- Harmonic scale
:"Harmonic scale" "is a vague and ambiguous musical term, describing a particular group of notes dependent on key, that may refer to the:"
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Harmonic minor scale ;
*Harmonic major scale .
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Double harmonic scale — In music, the double harmonic major scale[1] is a scale whose gaps may evoke exotic music to Western listeners. This is also known as the Arabic and [1][2] the Byzantine scale. It is also likened to the gypsy scale because of the augmented 2… … Wikipedia
scale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, steelyard; lamina, flake, scab, incrustation, horny plate, squama, lamella, eschar; degree, graduation, table, ratio, pro portion; gamut. See measurement, layer, covering, music, continuity,… … English dictionary for students
Harmonic series (music) — Harmonic series of a string. Pitched musical instruments are often based on an approximate harmonic oscillator such as a string or a column of air, which oscillates at numerous frequencies simultaneously. At these resonant frequencies, waves… … Wikipedia
Harmonic table note layout — Harmonic table note layout. The Harmonic Table note layout, or tonal array, is a key layout for musical instruments that offers interesting advantages over the traditional keyboard layout. Its symmetrical, hexagonal pattern of interval sequences… … Wikipedia
harmonic minor — noun A minor scale with minor sixth and major seventh, ascending and descending • • • Main Entry: ↑harmony … Useful english dictionary
Harmonic major scale — In music theory, the harmonic major scale is a musical scale which found occasional use during the common practice era and is now often employed, particularly in jazz. It may be considered as a major scale with the sixth degree flattened, or the… … Wikipedia
scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b … Universalium
Harmonic — This article is about the components of periodic signals. For other uses, see Harmonic (disambiguation). The nodes of a vibrating string are harmonics. A harmonic of a wave is a component frequency of the signal that is an integer multiple of the … Wikipedia
Scale-step — In Schenkerian theory, a scale step (German: Stufe ) is a triad (based on one of the diatonic scale degrees) that is perceived as an organizing force for a passage of music (in accordance with the principle of composing out). In Harmony ,… … Wikipedia
Scale (string instruments) — For the musical (rather than instrumental) scale, see Pythagorean tuning. In a string instrument, the scale length (often simply called the scale ) is the sounding length of the strings. On instruments with strings which are not stopped (harp,… … Wikipedia
