Microtones and microtonal music

Microtones are musical notes, or music intervals,  smaller than semitones. This means anything from quarter tones and onwards. (microtones, 2017) Music composed of microtones originated from the Sumerians and it is part of middle eastern music.  (microtones, 2017) The interesting thing about microtones is that for most people when they hear it, it sounds out…