Sharp
An accidental that raises the pitch of a note by one semitone.
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pitch
Origin
English
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About Sharp
The sharp sign (♯) placed before a note on the staff instructs the performer to play the note one semitone higher than its natural pitch. For example, F♯ sounds one semitone above F natural.
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Temperament
View all pitchterms →A tuning system that determines how the twelve pitches within an octave are spaced.
FundamentalThe lowest frequency in a harmonic series, perceived as the main pitch of a note.
CentsA logarithmic unit that divides each semitone into 100 equal parts, used for precise measurement of pitch intervals.
ScaleAn ordered series of pitches ascending or descending by step.
RisonamentoA rarely used Italian term for the sustained resonance produced by sympathetic vibration between strings
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