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Microtonalism

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microtonalitynoun(music) The use of microtones in composition.
microtonalistnounOne who uses microtones in music.
microtonenoun(music) Any interval smaller than a semitone
micromelodynoun(music) A melody based on a scale whose intervals are less that a semitone (used to investigate vocal accuracy)
microtunernounAn electronic device or audio software endowed with microtuning capabilities specifically designed and used to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament to be played.
microtonometrynounThe measurement of very small pressures
microtimingnoun(music) Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance
demiflatnoun(music) In microtonal music, a note played a quarter tone lower than a natural.
micromusicnounMusic, especially chiptunes, produced on microcomputers.
microacousticsnounThe study of very weak or minor sounds.
metric levelnoun(music) The pulses in a metric structure.
microphonicsnoun(electronics) The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
minor scalenoun(music) The natural minor scale.
limmanoun(music) Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.
microphonynounmicrophonics (unwanted signal caused by vibrations)
microsonometrynounSmall-scale sonometry.
microprosodynoun(linguistics) The microdynamic behaviour of vowels in a particular language
microsoundnounA very short sound.
microbandnounA microscale band.
division levelnoun(music) A metric level faster than the beat level of a piece of music.

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