terza maggiore

Definition of the Italian term terza maggiore in music:

  1. major third (interval of four half steps)
  2. major third (the note a major third above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
terza maggiore
Plural
terze maggiori

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to terza maggiore:

  • alla terza – at the interval of a third...
  • maggiore – major (type of key, chord, or scale)...
  • terza – third (ordinal number)...
  • terza aumentata – augmented third (interval of five half steps)...
  • terza diminuita – diminished third (interval of two half steps)...
  • terza eccedente – augmented third (interval of five half steps)...
  • terza minore – minor third (interval of three half steps)...
  • terza nota – third (the note a third above the tonic of a scale...
  • terzo grado – third degree (the note three degrees above the ton...