Definition
Relating to a five-note scale, most commonly the pattern found on the black keys of a piano. This scale appears in folk music traditions worldwide and creates a distinctive, often exotic sound in Western music.
Etymology
From Greek penta- 'five' and tonos 'tone,' literally meaning 'five-toned.' The term was coined in the 19th century as Western musicians encountered and studied non-Western musical traditions.
Kelly Says
The pentatonic scale is perhaps the most universal musical language on Earth - from ancient Chinese court music to African folk songs to Debussy's impressionistic masterpieces, this five-note pattern seems to speak to something fundamental in human musical perception!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፔንታቶኒክ
pen-ta-to-nik
ARالعربية
بنتاتوني
ben-ta-to-ni
BNবাংলা
পেন্টাটোনিক
pen-ta-to-nik
CACatalà
Pentatònic
pen-ta-to-nik
CSČeština
Pentatonický
pen-ta-to-ni-cky
DADansk
Pentatonisk
pen-ta-to-nisk
DEDeutsch
Pentatonik
pen-ta-to-nik
ELΕλληνικά
Πεντατονικό
pen-ta-to-ni-ko
ESEspañol
Pentatónico
pen-ta-to-ni-ko
FAفارسی
پنتاتونیک
pan-ta-to-nik
FISuomi
Pentatoninen
pen-ta-to-ni-nen
FRFrançais
Pentatonique
pen-ta-to-ni-k
GUGU
પેન્ટાટોનિક
pen-ta-to-nik
HAHA
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
HEעברית
פנטטוני
pen-ta-to-ni
HIहिन्दी
पेंटेटोनिक
pen-ta-to-nik
HUMagyar
Pentatonikus
pen-ta-to-ni-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
Pentatonik
pen-ta-to-nik
IGIG
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
ITItaliano
Pentatonico
pen-ta-to-ni-ko
KKKK
Пентатоника
pen-ta-to-ni-ka
KMKM
ប្រភពសំចេក
bra-p-rov-sam-che-k
MRMR
पेंटेटोनिक
pen-ta-to-nik
MSBahasa Melayu
Pentatonik
pen-ta-to-nik
MYမြန်မာ
ပင်တာတုန်း
pin-ta-ta-tun
NLNederlands
Pentatonisch
pen-ta-to-nisch
NONorsk
Pentatonisk
pen-ta-to-nisk
PAPA
ਪੈਂਟਾਟੋਨਿਕ
pen-ta-to-nik
PLPolski
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
PTPortuguês
Pentatônico
pen-ta-to-ni-ko
RORomână
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
RUРусский
Пентатоника
pen-ta-to-ni-ka
SVSvenska
Pentatonisk
pen-ta-to-nisk
SWKiswahili
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
TAதமிழ்
பன்டாட்டோனிக்
pan-da-ta-to-ni-k
TEతెలుగు
పెంటాటోనిక్
pen-ta-to-nik
THไทย
เพนทาโทนิก
pen-ta-to-nik
TLTL
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
TRTürkçe
Pentatonik
pen-ta-to-nik
UKУкраїнська
Пентатоніка
pen-ta-to-ni-ka
URاردو
پنٹاتونک
pen-ta-to-nik
VITiếng Việt
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
YOYO
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik
ZUZU
Pentatonic
pen-ta-to-nik