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quarter-tone

四分音符,四分之一音,四分音,四声

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Music.

    • : an interval equivalent to half of a semitone.

Examples

  • Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.

  • Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.

  • Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.

  • By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.

  • “Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.

  • That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.

  • Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.

  • And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.

  • What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.

  • This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.