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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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TO BE COMPLETED. WIP.

01. The Seven Diatonic Modes

Ionian (The Major Scale)

Notes: C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C
Intervals: W-W-H-W-W-W-H (1-2-3-4-5-6-7)

Dorian

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

Phrygian

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

Lydian

Notes: C - D - E - F♯ - G - A - B - C
Intervals: W-W-W-H-W-W-H (1-2-3-♯4-5-6-7)

Mixolydian

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

Aeolian (Natural Minor)

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

Locrian

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

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
(Characterized 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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