The term "microtonal music" usually refers to music containing very small intervals but can include any tuning that differs from Western twelve-tone equal temperament.

microtonal music, music using tones in intervals that differ from the standard semitones (half steps) of a tuning system or scale.

Huge microtonal music playlist. Microtonal music uses intervals smaller than a semitone, i.e. different to 12-equal. This includes worldwide traditional musi...

Mar 18, 2025 · In the glossary on his Rest Is Noise website, music critic Alex Ross defines microtonal music as “music that uses intervals smaller than the semitone, or uses a tuning …

Jul 29, 2025 · Microtonal music, in the context of ‘Western Art Music’ or ‘New Music’, is the expansion beyond the 12 tone equal temperament inherited from the Classical Period. Put …

Microtonality is not a genre, or a technique, or a style. It has as many interpretations, modes of expression, and techniques as tonal music. In order to understand microtonal principles, we …

Oct 12, 2025 · "Microtonal music is music which sounds audibly different from the standard Western tuning, and may include individual scale-steps which are either larger or smaller than …