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What are aeolian sounds?

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The somewhat musical, sometimes mournful sound wind makes when blowing across branches, wires, or circular objects is called an aeolian sound. Aeolus was the Greek god of wind, and aeolian is a musical term used to refer to wind instruments or to a diatonic scale.

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