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Conventional Western music uses 12 logarithmically equal [[semitone (interval size measure)|semitone]]s in the [[octave]] (the octave is a frequency ratio of 2:1 in Western music, or 1200 [[cents]]. A "cent" is defined as 1/100 of a semitone.) | Conventional Western music uses 12 logarithmically equal [[semitone (interval size measure)|semitone]]s in the [[octave]] (the octave is a frequency ratio of 2:1 in Western music, or 1200 [[cents]]. A "cent" is defined as 1/100 of a semitone.) | ||
The difficulty in defining exactly what microtonal music '''''is''''' arises from the long history of Western music. Definitions of music have changed enormously over the past 2500 years of Western history, and as a result the very definition of what is and is not standard practice in | The difficulty in defining exactly what microtonal music '''''is''''' arises from the long history of Western music. Definitions of music have changed enormously over the past 2500 years of Western history, and as a result the very definition of what is and is not standard practice in the West has transformed beyond all recognition. | ||
== Popular definitions == | == Popular definitions == | ||