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'''This page is meant to replace''' [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Introduction]]'''.''' | '''This page is meant to replace''' [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Introduction]]'''.''' | ||
If you’ve recently heard about xenharmonic music (or “xen”, or “microtonal”, which means [[Microtonal music|roughly]] the same thing) and want to learn more about it, this is the place to start. “Xenharmonic music” (or “xen music”) is music that sounds like it was tuned differently than most Western music. (Xenharmonic music is entirely separate from the 432Hz movement.) | If you’ve recently heard about xenharmonic music (or “xen”, or “microtonal”, which means [[Microtonal music#Terminology|roughly]] the same thing) and want to learn more about it, this is the place to start. “Xenharmonic music” (or “xen music”) is music that sounds like it was tuned differently than most Western music. (Xenharmonic music is entirely separate from the 432Hz movement.) | ||
Xenharmonic music usually sounds “off” to most listeners at first. This subsides eventually, and most people gradually find that xenharmonic music sounds more expressive and varied than music in 12edo. | Xenharmonic music usually sounds “off” to most listeners at first. This subsides eventually, and most people gradually find that xenharmonic music sounds more expressive and varied than music in 12edo. | ||