pentatonic
adjective
(of a scale) having five tones to an octave, such as the black keys on a piano.
pentatonics
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a word derived from
pentatonic.
Example Sentences
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Bruce's vividly coloured chamber score skims the Pacific rim for influences, combining gamelan crashes and plunky pentatonics with the incongruous wheeze of an accordion to create a beguiling, imaginary hybrid of Indo-European folk music.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2013
I’ve got a couple of pentatonics that I do that are just kind of similar.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2012
