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What werw The two scale types commonly found in Western music from about 1650 to 1900?
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How many pitches commonly used in Western music?
In western music there are 12 different pitches. Each octave has a set of 12 different notes. These include the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# Each note has a sharp except B and E. The sharps make up 5 of the 12 total notes. The other 7 notes, which are neutral, are the ones used in Western music. A B C D E F G
What is the musical scale of Korean music?
There are two scales in Korean music. One is called the KyeMyonJo scale which is (1, b3, 4, 5, 6). The other is the Ujo scale which is (1, 2, 4, 5, 6).
How do raga and Tala differ from western concepts of scale and rhythm?
raga is raga
What resolves the tonic in tonal music?
leading tone
What Music where all 12 tones of the chromatic scale are of equal importance is?
atonal
What scale has been the foundation of the majority of Western music?
This is known as the diatonic scale.
Did Pythagoras invent the greek music scale?
Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician who had several inventions. Pythagoras created the Pythagorean scale, a music scale that was commonly used throughout Greece.
What kind of music uses a tone row?
Classical and Arabic music.tone-row______________The scale used for tone rows is called the dodecaphonic or chromatic scale. "Do deca" is two and ten, meaning that the scale is made up of all twelve tones in the standard western musics. Arabic music makes use of notes that are outside of the dodecaphonic scale. Tone rows are commonly used in the composition of what is called atonal music. Actually, it is not atonal, but dodecatonal. Atonal music is harmonically atonal, since there is no relationship to a tonic, or key in the music.
In traditional western music the is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.?
half step
What is the scale used in japanese music?
The Pentatonic scale which has been adopted by many western musicians was invented in China, which potentially sounds very Japanese
What is the total number of major keys in western music?
In Western music, there are 12 major keys. That is the number of half steps in an octave, so each half step can be the start of a new major scale. If you look at a piano you can count them yourself.
How has eastern music influenced music in the west?
Eastern music first began influencing Western music at the end of the Romantic Period. Actually, this influence is what caused Impressionism. Claude Debussy was at a great exhibition, and noticed one of their instruments. This instrument required several people to play, and used the pentatonic scale was used. Debussy enjoyed the music so much, he thought he would try to imitate the sound of the instrument using a western scale. Viola! The impressionistic period was born!
How can Arabic music be defined?
Arabic music can be generally defined a notable emphasis on melody and rhythm whereas western music emphasizes harmony and chords. Arabic music is based on double harmonic scale and is usually homophonic as opposed to polyphonic.
What scale is commonly used on topographic maps?
A commonly used scale on a topographic map is 1:24,000
What is the name of the second scale degree of a harmonic minor scale?
It is called the supertonic (Latin super=above. Thus, "above the tonic"). This is the same for the major scale as well as the 3 minor scales of Western music (natural, melodic and harmonic).
What tuning do they use in classical music?
Western musics in general, including classical music, usually use the diatonic scale system in equal temperament, with standard pitch set at A = 440 Hz.
What the scale commonly used in physical science?
kelvin scale
