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The Music of Hindostan c9.s2.51

The Music of Hindostan c9.s2.51

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c9.s2.51

Quintal pentatonic scales are based on a series of five Fifths—say, C–G–D–A–E. Reducing these within the limits of an Octave, and relating them to a common tonic, we get the following scheme for the five pentatonics: