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    Tritones: Violin Is Detuned To An Eb To Create A Tritone Between The Top Two

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    The document discusses tritones, musical intervals known as "the devil in music" since medieval times. This is likely because tritones are difficult to sing and create unstable harmony. The passage provides an example of a violin string being detuned to an Eb to create a tritone between the top two strings. It also notes that detuning a string for musical effect is called scordatura, similar to alternative guitar tunings used in rock music such as "drop D" tuning.

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    The document discusses tritones, musical intervals known as "the devil in music" since medieval times. This is likely because tritones are difficult to sing and create unstable harmony. The passage provides an example of a violin string being detuned to an Eb to create a tritone between the top two strings. It also notes that detuning a string for musical effect is called scordatura, similar to alternative guitar tunings used in rock music such as "drop D" tuning.

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    The document discusses tritones, musical intervals known as "the devil in music" since medieval times. This is likely because tritones are difficult to sing and create unstable harmony. The passage provides an example of a violin string being detuned to an Eb to create a tritone between the top two strings. It also notes that detuning a string for musical effect is called scordatura, similar to alternative guitar tunings used in rock music such as "drop D" tuning.

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    Tritones: Violin Is Detuned To An Eb To Create A Tritone Between The Top Two

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    Alison Cooper-White
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    Tritones

    Since medieval times, the interval of the tritone (three tones) has been
    known as diabolus in musica or the devil in music.
    This is probably because it is a difficult interval to sing, and creates
    unstable harmony. The top string of the
    violin is detuned to an Eb to create a tritone between the top two
    strings. The first entrance of the solo has Death tuning up with his
    spooky new tuning:
    The proper name for detuning a string for musical effect is scordatura,
    and can be likened to alternative guitar
    tunings used in rock music, such as drop D tuning.

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