sesta minore

Definition of the Italian term sesta minore in music:

  1. minor sixth (interval of eight half steps)
  2. minor sixth (the note a minor sixth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
sesta minore
Plural
seste minori

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to sesta minore:

  • minore – minor (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 maggiore – major sixth (interval of nine half steps)...
  • sesto grado – sixth degree (the note six degrees above the tonic...