Octatonic collections

1. What is an octatonic collection?
2. What are the three octatonic scales?
3. Who used octatonic scale?
4. What is a pitch class collection?

What is an octatonic collection?

octatonic collection: an eight-note collection that is formed by alternating whole- and half-steps. hexatonic collection: a six-note collection generated with the pitch interval pattern 1–3–1–3–1–3.

What are the three octatonic scales?

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.

Who used octatonic scale?

According to McHose, the octatonic scale was first used by Rimski-Korsakov. His student, Igor Stravinsky used it extensively, especially in the Rite of Spring. The octatonic scale has only two modes.

What is a pitch class collection?

A pitch collection is a collection of pitches used in a composition. Collections can consist of any notes and involve as few as two or as many as twelve. Normally, pitch collections are assumed to be unordered collections. That means they do not imply an order or hierarchy within the collection.