MODMOS scale: Difference between revisions
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A scale is considered to be a [[MOS scale]] if every generic [[interval class]] comes in two specific [[interval]] sizes. For example, the familiar [[diatonic scale]] is an MOS. | A scale is considered to be a [[MOS scale]] if every generic [[interval class]] comes in two specific [[interval]] sizes. For example, the familiar [[diatonic scale]] is an MOS. | ||
MODMOS scales generalize the class of scales which are not MOS, but which have been obtained by applying a finite number of "chromatic alterations" to an MOS. | '''MODMOS scales''' generalize the class of scales which are not MOS, but which have been obtained by applying a finite number of "chromatic alterations" to an MOS. | ||
The familiar melodic and harmonic minor scales are examples of MODMOS's: although these scales are not MOS, they can be obtained by applying one chromatic alteration each to one of the [[mode]]s of the diatonic MOS. | The familiar melodic and harmonic minor scales are examples of MODMOS's: although these scales are not MOS, they can be obtained by applying one chromatic alteration each to one of the [[mode]]s of the diatonic MOS. | ||