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Other pentatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:5-tone scales]]. | Other pentatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:5-tone scales]]. | ||
“Equipentatonic” scales are scales with 5 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. These occur in many tunings around the world, most | “Equipentatonic” scales are scales with 5 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. These occur in many tunings around the world, most famously [[slendro]] scales. They are usually not exactly equally spaces, but deviate from equal by small amounts. | ||
An exactly equal equipentatonic scale is [[5edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers. [[Sevish]] recommends it as a tuning for those newly exploring beyond [[12edo]]. | An exactly equal equipentatonic scale is [[5edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers. [[Sevish]] recommends it as a tuning for those newly exploring beyond [[12edo]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:59, 17 November 2024
A pentatonic scale is a scale with 5 tones per equave. It is one of the most commonly used types of scale in the world.
Pentatonic MOS scales may be found at: Pentatonic MOS.
Other pentatonic scales may be found at: Category:5-tone scales.
“Equipentatonic” scales are scales with 5 roughly equally spaced tones per octave. These occur in many tunings around the world, most famously slendro scales. They are usually not exactly equally spaces, but deviate from equal by small amounts.
An exactly equal equipentatonic scale is 5edo, which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers. Sevish recommends it as a tuning for those newly exploring beyond 12edo.