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Musical traditions that often make use of equipentatonic scales include: | Musical traditions that often make use of equipentatonic scales include: | ||
* [[Dagarti music|Dagarti]], [[Lobi music|Lobi]] and [[Senufo music|Senufo]] music from West Africa | * [[Dagarti music|Dagarti]], [[Lobi music|Lobi]] and [[Senufo music|Senufo]] music from West Africa | ||
* Indonesian [[gamelan]] music ([[slendro]] scales) | * Indonesian [[gamelan]] music ([[slendro]] scales) | ||
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An exactly equal equipentatonic scale equals '''[[5edo]]''', which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers. [[Sevish]] recommends 5edo as a tuning for those newly exploring beyond [[12edo]]. | An exactly equal equipentatonic scale equals '''[[5edo]]''', which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers. [[Sevish]] recommends 5edo as a tuning for those newly exploring beyond [[12edo]]. | ||
Many equipentatonic scales can be considered [[omniconsonant scale]]s. | |||
== Equipentatonic scales in edos == | == Equipentatonic scales in edos == | ||
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In most traditions that use them, equipentatonic scales are slightly unequal and slightly closer to [[just]] (rarely slightly further from, but only by a tiny amount). There are a diverse array of those used in different regions. | In most traditions that use them, equipentatonic scales are slightly unequal and slightly closer to [[just]] (rarely slightly further from, but only by a tiny amount). There are a diverse array of those used in different regions. | ||
For that reason, it might be more fruitful for composers to explore edos with equipentatonic scales that share those characteristics: that is its own diverse array of subtly different equipentatonic scales. | For that reason, it might be more fruitful for composers to explore edos with equipentatonic scales that share those characteristics: that is, after all, its own diverse array of subtly different equipentatonic scales. | ||
Such edos include: | Such edos include: | ||
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[[Category:5-tone scales]] [[Category:5edo]] [[Category:Traditions]] | [[Category:5-tone scales]] [[Category:5edo]] [[Category:Traditions]] | ||
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