quinta
Definition of the Italian term quinta in music:
- fifth (ordinal number)
- fifth (interval of five degrees)
- fifth (the note a fifth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
- generic name for an organ mutation stop sounding a fifth above the note played, sometimes one or more octaves above (equivalent to "Fifth" in English, "Quint" in German, "Quinte" in French, and "Quinta" in Latin)
Language
Italian
Singular
quinta
Plural
quinte
Abbreviation
5ª
Alt. abbreviations
5.5aV.VªVa
Synonyms
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include quinta:
- alla quinta – at the interval of a fifth...
- canone alla quinta – canon at the fifth (canon in which the imitation b...
- quinta aumentata – augmented fifth (interval of eight half steps)...
- quinta corda – fifth string
- quinta diminuita – diminished fifth (interval of six half steps)...
- quinta eccedente – augmented fifth (interval of eight half steps)...
- quinta giusta – perfect fifth (interval of seven half steps)...
- quinta nota – fifth (the note a fifth above the tonic of a scale...
- quinta posizione – fifth position
- quinta sinfonia – fifth symphony
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to quinta: