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  2. Pentatonic scale - Wikipedia

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    The first two phrases of the melody from Stephen Foster 's " Oh! Susanna " are based on the major pentatonic scale [ 1 ] A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to heptatonic scales, which have seven notes per octave (such as the major scale and minor scale). Pentatonic scales were developed independently ...

  3. Japanese musical scales - Wikipedia

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    A variety of musical scales are used in traditional Japanese music. While the Chinese Shí-èr-lǜ has influenced Japanese music since the Heian period, in practice Japanese traditional music is often based on pentatonic (five tone) or heptatonic (seven tone) scales. [1] In some instances, harmonic minor is used, while the melodic minor is ...

  4. Shakuhachi - Wikipedia

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    It is a compound of two words: shaku (尺) is an archaic unit of length equal to 30.3 centimetres (0.99 ft) and subdivided in ten subunits. hachi (八) means "eight", here eight sun, or tenths, of a shaku. Thus, the compound word shaku-hachi means "one shaku eight sun " (54.54 cm (21.47 in)), the standard length of a shakuhachi.

  5. Alto recorder - Wikipedia

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    The alto recorder in F, also known as a treble (and, historically, as consort flute and common flute) is a member of the recorder family. Up until the 17th century the alto instrument was normally in G 4 instead of F 4. [1] Its standard range is F 4 to G 6. The alto is between the soprano and tenor in size, and is correspondingly intermediate ...

  6. Mandolin - Wikipedia

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    The piccolo or sopranino mandolin is a rare member of the family, tuned one octave above the mandola and one fourth above the mandolin (C 4 –G 4 –D 5 –A 5); the same relation as that of the piccolo (to the western concert flute) or violino piccolo (to the violin and viola). One model was manufactured by the Lyon & Healy company under the ...

  7. Quartal and quintal harmony - Wikipedia

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    The terms quartal and quintal imply a contrast, either compositional or perceptual, with traditional harmonic constructions based on thirds: listeners familiar with music of the common practice period are guided by tonalities constructed with familiar elements: the chords that make up major and minor scales, all in turn built from major and minor thirds.

  8. Andean music - Wikipedia

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    Street band from Peru performing El Cóndor Pasa in Tokyo. Andean music is a group of styles of music from the Andes region in South America.. Original chants and melodies come from the general area inhabited by Quechuas (originally from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile), Aymaras (originally from Bolivia), and other peoples who lived roughly in the area of the Inca Empire prior to European contact.

  9. Native American flute - Wikipedia

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    Native American flute. The Native American flute is a musical instrument and flute that is held in front of the player, has open finger holes, and has two chambers: one for collecting the breath of the player and a second chamber which creates sound. The player breathes into one end of the flute without the need for an embouchure.