Why is the Major-Minor Scale unused?

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I tried to make the "best" 7-tonic scale in just intonation. Specifically:



  1. The tones must be alongside the equal temperament. (7-TET here)

  2. The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance.

This results in the following tones (based on C):



C(1/1) D(8/7) E(5/4) F(4/3) G(3/2) A♭(8/5) B♭(7/4)


According to Wikipedia, this is the Major Minor Scale. Despite that this is the approximation of 7-TET with the least maximum harmonic distance (49 from D to B♭), I've never found any music composed in this scale.



Is there any theoretical reason why Major Minor Scale is unused? (Regardless of its temperament)






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  • That scale really is not very satisfyingly approximated by 7-edo. Could be interesting in 31-edo though.
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I tried to make the "best" 7-tonic scale in just intonation. Specifically:



  1. The tones must be alongside the equal temperament. (7-TET here)

  2. The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance.

This results in the following tones (based on C):



C(1/1) D(8/7) E(5/4) F(4/3) G(3/2) A♭(8/5) B♭(7/4)


According to Wikipedia, this is the Major Minor Scale. Despite that this is the approximation of 7-TET with the least maximum harmonic distance (49 from D to B♭), I've never found any music composed in this scale.



Is there any theoretical reason why Major Minor Scale is unused? (Regardless of its temperament)






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  • That scale really is not very satisfyingly approximated by 7-edo. Could be interesting in 31-edo though.
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I tried to make the "best" 7-tonic scale in just intonation. Specifically:



  1. The tones must be alongside the equal temperament. (7-TET here)

  2. The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance.

This results in the following tones (based on C):



C(1/1) D(8/7) E(5/4) F(4/3) G(3/2) A♭(8/5) B♭(7/4)


According to Wikipedia, this is the Major Minor Scale. Despite that this is the approximation of 7-TET with the least maximum harmonic distance (49 from D to B♭), I've never found any music composed in this scale.



Is there any theoretical reason why Major Minor Scale is unused? (Regardless of its temperament)






scales harmonics just-intonation







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I tried to make the "best" 7-tonic scale in just intonation. Specifically:



  1. The tones must be alongside the equal temperament. (7-TET here)

  2. The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance.

This results in the following tones (based on C):



C(1/1) D(8/7) E(5/4) F(4/3) G(3/2) A♭(8/5) B♭(7/4)


According to Wikipedia, this is the Major Minor Scale. Despite that this is the approximation of 7-TET with the least maximum harmonic distance (49 from D to B♭), I've never found any music composed in this scale.



Is there any theoretical reason why Major Minor Scale is unused? (Regardless of its temperament)






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  • That scale really is not very satisfyingly approximated by 7-edo. Could be interesting in 31-edo though.
    – leftaroundabout
    51 mins ago

















  • That scale really is not very satisfyingly approximated by 7-edo. Could be interesting in 31-edo though.
    – leftaroundabout
    51 mins ago
















That scale really is not very satisfyingly approximated by 7-edo. Could be interesting in 31-edo though.
– leftaroundabout
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That scale really is not very satisfyingly approximated by 7-edo. Could be interesting in 31-edo though.
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"The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance."



Is this a requirement that you have discovered to produce good, interesting, dramatic, beautiful etc. music? Apparently few composers agree with you!



To answer your question, there is rarely a theoretical reason why certain notes or scales SHOULD be used. (If we discount the 'composing by numbers' fad of the early 20th century anyway.) You can invent a 'theory' to justify ANY notes. Theory rather categorises and catalogues sounds and patterns that have been discovered to sound good.






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"The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance."



Is this a requirement that you have discovered to produce good, interesting, dramatic, beautiful etc. music? Apparently few composers agree with you!



To answer your question, there is rarely a theoretical reason why certain notes or scales SHOULD be used. (If we discount the 'composing by numbers' fad of the early 20th century anyway.) You can invent a 'theory' to justify ANY notes. Theory rather categorises and catalogues sounds and patterns that have been discovered to sound good.






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"The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance."



Is this a requirement that you have discovered to produce good, interesting, dramatic, beautiful etc. music? Apparently few composers agree with you!



To answer your question, there is rarely a theoretical reason why certain notes or scales SHOULD be used. (If we discount the 'composing by numbers' fad of the early 20th century anyway.) You can invent a 'theory' to justify ANY notes. Theory rather categorises and catalogues sounds and patterns that have been discovered to sound good.






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"The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance."



Is this a requirement that you have discovered to produce good, interesting, dramatic, beautiful etc. music? Apparently few composers agree with you!



To answer your question, there is rarely a theoretical reason why certain notes or scales SHOULD be used. (If we discount the 'composing by numbers' fad of the early 20th century anyway.) You can invent a 'theory' to justify ANY notes. Theory rather categorises and catalogues sounds and patterns that have been discovered to sound good.






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"The tones must have the least maximum harmonic distance."



Is this a requirement that you have discovered to produce good, interesting, dramatic, beautiful etc. music? Apparently few composers agree with you!



To answer your question, there is rarely a theoretical reason why certain notes or scales SHOULD be used. (If we discount the 'composing by numbers' fad of the early 20th century anyway.) You can invent a 'theory' to justify ANY notes. Theory rather categorises and catalogues sounds and patterns that have been discovered to sound good.







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