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Musical interval encompassing three half steps
music theory, a minor third is a musical interval that encompasses three half steps, or semitones. Staff notation represents the minor third as encompassing
Minor_third
Triad of scale patterns in music theory
A minor scale is a sequence of musical notes in which the third scale degree is a minor third above the tonic. The notes A–B–C–D–E–F–G form a prototypical
Minor_scale
Musical concepts
and minor may also refer to scales and chords that contain a major third or a minor third, respectively. A major scale is a scale in which the third scale
Major_and_minor
American baseball player (1974–2023)
Ryan Dale Minor (January 5, 1974 – December 22, 2023) was an American professional baseball third baseman, minor league baseball manager and professional
Ryan_Minor
Combination of three or more notes
A minor chord is a triad with a minor third and a perfect fifth above the root. The minor triad built on C is spelled C–E♭–G. The primary intervals in
Minor_chord
Musical cadence
musical section that is either modal or in a minor key. This is achieved by raising the third of the expected minor triad by a semitone to create a major triad
Picardy_third
Musical interval
In music, the septimal minor third, also called the subminor third (e.g., by Ellis) or septimal subminor third, is the musical interval exactly or approximately
Septimal_minor_third
Topics referred to by the same term
Major third, a third spanning four semitones Minor third, a third encompassing three half steps, or semitones Neutral third, wider than a minor third but
Third
Musical interval
steps or two whole steps. Along with the minor third, the major third is one of two commonly occurring thirds. It is described as major because it is the
Major_third
Type of musical chord
In music, a minor seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, a minor third, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh (1, ♭3, 5, ♭7). In other
Minor_seventh_chord
Set of alternative guitar tunings
successive open-strings: 3 semitones (minor third): Minor-thirds, or Diminished tuning 4 semitones (major third): Major-thirds or Augmented tuning, 5 semitones
Regular_tuning
Difference in pitch between two notes
quality (perfect, major, minor, augmented, diminished) and number (unison, second, third, etc.). Examples include the minor third or perfect fifth. These
Interval_(music)
Adjusting pitches of guitar strings
yield the notes of the E minor pentatonic scale (G major pentatonic), and barring the third fret produces the notes of the G minor pentatonic scale (B♭ major
Guitar_tunings
Set of notes played on a guitar
is a third above the third—either a minor third above a major third or a major third above a minor third. The major triad has a root, a major third, and
Guitar_chord
Musical interval
between the third and sixth scale degrees and between the fourth and seventh scale degrees (e.g., E♭–A and F–B, respectively, in C minor). When descending
Tritone
Type of musical chord
In music theory, a diminished triad is a triad with a minor third and a diminished fifth above the root. When using chord symbols, it may be indicated
Diminished_triad
Three notes in intervals of a third
root. (The third or fifth can be the lowest note.) the third – its interval above the root being a minor third (three semitones) or a major third (four semitones)
Triad_(music)
Musical mode
tetrachord are quarter tone–quarter tone–major third. In the chromatic genus, they are semitone–semitone–minor third. In the diatonic genus, they are semitone–tone–tone
Dorian_mode
Musical modes with repeating intervals
Minor thirds, truncation of modes 2, 4, 6 and 7: minor third, minor third, minor third, minor third – 1 mode and 3 transpositions. See Diminished seventh
Mode_of_limited_transposition
Seventh chord composed of four notes
A minor major seventh chord, or minor/major seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, minor third, perfect fifth, and major seventh (1, ♭3,
Minor_major_seventh_chord
Ascending form of the melodic minor scale
scale with a minor third, making it a synthetic scale, and features a dominant seventh chord on the fifth degree (V) like the harmonic minor scale. It can
Jazz_minor_scale
Type of musical chord
four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished seventh above the root: (1, ♭3
Diminished_seventh_chord
Type of chord in music theory
chord or a minor seventh flat five chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a minor seventh
Half-diminished_seventh_chord
Sexual activity with a person under the age of consent
activity. Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual contact with minors under the age of consent, it is a generic term, and very few jurisdictions
Statutory_rape
Fifth mode of the harmonic minor scale
Fraigish). It resembles the Phrygian mode but with a major third, rather than a minor third. In the Berklee method, it is known as the Mixolydian ♭9 ♭13
Phrygian_dominant_scale
is tempered to the extent that three ascending fifths produce a pure minor third.(See meantone temperaments). The music program Logic Pro uses also 1⁄2-comma
List_of_pitch_intervals
Musical interval
third, (also known as a submajor third, or a superminor third), is a musical interval wider than a minor third play but narrower than a major third play
Neutral_third
Sequence of frequencies
equal-tempered minor third (play), since they approximate a just perfect fifth (play) and just minor third (play), respectively. The just minor third appears
Harmonic_series_(music)
Musical scales
scale, notably the flat fifth addition to the minor pentatonic scale or the addition of the minor third to a major pentatonic scale. However, the heptatonic
Blues_scale
Categorizations of simultaneous or successive sounds
major thirds and minor sixths minor thirds and major sixths Dissonances may include: Dissonance major seconds and minor seventh tritones minor seconds
Consonance_and_dissonance
Aspect of music
interval is the major second and minor seventh, followed by the tritone, the minor third (major sixth), the major third (minor sixth) and the perfect fourth
Harmony
Political party with little influence in politics
A minor party, also known in two-party systems as a third party, is a political party that plays a smaller (in some cases much smaller, even insignificant
Minor_party
Musical interval
and its inversion, the perfect fourth. The Pythagorean major third (81:64) and minor third (32:27) were dissonant, and this prevented musicians from using
Syntonic_comma
Type of musical scale
The Hungarian minor scale, double harmonic minor scale,, Gypsy minor scale or the Harmonic minor ♯4 scale is a type of combined musical scale. It is the
Hungarian_minor_scale
Musical interval
third (Play) is the musical interval produced by narrowing a minor third by a chromatic semitone. For instance, the interval from A to C is a minor third
Diminished_third
Musical Scale
the minor Neapolitan scale are two musical scales. Both scales are minor, in that they both contain a minor third above the root. The major and minor Neapolitan
Neapolitan_scale
Musical interval
tone. This just ratio is also the difference between a minor third (6:5) and septimal minor third (7:6). Composer Ben Johnston, to accommodate the just
Quarter_tone
Musical scale
The harmonic minor scale (or Aeolian ♮7 scale) is a musical scale derived from the natural minor scale, with the minor seventh degree raised by one semitone
Harmonic_minor_scale
Algebraic irrational number
interval, the equal-tempered semitone (for example, a minor third is 3 semitones, a major third is 4 semitones, and a perfect fifth is 7 semitones). Semitones
Twelfth_root_of_two
Musical chord in which the (major or minor) third is omitted
would in functional harmony, Hancock simply transposes the chord up a minor third, "It doesn't have any cadences; it just keeps moving around in a circle
Suspended_chord
Musical interval
temperament. For example, B–D♯ is a major third; but if the same pitches are spelled B and E♭, as occurs in the C harmonic minor scale, the interval is instead a
Diminished_fourth
Method of tuning a musical instrument
consonant. The thirds, by contrast, most of which are in the relatively complex ratios of 81:64 (for major thirds) and 32:27 (for minor thirds), sound less
Pythagorean_tuning
Alternative guitar tuning
perfect fifth {(C,G),(G,D),(D,A),(A,E)}; the two highest strings are a minor third apart (E,G). All-fifths tuning is typically used for mandolins, cellos
New_standard_tuning
Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Old Kingdom)
9000-8000 BC). Genomes from the Neolithic/Chalcolithic Levant only appeared as a minor third-place component in three-source models. A 2022 DNA study had already
Third_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Division of an octave
the septimal minor seventh (7/4) can be distinguished from the sum of a fifth (3/2) and a minor third (6/5), and the septimal subminor third (7/6) is different
22_equal_temperament
Type of musical scale
scales, which have seven notes per octave (such as the major scale and minor scale). Pentatonic scales were developed independently by many ancient civilizations
Pentatonic_scale
Musical tuning system of 53 pitches
Pythagorean major third (ditone) and just major third are distinguished, as are the Pythagorean minor third (semiditone) and just minor third. The fact that
53_equal_temperament
Basic musical interval
one without semitones is anhemitonic. The minor second (m2 or -2) occurs in the major scale, between the third and fourth degree, (mi (E) and fa (F) in
Semitone
1969 song by the Beatles
chromatically from A to B and D♯, while the second guitar harmonises a minor third higher to reach F♯. An eight-bar drum solo as a final statement of recognition
The_End_(Beatles_song)
Chord having a root, a major third, and a perfect fifth
major third between the first and second notes, the perfect fifth between the first and third notes, and the minor third between the second and third notes
Major_chord
Type of chord
minor third below the dominant. In a minor key, where the dominant may be a minor chord, the dominant parallel will be the major chord a minor third above
Parallel_and_counter_parallel
Musical chord
constructed using a sequence of major thirds (spanning 4 semitones) and/or minor thirds (3 semitones). Since there are 3 third intervals in a seventh chord (4
Seventh_chord
Musical tuning system
less than 3 : 2 {\displaystyle 3:2} , in order to bring the major or minor thirds closer to the just intonation ratio of 5 : 4 {\displaystyle 5:4} or 6
Meantone_temperament
Chord made of a tertian triad and a miscellaneous fourth note
split-third chord) includes both the major and minor thirds (e.g. C–E♭–E♮–G), although the thirds are usually separated by an octave or more. A minor chord
Added_tone_chord
Top-to-bottom rearrangement of a musical interval, chord, or melody
the third of the triad – with the fifth and the root stacked above it (the root now shifted an octave higher), forming the intervals of a minor third and
Inversion_(music)
Relationships between music and mathematics
If tuned a just minor third (6:5) below a just subdominant degree of 4:3, however, the interval from the tonic would equal a minor whole tone (10:9)
Music_and_mathematics
Note sung or played at a slightly different pitch than standard
empirically to center at 6⁄5 (316 cents, a minor third in just intonation, or a slightly sharp minor third in equal temperament) based on cluster analysis
Blue_note
Unreleased studio album
Ursa Minor is an unreleased studio album by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Initially conceived as the second part of a double album to
Ursa Minor (Third Eye Blind album)
Ursa_Minor_(Third_Eye_Blind_album)
Set of musical alterations
Each major key has a relative minor key that shares the same key signature. The relative minor is always a minor third lower than its relative major.
Key_signature
Tonal degree of the diatonic scale
perfect fifth, the mediant can be a major or minor third. Schenkerian analysts consider the mediant (third scale degree) as an expansion or extension of
Mediant
Form of musical chord
" A dominant minor ninth chord consists of a dominant seventh chord and a minor ninth above the root. For instance, a C dominant minor ninth chord (C7♭9)
Ninth_chord
minor third, major second, major second, minor third, while the ryo (呂) scale is major second, major second, minor third, major second, minor third.
Ritsu_and_ryo_scales
Tuning system for musical instruments
three major thirds are correct (5:4), and three of the minor thirds are as expected (6:5), but D to F is a semiditone or Pythagorean minor third (equal to
Five-limit_tuning
Musical tuning system with 19 pitches per octave
steps arose naturally out of Renaissance music theory. The ratio of four minor thirds to an octave ( 648 / 625 or 62.565 cents – the "greater" diesis) was
19_equal_temperament
Musical interval
In music theory, a minor seventh is one of two musical intervals that span seven staff positions. It is minor because it is the smaller of the two sevenths
Minor_seventh
Sound from a percussion instrument
called the hum. There are also present a minor third and perfect fifth in the first octave, and a major third and perfect fifth in the second octave."
Strike_tone
Musical chord
seventh, which includes a major third above the root, with an augmented second, which is the same pitch as the minor third degree above the root, albeit
Dominant seventh sharp ninth chord
Dominant_seventh_sharp_ninth_chord
Percussion instrument
tuned bell has a minor third as a main harmonic. On the theory that western music in major keys may sound better on bells with a major third as a harmonic
Bell
Musical interval
For example, the minor third is tuned at 300 ¢, while the major third is a semitone (100 ¢) sharper (400 ¢), and so the neutral third lies between them
Neutral_interval
Seventh mode of the melodic minor scale
altered to a ♭11 (equivalent to a major third) the thirteenth is altered to a ♭13 (equivalent to a ♯5) and the minor third can be considered a ♯9 The altered
Altered_scale
Scale obtained by sharpening the second and third degrees of the locrian mode
complete cycle of thirds if one is willing to count a diminished third as a third: four major thirds, two minor thirds and a diminished third making up two
Major_Locrian_scale
Collection of ideas in music theory
R-then-P transposes C major down a minor third, to A major via A minor, whilst transposing C minor to E♭ minor up a minor 3rd via E♭ major. Initial work in
Neo-Riemannian_theory
Third interval may refer to one of the following musical intervals in equal-temperament tuning: major third minor third augmented third diminished third
List_of_third_intervals
Very small interval arising from discrepancies in tuning
between: minor second and augmented unison (also known as diatonic and chromatic semitones), or major second and diminished third, or minor third and augmented
Comma_(music)
Pantomime ballet by Béla Bartók
by trombone glissandi spanning a minor third, another very important interval. As the tramps throw him out, the minor second in 6 8 returns. The music
The_Miraculous_Mandarin
Authentic Gregorian mode
In the chromatic genus, this is a minor third followed by two semitones. In the enharmonic genus, it is a major third and two quarter tones. A diatonic-genus
Phrygian_mode
Musical tuning system with 15 pitches equally-spaced on a logarithmic scale
To construct a major third in 15-ET, one must stack two intervals of different sizes, whereas one can divide both the minor third and perfect fourth into
15_equal_temperament
Chords used in jazz music
augmented second/minor third (augmented ninth/minor tenth) = 3 semitones + an octave = 15 semitones above the root. 10 = compound major third (tenth) = 4 semitones
Jazz_chord
Smallest of the oboe musical instrument family
oboe family. Pitched in E♭ or F above the regular oboe (i.e. notated a minor third or perfect fourth lower than sounding), the piccolo oboe is a sopranino
Piccolo_oboe
Harmonic structures constructed from intervals of thirds
"of or concerning thirds") describes any piece, chord, counterpoint etc. constructed from the intervals of (major and minor) thirds. Tertian harmony (also
Tertian
Microtonal tuning system in music
C–E–G–A♯. The seventh here is different from stacking a fifth and a minor third, which instead yields B♭ to make a dominant seventh. This difference
31_equal_temperament
Musical interval
semitone, spanning three semitones and enharmonically equivalent to a minor third in 12-tone equal temperament. For instance, the interval from C to D
Augmented_second
Musical scale commonly used in Japan
major second, minor third, perfect fifth and minor sixth (such as the notes A, B, C, E, F and up to A ja:ヨナ抜き音階.), essentially a natural minor scale in Western
Japanese_mode
Small stringed musical instrument
examples are similar to a child's size violin in size, and are tuned a minor third (B♭3–F4–C5–G5) or a fourth higher (C4–G4–D5–A5). The most famous work
Violino_piccolo
Seven-string acoustic guitar developed in Russia
guitar it is possible to play the E minor (2002002) as E (root), G (minor third), B (fifth), E (root), G (minor third), B (fifth), and E (root) — or to
Russian_guitar
Sequence of notes that results from inverting the intervals of the overtone series
(perfect fourth higher than previous note), E (major third higher than previous note), and G (minor third higher than previous note). The pattern occurs in
Undertone_series
Musical interval
Enharmonically equivalent to a compound minor third, if transposed into a single octave, it becomes a minor third or major sixth. Augmented octave Augmented
Ninth_(interval)
Minor political party
The Colorado Center Party is a minor third party in the United States state of Colorado, primarily centered around its second congressional district,
Colorado_Center_Party
common-practice, extending music to the 7-limit, including the 7/6 septimal minor third, the 7/5 septimal tritone and the 8/7 septimal major second. Composers
Septimal_comma
Recurring pattern of modes or scales that shapes a piece's tonal color
"Hey Bo Diddley") terrace shout-and-fall ladder of thirds "Chel-sea" football crowd chant: minor third. Further defined features include: melodic dissonance:
Modal_frame
Term used in Western music and music theory
semitone narrower than a minor sixth. The standard abbreviations for diminished intervals are dX, such that a diminished third = d3. The diminished fifth
Diminution
Chord
surroundings by silence, seems to be a perverse spacing of the E minor triad, with the minor third doubled in four octaves while the root and fifth appear only
Psalms_chord
Type of mediant and submediant chord
are related by a major third or minor third, and contain one common tone (thereby sharing the same quality, i.e. major or minor). For example, in the key
Chromatic_mediant
Polyphonic music with separate melodies
octave, as well as the major and minor second, major and minor third, and ascending minor sixth. The ascending minor sixth must be immediately followed
Counterpoint
Relative chord placement
the bass note is E—the third of the triad—with the fifth and the root above it, forming the intervals of a minor third and a minor sixth (or corresponding
First_inversion
thirds [9:7 and 7:6] found in the justly intoned scale with a natural or subminor seventh." Thus, a subminor second is intermediate between a minor second
Subminor_and_supermajor
Musical interval
practice music, along with the unison, octave, perfect fifth, major and minor thirds, minor sixth, and (sometimes) the perfect fourth. In the common practice
Major_sixth
Musical terminology
Techniques include the ii–V–I turnaround, as well as movement by half-step or minor third. The five most common types of altered dominants are: V+, V7♯5 (both
Altered_chord
Type of musical scale and characteristic behaviors
semitones), the chromatic genus (semitones and a minor third), and the enharmonic genus (with a major third and two quarter tones or dieses). The framing
Mode_(music)
Musical interval
compromises in meantone temperament. The difference between the minor third and the tone is the minor semitone or limma of 256/243. The difference between the
Pythagorean_interval
MINOR THIRD
MINOR THIRD
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Israeli)
Jewish (Israeli) : modern Hebrew name meaning ‘loom’.English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Small; Minor
Female
Persian/Iranian
(مینو) Persian name MINOO means "heaven, paradise."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Milner.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Light; Shining
Girl/Female
Arabic, Farsi, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Heaven; Paradise
Girl/Female
Indian
Minor deity
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
Son of Zeus.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Minor Diety; Minor Goddess
Girl/Female
Indian
Fish which moves with ease everywhere bestowing Love and peace over her surroundings getting pride to all, Paradise, A gem, Precious stone
Girl/Female
Tamil
Minor deity
Male
Japanese
(里) Japanese name MINORU means "truth."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fish which moves with ease everywhere bestowing Love and peace over her surroundings getting pride to all, Paradise, A gem, Precious stone
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who built mines, either for the excavation of coal and other minerals, or as a technique in the medieval art of siege warfare. The word represents an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French mine ‘mine’ (a word of Celtic origin, cognate with Gaelic mein ‘ore’, ‘mine’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Possibly a reduced form of Senior.
Boy/Male
Japanese
Bear fruit.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Miner.German : nickname, meaning ‘small(er)’, from Latin minor ‘less’, ‘smaller’.French : nickname meaning ‘younger’, from the same word as in 2.
Female
Japanese
(里) Japanese unisex name MINORI means "truth."
Girl/Female
Arabic
Small; Minor
MINOR THIRD
MINOR THIRD
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful; Graceful
Boy/Male
Indian, Parsi
Lord is My God
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French
Darling; Form of Cheryl
Boy/Male
Dutch Anglo Saxon
Tall.
Female
Hindi/Indian
(लावणà¥à¤¯à¤¾) Hindi name LAVANYA means "beauty, grace."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Flute
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Full of Mercy
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Celtic, Dutch, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish, Latin, Muslim
Great; Surname
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Peaceful; Born in the First Quarter of an Astrological Day
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Golden
MINOR THIRD
MINOR THIRD
MINOR THIRD
MINOR THIRD
MINOR THIRD
n.
A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty-one years of age.
n.
A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services.
n.
See Minnow.
n.
A miner.
n.
A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.
n.
A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions.
n.
Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state, excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They are mostly minute moths and dipterous flies.
n.
The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor).
a.
Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor.
n.
A minor third, or interval of three semitones.
n.
A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
n.
The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe.
n.
A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).
n.
The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.
n.
The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness.
n.
The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself.
n.
The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia (Myzantha garrula).
a.
Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor.
a.
Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; as, a minor third.
a.
Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.