quinta giusta
Definition of the Italian term quinta giusta in music:
- perfect fifth (interval of seven half steps)
- perfect fifth (the note a perfect fifth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
- fifth in the tuning system of just intonation
Language
Italian
Singular
quinta giusta
Plural
quinte giuste
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to quinta giusta:
- alla quinta – at the interval of a fifth...
- quinta – fifth (ordinal number)...
- quinta aumentata – augmented fifth (interval of eight half steps)...
- quinta diminuita – diminished fifth (interval of six half steps)...
- quinta eccedente – augmented fifth (interval of eight half steps)...
- quinta nota – fifth (the note a fifth above the tonic of a scale...
- quinto grado – fifth degree (the note five degrees above the toni...