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pentatonic scale Music any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although some works by contemporary Korean composers utilize only the pentatonic scale and its derivations, the majority shows some combination of Western and Korean tonal systems. By limiting themselves to the pentatonic scale, pesky dissonances are easily avoided. Writing about Music (nationalism, American idioms, folk pentatonic scales, rhythms of small note values, the boredom of most commercial music and experiences as co-editor of the periodical Perspectives of New Music); III. |
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