pent at one

An interval of five whole tones; an Bourdon. perduna See also bord on. augmented sixth, or interval of a sixth increased by one half step, i. e., A term applied: perfect an interval of ten half steps; as C-A*. 1. To certain intervals, the first, pentatonic fourth, fifth and octave, because they Consisting of five whole tones; havdo not change their quality in invering five tones, sion. pentatonic scale 2. To certain chords and cadences A five-toned scale; the usual major that are complete or satisfactory. scale with the fourth and seventh tones omitted, the major scale being 3. To triple time in medieval music, that in which the semitones fall be perfect breve tween the third and fourth and the A breve having three beats: in me die seventh and eighth tones both ascend val music, a breve was a square black ing and descending. The black keys note, the third in time value in mus of the piano represent a pentatonic ical notation. It is twice as long as scale. It is used by the Chinese. It the present whole note, which is the is also called the Scotch scale, original semibreve. A breve was said to be perfect: (a) According to per interval i guisti (per in-ter-val'-le the time signature. In triple or perjoos'-te) It. fect time, a breve had three beats and By exact intervals, meaning, in a canon; the theme is repeated interval was a perfect breve, (b) According for interval, identically. to position. The order in which notes stood was very important; a breve per ogni tempi (per 6n-ye tem'-pe) It. followed by another breve was always Literally, for every time: in medieval music, a term often inscribed upon a motet, an ancient form of perfect. perfect cadence anthem, to indicate that it was suitable A cadence is any concluding strain, for any occasion. rising or falling, of a movement or of a piece of music. A perfect