harmonic minor scale

noun

, Music.

1. minor scale ( def 1 ).

harmonic minor scale

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonic minor scale¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The harmonic minor scale raises the seventh note of the scale by one half step, whether you are going up or down the scale.

From Literature

Rewrite each scale from Figure 4.18 as an ascending harmonic minor scale.

From Literature

The austerity and acidity of the altered harmonic minor scale is the chief characteristic of the melodious and harmonic elements of Hungarian music.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

According to this plan the syllables used in singing the harmonic minor scale would be: DO, RE, ME, FA, SOL, LE, TI, DO.

From Project Gutenberg