Chromatic

Chromatic (= 'colored' or 'thru the shades')

That which includes notes not belonging to a diatonic scale. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

(color or complexion). The name of one of the modifications of the Greek musical scale. The principal chromatic scale of the Greeks , its chief characteristic is the omnission of the 4th and 7th. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

A name given to the semitonic intervals. Ramsay, Dougald Carmichel; The Scientific Basis and Build of Music)

Progression by semitones. It refers to music that contains tones outside the diatonic scale. A c. chord contains one or more notes foreign to the key. A c. scale consists of successive semitones.

Chromatic Chord
A chromatic chord is that which contains a note or notes foreign to diatonic progression. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

Chromatic Harmony
Chromatic harmony is that which is made up of chromatic chords. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

Chromatic Interval
A chromatic interval is that which is augmented or diminished. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

Chromatic Modulation
Chromatic modulation is a passing into an extreme key, by means of chromatic harmony. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

Chromatic Scale
A chromatic scale is one which consists of a succession of semitones. (Stainer, John; Barrett, W.A.; A Dictionary of Musical Terms; Novello, Ewer and Co., London, pre-1900)

Consists of semitones, otherwise in diatonic progression. The Snell Manuscript

See Also

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Chord
Diatonic
Harmony
Interval
Tetrachord
Tone

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