sesta diminuita

Definition of the Italian term sesta diminuita in music:

  1. diminished sixth (interval of seven half steps)
  2. diminished sixth (the note a diminished sixth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
sesta diminuita
Plural
seste diminuite

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to sesta diminuita:

  • sesta – sixth (ordinal number)...
  • sesta aumentata – augmented sixth (interval of ten half steps)...
  • sesta eccedente – augmented sixth (interval of ten half steps)...
  • sesta maggiore – major sixth (interval of nine half steps)...
  • sesta minore – minor sixth (interval of eight half steps)...
  • sesto grado – sixth degree (the note six degrees above the tonic...