A nice example:
All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Weber
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy1lWiHHHFY#fauxfullscreen
A major 9th interval can be heard for example at the beginning of male singing melody line and the beginning of female singing melody line.
These examples are bass C and melody D.
The interval C to D(oct) is called 9th as we count 9 white or natural notes from C to D. Or nine line and spaces on a score.
Further it is called major because D belongs to the major scale starting from the lowest note of the interval which is bass C. [Piston]
Reference:
Harmony - Piston
See also:
Bach Bass Rules
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