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Coincidentally, the major third was a leading tone to F and the major seventh was a major third to G! Thus | Coincidentally, the major third was a leading tone to F and the major seventh was a major third to G! Thus exploiting this fact, leading tones were successively added under each note of the equal pentatonic scale, eventually resulting in: | ||
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===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
===Modern=== | ===Modern=== | ||
Modern renditions of canonical Wiobian traditional music often default to 15 tone equal temperament; that is, every step of the 15-note scale is spaced exactly equally. However, historically the tuning had more nuances. | Modern renditions of canonical Wiobian traditional music often default to 15 tone equal temperament; that is, every step of the 15-note scale is spaced exactly equally. However, historically the tuning had more nuances. |
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