noun
- the third degree of a musical scale, located midway between the tonic and dominant
Usage: music theory
Examples
- The mediants in C major and A minor create harmonic connections between the two keys.
- Jazz musicians often explore the relationship between tonic and mediants in their improvisations.
- The composer used chromatic mediants to create unexpected harmonic progressions.
- Students learn to identify mediants as part of basic music theory.
- The mediants provide important color tones in extended chords.