diminished fifths

Signification (Anglais)

plural of diminished fifth

diminished fifth

A type of tritone in musical composition formed by narrowing a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitones. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans five diatonic scale degrees like a perfect fifth but narrower by a semitone. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from an augmented fourth.

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Phrases

The diminished seventh contains two diminished fifths , which often resolve inwards .

Le septième diminué contient deux cinquièmes diminués, qui résolvent souvent vers l'intérieur.