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Published in Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World • Jan 1, 2003
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Authors:
Chris Sedwell

Abstract

In Western art music, the term ‘range’ is denned as (a) the pitch span of an instrument or voice from its lowest to its highest available pitch, often referred to as the ‘compass’; (b) the pitch span of an instrumental or vocal part in a piece of music, usually used when describing a melody; and (c)

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