equal temperament

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(music theory) A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:

Japanese Meaning

（音楽理論）基準となる最小音程（同音以外）をもとに、その正の整数倍の関係で全ての音程を定義する調律方式。 / （音楽理論）ある基本の小さな音程を基準に、全ての音程を均等に分割し、各調でほぼ同じ和音響度を実現するための調律法。

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The composer explained that equal temperament allows pieces to modulate between keys without retuning instruments.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作曲家は、平均律により楽器を調律し直すことなく曲を別の調に移調できると説明した。

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(music theory) A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:

Sense（2）

Twelve-tone equal temperament: The European semi-harmonic interval compromise among the chromatic notes.

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