Mid tone - Middle tone

Japanese: 中音 - ちゅうおん

〘noun〙① A sound of medium height, neither too high nor too low. A medium-height voice. ※Warambegusa (1660) 2 "The above is the correct upper, middle, and lower notes of the character."② One of the melodies of the Heike Biwa. A melodic mid-range tune, sung with detailed and mysterious phrasing. ※Seikai Yotekishu (early 17th century?) "The mid-range tone is five feet high, taketakaoshite cool and pure."③ In music, a tone in a range that indicates a medium height. A female voice or the tone of an instrument that belongs to the alto. A mid-high tone. Alto. [Gakusetsu Shoho (1888)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① あまり高くも低くもない、中くらいの高さの音。中くらいの声。※わらんべ草（1660）二「右是は、字の上音、中音、下音の正也」② 平家琵琶の曲節の一つ。中程度の音域で詠嘆的に節あしらいを細かく幽玄に歌うところ。※西海余滴集（１７Ｃ前か）「中音は是五尺菖蒲たけたかうして涼しく清すべし」③ 音楽で、中程度の高さを示す音域の音。女声または楽器のアルトに属するものの音。中高音。アルト。〔楽典初歩（1888）〕

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