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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A musical tuning is the choice of intervals and pitches used in one's music. In other words, it is the decision of what fundamental frequencies instruments will be "tuned to." | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">A musical tuning is the choice of intervals and pitches used in one's music. In other words, it is the decision of what fundamental frequencies the notes of instruments will be "tuned to." | ||
Most musicians in the western world are familiar with only one tuning, a tuning called [[12-edo|12-tone equal temperament]], where an interval called the [[Octave]] is divided into twelve equally spaced notes. There are, however, an infinite number of possible tunings, each tuning resulting in different musical possibilities and characteristics. | Most musicians in the western world are familiar with only one tuning, a tuning called [[12-edo|12-tone equal temperament]], where an interval called the [[Octave]] is divided into twelve equally spaced notes. There are, however, an infinite number of possible tunings, each tuning resulting in different musical possibilities and characteristics. | ||
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Another source of tunings is those used historically and by various cultures throughout the world. Some of those tunings include Indonesian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelog|Pelog]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slendro|Slendro]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shruti_(music)|Indian Shruti]], [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Middle Eastern Maqamat]], and [[Meantone|Historical Meantone Tunings]].</pre></div> | Another source of tunings is those used historically and by various cultures throughout the world. Some of those tunings include Indonesian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelog|Pelog]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slendro|Slendro]], the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shruti_(music)|Indian Shruti]], [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Middle Eastern Maqamat]], and [[Meantone|Historical Meantone Tunings]].</pre></div> | ||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Musical tuning</title></head><body>A musical tuning is the choice of intervals and pitches used in one's music. In other words, it is the decision of what fundamental frequencies instruments will be &quot;tuned to.&quot;<br /> | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Musical tuning</title></head><body>A musical tuning is the choice of intervals and pitches used in one's music. In other words, it is the decision of what fundamental frequencies the notes of instruments will be &quot;tuned to.&quot;<br /> | ||
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Most musicians in the western world are familiar with only one tuning, a tuning called <a class="wiki_link" href="/12-edo">12-tone equal temperament</a>, where an interval called the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Octave">Octave</a> is divided into twelve equally spaced notes. There are, however, an infinite number of possible tunings, each tuning resulting in different musical possibilities and characteristics.<br /> | Most musicians in the western world are familiar with only one tuning, a tuning called <a class="wiki_link" href="/12-edo">12-tone equal temperament</a>, where an interval called the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Octave">Octave</a> is divided into twelve equally spaced notes. There are, however, an infinite number of possible tunings, each tuning resulting in different musical possibilities and characteristics.<br /> | ||