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Collection of Crow-Caw-phony and Chords

This is a digital nest for the creation of every shiny melodic fragment, harmonic experiment, and rhythmic trinket I find. Each section represents a challenge to capture a specific mood through a specific musical constraint.

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WIP

01. The Seven Diatonic Modes

Qard height represents a lower or higher energy state

Ionian (The Major Scale)

Scale: W - W - H - W - W - W - H / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

 [ Bright & Stable ]
   _____         _____         _____
  /  I  \       / IV  \       /  V  \
 (   C   )-----(   F   )-----(   G   )
  \_____/       \_____/       \_____/

Dorian

Scale: W - H - W - W - W - H - W / 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

 [ Sophisticated & Jazzy ]
                 _____
                / IV  \
   _____       (   F   )       _____
  /  i  \       \_____/       /  i  \
 (  Cm   )-------------------(  Cm   )
  \_____/                     \_____/

Phrygian

Scale: H - W - W - W - H - W - W / 1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

 [ Dark & Tension-Heavy ]
   _____        _____
  /  i  \      / bII \
 (  Cm   )----(  Db   )   _____
  /_____/      \_____/   /  i  \
                        (  Cm   )
                         \_____/

Lydian

Scale: W - W - W - H - W - W - H / 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - 5 - 6 - 7

 [ Ethereal & Uplifting ]
                _____
               / II  \
   _____      (   D   )     _____
  /  I  \      \_____/     /  I  \
 (   C   )----------------(   C   )
  \_____/                  \_____/

Mixolydian

Scale: W - W - H - W - W - H - W / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

 [ Bluesy & Gritty ]
   _____                     _____
  /  I  \       _____       /  I  \
 (   C   )-----/ bVII\-----(   C   )
  \_____/     (  Bb   )     \_____/
               \_____/

Aeolian (Natural Minor)

Scale: W - H - W - W - H - W - W / 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

 [ Somber & Classic ]
   _____         _____
  /  i  \       / bVI \
 (  Cm   )-----(  Ab   )     _____
  \_____/       \_____/     / bVII\
                           (  Bb   )
                            \_____/

Locrian

Scale: H - W - W - H - W - W - W / 1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7

 [ Dissonant & Unstable ]
   _____
  / bII \       ____
 (  Db   )-----/  i°\
  \_____/     ( Cdim )
               \____/

TO BE COMPLETED. WIP.

02. The Standard Keys (Major & Minor)

Note: Sections left empty for individual key-based compositions.

Major Scales

C Major

G Major (F♯)

D Major (F♯, C♯)

A Major (F♯, C♯, G♯)

E Major (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯)

B Major (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯)

F♯ Major (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯)

C♯ Major (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯)

F Major (B♭)

B♭ Major (B♭, E♭)

E♭ Major (B♭, E♭, A♭)

A♭ Major (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭)

D♭ Major (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭)

G♭ Major (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭)

C♭ Major (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, F♭)

Minor Scales (Harmonic/Melodic)

A Minor

E Minor

B Minor

F♯ Minor

G♯ Minor

D♯ Minor

B♭ Minor

F Minor

C Minor

G Minor

D Minor

03. Microtonal & Xenharmonic Sets

19-EDO

Division: 19 equal steps per octave.
Characteristic: Greatly improved "pure" minor thirds and major sixths compared to 12-tet.

22-EDO

Division: 22 equal steps per octave.
Characteristic: Excellent "super-major" and "sub-minor" intervals; very distinct "alien" feel.

31-EDO (Huygens-Fokker)

Division: 31 equal steps per octave.
Characteristic: Very close to 1/4 comma meantone; allows for "septimal" (harmonic 7th) intervals.

Bohlen-Pierce Scale

Division: Based on the "tritave" (ratio of 3:1) divided into 13 steps.
Characteristic: No octaves! A truly experimental landscape.

04. World & Cultural Scales

Arabic Maqamat (Microtonal - Quarter-tones)

Maqam Rast

Notes: C - D - E𝄳 - F - G - A - B𝄳 - C
(𝄳 = half-flat / quarter-tone)

Maqam Hijaz

Notes: C - D♭ - E - F - G - A♭ - B♭ - C
(Characterised by the augmented second between D♭ and E)

Indian Raag

Raag Bhairav

Notes: C - D♭ - E - F - G - A♭ - B - C
(Morning Raag; solemn and prayerful)

Raag Yaman

Notes: C - D - E - F♯ - G - A - B - C
(Evening Raag; uses the Lydian #4)

Ethiopian Kiñit

Tizita (Major)

Notes: C - D - E - G - A - C
(Pentatonic; nostalgic and sentimental)

Ambassel

Notes: C - D♭ - F - G - A♭ - C
(Used for historical narratives and legends)

East Asian & Japanese

Hirajoshi

Notes: C - D - E♭ - G - A♭ - C
(Dark, folk-oriented Japanese scale)

In-Sen

Notes: C - D♭ - F - G - B♭ - C
(The traditional "koto" scale)

Balkan & Eastern European

Double Harmonic Major (Byzantine)

Notes: C - D♭ - E - F - G - A♭ - B - C
Intervals: 1-♭2-3-4-5-♭6-7

Hungarian Gypsy Minor

Notes: C - D - E♭ - F♯ - G - A♭ - B - C
Intervals: 1-2-♭3-♯4-5-♭6-7

05. Named Chord Progressions

Pastoral (The "Meadow" Sound)

Progression: I - IV - iv - I
Example (C): C - F - Fm - C

The Royal Road (J-Pop/Anime standard)

Progression: IV - V - iii - vi
Example (C): F - G - Em - Am

The Andalusian Cadence (Flamenco feel)

Progression: i - VII - VI - V
Example (Am): Am - G - F - E

The Mario Cadence (Heroic Departure)

Progression: ♭VI - ♭VII - I
Example (C): A♭ - B♭ - C

06. Esoteric & Experimental

Prometheus Scale (The Mystic Scale)

Notes: C - D - E - F♯ - A - B♭
Source: Alexander Scriabin. Hexatonic (6-note) scale.

Messiaen Mode 2 (Octatonic / Whole-Half)

Notes: C - C♯ - D♯ - E - F♯ - G - A - B♭ - C
Characteristic: Alternating half and whole steps. Symmetry.

The Enigmatic Scale

Notes: C - D♭ - E - F♯ - G♯ - A♯ - B - C
Source: Giuseppe Verdi.

Negative Harmony Mirror

Concept: Mirroring C Major around the C/G axis.
Result: G Phrygian (G - A♭ - B♭ - C - D - E♭ - F - G).

07. Compositional Challenges

The Tritone Scavenge

Constraint: Every melodic interval must be an augmented 4th (tritone). Chords must contain at least one tritone.

The Hollow Bone (Monophony)

Constraint: A single melodic line only. No harmony, no chords, no double-tracking. Focus on rhythm and phrasing.

The Murder's Flight (Polyrhythm)

Constraint: Use 3 against 4 or 5 against 7 patterns throughout the piece to mimic chaotic bird flight.

Corvid Vocalization (Mimicry)

Constraint: Use portamento (slides) and microtonal bends to mimic the "caw" and "click" sounds of a crow.

The Shiny Object (Ostileto)

Constraint: One short, high-pitched melodic phrase must repeat (loop) through the entire song regardless of key changes.

Twelve-Tone Row (Serialism)

Constraint: Use all 12 notes of the chromatic scale in a specific order. No note can repeat until all 12 are played.

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