• A tritone is the name for the musical interval between two pitches an [augmented] 4th/Diminshed 5th apart. The term tritone comes from the fact that the interval between the two pitches is a full three whole tones apart. The use of the tritone is common in classical music where the [V-I] resolution is present, as well as in Jazz and Rock whenever a piece or section is in the [lydian] mode. The interval has a very unstable characterisic and was even known as the devils interval at one period in music history.


    Tritone meaning & definition 1 of Tritone.


  • An interval of three whole tones (an augmented fourth), as between C and F sharp.

    Tritone meaning & definition 2 of Tritone.

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