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Article: 2-, 3-, and 4-note Scales and Raga-s
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| By Haresh Bakshi
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According to some scale lists:
(1) The following scales have two notes each:
(i) Honchoshi: Sa Ma Sa'
(ii) Niagari: Sa, Pa, Sa'
(iii) Warao ditonic: Sa. Ni komal, Sa'
(2) The following scales have three notes each:
(i) Peruvian tritonic 2: Sa, Ga komal, Dha, Sa'
(ii) Ute tritonic: Sa, Ga komal, Ni komal, Sa'
(iii) Raga Malasri: Sa, Ga, Pa, Sa'
(iv) 4-semitone: Sa, Ga, Dha komal, Sa'
(v) Raga Sarvasri: Sa, Ma, Pa, Sa'
(vi) Sansagari: Sa, Ma, Ni komal, Sa'
(vii) Raga Ongkari: Sa, Ma teevra, Pa, Sa'
(3) The following scales/raga-s have four notes each:
(i) Raga Lavangi: Sa, Re komal, Pa, Ni komal, Sa'
(ii) Messiaen's truncated mode 5: Sa, Re komal, Ma teevra, Pa, Sa'
(iii) Warao tetratonic: Sa, Re, Ga komal, Ni komal, Sa'
(iv) Eskimo tetratonic: Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, Sa'
(v) Genus primum: Sa, Re, Ma, Pa, Sa'
(vi) Raga Bhavani: Sa, Re, Ma, Dha, Sa'
(vii) Messiaen's truncated mode 6: Sa, Re, Ma teevra, Dha komal, Sa'
(viii)Raga Sumukam: Sa, Re, Ma teevra, Ni, Sa'
(ix) 3-semitone: Sa, Ga komal, Ma teevra, Dha, Sa'
(x) Bi Yu: Sa, Ga komal, Pa, Ni komal, Sa'
(xi) Messiaen's truncated mode 6 inv.: Sa, Ga, Ma teevra, Ni komal, Sa'
(xii) Raga Mahathi; Sa, Ga, Pa, Ni komal, Sa'
(xiii)Messiaen's truncated mode 5 inv.: Sa, Ma, Ma teevra, Ni, Sa'
(xiv) Raga Malashri Sa, Ga, Pa, Ni
These scales/modes/raga-s have been reported in relation to the C major
scale. Any microtones present, have not been taken into account.
I have not verified these entries. Chief sources: "SCALA", "Scaleopia"
2003/09/01
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