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'''Traditional Æ music''' is comprised of various styles, but is entirely based on the following nine seven-note modes found in harmonics 8-16 (the complete list of 7-note subsets that are CS and have a 3/2 on the tonic):

# ''vọj Bæ̀v'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:16

#* This ~~mode~~ is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe.

#* This ''vọj'' is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe mathematically.

# ''vọj Hủd'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:15:16

#* This is canonically called the happiest ~~mode~~.

#* This is canonically called the happiest ''vọj'' because of its "leading tone" and is frequently used in dance pieces.

# ''vọj Rů̃'': 8:9:10:11:12:14:15:16

#* This mode ~~is not very commonly used~~.

#* This mode only exists in theory.

# ''vọj Var Njị'': 10:11:12:13:15:16:18:20

#* This mode only exists in theory.

# ''vọj Kyn'': 10:11:12:14:15:16:18:20

#* This ''vọj'' symbolizes a melancholy but uplifting mood at the same time.

# ''vọj Gjám'': 10:11:13:14:15:16:18:20

#* This ''vọj'' expresses anger, and due to the sociopolitical context of Æ folk music, said anger is directed at the upper classes.

# ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q'': 12:13:14:16:18:20:22:24

#* This ''vọj'' is to symbolise fullness or serenity.

# ''vọj Hír Må̉r'': 12:13:15:16:18:20:22:24

#* This ''vọj'' is also termed happy like ''vọj Hủd'', but it is a more selfless happiness.

# ''vọj Mèd'': 12:14:15:16:18:20:22:24

#* This mode only exists in theory.

These were formalized by theorist Rå̃v Ngúm Sæ̊m in [what calendar?] year 1657, and the nine modes are referred to as ''vọj-vọj Rå̃v'' (note: Æ people are referred to by their given names).

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Unlike other cultures in Timeline 1's Theasphere, the Æ do not have speech-tone music.

The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 222 vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles ~~traditionally~~ have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:

The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 222 vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles usually have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:

* for the first group, ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch class 8

* for the second group, ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch class 10

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==Notation==

The numbers 8 to 15 are used on a line, indicating the harmonic scale 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15, with superscript numbers to indicate how many octaves above ''dó'' the note is played. Here are the 40 ~~traditional~~ notes in the traditional gamut of Æ music.

The numbers 8 to 15 are used on a line, indicating the harmonic scale 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15, with superscript numbers to indicate how many octaves above ''dó'' the note is played. Here are the 40 notes in the traditional gamut of Æ music.

80 is the notation for the lowest ''dó''.

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 '''Traditional Æ music''' is comprised of various styles, but is entirely based on the following nine seven-note modes found in harmonics 8-16 (the complete list of 7-note subsets that are CS and have a 3/2 on the tonic):
 # ''vọj Bæ̀v'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:16
-#* This mode is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe.
+#* This ''vọj'' is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe mathematically.
 # ''vọj Hủd'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:15:16
-#* This is canonically called the happiest mode.
+#* This is canonically called the happiest ''vọj'' because of its "leading tone" and is frequently used in dance pieces.
 # ''vọj Rů̃'':  8:9:10:11:12:14:15:16
-#* This mode is not very commonly used.
+#* This mode only exists in theory.
 # ''vọj Var Njị'': 10:11:12:13:15:16:18:20
+#* This mode only exists in theory.
 # ''vọj Kyn'': 10:11:12:14:15:16:18:20
+#* This ''vọj'' symbolizes a melancholy but uplifting mood at the same time.
 # ''vọj Gjám'': 10:11:13:14:15:16:18:20
+#* This ''vọj'' expresses anger, and due to the sociopolitical context of Æ folk music, said anger is directed at the upper classes.
 # ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q'': 12:13:14:16:18:20:22:24
+#* This ''vọj'' is to symbolise fullness or serenity.
 # ''vọj Hír Må̉r'': 12:13:15:16:18:20:22:24
+#* This ''vọj'' is also termed happy like ''vọj Hủd'', but it is a more selfless happiness.
 # ''vọj Mèd'': 12:14:15:16:18:20:22:24
+#* This mode only exists in theory.
 These were formalized by theorist Rå̃v Ngúm Sæ̊m in [what calendar?] year 1657, and the nine modes are referred to as ''vọj-vọj Rå̃v'' (note: Æ people are referred to by their given names).
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 Unlike other cultures in Timeline 1's Theasphere, the Æ do not have speech-tone music.
-The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 2<sup>22</sup> vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles traditionally have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:
+The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 2<sup>22</sup> vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles usually have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:
 * for the first group, ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch class 8
 * for the second group, ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch class 10
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 ==Notation==
-The numbers 8 to 15 are used on a line, indicating the harmonic scale 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15, with superscript numbers to indicate how many octaves above ''dó'' the note is played. Here are the 40 traditional notes in the traditional gamut of Æ music.
+The numbers 8 to 15 are used on a line, indicating the harmonic scale 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15, with superscript numbers to indicate how many octaves above ''dó'' the note is played. Here are the 40 notes in the traditional gamut of Æ music.
 <sup>0</sup> is the notation for the lowest ''dó''.