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Music Appreciation
Twentieth Century Internationalism
Term | Definition |
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Pentatonic Scale | One of the most prevalent combinations of pitches; a series of 5 notes; found is music of North and South American Indians and in African and Asian cultures |
Microtones | Intervals smaller than a half step |
Ethnomusicologists | People who study world musics; generally categorize musical instruments differently from Western instruments |
Gamelan | Indonesian term for a musical ensemble |
Tone Cluster | Smashing down a large group of adjacent notes on the piano to create a dense and dissonant sound |