How To Find Any Scale In Music. The Universal Encyclopedia of Scales (7/7)
24Finding All Scales In Music
A universal encyclopedia of scales makes sense only if it contains all possible scales in music, listed, organized and accessible by using different search criteria.
Graphing scales over the circle of fifths in conjunction with mathematical principles allowed us to reveal, organize and catalogue the entire universe of musical scales.
The Universal Encyclopedia of Scales contains 2048 scales (2036 scales with three or more notes plus 12 scales of two notes also known as intervals)
Since graphing allows us to determine which scales were related modes of each other, we were able to establish the amount of source scales of three or more notes which is 344 (not considering intervals which are trivial scales of two notes)
The amount of scales in music will never change. It will always be 2048 (in a twelve tone system). The catalogue ID is also universal and eternal. Standard names for scales may change over time since they are subjective and usually a consequence of the evolution of music.
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The entire encyclopedia is interactive with plenty of hotspots to click and access
different pages and sections of the book.
Using the Indexes
There are two types of indexes:
1. Source Scales Indexes:
Each scale in the list will take you to the Source Scale & Related Modes Page
2. All Scales Indexes:
Each scale in the list will take you to the Individual Scale Page
There are also two types of groupings:
1. By Mode count:
Scales are grouped by the amount of modes
2. By Note count:
Scales are grouped by the amount of notes
You access the different indexes from the Master Index which shows a list of six different subindexes:
Index of Source Scales by Mode Count
Index of All Scales by Mode Count
Index of Source Scales by Note Count Index of All Scales by Note Count
Index of Symmetric Source Scales
Index of Bi-triadic Hexatonic Source Scales
For example: The Index of Source Scales by Mode Count will take you an index of source scales grouped by amount of modes which will take you to the respective Source Scale & Related Modes Page.
You can search for any text in the encyclopedia but we have included a few special
characters to help you easily find scales based on their name and intervallic formula.
Example using the intervallic formula:
If you look at any appearance of the Augmented Triad in any of the indexes you will see it accompanied by its intervallic formula between two periods (.)
Augmented Triad .M3 M3 M3.
The augmented triad is made out of two consecutive major thirds (M3 M3) but the intervallic formula also includes the las interval back to the root in all scales.
Notice the the intervals in the intervallic formula must always add to a perfect octave. (e.g., The Major Scale’s Intervallic Formula is: W W H W W W H)
So, when you search for an intervallic formula make sure to include the complete periods at the beginning and end of the string and complete the scale to the octave. That will guarantee the string you are searching for is unique across the entire encyclopedia.
Try searching for .H H W M6. to find the Messiaen VI Tetrachord
Example using a scale’s name:
When looking for scales by name remember that many scales share similar names (e.g., Mixolydian, Mixolydian b9 and Mixolydian b9 b13)
If you just want to find the Mixolydian scale (without b9 or b13) you can search for:
• Mixolydian • (bullet space [scale name] space bullet).
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2600 pages showing every scale over the circle of fifths, notated in twelve keys with piano keyboard & guitar fretboard.
It includes intervallic formulas, degrees formulas, dissonance index, symmetry, bi-triadic hexatonics, source scales and related modes.
You will not find this encyclopedia anywhere else!!!
A complete encyclopedia of scales has always been on every musician’s wish-list. There are many reasons why having a collection containing all scales in music fascinates us, but the most attractive one is that it is universal.
“There are 2048 scales in music, no more, no less. 12 of them are intervals (scales with only two notes), and 344 of the other 2036 scales are source scales. The amount of scales in music will never change. It will always be 2048 (in a twelve tone system). This not only makes this encyclopedia universal but also eternal."
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