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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.
“Equiheptatonic” scales are scales with 7 roughly equally spaced tones per [[octave]]. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.
 
Musical traditions that make use of equiheptatonic scales include:
* Eastern [[Angolan]] music
* [[Cambodian]] classical music
* [[Ancient Greek]] auloi music
* [[Laotian]] classical music
* [[Thai]] classical music
* [[Vietnamese]] classical music
* Lower [[Zambezi]] music
** [[Nyungwe]] music


An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.
An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is [[7edo]], which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.

Revision as of 03:14, 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. They are usually not exactly equally spaced, but deviate from equal by small amounts.

Musical traditions that make use of equiheptatonic scales include:

An exactly equal equiheptatonic scale is 7edo, which is popular with modern Western xenharmonic composers.