sesta maggiore

Definition of the Italian term sesta maggiore in music:

  1. major sixth (interval of nine half steps)
  2. major sixth (the note a major sixth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
sesta maggiore
Plural
seste maggiori

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to sesta maggiore:

  • maggiore – major (type of key, chord, or scale)...
  • sesta – sixth (ordinal number)...
  • sesta aumentata – augmented sixth (interval of ten half steps)...
  • sesta diminuita – diminished sixth (interval of seven half steps)...
  • sesta eccedente – augmented sixth (interval of ten half steps)...
  • sesta minore – minor sixth (interval of eight half steps)...
  • sesto grado – sixth degree (the note six degrees above the tonic...