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A '''heptatonic scale''' is a musical [[scale (music)|scale]] with seven [[pitch (music)|pitches]] per [[octave]]. Among the most famous of these are the ''[[major scale]]'', C D E F G A B C; the ''[[#Melodic minor scale|melodic minor scale]]'', C D E{{music|flat}} F G A B C ascending, C B{{music|flat}} A{{music|flat}} G F E{{music|flat}} D C descending; the ''[[#Harmonic minor scale|harmonic minor scale]]'', C D E{{music|flat}} F G A{{music|flat}} B C; and a scale variously known as the ''Byzantine'', ''Hungarian'',<ref name="Grove">The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001)</ref> ''gypsy'',<ref name="Grove"/> or ''Egyptian'' scale, C D E{{music|flat}} F{{music|sharp}} G A{{music|flat}} B C. South Indian ([[Carnatic music]]) classical theory postulates seventy-two ''[[#Melakarta|melakarta]]'', seven-tone scale types, whereas [[Hindustani classical music]] postulates twelve or ten (depending on the theorist) seven-tone scale types collectively called ''[[#Thaat|thaat]]''.

Most heptatonic scales of Western, Hungarian, Arabian, Greek, and Indian musics can be analyzed as juxtaposition of [[Tetrachord#Romantic Era|tetrachords]].<ref>Dupre, Marcel (1962). ''Cours Complet d'Improvisation a l'Orgue'', v.2, p. 35, trans. John Fenstermaker. Paris: Alphonse Leduc. ASIN: B0006CNH8E.</ref> All heptatonic scales have all [[Interval (music)|intervals]] present in their [[Interval vector]] analysis,<ref name="HansonHoward">Hanson, Howard. (1960) ''Harmonic Materials of Modern Music'', p.362 ff. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. LOC 58-8138.</ref> and thus all heptatonic scales are both [[Anhemitonic scale|hemitonic]] and [[Anhemitonic scale|tritonic]]. There is a [[Anhemitonic scale#Modes of the Ancohemitonic Heptatonic scales and the Key signature System|special affinity]] for heptatonic scales in the Western [[Key signature]] system.

==Diatonic scale==
Any 7-note scale constructed sequentially using only whole tones and half tones, repeating at the octave, having a tonal center, and comprising only one [[tritone]] interval between any two scale members. There are seven such scales, and they are commonly known as the [[mode (music)|modes]] of the [[Major scale]] ([[Ionian mode|Ionian]], [[Dorian mode|Dorian]], [[Phrygian mode|Phrygian]], [[Lydian mode|Lydian]], [[Mixolydian mode|Mixolydian]], [[Aeolian mode|Aeolian]], and [[Locrian mode|Locrian]]).

==Melodic minor scale==
[[Image:Amoll.melod.auf.png|thumb|Melodic minor scale (ascending) on A. {{audio|Amoll melod auf.mid|Play}}]]

In traditional classical theory the [[melodic minor scale]] has two forms, as noted above, an ascending form and a descending form. Although each of these forms of itself comprises seven pitches, together they comprise nine, which might seem to call into question the scale’s status as a heptatonic scale. In certain twentieth-century music, however, it became common systematically to use the ascending form for both ascending and descending passages. Such a use has been notably ascribed to the works of [[Béla Bartók]] and to bop and post-bop [[jazz]] practice. The traditional descending form of the melodic minor scale is equivalent to the natural minor scale in both pitch collection (which is diatonic) and tonal center.

==Harmonic minor scale==
[[Image:Amoll.harm.png|thumb|Harmonic minor scale on A. {{audio|Amoll harm.mid|Play}}]]

The [[harmonic minor scale]] is so called because in tonal music of the [[common practice period]] (from approximately 1600 to approximately 1900) chords or harmonies are derived from it more than from the natural minor scale or the melodic minor scale. The [[augmented second]] between its sixth [[degree (music)|degree]] and its raised seventh degree (the "[[leading-tone|leading tone]]"), traditionally considered undesirable in melodic progression, is avoided by placing these pitches in different voices in adjacent chords, as in this progression: F A{{music|flat}} D, F G B, F A{{music|flat}} C (ii°b–V7d–iv in C minor). The A{{music|flat}} in the middle voice does not ascend to B, and the B in the upper voice does not descend to A{{music|flat}}.

==Heptatonia Prima and Secunda==

The rather unwieldy name of Heptatonia Prima and Heptatonia Secunda are given to the various seven-note scales which can be formed using tones and semitones but without two semi-tones appearing in succession. Some are more theoretical than others. They are

'''Heptatonia Prima'''

Beginning on keynote A and working up the notes of the 'natural minor' scale (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A), the seven modes are:
[[Image:Aeolian mode C.png|thumb|left|Aeolian mode C. {{audio|Aeolian mode C.mid|Play}}]]
* Aeolian mode (natural minor) [[Whole tone|t]]-[[Semitone|s]]-t-t-s-t-t
[[Image:Locrian mode C.png|thumb|right|Locrian mode C. {{audio|Locrian mode C.mid|Play}}]]
* Locrian mode s-t-t-s-t-t-t
[[Image:Ionian mode C.png|thumb|left|Ionian mode C. {{audio|Ionian mode C.mid|Play}}]]
* Ionian Mode (major) t-t-s-t-t-t-s
[[Image:Dorian mode C.png|thumb|right|Dorian mode C. {{audio|Dorian mode C.mid|Play}}]]
* Dorian Mode t-s-t-t-t-s-t
[[Image:Phrygian mode C.png|thumb|left|Phrygian mode C. {{audio|Phrygian mode C.mid|Play}}]]
* Phrygian Mode s-t-t-t-s-t-t
[[Image:Lydian mode C.png|thumb|right|Lydian mode C. {{audio|Lydian mode C midi.mid|Play}}]]
* Lydian Mode t-t-t-s-t-t-s
[[Image:Mixolydian mode C.png|thumb|left|Mixolydian mode C. {{audio|Mixolydian mode C.mid|Play}}]]
* Mixolydian Mode t-t-s-t-t-s-t

It may be noted that the Dorian is exactly the same descending as ascending. The less common series is

'''Heptatonia Secunda'''

The difference between this and the diatonic modes is that they have two and three tones between each semitone, while these latter modes have one and four.
These are sometimes called modes of the melodic ascending minor since that is the most commonly used scale of this type, but other modes can be produced by starting on the different scale notes in turn.
Thus starting on keynote A as above and following the notes of the ascending melodic minor (A, B, C, D, E, F{{music|sharp}}, G{{music|sharp}}) yields these seven modes:

[[Image:Amoll.melod.auf.png|thumb|right|Ascending melodic minor scale on A. {{audio|Amoll melod auf.mid|Play}}]]
* 'Melodic ascending minor' t-s-t-t-t-t-s
* 'Phrygian raised sixth' s-t-t-t-t-s-t combines the Phrygian flat second and Dorian raised sixth
* 'Lydian raised fifth' t-t-t-t-s-t-s combines the Lydian fourth with a raised fifth
[[Image:Lydian dominant C.png|thumb|left|Acoustic scale on C. {{audio|Lydian dominant C.mid|Play}}]]
* '[[Acoustic scale|Acoustic]]' or 'Lydian Dominant' Scale t-t-t-s-t-s-t So-called because close to the scale built on natural overtones and combines Lydian raised fourth with Myxolydian (Dominant) flat seventh
* 'Major minor' scale t-t-s-t-s-t-t Like natural minor (aeolian) but with a major third
[[Image:Half diminished scale C.png|thumb|right|Half diminished scale on C. {{audio|Half diminished scale C.mid|Play}}]]
* '[[Half diminished scale]]' or 'Locrian sharp 2' scale t-s-t-s-t-t-t This is like the Locrian with a raised second
[[Image:C altered scale flats.png|thumb|left|Altered scale on C. {{audio|Altered scale on C.mid|Play}}]]
* '[[Altered scale]]' s-t-s-t-t-t-t Like Locrian with diminished fourth

These modes are more awkward to use than those of the diatonic scales due to the four tones in a row yielding augmented intervals on one hand while the one tone between two semitones gives rise to diminished intervals on the other. For example, the last two modes listed above both have 'Locrian' diminished triads built on their tonics given them unstable tonality while the third mode not only has an augmented fourth a la the Lydian mode but also an augmented fifth making the dominant and subdominant unusable.

== Heptatonia Tertia ==
[[Image:Neapolitan major scale on C.png|thumb|right|[[Neapolitan major scale]] on C. {{audio|Neapolitan major scale on C.mid|Play}}]]
The last group of seven note tone/semitone scales are known as Heptatonia Tertia and consist of scales with two adjacent semitones which amounts to a [[whole-tone scale]] but with an additional note somewhere in its sequence e.g. B C D E F{{music|sharp}} G{{music|sharp}} A{{music|sharp}}.

== Other Heptatonic scales ==
[[Image:Gypsy Minor Scale.png|thumb|Hungarian Gypsy scale.]]
If the interval of the augmented second is used, many other scales become possible. These include
Gypsy I-bII-III-IV-V-bVI-VII
[[Hungarian Gypsy scale|Hungarian]] I-II-bIII-#IV-V-bVI-VII
The scales are symmetrical about the tonic and dominant respectively and the names are sometimes used interchangeably.

[[Image:C Phrygian dominant scale.svg|thumb|Phrygian dominant scale. {{audio|Phrygian dominant scale on C.mid|Play}}]]
[[Phrygian dominant scale|Phrygian Major]] or Dominant Harmonic Minor I-bII-III-IV-V-bVI-bVII
This differs from the Phrygian in having a major third. It may also be considered to be built on the dominant of the harmonic minor scale.

[[Image:Enigmatic scale on C.png|thumb|Enigmatic scale on C. {{audio|Enigmatic scale on C.mid|Play}}]]
Verdi's [[Enigmatic scale|Scala Enigmatica]] I-bII-III-#IV-#V-#VI-VII i.e. G Ab B C{{music|sharp}} D{{music|sharp}} E{{music|sharp}} F{{music|sharp}} which is similar to the Heptonia Tertia mentioned above differing only in that the second degree here is flattened.

==Melakarta==
{{main|Melakarta}}

The postulated number of melakarta derives from arithmetical calculation and not from Carnatic practice, which employs far fewer scale forms. Seven-pitch melakarta are considered subsets of a twelve-pitch scale roughly analogous to the Western chromatic scale. The first and fifth melakarta tones, corresponding to the first and seventh chromatic tones, are invariable in inflection, and the fourth melakarta tone, corresponding to the fifth or sixth chromatic tone, is allowed one of two inflections only, a natural (''shuddah'') position and a raised (''tivra'') position. Thus the number of possible forms is equal to twice the square of the number of ways a two-membered subset can be extracted from a four-membered set:

: <math>2\cdot\left(\frac{4!}{2!\cdot2!}\right)^2 = 2\cdot6^2= 2\cdot36 =72</math>

==Thaat==
{{main|That (music)}}

Hindustani heptatonic theory additionally stipulates that the second, third, sixth and seventh degrees of heptatonic scale forms (''septak'') are also allowed only two inflections each, in this case, one natural position, and one lowered (''komal'') position. Arithmetically this produces 25, or thirty-two, possibilities, but Hindustani theory, in contradistinction to Carnatic theory, excludes scale forms not commonly used.

==Chinese Gongche notation==
[[Gongche notation]] heptatonic scale gets a do,re,mi,(between fa and fa♯),sol,la,(between ti♭ and ti) heptatonic scale.

==See also==

* [[Diatonic and chromatic]]
* [[Anhemitonic_scale#Modes_of_the_ancohemitonic_heptatonic_scales_and_the_key_signature_system|Modes of the ancohemitonic heptatonic scales and the key signature system]]

==References==
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