Diatonic scale

Japanese: diatonic scale(英語表記)diatonicscale
Diatonic scale

…It is also called the chromatic scale. Its etymology comes from the ancient Greek word chrōmatikos, meaning “colored,” and it is paired with the diatonic scale (Figures 1 and 2). It is expressed as an octave scale consisting of 12 semitones, but this is not a chain of mutually equivalent semitones, but is interpreted as a diatonic scale filled with semitones. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "diatonic scale" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…半音階的音階ともいう。古代ギリシア語の〈彩色されたchrōmatikos〉を語源とし,全音階ないし全音階的音階diatonic scaleと対をなす(図1,図2)。12の半音程から成るオクターブ音階で表されるが,これは相互に等価な半音の連鎖ではなく,全音階を半音で充塡したものと解釈される。…

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