
French seam
French Somaliland
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
French stick
French stick loaf
French Sudan
French toast
French Togoland
French Union
French vermouth
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH SIXTH

added sixth
all up with
along with
bath
be done with
birth
Bluetooth
both
come up with
could do with
deal with
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German sixth
Italian sixth
lower sixth
Neapolitan sixth
sixth
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upper sixth
with

Synonyms and antonyms of French sixth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «French sixth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENCH SIXTH

Find out the translation of French sixth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of French sixth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «French sixth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法国第六
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sexto francés
570 millions of speakers

English

French sixth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच छठा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السادس الفرنسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Французский шестой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexta Francês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি ছয়টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sixième français
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perancis keenam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Französisch sechsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フランス語六
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프랑스어 여섯째
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perancis kaping nem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ sáu Pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரெஞ்சு ஆறாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच सहावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fransız altıncı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sesto francese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

francuski szósty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

французький шостий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șaselea franceză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γαλλικά έκτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franse sesde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Franska sjätte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fransk sjette
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of French sixth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH SIXTH»

The term «French sixth» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH SIXTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about French sixth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH SIXTH»

Discover the use of French sixth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French sixth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
French Sixth Bibliography: Critical and Biographical ...
This series of bibliographical references is one of the most important tools for research in modern and contemporary French literature.
‎1990
2
Motifs: An Introduction to French
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Kimberly Jansma, Margaret Kassen, 2013
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Alfred's Group Piano for Adults Student Book: An Innovative ...
The French Sixth Chord The French sixth (Il| ) sounds like a dominant seventh chord with a lowered fifth (\>5) above the lowest note of the chord. Its origin is a dominant seventh chord built on the supertonic, with a lowered fifth. To find a French ...
E. L. Lancaster, Kenon D. Renfrow, 2008
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The Everything Music Composition Book with CD: A ...
Three common variants arose: the Italian sixth, the French sixth, and the German sixth. These are chromatically altered chords rooted on the I6 of the key (e.g. AI in the key of C major). The Italian sixth (It +6) derives from a ivfichord, which is a ...
Eric Starr, 2009
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A Dance of Polar Opposites: The Continuing Transformation of ...
When another inner voice is added to the Italian sixth to show smoother voice- leading in four parts, only one of the inner parts needs to move to establish each altered chord in turn, that is, the French sixth and the German sixth. All three chords ...
George Rochberg, Jeremy Gill, 2012
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A Chord in Time: The Evolution of the Augmented Sixth from ...
essentially belonged to the later Romantic period. Speculatively, there are several reasons why the French sixth should have become increasingly important in the nineteenth century. Aurally, it is the most distinctive of the augmented sixths.
Mark R. Ellis, 2010
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Music Theory for the Music Professional
A comparison of the French sixth with the supertonic major-minor seventh chord. CM: Fre v7/v Fre v's'is/v Example 16-7 illustrates a French 6th in El: major. Notice the intervallic configuration of this close-voiced French 6th. Here, Cl: is the root, ...
Richard Sorce, 1995
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The Harmonization of the Chorale: A Comprehensive Workbook ...
(It happens to be a "French sixth.") The root of the chord is considered the Ab (the flatted sixth step of the C major scale; or the normal sixth step of the C minor scale). We are now in a position to define the chords of the augmented sixth family.
Steven Porter, 1987
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Carl Nielsen Studies
And this in itself is worth some attention, in particular to note that the French-sixth chord was especially beloved by Russian composers in the late nineteenth century and after, in part for its capacity to point emphatically in two directions at once ...
David Fanning, Michael Fjeldsøe, Niels Krabbe, 2012
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ALFRED'S Group Piano FOR ADULTS
Introduce Playing a Chord Progression That Uses a French Sixth Chord (p. 277). 2. Introduce Playing a Chord Progression That Uses a Neapolitan Sixth Chord (p. 277). 3. Review Exercise No. 7 (pp. 278-279). 4. Review Prelude in G Minor (p.
E. L. Lancaster, Kenon D. Renfrow, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH SIXTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French sixth is used in the context of the following news items.
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How the French Think by Sudhir Hazareesingh, book review: The …
All French sixth-formers, even those majoring in hairdressing, have to study philosophy. Beggars in France make eloquent speeches when they ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
2
75th Anniversary of a Remarkable Escape From German Panzers
... French Sixth Army near Dijon. It successfully attacked German forces in Montbard on June 16th when the French gave up the fight and fled. «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
3
Bouchard out in first round
... other winners included experienced Austrian Jurgen Melzer, Portuguese eighth seed Joao Sousa and French sixth seed Adrian Mannarino. «Sportinglife.com, Jun 15»
4
Laura Massaro beats Nicol David to reach British Open final
The 31-year-old will play French sixth seed Camille Serme in Hull on Sunday. England's Nick Matthew lost 3-1 to Mohamed Elshorbagy in the ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
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Coric beats sixth seed Chardy in Estoril
Teenager Borna Coric secured the first upset of the week at the relaunched Estoril Open on Monday with his 6-2, 6-4 knockout of French sixth ... «Taipei Times, Apr 15»
6
Estrella ousts Troicki in Munich
... secured the first upset of the week at the re-launched Estoril Open Monday with his 6-2, 6-4 knockout of French sixth seed Jeremy Chardy. «Saudi Gazette, Apr 15»
7
James Duckworth fights back to defeat veteran Finn Jarkko Nieminen
Wildcard Duckworth beat French sixth seed Gilles Simon in the opening round before upsetting the experienced Nieminen in the second to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
8
Novak Djokovic defeated by Ivo Karlovic in Qatar Open quarter-final
Third seed Tomas Berdych destroyed French sixth seed Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-1 in only 57 minutes to underline growing Australian Open ... «Courier Mail, Jan 15»
9
Stosur toasts budding Aussie's success
In men's opening round play, James Duckworth tackles French sixth seed Gilles Simon, fellow wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis faces ... «SBS, Jan 15»
10
Nicol and Wee Wern book quarter-final spots in Cairo (updated)
Nicol David (right) will face French sixth seed Camille Serme in the quarter-finals of the Women's World Championship on Thursday. «The Star Online, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. French sixth [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/french-sixth>. May 2024 ».
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