decima maggiore
Definition of the Italian term decima maggiore in music:
- major tenth (interval of sixteen half steps)
- major tenth (the note a major tenth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
decima maggiore
Plural
decime maggiori
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to decima maggiore:
- decima
- decima aumentata – augmented tenth (interval of seventeen half steps)...
- decima diminuita – diminished tenth (interval of fourteen half steps)...
- decima eccedente – augmented tenth (interval of seventeen half steps)...
- decima minore – minor tenth (interval of fifteen half steps)...
- decima nota – tenth (the note a tenth above the tonic of a scale...
- decimo grado – tenth degree (the note ten degrees above the tonic...
- maggiore – major (type of key, chord, or scale)...