A #musicTheory soapbox moment…
Just been thinking about how we define #microtonality: notes that fall outside of the tonal framework.
But in that case, 17, 24, 31, 36, 53, 72 TET or any other system of #MusicalTemperament isn't #microtonal, because all the pitches are defined, whereas in 12TET a neutral 2nd would stand out as “falling outside the framework”, which does make it microtonal. Relating everything to Western 12TET, which isn't perfect, is problematic IMHO.
#musicology #ethnomusicology