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Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]]. | Other heptatonic scales may be found at: [[:Category:7-tone scales]]. | ||
“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. These occur in many tunings around the world, including some [[African]] scales{{who}}. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts. | |||
An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers. | |||
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Revision as of 03:01, 17 November 2024
A heptatonic scale, occasionally called a septatonic scale is a scale with 7 tones per equave.
Heptatonic MOS scales may be found at: Heptatonic MOS.
Other heptatonic scales may be found at: Category:7-tone scales.
“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per octave. These occur in many tunings around the world, including some African scales[who?]. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.
An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is 7edo, which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.