Definitions of tuning terms: ri [Indian], (c) 1998 by Joe Monzo

Definitions of tuning terms
© 1998 by Joseph L. Monzo
All definitions by Joe Monzo unless otherwise cited

The second degree of the Indian diatonic scale, analagous to the European solfege syllable re.

Not to be confused with the acronym RI.

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