Members stomias Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 This is a cool scale that I discovered about 30 years ago by Italian coposer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924). Maybe it has another name? I always thought it had great use as a jazz-blues vehicle. See what you think. CDEbEGBbBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Technically this would be C D Eb Fb G Ab B C . It'd be simpler in the key signature as well. What did he call it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captain average Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Bb =/ Ab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Sorry A#. Interesting key signature too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stomias Posted February 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I don't remember what he called it but it was the one that stuck with me out of a bunch. Have used it for 30 years and wish I could find the source material. Has anyone seen it under a different name like the Hungarian Gypsy H.P. Lovecraft Lydian Flatted Fifth Conundrum Scale???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Maj/Min Bluesy Run Device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stomias Posted February 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 You know..................................your right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Uh, ok.Did I win anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stomias Posted February 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Uh,.................................................no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Li Shenron Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 As a heptatonic scale, it's very odd. In fact, it's not a mode of any scale I have ever seen so far. What's unusual is the two consecutive tone-and-half intervals... I know there are heptatonic scales with two 3/2 intervals, but never close to each other. If I remember correctly, in harmony the largest tetrachord (4 consecutive notes of a scale) considered usable is 6 semitones, while in this scale there are two tetrachords of 7 semitones (133 and 331). This is not really a problem at all, but it makes the scale look more like it has a non-mentioned note in the middle of that large 33 interval which is "skipped" (probably a perfect 4th), and that the minor 3rd is a "passage note" like in blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hshaitan Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 you found out about it 30 years ago and you are just now getting around to telling us...psht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stomias Posted February 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 I tried posting it in 1982 but my rotary phone wouldn't connect to the non existant internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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