Microtonal music: Difference between revisions

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The term ''microtonal'' is itself contested, because it implies that 12edo's step sizes are "normal-sized tones" and that anything smaller than them is "micro". Of course in reality, there is nothing more or less "normal" about 12edo's step size than any other system.

The term ''microtonal'' can also cause confusion for music students because some <u>micro</u>tonal scales like [[5edo]] or ~~Orwell~~[9] actually have ''larger'' step sizes than 12edo.

The term ''microtonal'' can also cause confusion for music students because some <u>micro</u>tonal scales like [[5edo]] or orwell[9] actually have ''larger'' step sizes than 12edo.

Despite these concerns, ''microtonal'' still remains in broad use among most musicologists as the main catch-all term to describe this kind of music. Because it does not cause too much offense, and because of the sheer inertia of the term being so widely known, it seems likely that ''microtonal'' will continue to be the most common term for non-12edo music in general.

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 The term ''microtonal'' is itself contested, because it implies that 12edo's step sizes are "normal-sized tones" and that anything smaller than them is "micro". Of course in reality, there is nothing more or less "normal" about 12edo's step size than any other system.
-The term ''microtonal'' can also cause confusion for music students because some <u>micro</u>tonal scales like [[5edo]] or Orwell[9] actually have ''larger'' step sizes than 12edo.
+The term ''microtonal'' can also cause confusion for music students because some <u>micro</u>tonal scales like [[5edo]] or orwell[9] actually have ''larger'' step sizes than 12edo.
 Despite these concerns, ''microtonal'' still remains in broad use among most musicologists as the main catch-all term to describe this kind of music. Because it does not cause too much offense, and because of the sheer inertia of the term being so widely known, it seems likely that ''microtonal'' will continue to be the most common term for non-12edo music in general.