Music

Ethiopian music utilizes a particular modular framework that is pentatonic, with naturally long interims between certain notes.

The music of the Ethiopian Highlands utilizes a principal modular framework called qenet, of which there are four primary modes: tezeta, bati, ambassel, and anchihoy.[2] Three extra modes are minor departure from the abovementioned: tezeta minor, bati major, and bati minor.[3][4][5] Some tunes take the name of their qenet, for example, tizita, a melody of reminiscence.[2] When played on customary instruments, these modes are commonly not tempered (that is, the pitches may go astray marginally from the Western-tempered tuning framework), yet when played on Western instruments, for example, pianos and guitars, they are played utilizing the Western-tempered tuning framework.

Music in the Ethiopian good countries is commonly monophonic or heterophonic.[2] In certain southern territories, some music is polyphonic. Dorze polyphonic singing (edho) may utilize up to five sections; Majangir, four parts.[2]