Five-tone scale - Goononkai (English spelling) Pentatonic scale

Japanese: 5音音階 - ごおんおんかい(英語表記)pentatonic scale
Five-tone scale - Goononkai (English spelling) Pentatonic scale
A musical term. A scale that contains five different notes in one octave. There are many different types depending on the arrangement of the five notes. The diatonic pentatonic scale, which is made up of three diatonic intervals and two minor thirds, is the most common, but there are also chromatic pentatonic scales that include semitone intervals. Pentatonic scales are widely distributed in Japan, China, Korea, Africa, Polynesia, and other countries.

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Japanese:
音楽用語。1オクターブのなかに,5つの異なる音を含む音階。5音の配列法により,種類もきわめて多い。3つの全音程と2つの短3度によってできる全音階的5音音階が最も一般的であるが,このほかに半音程を含む半音階的な5音音階などがある。5音音階は日本,中国,朝鮮をはじめ,アフリカ,ポリネシアなどに多く分布している。

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