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The dominant tuning system used in Idosian music is [[w:19 equal temperament|19-tone equal temperament]], which is a meantone tuning like our 12-tone equal temperament (i.e. four perfect fifths are equated to an approximate 5/4 ratio). | The dominant tuning system used in Idosian music is [[w:19 equal temperament|19-tone equal temperament]], which is a meantone tuning like our 12-tone equal temperament (i.e. four perfect fifths are equated to an approximate 5/4 ratio). | ||
Older Idosian music used the pentatonic (the black keys on a piano) and diatonic scales. | |||
Periods in Idosian music: | Periods in Idosian music: | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 22 January 2019
herIdosm (herr-ee-DOH-səm or herr-ee-DOS-um; Idosian: /heɹiˈdosm̩~heʋiˈdosm̩/) is a major East Txapoallian country.
Cuisine
Idosian cuisine uses a variety of seafoods.
Music
Instruments
One common style of Idosian music is polyphonic vocal music. Also common are fixed pitch instruments such as harpsichords, organs and marimbas.
Tuning
The dominant tuning system used in Idosian music is 19-tone equal temperament, which is a meantone tuning like our 12-tone equal temperament (i.e. four perfect fifths are equated to an approximate 5/4 ratio).
Older Idosian music used the pentatonic (the black keys on a piano) and diatonic scales.
Periods in Idosian music:
- Long Renaissance~Baroque period
- 19-TET was easy to tune while allowing specifically 19-TET stuff: pseudo-slendro and 9-note scales generated by half-fourths, bluesy stuff, allowing fine chromatic steps