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Neapolitan Minor Scale: Examples

. Compiling global examples of music in the Neapolitan Minor Scale 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-7 (C-Db-Eb-F-G-Ab-B-C) o o • o • o • o o • • o o • Neapolitan Minor: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General:  India: Known in South Indian Carnatic music as Raga Dhenuka (mela #9), named for a legendary donkey-demon […]

 

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Neapolitan Major Scale: Examples

. Compiling global examples of music in the Neapolitan Major Scale 1-b2-b3-4-5-6-7 (C-Db-Eb-F-G-A-B-C) o o • o • o • o • o • o o • Neapolitan Major: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General:  India: Performed in South India as Raga Kokilapriya (mela #11) – with the title translating literally as […]

 

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Double Harmonic Scale: Examples

. Compiling global examples of music in the Double Harmonic Scale 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-7 (C-Db-E-F-G-Ab-B-C) o o • • o o • o o • • o o • Double Harmonic: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General:  India: Known in North India as Raag Bhairav, a famous, auspicious morning raga named after ‘Bhaya-Rava‘, an apocalyptic […]

 

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Ionian Augmented Scale: Examples

. Compiling global examples of music in the Ionian Augmented Scale 1-2-3-4-#5-6-7 (C-D-E-F-G#-A-B) o • o • o o • • o o • o o • Ionian Augmented: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General:  —T (origin)— Artist (inst) Q • Ionian Augmented: More • Features, classifiers, quirks, etc… [analysis: coming […]

 

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Major Scale: Examples

. Compiling global examples of music in the Major (‘Ionian’) Scale 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (C-D-E-F-G-A-B) o • o • o o • o • o • o o • Major Scale: Sounds • Real-world examples of the scale in action: General:  India: Matches the shape of North India’s Bilawal thaat (one of Bhatkhande’s 10 ‘foundational scales’) – […]