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==Musical cultures== | |||
===Indonesia=== | |||
Non-octave tunings based on inharmonic spectra; various 5-note divisions of the octave | |||
Instruments: large orchestras made up of metallophones and gongs are common | |||
===Western Europe=== | |||
Another tradition of temperament and large orchestras | |||
===Arab world=== | |||
Linear temperaments based on equal divisions of the fifth in common use, and their corresponding 17- and 24-tone MOS scales | |||
===Siberia=== | |||
A style of "throat singing" making use of harmonic series scales | |||
===North America=== | |||
A period of intense experimentation with just intonation and other linear temperaments. Key figures: Harry Partch, Ivor Darreg, Erv Wilson, Julián Carrillo, Ezra Sims | |||