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microtone
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mi·cro·tone  (mkr-tn)
n. Music
An interval smaller than a semitone.

micro·tonal (-tnl) adj.
micro·to·nali·ty (-t-nl-t) n.
micro·tonal·ly adv.

microtone [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtəʊn]
n
(Music, other) any musical interval smaller than a semitone
microtonal  adj
microtonality  n
microtonally  adv


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There's a lot of microtonal things he uses to allude to the influence of Berio's Sequenza pieces.
AaAa Nothing could be more culturally diversifying or musically progressive than the mE[umlaut]lange of heavy, somber Norwegian melodies and microtonal oriental harmonies produced when Sharkiat took the stage with Nils Petter Molvaer's trio and the duo of saxophonist Trygve Seim and accordionist Frode Haltli.
Since the start of the 1990s the ensemble has presented important works of the world avant-garde in its concerts and concert series (from early twelve-tone, to microtonal music, to pieces by John Cage or Iannis Xenakis), the work of composers orientated to rock or jazz, and also experimental projects (Graphic scores and concepts).
 
 
 
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