decima maggiore

Definition of the Italian term decima maggiore in music:

  1. major tenth (interval of sixteen half steps)
  2. major tenth (the note a major tenth above the tonic of a scale or the root of a chord)
Language
Italian
Singular
decima maggiore
Plural
decime maggiori

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to decima maggiore:

  • decima – tenth (ordinal number)...
  • decima aumentata – augmented tenth (interval of seventeen half steps)...
  • decima diminuita – diminished tenth (interval of fourteen half steps)...
  • decima eccedente – augmented tenth (interval of seventeen half steps)...
  • decima minore – minor tenth (interval of fifteen half steps)...
  • decima nota – tenth (the note a tenth above the tonic of a scale...
  • decimo grado – tenth degree (the note ten degrees above the tonic...
  • maggiore – major (type of key, chord, or scale)...