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Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable..

Sequence :: Sequence (n.) Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.

Diatonically :: Diatonically (adv.) In a diatonic manner.

Neoplatonician :: Neoplatonician (n.) A neoplatonist.

Platonic :: Platonic (a.) Alt. of Platonica.

Sixth :: Sixth (n.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.

Neoplatonism :: Neoplatonism (n.) A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy..

Fa :: Fa (n.) A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.

Change :: Change (v. t.) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale..

Carillon :: Carillon (n.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys..

Gradation :: Gradation (n.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.

Atonic :: Atonic (n.) A word that has no accent.

Scale :: Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor..

Chromatic :: Chromatic (a.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale..

Platonical :: Platonical (a.) Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical..

Fourth :: Fourth (n.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key..

H :: H () The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See B..

Endeictic :: Endeictic (a.) Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill..

Fifth :: Fifth (n.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key..

Plotinist :: Plotinist (n.) A disciple of Plotinus, a celebrated Platonic philosopher of the third century, who taught that the human soul emanates from the divine Being, to whom it reunited at death..

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