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Re: yu-bIm-'egh



ghItlh ghunchu'wI':

The Klingon Anthem is...
>...*very* pentatonic! With less than a half dozen exceptions, each of
>the notes fits a pentatonic scale quite well. Each of those exceptions
>can be eliminated quite easily by choosing a different note that matches
>the harmonic requirements of the piece.

Data'meH mIwlIj vIlegh vIneH.

Incidentally, Western music fits a twelve-tone tuning system. Since a
pentatonic scale has five notes, that leaves seven, or a little over half a
dozen. And since all 12 pitches are not often found in a melody, it is
likely that less than 6 pitches not in a pentatonic scale can be found in
*any* melody at all...

Qermaq




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