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  2. Equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12 tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same.

  3. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  4. Perfect fifth - Wikipedia

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    The just perfect fifth can be heard when a violin is tuned: if adjacent strings are adjusted to the exact ratio of 3:2, the result is a smooth and consonant sound, and the violin sounds in tune. Keyboard instruments such as the piano normally use an equal-tempered version of the perfect fifth, enabling the instrument to play in all keys.

  5. List of compositions for two violins - Wikipedia

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    Vladimír Godár: Violin Duets, 72 pieces for two violins (1981) - I. 24 Duets; II. 40 Duets (Melodiarium); III. Suite for Two Violins; Henryk Górecki: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10 (1961) Georg Friedrich Haas: Fuga (2009) Alois Hába: Duo for 6th-tone violins, Op. 49 (1937)

  6. Meantone temperament - Wikipedia

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    Twelve-tone equal temperament (12 TET) is obtained by making all semitones the same size, with each equal to one-twelfth of an octave; i.e. with ratios 12 √ 2 : 1. Relative to Pythagorean tuning , it narrows the perfect fifths by about 2 cents or ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ th of a Pythagorean comma to give a frequency ratio of 2 7 / 12 : 1 {\displaystyle ...

  7. Slendro - Wikipedia

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    The five pitches of the Javanese version are roughly equally spaced within the octave. As in pelog , although the intervals vary from one gamelan to the next, the intervals between notes in a scale are very close to identical for different instruments within the same gamelan .

  8. So emotional: 'The Voice' Season 22’s top eight compete in ...

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    The top eight sang Whitney Houston duets Monday, but the show was saving all its love for Morgan Myles, who became Season 22’s new frontrunner. ... Swapping her blues guitar for a piano and a ...

  9. Standard tuning - Wikipedia

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    The most popular bowed strings used nowadays belong to the violin family; together with their respective standard tunings, they are: Violin – G 3 D 4 A 4 E 5 (ascending perfect fifths, starting from G below middle C) Viola – C 3 G 3 D 4 A 4 (a perfect fifth below a violin's standard tuning) Cello – C 2 G 2 D 3 A 3 (an octave lower than ...