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== Scale formula == |
== Scale formula == |
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1 step + 0.5 step + 1.5 step + 0.5 step + 0.5 step + 1.5 step + 0.5 step. |
1 step + 0.5 step + 1.5 step + 0.5 step + 0.5 step + 1.5 step + 0.5 step. |
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[Explanation required: why is there an F sharp in the lower octave and an F natural in the upper octave.] |
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F# should be in both octaves. The F5 should be F#. That also means that there should be no F Natural. As the pattern indicates, starting from C, we have: C D Eb F# G Ab B C. (they are repeating the 1st rule again, which is incorrect according to the scale formula. |
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Ref: Student in Music Conservatory. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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Revision as of 22:18, 19 July 2014
The Algerian Scale is a scale which is frequently found in Algerian, Arab, Berber, and North African music. The frequent use of 1.5 steps in the scale helps create a sound which is commonly associated with Middle Eastern music.
It is also defined as an eleven note scale containing two augmented seconds. This was used by Jacques Ibert in Escales (1924).[3]
Scale formula
1 step + 0.5 step + 1.5 step + 0.5 step + 0.5 step + 1.5 step + 0.5 step.
Sources
- ^ Middlebrook, Ron (1984). Scales and Modes in the Beginning, p.125. ISBN 0-89898-151-4.
- ^ Fischer, Peter (1996). Rock Guitar Secrets, p.160. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN 3-927190-62-4, ISBN 978-3-927190-62-7.
- ^ Robert Fink, Robert Ricci (1975). The Language of Twentieth Century Music: A Dictionary of Terms, p.3. Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-870600-5, ISBN 978-0-02-870600-9.