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A set of basic notes, or ‘scale’, forms the basis of music. Scales are specific to specific genre of music. In this second article of the series, we explore the development of various scales associated with Western classical music, arguably the most influential genre of music of the present time.
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Sushan Konar works on stellar compact objects. She also writes popular science articles and maintains a weekly astrophysics-related blog called ‘Monday Musings’.
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Konar, S. The Sounds of Music : Science of Musical Scales. Reson 24, 1015–1023 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-019-0867-4
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