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Scale 1871: "Aeolyllic"
Bracelet Diagram
Tonnetz Diagram
Common Names
- Zeitler
- Aeolyllic
Analysis
| Cardinality | 8 (octatonic) |
|---|---|
| Pitch Class Set | {0,1,2,3,6,8,9,10} |
| Forte Number | 8-Z29 |
| Rotational Symmetry | none |
| Reflection Axes | none |
| Palindromic | no |
| Chirality | yes enantiomorph: 3677 |
| Hemitonia | 5 (multihemitonic) |
| Cohemitonia | 3 (tricohemitonic) |
| Imperfections | 3 |
| Modes | 7 |
| Prime? | no prime: 751 |
| Deep Scale | no |
| Interval Vector | 555553 |
| Interval Spectrum | p5m5n5s5d5t3 |
| Distribution Spectra | <1> = {1,2,3} <2> = {2,3,4,5} <3> = {3,4,5,6} <4> = {5,6,7} <5> = {6,7,8,9} <6> = {7,8,9,10} <7> = {9,10,11} |
| Spectra Variation | 2.25 |
| Maximally Even | no |
| Maximal Area Set | no |
| Interior Area | 2.616 |
| Myhill Property | no |
| Balanced | no |
| Ridge Tones | none |
| Propriety | Improper |
| Heliotonic | no |
Common Triads
These are the common triads (major, minor, augmented and diminished) that you can create from members of this scale.
* Pitches are shown with C as the root
| Triad Type | Triad* | Pitch Classes | Degree | Eccentricity | Closeness Centrality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Triads | D | {2,6,9} | 3 | 4 | 1.9 |
| F♯ | {6,10,1} | 2 | 4 | 2.1 | |
| G♯ | {8,0,3} | 2 | 4 | 2.3 | |
| Minor Triads | d♯m | {3,6,10} | 3 | 4 | 1.9 |
| f♯m | {6,9,1} | 3 | 4 | 1.9 | |
| Augmented Triads | D+ | {2,6,10} | 3 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Diminished Triads | c° | {0,3,6} | 2 | 4 | 2.1 |
| d♯° | {3,6,9} | 2 | 4 | 2.1 | |
| f♯° | {6,9,0} | 2 | 4 | 2.1 | |
| a° | {9,0,3} | 2 | 4 | 2.3 |
Above is a graph showing opportunities for parsimonious voice leading between triads*. Each line connects two triads that have two common tones, while the third tone changes by one generic scale step.
| Diameter | 4 |
|---|---|
| Radius | 4 |
| Self-Centered | yes |
Modes
Modes are the rotational transformation of this scale. Scale 1871 can be rotated to make 7 other scales. The 1st mode is itself.
| 2nd mode: Scale 2983 |  | Zythyllic | |||
| 3rd mode: Scale 3539 |  | Aeoryllic | |||
| 4th mode: Scale 3817 |  | Zoryllic | |||
| 5th mode: Scale 989 |  | Phrolyllic | |||
| 6th mode: Scale 1271 |  | Kolyllic | |||
| 7th mode: Scale 2683 |  | Thodyllic | |||
| 8th mode: Scale 3389 |  | Socryllic |
Prime
The prime form of this scale is Scale 751
| Scale 751 |  |
Complement
The octatonic modal family [1871, 2983, 3539, 3817, 989, 1271, 2683, 3389] (Forte: 8-Z29) is the complement of the tetratonic modal family [139, 353, 1553, 2117] (Forte: 4-Z29)
Inverse
The inverse of a scale is a reflection using the root as its axis. The inverse of 1871 is 3677
| Scale 3677 |  |
Enantiomorph
Only scales that are chiral will have an enantiomorph. Scale 1871 is chiral, and its enantiomorph is scale 3677
| Scale 3677 | |
Transformations:
| T0 | 1871 | T0I | 3677 | |||||
| T1 | 3742 | T1I | 3259 | |||||
| T2 | 3389 | T2I | 2423 | |||||
| T3 | 2683 | T3I | 751 | |||||
| T4 | 1271 | T4I | 1502 | |||||
| T5 | 2542 | T5I | 3004 | |||||
| T6 | 989 | T6I | 1913 | |||||
| T7 | 1978 | T7I | 3826 | |||||
| T8 | 3956 | T8I | 3557 | |||||
| T9 | 3817 | T9I | 3019 | |||||
| T10 | 3539 | T10I | 1943 | |||||
| T11 | 2983 | T11I | 3886 |
Nearby Scales:
These are other scales that are similar to this one, created by adding a tone, removing a tone, or moving one note up or down a semitone.
| Scale 1869 |  | Katyrian | ||
| Scale 1867 |  | Solian | ||
| Scale 1863 |  | Pycrian | ||
| Scale 1879 |  | Mixoryllic | ||
| Scale 1887 |  | Aerocrygic | ||
| Scale 1903 |  | Rocrygic | ||
| Scale 1807 |  | |||
| Scale 1839 |  | Zogyllic | ||
| Scale 1935 |  | Mycryllic | ||
| Scale 1999 |  | Zacrygic | ||
| Scale 1615 |  | Sydian | ||
| Scale 1743 |  | Epigyllic | ||
| Scale 1359 |  | Aerygian | ||
| Scale 847 |  | Ganian | ||
| Scale 2895 |  | Aeoryllic | ||
| Scale 3919 |  | Lynygic |
This scale analysis was created by Ian Ring, Canadian Composer of works for Piano, and total music theory nerd. The software used to generate this analysis is an open source project at GitHub. Scale notation generated by VexFlow, graph visualization by Graphviz, and MIDI playback by MIDI.js. Some scale names used on this and other pages are ©2005 William Zeitler (http://allthescales.org) used with permission.
Pitch spelling algorithm employed here is adapted from a method by Uzay Bora, Baris Tekin Tezel, and Alper Vahaplar. (An algorithm for spelling the pitches of any musical scale) Contact authors Patent owner: Dokuz Eylül University, Used with Permission. Contact TTO
Tons of background resources contributed to the production of this summary; for a list of these peruse this Bibliography. Special thanks to Richard Repp for helping with technical accuracy.