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whole tone

basic musical interval
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whole tone

Summary

whole tone is an interval[1]. It draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (interval category, ranking #8 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • whole tone's instance of is recorded as interval[3].
  • whole tone's instance of is recorded as unit of musical interval[4].
  • whole tone's said to be the same as is recorded as major second[5].
  • whole tone comprises semitone[6].
  • whole tone's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[7].
  • whole tone's different from is recorded as step[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include interval[3] and unit of musical interval[4].

Use and Application

whole tone comprises semitone[6].

Why It Matters

whole tone draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (interval category, ranking #8 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → semitone
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 06872106-n
    Said to be the same as → major second
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8814]]: 06872106-n"
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