21-tet scale on C (57.14 cent steps). Easley Blackwood, Jr.'s notation for 21 equal temperament. Intervals are notated similarly to those they approximate and there are distinct enharmonic equivalents (E-sharp-down = F-down). MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.
16-tet scale on C (75 cent steps). Easley Blackwood, Jr.'s notation for 16 equal temperament. Intervals are notated similarly to those they approximate and there are fewer enharmonic equivalents. MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals (0,56, etc.).
The opening theme to Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade is, "simply a descending whole-tone scale with diatonic trimmings." See Abraham, Gerald. "The Whole-Tone Scale in Russian Music", p.602, The Musical Times, Vol. 74, No. 1085. (Jul., 1933), pp. 602-604.[non-whole-tone scale notes in red].
Sound file of melodic A minor scale Digital recording, made with an acoustic piano and Audacity software by Opus33. This music is in the public domain. The recording is not copyrighted, and it is hereby released by Opus33 into the public domain. The following tag, though it is not quite accurate, is included in order to authorize this file according to the Wikipedia rules:
Sound file of the harmonic A minor scale Digital recording, made with an acoustic piano and Audacity software by Opus33. This music is in the public domain. The recording is not copyrighted, and it is hereby released by Opus33 into the public domain. The following tag, though it is not quite accurate, is included in order to authorize this file according to the Wikipedia rules:
Beta scale dominant seventh chord on C. Created by Hyacinth (talk) 07:35, 12 April 2011 (UTC) using Sibelius 5 with midi pitch bend. Pitch bend appears to match intervals.
Regular diatonic tuning 72-tone. A regular diatonic tuning is five "whole tones", T, and two half tones, S, arranged in any rotation of TTSTTTS. In 12-tone, T=200 cents and S=100 cents. In 72-tone, T=233.3 cents and S=16.6. This is that scale: C = 0 D = 233.3 E# = 466.6 F# = 483.3 G = 716.6 A = 950 B# = 1183.3 C = 1200