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Monday, March 8, 2010
13-Note Scale
It's called Bohlen-Pierce.
It's seriously fascinating. This article is definitely worth a read (and a listen). Basically, using different ratios between notes, a 13-note scale was developed. It's really jarring to listen to, "alien" as people seem to call it. It's really quite beautiful I think, but we are so used to our 12-note scale that the slight change in frequencies can be mind-blowing! Check it out.
It's seriously fascinating. This article is definitely worth a read (and a listen). Basically, using different ratios between notes, a 13-note scale was developed. It's really jarring to listen to, "alien" as people seem to call it. It's really quite beautiful I think, but we are so used to our 12-note scale that the slight change in frequencies can be mind-blowing! Check it out.
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