What is microtonal music: Difference between revisions
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While [[microtonal music]] may not be easy to define, most people know it when they hear it. | |||
While microtonal music may not be easy to define, most people know it when they hear it. | |||
Conventional Western music uses 12 logarithmically equal semitones 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 semitones 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.) | ||
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Yet another term is "'''ekmelic'''" - this one is used by the [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/ International Ekmelic Music Society] in Austria. The term comes from the Greek music theory: "ek Melos" is translated "out of range" - that is what pitches that were not included in the ancient Greek sound system were called. In the same meaning, the term can be used today for music that contains sounds that are outside of our traditional, [http://youtu.be/ztV8ONIMgmo 12-tone equal tempered system.] | Yet another term is "'''ekmelic'''" - this one is used by the [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/ International Ekmelic Music Society] in Austria. The term comes from the Greek music theory: "ek Melos" is translated "out of range" - that is what pitches that were not included in the ancient Greek sound system were called. In the same meaning, the term can be used today for music that contains sounds that are outside of our traditional, [http://youtu.be/ztV8ONIMgmo 12-tone equal tempered system.] | ||
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