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minor third
noun[ C ]
music specializeduk /ˌmaɪ.nə ˈθɜːd/ us /ˌmaɪ.nɚ ˈθɝːd/
a musical interval(= the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another) of three semitones (= the smallest difference in sound between two notes that are next to each other in the Western musical scale):
The minor third is naturally tender and sad.
The final bar is a G7 chord with both major and minor thirds present.
The interval between the two deepest and loudest notes changes from an upbeat major third to a more melancholy minor third.
Bach specified a small violin tuned a minor third higher to make it easier.
Teachers should draw the attention of children to the differences between major and minor thirds.
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