C to D is a major second since it is a generic second on the staff and two half steps on the keyboard.
(C到D在五线谱上是二度,且在键盘上由两个半音组成,所以它是大二度)|
E to F-sharp would be another example of a major second.
(从E到升F同样也是大二度)|
A major seventh is made up of eleven half steps.
(大七度由十一个半音组成)
Finally, a perfect eighth (or perfect octave) is made up of twelve half steps.
(最后完全八度(八度)是由十二个半音组成)
The terms “major” and “perfect” refer to the interval's quality.
(“大”、“纯”或“完全”是指的是音程的质量)
A minor interval has one less half step than a major interval.
(小音程比大音程要少一个半音)
For example: since C to E is a major third (4 half steps), C to E-flat is a minor third (3 half steps).
(比如:C到E是大三度(四个半音),那么C到降E就是小三度(三个半音))|
E to G is also a minor third (since E to G-sharp is a major third).
(E到G同样也是小三度(E到升G是大三度))|
An augmented interval has one more half step than a perfect interval.
(增音程比纯音程要多一个半音)
Since C to F is a perfect fourth (5 half steps), C to F-sharp would be an augmented fourth (6 half steps).
(由于C到F是纯四度(五个半音),那么C到升F就是增四度(六个半音))|
F to B is also an augmented fourth (since F to B-flat is a perfect fourth).
(F到B也是增四度(F到降B是纯四度))|
Major intervals can be augmented by adding a half step.
(在大音程上再加一个半音就可以转换为增音程)
For example, since C to A is a major sixth (9 half steps), C to A-sharp is an augmented sixth (10 half steps).
(比如,C到A是大六度(九个半音),C到升A就是增六度(十个半音))|
D-flat to B is also an augmented 6th (Since D-flat to B-flat is a major sixth).
(降D到B也是增六度(降D到降B是大六度))|
A diminished interval has one less half step than a perfect interval.
(减音程比纯音程小一个半音)
Since C to G is a perfect fifth (7 half steps), C to G-flat would be a diminished fifth (6 half steps).
(因为C到G是纯五度(7个半音),那么C到降G就是减五度(六个半音))|
B to F is also a diminished fifth (since B to F-sharp is a perfect fifth).
(B到F也是减五度(B到升F是纯五度))|
Minor intervals can also be diminished by subtracting a half step.
(将小音程减去一个半音也可以得到减音程)
C to B-double-flat is a diminished seventh (9 half steps).
(C到倍降B就是减七度(九个半音))|
This chart shows the relationship among the different interval qualities.
(这张表上是不同音程的关系)
This chart shows the number of half steps that each specific interval contains.
(这张表上是不同音程包含的半音数量)