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Learn about microtones, intervals smaller than a semitone, and microtonal music, which uses them in various traditions and styles. Explore the terminology, history, and examples of microtonality in music.
Microtonality is rarely found in most western music, even in more progressive styles like jazz, prog rock and classical. However, if you look in the right pl...
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Microtonal music uses tones in intervals that differ from the standard semitones of a tuning system or scale. Learn about the origins, types, and composers of microtonal music, as well as its relation to non-Western musics and blues.
Jun 29, 2023 · In short, microtonal music is any music that contains notes or intervals not found in the standard Western tuning system. Of course, this invites the question: what is the standard Western tuning system?
May 1, 2019 · Learn what microtonal music is, how to find and create microtunings, and how to experiment with them on synthesizers and other instruments. Explore different scales from non-Western countries and hear examples of microtonal compositions.
Microtonal music has been created by composers, who acted alone. Examples of such composers include Ivan Wyschnegradsky in Paris, Alois Hába in the Czech Republic, Jörg Mager, Richard Stein and Willi Möllendorf in Germany, Georgy Rimsky-Korsakov, Arthur Lourie, and Arseny Avraamov in Russia. Microtonal music has no clear historic beginning ...
Aug 4, 2016 · Learn about the notes between the notes in music, such as quarter-tones, third-tones, and twelfth-tones. Watch examples of microtonal compositions by Ivan Wyschnegradsky and Thomas Little.
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