nona maggiore

Definition of the Italian term nona maggiore in music:

  1. major ninth (interval of fourteen half steps)
  2. major ninth (the note a major ninth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
nona maggiore
Plural
none maggiori

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to nona maggiore:

  • maggiore – major (type of key, chord, or scale)...
  • nona – ninth (interval of nine degrees, equal to an octav...
  • nona aumentata – augmented ninth (interval of fifteen half steps)...
  • nona diminuita – diminished ninth (interval of twelve half steps)...
  • nona eccedente – augmented ninth (interval of fifteen half steps)...
  • nona minore – minor ninth (interval of thirteen half steps)...
  • nona nota – ninth (the note a ninth above the tonic of a scale...
  • nono grado – ninth degree (the note nine degrees above the toni...