What is five equidistant tone in octave
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The pentatonic scale is five equidistant tones in octave.
1. Octave is an element of music. It is basically an interval between two consecutive pitches.
2. Pentatonic scales contain 5 notes with each octave.
3. Types of music that uses pentatonic scales are jazz, hip hop and heavy metals.
4. The music is mainly based on two specific pentatonic scale-major pentatonic and minor pentatonic.
5.Major pentatonic scale or heptatonic scale has 7 notes.
6.Minor pentatonic is the natural pentatonic.
Slendro is the five equidistant tones in the octave.
Explanation:
Definition of Slendro:
"Slendro is a pentatonic tuning employed for Javanese gamelans that divides the octave into five roughly similar intervals."
- It is the instrument used in the gamelan.
- The word Slendro is derived from the Sailendra.
- It is developed by Medang kingdom.
- Variations of the tunes are different from region to region.
In Bali this tune is used for sad melodies and in the other parts of the country it is used in rituals and festivals.