noun
- a musical interval smaller than a semitone
Usage: music theory
Examples
- The composer used microtones to create an otherworldly sound.
- Traditional Western music doesn’t typically employ microtones.
- She studied microtonal music from various world cultures.
- The violin can produce microtones more easily than a piano.
- Microtones are common in Middle Eastern musical traditions.
- The electronic synthesizer was programmed to play microtones.