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harmonic minor scale

noun

, Music.

harmonic minor scale

noun

  1. See melodic minor scale, minor
    music a minor scale modified from the state of being natural by the sharpening of the seventh degree Compare minor melodic minor scale

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Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonic minor scale1

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

It is based, though not exclusively, on a peculiar scale, the harmonic minor scale with an augmented fourth.

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harmonic meanharmonic motion

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