nửa cung

Một nửa cung là khoảng cách giữa hai phím đàn piano liền kề.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Semitone: In music theory, a "nửa cung" is the smallest standard interval in Western music, equivalent to half of a whole tone. It is the distance between two adjacent keys on a piano, including both white and black keys.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quãng này rộng một nửa cung. (This interval is one semitone wide.)
  • Bạn cần điều chỉnh dây lên cao một nửa cung. (You need to tune the string up by a semitone.)
  • Âm giai này chứa mười hai nửa cung. (This scale contains twelve semitones.)

Advanced Usage

• In musical notation and tuning systems, the "nửa cung" is a fundamental unit of measurement. The equal temperament system divides an octave into 12 equal semitones.
  • Piano được điều chỉnh theo hệ thống 12 nửa cung bằng nhau. (The piano is tuned to the system of 12 equal semitones.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cung (n): tone, whole tone.

  • Một cung bằng hai nửa cung. (A whole tone equals two semitones.)

• Nửa cung thăng (n): sharpened semitone.

• Nửa cung giáng (n): flattened semitone.

Synonyms

• Semitone: The direct English equivalent.
• Half step: A common alternative term in music, especially in American English.
• Minor second: The name for the interval of a semitone.

Related Terms

• Quãng (n): interval.
• Quãng tám (n): octave.
• Âm giai (n): scale.