major triad
Americannoun
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One of the striking things about Harvey's later works is their hospitality to old-fashioned consonances, including the major triad.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2012
The fine unison chorus at the end was as rousing as a latter-day Verdi's, and the pure major triad that sang out as the curtain fell was a real shocker.
From Time Magazine Archive
The major triad consists of the first note of the diatonic scale, or tonic; its third, and its fifth.
From Architecture and Democracy by Bragdon, Claude Fayette
A major triad has a major third and a perfect fifth, i.e., it is a major third with a minor third on top of it.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson
Natural harmonics may be formed on the major triad of each open string, using the open string as the tonic.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Martens, Frederick Herman
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