On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 09:50:45AM -0400, sylvain gagnon mini moteur 2000 inc 
wrote:
>        what is diatonic   and chromatic ..  what is de difference ,?

Hello Sylvain,

in a nutshell: diatonic is like having only the white notes on a piano
(no sharps or flats), and chromatic is having both black and white notes
(a complete scale).

Most hurdy-gurdies are chromatic these days. The predecessor to the
hurdy-gurdy, the organistrum, was diatonic.

Dave

Reply via email to