chromatic

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Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction
Relating to or characterised by hue
Regarding all twelve traditional Western pitch classes, regardless of temperament or intonation; Regarding entire sets of alternative pitch class systems
belonging, relating to, or abounding in color
{a} relating to colors
being or having or characterized by hue based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale" able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens
Chromatic means related to colours
From the Greek "chromatikos" (colored) The chromatic scale divides an octave into twelve semitones (all the white and black notes on the keyboard from middle c to the c above it, for example), as opposed to the diatonic major and minor scales Chromatic chords employ notes foreign to the diatonic scale of the prevailing key in a musical passage The history of Western Music through the early 20th century reveals a progression of increasing chromaticism
In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones. the notes of the chromatic scale
Pertaining to the presence of color
The chromatic scale divides an octave into twelve half steps (all the white and black notes on the keyboard from middle C to the C above it) This is different than the major scale and minor scale, which only have 8 tones Listen to Chopin's Etude No 2 in A Minor to hear how chromatic scales are used in music
Refers to note going up or down a semitone
Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale
perceived as having hue; not white gray or black
Ascending or descending by half steps
{s} colorful, multicolored
Motion by half steps; or pitches used outside of the diatonic scale in which they normally occur
Relating to color, or to colors
being or having or characterized by hue
Relating to the hue or saturation of colour
– Notes moving in half steps
a term referring to the use of all the half-tones in a scale
Having color (hue); not neutral (black, white or gray)
Having the capacity to refract colours without separating spectral colors
based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale"
Melody or harmony built from many, if not all, of the twelve semitones (half steps) of the octave [Harmony]
the opposite of diatonic, the relationship between intervals a semitone apart
describes a scale, chord, piece or passage of music which utilizes all the twelve notes of the octave with little apparent preference
Perceived as having a hue, not white, gray or black
being or having or characterized by hue based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones; "a chromatic scale"
Relating to the hue or saturation of color
incorporating accidentals, using tones foreign to the diatonic scale
Of or pertaining to color
able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens"
in simplest terms this can be defined as a scale consisting of half steps It also would naturally refer to any melodic or harmonic passages which contain primarily half steps Pärt's music is notable for its lack of chromaticism
Progressing in semi-tones as opposed to the more oft-used major and minor scales
able to refract light without spectral color separation; "chromatic lens
chromatical
chromatic aberration
an optical aberration, in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths
chromatic number
The smallest number of colours needed to colour a connected graph
chromatic numbers
plural form of chromatic number
chromatic scale
A scale including all twelve semitones in an octave
chromatic scales
plural form of chromatic scale
chromatic aberration
an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes
chromatic aberration
Color distortion in an image produced by a lens, caused by the inability of the lens to bring the various colors of light to focus at a single point
chromatic color
a color that has hue
chromatic scale
A scale consisting of 12 semitones
chromatic scale
musical scale made up of half steps
chromatic scale
a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
chromatically
In a chromatic manner
chromatically
with respect to color; "chromatically pure
chromatically
in a chromatic manner (of or relating to colors; pertaining to half tones in music)
chromatic

    Silbentrennung

    chro·ma·tic

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khroma, “color”).
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