Void Fifth - Kuukyougodo

Japanese: 空虚5度 - くうきょごど
Void Fifth - Kuukyougodo

...Drones are not just one note, but often two notes separated by a perfect fifth. In classical art music, the basis is a triad with a third in between, so these two notes separated by a fifth are called "empty fifths," but even in European folk music, they are not considered to be missing anything. Even within Europe, there are many variations not only in instruments, but also in the quality of the voice and the way of singing.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "Void Fifth" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドローンは1音だけでなく,しばしば,完全5度離れた2音も使われる。芸術音楽の古典的和声理論では,中間に3度の音を含んだ3和音を基本とするため,5度離れたこの2音を〈空虚5度〉と呼ぶが,ヨーロッパの民俗音楽でも,何かが欠けたものと考えられているわけではない。 ヨーロッパの中でも,楽器だけでなく,声の質や歌い方は多くの変化がみられる。…

※「空虚5度」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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