Microtonal

Microtonal scales

Microtonal scales
  1. What is a microtonal scale?
  2. What does it mean for a note to be microtonal?
  3. How do you notate microtonal music?
  4. What instrument can play microtones?

What is a microtonal scale?

Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones—intervals smaller than a semitone, also called "microintervals". ... In other words, a microtone may be thought of as a note that falls between the keys of a piano tuned in equal temperament.

What does it mean for a note to be microtonal?

: a musical interval smaller than a halftone.

How do you notate microtonal music?

You can just write “plus five cents” or whatever next to every microtonal note 3. Just explain your tuning system on the first page and then write everything scordatura. But these are just examples. You should notate microtones in whatever way makes the most sense for a piece.

What instrument can play microtones?

Microtonal instruments

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