Other cultures - other scalesÖ...
Example:
measurements on Burmese Xylophone show that
wholetones are smaller and half tones larger than
Western scales, tending toward seven almost equal
steps.
Similar scales are used in tuning of the Burmese harp.
Demo: scale with seven equal intervals within octave.
Tuning matters mostly in polyphonic music -
Only when playing cords is consonance the main issue
Became wide spread only in late Renaissance (after 1600)
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