Skala pentatonik
Tampilan
Skala pentatonik atau tangga nada pentatonik adalah suatu skala dalam musik dengan lima not per oktaf. Skala pentatonik biasanya digunakan sebagai dasar dalam memainkan jenis musik blues . Ada dua skala pentatonik yang paling sering digunakan yaitu skala pentatonik "Major dan skala pentatonik "Minor" . Pola interval pada skala penatonik "Major" adalah M2-M2-m3-M2-m3, sementara pada skala pentatonik "Minor" adalah m3-M2-M2-m3-M2.
Skala pentatonik ditemukan di seluruh dunia: dalam tuning krar di Ethiopia dan gamelan di Indonesia, juga pada melodi dari lagu spiritual Afrika-Amerika dan komponis Claude-Achille Debussy. Tangga nada pentatonik pada umumnya digunakan pada musik tradisional di Indonesia misalnya pada musik gamelan.
Bacaan lebih lanjut
- Pentatonicism from the Eighteenth Century to Debussy by Jeremy Day-O'Connell (University of Rochester Press 2007) – the first comprehensive account of the increasing use of the pentatonic scale in 19th century Western art music, including a catalogue of over 400 musical examples.
- Trần Văn Khê "Le pentatonique est-il universel? Quelques reflexions sur le pentatonisme", The World of Music 19, nos. 1–2:85–91 (1977). English translation p. 76–84
- Kurt Reinhard, "On the problem of pre-pentatonic scales: particularly the third-second nucleus", Journal of the International Folk Music Council 10 (1958).
- Yamaguchi, Masaya (New York: Charles Colin, 2002; Masaya Music, Revised 2006). Pentatonicism in Jazz: Creative Aspects and Practice. ISBN 0-9676353-1-4
- Jeff Burns, Pentatonic Scales for the Jazz-Rock Keyboardist (1997).
Pranala luar
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Lihat entri pentatonic di kamus bebas Wiktionary.
- Pentatonic Scales for Guitar- A brief introduction
- Guitar Lessons of the Pentatonic & Blues Scale
- Alternative uses for the pentatonic scale
- Video: How to Play Pentatonic Panflute by Brad White
- Printable pentatonic scale shapes for guitar
- Pentatonic Minor - Learning The Five Scale Positions for guitar
- Detailed Examination of pentatonic scales in Southern Appalachian folksongs
- Discussing theory and use of pentatonic scale on guitar
- Pentatonic music of Aka Pygmies (Central Africa) with photos and soundscapes
- The Power of the Pentatonic Scale on World Science Festival