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    Common Ethiopian Pentatonic Scales or Qenet (ቅኝት)

    By Chris Frangou

    Qenet (ቅኝት) is the name for the pentatonic scales and modes utilised in Ethiopian music. The following
    document outlines some of the more common qenet and variations. Typically these scales are placed into four
    main categories, Anchi Hoye (አንቺ ሆዬ), Bati (ባቲ), Ambessel (አምባሰል) and Tezita (ትዝታ). The qenet here
    are notated off a C tonic and the notation is accompanied with scale degree numbers.

    Anchi Hoye (አንቺ ሆዬ)

    Version 1

    Version 2

    Bati (ባቲ)

    Major

    Minor

    Ambessel (አምባሰል)

    Chris Frangou - 2017 Page 1


    Tezita (ትዝታ)

    Major

    Minor

    References & further reading:

    Abate, E 2009, 'Ethiopian Kiñit: Analysis of the formation and structure of the Ethiopian Scale
    System', paper presented to International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Trondheim.

    Teffera, T 2013, 'Canvassing Past Memories through Tezeta', Journal of Ethiopian Studies, vol. 46, pp.
    31-66.

    Weisser, S & Falceto, F 2013, 'Investigating Qenet in Amhara Secular Music: an acoustic and
    historical study', Annales d'Ethiopie, vol. 28, pp. 299-322.

    Chris Frangou - 2017 Page 2

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