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| ⚫ | The '''''yo'' scale''', which does not contain [[Minor scale|minor]] notes, according to a traditional theory is a [[pentatonic scale]] used in much [[Japanese music]] including<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080313144427/http://www.uwgb.edu/ogradyt/world/japan.htm ''Japanese Music'', ''Cross-Cultural Communication: World Music'', University of Wisconsin – Green Bay].</ref> [[gagaku]] and [[shomyo]]. The ''yo'' scale is used specifically in [[folk music|folk songs]] and early [[popular music|popular songs]] and is contrasted with the [[in scale|''in'' scale]] which does contain minor notes.<ref>Titon, Jeff Todd (1996). ''Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples'', p.372. ISBN 0-02-872612-X.</ref> The ''in'' scale is described as 'dark' while the yo scale is described as 'bright' sounding.<ref name="New">Chris Hiscock, Marian Metcalfe (1999). ''New Music Matters 11-14'', p.49. ISBN 978-0-435-81091-7.</ref> |
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It is defined by ascending [[Interval (music)|interval]]s of two, three, two, two, and three [[semitone]]s. An example ''yo'' scale, expressed in western pitch names, is: D - E - G - A - B. This is illustrated below. |
It is defined by ascending [[Interval (music)|interval]]s of two, three, two, two, and three [[semitone]]s. An example ''yo'' scale, expressed in western pitch names, is: D - E - G - A - B. This is illustrated below. |
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Revision as of 04:18, 1 December 2015
The yo scale, which does not contain minor notes, according to a traditional theory is a pentatonic scale used in much Japanese music including[1] gagaku and shomyo. The yo scale is used specifically in folk songs and early popular songs and is contrasted with the in scale which does contain minor notes.[2] The in scale is described as 'dark' while the yo scale is described as 'bright' sounding.[3]
It is defined by ascending intervals of two, three, two, two, and three semitones. An example yo scale, expressed in western pitch names, is: D - E - G - A - B. This is illustrated below.
More recent theory[4] emphasizes that it is more useful in interpreting Japanese melody to view scales on the basis of "nuclear tones" located a fourth apart and containing notes between them, as in the min'yō scale used in folk music, and whose pitches are equivalent to the yo scale:[5]
The Ryūkyū scale appears to be derived from the yo scale with pitches raised.[7]
Sources
- ^ Japanese Music, Cross-Cultural Communication: World Music, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.
- ^ Titon, Jeff Todd (1996). Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, p.372. ISBN 0-02-872612-X.
- ^ a b Chris Hiscock, Marian Metcalfe (1999). New Music Matters 11-14, p.49. ISBN 978-0-435-81091-7.
- ^ Koizumi, Fumio (小泉文夫, Koizumi Fumio) (1974). Nihon no Ongaku: Rekishi to Riron (日本の音楽：歴史と理論) (Japanese Music: History and Theory), 76. Tokyo: National Theater of Japan.
- ^ Titon (1996), 373.
- ^ Susan Miyo Asai (1999). Nōmai Dance Drama, p.126. ISBN 978-0-313-30698-3.
- ^ a b Minoru Miki, Marty Regan, Philip Flavin (2008). Composing for Japanese instruments, p.2. ISBN 978-1-58046-273-0.
Further reading
- Hewitt, Michael. Musical Scales of the World. The Note Tree. 2013. ISBN 978-0957547001.
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