The other leading note : a comparative study of the flat second pitch degree in North Indian classical, Ottoman or Arabian influenced, Western, heavy metal and film musics

This cross-cultural and cross-genre study considers the flat second pitch degree (♭2), a semitone above the tonic, in its significant functional role in tonal musics. The ♭2 appears variously in Indian raga, Ottoman and Arabian influenced music, and in Western music, including heavy metal and film m...

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Main Author: Moore, Sarha
Other Authors: Killick, Andrew ; Dibben, Nicola
Published: University of Sheffield 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605433