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- How many octatonic scales are there?
- How do you label an octatonic scale?
- What is the meaning of octatonic scale?
- Who created the octatonic scale?
How many octatonic scales are there?
The octatonic is a mode of (very) limited transposition, and there are three possible scales: Oct 0,2; Oct 0,1; and Oct 1,2. The numbers of the names indicate all that is needed to identify a particular octatonic scale: two consecutive notes within the scale. 0 is C♮, 1 is C#, and 2 is D♮.
How do you label an octatonic scale?
A system of naming pitch classes that treats C as 0, C♯ as 1, D as 2, etc. The octatonic collection is built with an alternation of whole steps and half steps, leading to a total of 8 distinct pitches. One example is C–C♯–D♯–E–F♯–G–A–B♭. Jazz musicians refer to this as the diminished scale.
What is the meaning of octatonic scale?
An octatonic scale is any eight-note musical scale. However, the term most often refers to the symmetric scale composed of alternating whole and half steps, as shown at right.
Who created the octatonic scale?
Composers worked to develop new scales and chords that were unlike what had been seen in classical music before. In particular, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was famous for his use of the octatonic scale, an eight-note collection of alternating whole and half steps.
