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  2. Equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12 tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same.

  3. Piano tuning - Wikipedia

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    A Papps mute performs the same function in an upright piano and is placed through the piano action to mute either the 2 left strings (of a trichord), or the 2 right strings similarly. After the center strings are all tuned (or right if a Papps mute is used) the felt strip can be removed note by note, tuning the outer strings to the center strings.

  4. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  5. List of compositions by Philip Glass - Wikipedia

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    Music for Ensemble and Two Actresses for wind sextet and two speakers (1965) Head On for violin, cello and piano (1967) Music in the Shape of a Square for two flutes (1967) Two Down for two saxophones (1967) Best Out of Three for three clarinets (1968) Music in Eight Parts for two soprano saxophones, viola, cello and three electric organs (1969)

  6. List of solo piano compositions by Joseph Haydn - Wikipedia

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    Sheet music for the piano sonatas: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project "Music for piano, keyboard and organ". Archived from the original on December 31, 2009. Complete recording of Joseph Haydn's Piano Sonatas on a sampled Walter fortepiano and on a sampled Steinway D

  7. Degree (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, the scale degree is the position of a particular note on a scale [1] relative to the tonic—the first and main note of the scale from which each octave is assumed to begin. Degrees are useful for indicating the size of intervals and chords and whether an interval is major or minor .

  8. Background music - Wikipedia

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    Background music (British English: piped music) is a mode of musical performance in which the music is not intended to be a primary focus of potential listeners, but its content, character, and volume level are deliberately chosen to affect behavioral and emotional responses in humans such as concentration, relaxation, distraction, and excitement.

  9. Relative pitch - Wikipedia

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    Some music teachers teach their students relative pitch by having them associate each possible interval with the first two notes of a popular song. Another method of developing relative pitch is playing melodies by ear on a musical instrument, especially one that, unlike a piano or other keyboard or fretted instrument, requires a specific ...