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quar·ter tone

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quarter tone, quarter-tonenoun

    half of a semitone

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  1. quarter tone

    A quarter tone is a pitch halfway between the usual notes of a chromatic scale, an interval about half as wide as a semitone, which itself is half a whole tone. This microtonal system is used in different musical traditions, especially those from the Middle East. It’s considered a significant aspect of many types of Arabic music.

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  1. Quarter tone

    A quarter tone, is a pitch halfway between the usual notes of a chromatic scale, an interval about half as wide as a semitone, which is half a whole tone. Many composers are known for having written music including quarter tones or the quarter tone scale, first proposed by 19th-century music theorist Mikha'il Mishaqah, including: Pierre Boulez, Julián Carrillo, Mildred Couper, Alberto Ginastera, Gérard Grisey, Alois Hába, Ljubica Marić, Charles Ives, Tristan Murail, Krzysztof Penderecki, Giacinto Scelsi, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Tui St. George Tucker, Ivan Alexandrovich Wyschnegradsky, and Iannis Xenakis.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quarter tone in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quarter tone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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