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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04881-1 |
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