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
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 Frederick Herman Martens
I took her place at the piano and played the Nocturne in a manner that silenced the chatter of the company both in and out of the room, involuntarily closing it with the major triad.
From The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
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 Karl Wilson Gehrkens
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