Microtone (music)
Use in music of microtones (intervals smaller than a semitone) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For sounds on the time scale shorter than musical notes, see microsound.
"Microtone" redirects here. For the slicing tool, see Microtome.
Microtonal or microtonality is the use in music of microtones—intervals smaller than a semitone, also called "microintervals". It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of twelve equal intervals per octave. In other words, a microtone may be thought of as a note that falls "between the keys" of a piano tuned in equal temperament.