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Compiling global examples of music in the Major (‘Ionian’) Scale
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Real-world examples of the scale in action:
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- India: Matches the shape of North India’s Bilawal thaat (one of Bhatkhande’s 10 ‘foundational scales’) – with notable congruent ragas including Bilawal, Tilak Kamod, Nat, Bihari, Hemant, Maluha, and Mand. Also popular in South India as the Carnatic Sankarabharanam (melakarta scale #29).
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Features, classifiers, quirks, etc…
[analysis: coming soon]
—Classifiers & Quirks—
- Modes: Major set (Major; Dorian; Phrygian; Lydian; Mixolydian; Aeolian; Locrian)
- Quirks: Hemitonic; Maximal; Reflectional symmetry (imperfect: ♮7; detached: none)
- Names: Major, Ionian (Western); Bilawal thaat (Hindustani); Sankarabharanam (Carnatic); Dastgah-e Rast (Iran)
n.b. For more detailed geometric and mathematical analysis, refer to this scale’s entry in Ian Ring’s fantastic Exciting Universe of Music Theory project (for which I am an occasional ‘raga consultant’)
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