Pitch structures: the western and african perspective
Though music is almost part of every culture on earth, it varies widely among cultures in style and structure. No two pieces of music within the same musical culture and within the same musical sub-culture sounds similar. Evident within these music pieces are variance which may be similar and dissimilar during performances. What are these similarities and differences? The common central indices are the pitch structure. Different cultures different perspective of pitch structure, different sonic sounds and different aesthetics values.