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Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat.
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Meaning of "quarter tone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARTER TONE

quarter tone play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARTER TONE

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Quarter tone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES QUARTER TONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quarter tone

Quarter tone

A quarter tone play , is a pitch halfway between the usual notes of a chromatic scale, an interval about half as wide as a semitone, which is half a whole tone. Trumpet with 3 normal valves and a quartering on the extension valve. Many composers are known for having written music including quarter tones or the quarter tone scale, first proposed by 19th-century music theorist Mikha'il Mishaqah, including: Pierre Boulez, Julián Carrillo, Mildred Couper, Alberto Ginastera, Gérard Grisey, Alois Hába, Ljubica Marić, Charles Ives, Tristan Murail, Krzysztof Penderecki, Giacinto Scelsi, Ammar El Sherei, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Tui St. George Tucker, Ivan Alexandrovich Wyschnegradsky, and Iannis Xenakis.

Definition of quarter tone in the English dictionary

The definition of quarter tone in the dictionary is a quarter of a whole tone; a pitch interval corresponding to 50 cents measured on the well-tempered scale.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARTER TONE

quarter century
quarter crack
quarter day
quarter grain
quarter horse
quarter mile
quarter note
quarter plate
quarter pound
quarter round
quarter section
quarter sessions
quarter turn
quarter window
quarter-bound
quarter-finalist
quarter-hour
quarter-hourly
quarter-miler
quarter-phase

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARTER TONE

aeolian tone
combination tone
compound tone
dial tone
dialling tone
differential tone
engaged tone
Gregorian tone
hum tone
partial tone
passing tone
pure tone
resultant tone
ringing tone
side tone
stone
strike tone
summational tone
tone
whole tone

Synonyms and antonyms of quarter tone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «quarter tone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARTER TONE

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

Translator English - Chinese

季音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuarto de tono
570 millions of speakers

English

quarter tone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तिमाही स्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الربع هجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четверть тона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tom trimestre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোয়ার্টার টোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quart de ton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nada suku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vierteltonintervall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

四半期トーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분기 톤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lagu nada
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

giai điệu quý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலாண்டு தொனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चतुर्थांश आवाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çeyrek ton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quarto di tono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ton kwartał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чверть тони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ton trimestru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρίμηνο τόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwartaal toon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kvartalet tonen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvartal tone
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quarter tone

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John Eaton
Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARTER TONE»

Discover the use of quarter tone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarter tone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Toward a Quarter-tone Syntax: Analyses of Selected Works by ...
In the works under consideration, I show how each composer employs quarter tones to extend traditional models of harmony, counterpoint, tonal syntax, and prolongation.
Myles Leigh Skinner, 2007
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ApertureExposed: The MacPhotographer's Guide to Taming the ...
That's when the Quarter Tone controls come in handy. To access the Quarter Tone controls, click the Quarter Tone Controls button () in the Levels controls. Two new sliders that can be adjusted independently of the others will appear. They will ...
Ellen Anon, Josh Anon, 2006
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
The first microtonal piece to use Western instrumental forms is a string quartet by John Koulds ( 1897); and the earliest known published quarter-tone composition, Richard Stein's Zwei Konzert- xtiicke op. 26 ( 1 906), is for cello and piano.
Don Michael Randel, 2003
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
The most commonly used of the microtones, the quarter tone was used in ancient Greece, again in the Middle Ages, and by various twentieth-century composers. Since the ordinary keyboard instrument cannot be tuned to produce any interval ...
Christine Ammer, 2004
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Greek Musical Writings: Volume 2, Harmonic and Acoustic Theory
Dorian Hypodorian i Nets diezeugmenon Nete hyperbolaion Ditone (tone) Ditone (tone) 2 Paranete diezeugmenon Paranete hyperbolaion Quarter-tone (tone) Quarter-tone (tone) 3 Trite diezeugmenon Trite hyperbolaion Quarter-tone ...
Andrew Barker, 2004
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Béla Bartók: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources
84 in the cello) and to play a narrow bariolage on A and a quarter tone lower ( after no. 85 in vl. 1 ), in both cases using the reversed flat sign with a footnote: senkt um einen Viertelton. In the late 1930s Bartok returned to the idea, this time using ...
László Somfai, 1996
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Charles Ives: A Guide to Research
Performer's guide to the Three Quarter-Tone Pieces includes specific technical guidance on retuning the piano, and interpretative suggestions. 567. Perison, Harry. "The Quarter-Tone System of Charles Ives." Current Musi- cology 18 (1974 ): ...
Gayle Sherwood, Gayle Sherwood Magee, 2002
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The Dastgah Concept in Persian Music
It is in this short introductory section of Dastur-e Tar that, for the first time, the view that Persian music relies on a 24-quarter-tone scale is expressed. On his return to Persia in the early 1920s, Vaziri quickly became the most influential force in ...
Hormoz Farhat, 2004
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Music of the Twentieth-century Avant-garde: A Biocritical ...
For the first performance of Matka under the direction of Hermann Scherchen at Munich 1931, Haba required a specifically designed and built consortium of quarter-tone instruments, in addition to the otherwise orthodox instrumentarium.
Larry Sitsky, 2002
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A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist
142 QUARTER-TONE TRILL effects not previously possible on a standard open- hole concert flute, such as a complete quarter-tone scale, a smooth glissando with no gaps from C1 to C4, and chromatic progressions of multiphonics. Since it is ...
Susan J. Maclagan, 2009

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARTER TONE»

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Review: Living Earth Show's quarter-tones and toothbrushes …
The opening piece was more quarter tones than shredding, but the talent of the duo was immediately apparent. Despite the airy complexity and avant garde ... «Charleston Post Courier, May 15»
2
MSO's celebration of modern music a triumph
The score introduces new musical notation for playing a quarter tone and three-quarter tones higher, to be played on the bridge rectangular to its right edge, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Blowing his own trumpet: how jazz inspired the classically trained …
In fact, Nassim had crafted an “Oriental” trumpet with an additional valve that allowed him to play the quarter tones of Arabian music. At home the Maaloufs ... «The National, Jul 14»
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Sofia Gubaidulina: unchained melodies
... prerecorded tapes: one with instruments tuned a quarter tone higher than the ... That path is a complicated one that takes us through the thickets of 12-tone ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
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Bloc Party - Truth
I am yours now. Respectfully I am yours now. Truthfully It burnt the stain. Left on my mind. Our hearts they beat. A quarter tone apart. I am yours now. Respectfully «YouTube, Aug 12»
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Discoveries Along The Pitch Continuum
I was intrigued by their music, but knowing that it used 'quarter tones,' it seemed impossible for me to approach Arabic music on the trumpet, until I discovered ... «All About Jazz, Apr 10»

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