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Intonation

Intonation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Intonation? [n] the act of singing in a monotonous tone [n] singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong [n] the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations [n] rise and fall of the voice pitch Synonyms \| Synonyms for Intonation: chanting \| modulation \| pitch contour Related Terms \| Find terms related to Intonation: accent \| accentuation \| adaptation \| AF \| arrangement \| articulation \| audio frequency \| bel canto \| bravura \| cantando \| choral singing \| coloratura \| croon \| crooning \| delivery \| demilegato \| emphasis \| execution \| expression \| fingering \| folk singing \| frequency \| fundamental \| fundamental tone \| glissando \| grammatical accent \| harmonic \| harmonization \| hum \| humming \| ictus \| inflection \| instrumentation \| intonation pattern \| legato \| lyricism \| mezzo staccato \| modulation \| monotone \| monotony \| music-making \| operatic singing \| orchestration \| overtone \| parlando \| partial \| partial tone \| performance \| phrasing \| pianism \| pitch \| pitch accent \| pizzicato \| preparation \| pronunciation \| rendering \| rendition \| repercussion \| resolution \| rhetorical accent \| rhythmical accent \| rubato \| scat \| scat singing \| setting \| singing \| slur \| sol-fa \| sol-fa exercise \| solfeggio \| solmization \| solution \| song \| speech tune \| spiccato \| staccato \| stress accent \| stress arsis \| suprasegmental \| suspension \| thesis \| tone \| tone accent \| tone painting \| tonelessness \| tonic sol-fa \| touch \| transcription \| vocal music \| vocalization \| warbling \| yodel \| yodeling See Also \| cantillation \| drone \| droning \| inflection \| intonation pattern \| monotone \| music \| prosody \| singing \| singsong \| vocalizing Intonation In Webster's Dictionary \In`tona"tion\, n. [See 1st {Intonate}.] A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey. \In`tona"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See {Intone}.] (Mus.) (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See {Intone}, v. t.

Intonation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intonation?

[n] the act of singing in a monotonous tone
[n] singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
[n] the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
[n] rise and fall of the voice pitch

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intonation: chanting | modulation | pitch contour

Intonation In Webster's Dictionary

\In`to*na"tion\, n. [See 1st {Intonate}.]
A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.


\In`to*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See
{Intone}.] (Mus.)
(a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
(b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her
    intonation was false.
(c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or
    singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or
    canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See {Intone},
    v. t.

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