The correct phrase is microtonal systems, but it is used interchangeably by many with the phrase microtonal temperaments. Few well-known contemporary musicians use other systems, known collectively as microtonal systems. Most western musicians make music in 12-EDO. More on 12-EDO, and EDOs in general is here. ( Per Mike Battaglia) Galileo’s father Vincenzo Galilei, was one of the first popular advocates for twelve-tone equal temperament. EDO means “Equal Divisions of Octave.” 1 2-EDO has been rediscovered multiple times in the West and China, and was known even to Galileo. From Chuck Berry to Radiohead, to almost certainly the project you have open right now in your DAW.ġ2-TET is also called 12-EDO. Microtonal Music is music that does not use the standard 12-tone equal temperament of “normal” Western music.ġ2-Tone Equal Temperament, or 12 TET, does covers everything from later period classical music to the Sex Pistols. But will incorporate the writing, playing and engineering skills you’ve already developed? Plus you can make some darned cool music that doesn’t sound like everything else. Wanna do one simple thing that will immediately break you out of any musical rut you can imagine?Īnd it’s one thing one that will, in some ways, make you feel like you’re just starting to play music again, in a good way. Because, you know, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” (Absolute origin of that quote is indeterminate.)Īnd put the Spotify playlist on Shuffle: Enable Shuffle button on Spotify (poorly circled in red) It will make a lot of this make more sense. It has almost 1500 microtonal songs by many artists in many microtonal tunings, and in many genres. PRO TIP: I’d recommend that while you read this article, you listen to this Microtonal Playlist on Spotify. Welcome to this Tutorial Tuesdays article by Michael W.

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