1,139 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Enigmatic Musical Scales"

Diatonic scale on C, staccato articulation.

Diatonic scale on C, legato articulation.

Slendro vs whole tone scale on C

Diatonic scale on C, tenuto articulation.

Scarlatti Sonata K319, bars 62-80, octatonic descending bassline

Diminished seventh chord's use in modulation.

Diagram of tin whistle fingering for a diatonic scale: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, ♭VII, ♮VII, I'. In D: D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C♮, C♯, and D'.

15-tet scale on C (80 cent steps). MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

17-tet scale on C (70.59 cent steps). MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Major scale on C. Created by Hyacinth (talk) 19:42, 1 April 2010 using Sibelius 5.

Istrian mode as subharmonics 14 through 7 on C: D-, E↓, F, G↓, A♭, B♭-, C, D-' = D, E, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C, D'.

19-tet scale on C (63.16 cent steps). MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

7-tone equal tempered scale represented in traditional notation. + and - indicates approximate distance above and below notated pitch. Pitch bend matches intervals.

833 cents scale on C. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Lydian augmented scale on C.

Dorian mode on D. Created by Hyacinth (talk) 09:54, 19 April 2011 (UTC) using Sibelius 5. See: :Image:D Dorian mode.png

Lydian dominant scale on C.

Modulation with subsidiary chord (in blue). Created by Hyacinth (talk) 02:10, 15 November 2011 (UTC) using Sibelius 5.

Minor major seventh chord on C.

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.).

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.

Lambda mode diatonic scale in Bohlen-Pierce tuning (Equal Tempered)

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].

Scale of the fingering chart for the tabor pipe.

Parrallelism in music (example).

Diatonic scale on C in 15 equal temperament. C, D, E↓, F, G, A↓, B↓, C. If C=0: 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 0. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

10-tet scale on C. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Scale of the Locrian mode starting on C [ogg vorbis sound file]

Scale of the Aolian mode starting on C

Suite for Microtonal Piano microtonal tuning arranged in a chromatic scale. Created by Hyacinth (talk) 14:26, 17 January 2012 (UTC) using Sibelius 5.

Scale of the Phrygian mode starting on C [ogg vorbis sound file]

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:

36-tet scale, or sixth-tone (1200/36 = 33.33 cents) scale, on C. MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals.

13-tet scale on C. MIDI pitch bend correct for intervals.

23-tet scale on C. 1200 cents/23 = steps of 52.17 cents. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Truck driver's gear change, modulation up a whole step, in "Because the Night".

9-tet scale on C. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Scale of harmonics on C.

Bebop dominant scale in C. Created by Hyacinth (talk) using Sibelius 5.

14-tet scale on C. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

Pythagorean diatonic scale on C. + indicates the syntonic comma.

Example of harmonic minor from the opening theme to Schumann's First Symphony (probably 1832/33 Zwickau, WoO 29).

Bayati scale. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals (1 quarter flat).

Non-Pythagorean scale on C.

Coronation scene from Boris Godunov

*Bohlen-Pierce three steps on C = E. 33/13 = 438.91 cents. MIDI pitch bend: 57,76

*Bohlen-Pierce eleven steps on C = A♯/B♭. 311/13 = 409.35 cents. MIDI pitch bend: 126,66

*Bohlen-Pierce twelve steps on C = B. 312/13 = 1755.65 cents. MIDI pitch bend: 103,49 1755.65-1200= 555.65 cents.

*Bohlen-Pierce seven steps on C = H. 37/13 = 1024.13 cents. MIDI pitch bend: 92,71