Musical scales optimize pitch spacing: a global analysis of traditional vocal music

Abstract The dominant model of musical scales in academic theories is derived from instrument tunings. However, the study of vocal scales – most especially in indigenous cultures – has been all but ignored. The voice is almost certainly the original musical instrument, and so an analysis of vocal sc...

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Main Authors: Steven Brown, Elizabeth Phillips, Khalil Husein, John McBride
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2025-04-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04881-1
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