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'''Pre-Columbian South American music''' is loosely based around a [[2L_3s|pentatonic]] scale.{{Citation needed}} Whether or not this scale deviates from the contemporary [[12edo|12-equal]] pentatonic scale is up for debate, though there is much speculation and research indicating that the Natives did not strictly adhere to a single fixed-tuning of this pentatonic scale.{{Citation needed}}
'''Pre-Columbian South American music''' is loosely based around a [[2L_3s|pentatonic]] scale.{{Citation needed}} Whether or not this scale deviates from the contemporary [[12edo|12-equal]] pentatonic scale is up for debate, though there is much speculation and research indicating that the Natives did not strictly adhere to a single fixed-tuning of this pentatonic scale.{{Citation needed}}


== See also ==
== Multimedia sources ==
* [https://dolsenmusic.com/books/el-dorado/ Music of El Dorado] (audio examples)
* [https://dolsenmusic.com/books/el-dorado/ Music of El Dorado] (audio examples)
* [http://mcis2.princeton.edu/jaguar/jaguar.html Music from the Land of the Jaguar] (audio and pictures)
* [http://mcis2.princeton.edu/jaguar/jaguar.html Music from the Land of the Jaguar] (audio and pictures)
* [https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/pre-columbian-music-south-america Pre-Columbian Music Of South America - Encyclopedia.com]
* [https://folkways.si.edu/jorje-daher/pre-columbian-instruments-of-mexico/american-indian-music-instruction-world/album/smithsonian
Jorje Daher, ''Pre-Columbian Instruments of Mexico''] (1972) (audio)
* José Pérez De Arce, ''Instrumentos precolombinos'' (1982) (audio)


== Reading list ==
== Reading list ==
* Karl G. Izikowitz, ''Musical and Other Sound Instruments of the South American Indians'' (1934)
* Karl G. Izikowitz, ''Musical and Other Sound Instruments of the South American Indians'' (1934)
* Robert Stevenson, ''Music in Aztec and Inca Territory'' (1968)
* Robert Stevenson, ''Music in Aztec and Inca Territory'' (1968)
* José Pérez De Arce, ''Instrumentos precolombinos'' (1982) (this is a cassette of [[Empirical tuning|recorded]] sounds)
* Harcourt, Raoul d' and Marguerite d'. ''La mú sica de los Incas y sus supervivencias.'' Lima: Occidental Petroleum Corp. of Peru. (1990)
* Harcourt, Raoul d' and Marguerite d'. ''La mú sica de los Incas y sus supervivencias.'' Lima: Occidental Petroleum Corp. of Peru. (1990)
* Bejar, Ana Maria, and Raúl R. Romero. ''Música, danzas, y máscaras en los Andes.'' Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú: Instituto Riva-Aguero, Proyecto de Preservación de la Música Tradicional Andina. (1993)
* Bejar, Ana Maria, and Raúl R. Romero. ''Música, danzas, y máscaras en los Andes.'' Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú: Instituto Riva-Aguero, Proyecto de Preservación de la Música Tradicional Andina. (1993)
* [https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/pre-columbian-music-south-america Pre-Columbian Music Of South America - Encyclopedia.com]


[[Category:Traditions]]
[[Category:Traditions]]
[[Category:Pentic]]
[[Category:Pentic]]
[[Category:5-tone scales]]
[[Category:5-tone scales]]
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Revision as of 12:05, 6 November 2024

Pre-Columbian South American music is loosely based around a pentatonic scale.[citation needed] Whether or not this scale deviates from the contemporary 12-equal pentatonic scale is up for debate, though there is much speculation and research indicating that the Natives did not strictly adhere to a single fixed-tuning of this pentatonic scale.[citation needed]

Multimedia sources

Jorje Daher, Pre-Columbian Instruments of Mexico] (1972) (audio)

  • José Pérez De Arce, Instrumentos precolombinos (1982) (audio)

Reading list

  • Karl G. Izikowitz, Musical and Other Sound Instruments of the South American Indians (1934)
  • Robert Stevenson, Music in Aztec and Inca Territory (1968)
  • Harcourt, Raoul d' and Marguerite d'. La mú sica de los Incas y sus supervivencias. Lima: Occidental Petroleum Corp. of Peru. (1990)
  • Bejar, Ana Maria, and Raúl R. Romero. Música, danzas, y máscaras en los Andes. Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú: Instituto Riva-Aguero, Proyecto de Preservación de la Música Tradicional Andina. (1993)
  • Pre-Columbian Music Of South America - Encyclopedia.com