quarte

Definition of the French term quarte in music:

  1. fourth (interval of four degrees)
  2. fourth (the note a fourth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
  3. organ mixture stop of two or more ranks, including one pair a fourth apart usually of 2' and 2⅔' pitch (equivalent to "Rauschquinte" in German and "Quarta" in Italian)
Language
French
Singular
quarte
Plural
quartes

Combinations

French musical terms that include quarte:

Related terms

French musical terms related to quarte:

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  • douzième – twelfth (ordinal number)...
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  • neuvième – ninth (ordinal number)...
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  • onzième – eleventh (ordinal number)...
  • prime – unison (interval of 1 degree)
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  • seconde – second (ordinal number)...
  • septième – seventh (ordinal number)...
  • sixte – sixth (interval of six degrees)...
  • tierce – third (interval of three degrees)...
  • ton – tone...
  • treizième – thirteenth (ordinal number)...
  • triton – tritone (interval of six half steps, enharmonic wi...
  • unisson – unison (interval of 1 degree)...