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'''Traditional Æ music''' is comprised of various styles. | '''Traditional Æ music''' is comprised of various styles. | ||
== Modes == | == Modes == | ||
Traditional Æ music is entirely based on the following nine seven-note modes found in harmonics 8-16 (the complete list of 7-note subsets that are constant structure and have a 3/2 on the tonic). These were formalized by theorist Rå̃v Ngúm Sæ̊m in year 3657 in the Angai Enlightenment calendar, and the nine modes are referred to as '' | Traditional Æ music is entirely based on the following nine seven-note modes found in harmonics 8-16 (the complete list of 7-note subsets that are constant structure and have a 3/2 on the tonic). These were formalized by theorist Rå̃v Ngúm Sæ̊m in year 3657 in the Angai Enlightenment calendar, and the nine modes are referred to as ''rů̉r vọj Rå̃v'' (note: Æ people are referred to by their given names). | ||
# ''vọj Bæ̀v'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:16 | # ''vọj Bæ̀v'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:16 | ||
#* This ''vọj'' is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe mathematically. | #* This ''vọj'' is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe mathematically. | ||
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The octave in Æ music plays a central role as the interval of equivalence, so this document will use the English term "octave" for lack of a Æ term that is universally agreed upon by Æ musicians. This means that there are only eight pitch classes in traditional Æ music. | The octave in Æ music plays a central role as the interval of equivalence, so this document will use the English term "octave" for lack of a Æ term that is universally agreed upon by Æ musicians. This means that there are only eight pitch classes in traditional Æ music. | ||
Sometimes pieces modulate from any mode from the first group to the third group, and vice versa. | Sometimes pieces modulate from any mode from the first group to the third group, and vice versa. | ||
== Instruments == | == Instruments == | ||