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What are microtones, and why are they not an everyday part of classical music? We explore the history and mysteries of the ‘notes in between the notes’. Music is broadly defined as humanly-organised ...

Music theory is a hot topic of debate amongst modern producers because it’s arguably not as integral to music production as it once was. However, it definitely still holds a rightful place and can ...

The mathematical rules for creating musical harmony may be more malleable than thought. Western music theory traditionally holds that chords sound most pleasant when they contain notes separated by ...

AT the Society of Arts yesterday, Sir F. Abel, C.B., F.R.S., Chairman of the Council, in the chair, Mr. Alexander J. Ellis, F.R.S., read a paper on “The Musical Scales of Various Nations,” illustrated ...

Sharp notes and flat notes are the black notes on a standard piano keyboard, and they are at the same time exactly the same, and completely the opposite, of each other. They are the same, in that ...