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That's because Locrian isn't a tonal mode, it's dronal, and thus doesn't quite work in Western music's harmony based system. Very beautiful and mysterious on it's own though.
Hello, i need to compose a piece and want to make traditional Japanese music. I want to create a story based on samurais and write about it. How can i start with it and what istruments should i use?
In Indonesia, Sundanese music (from Sunda region) often reminds me of Japanese melodies. I can't read music at all, but I wonder if Sundanese music shares a similar scale to iwato.
『邦楽百科辞典』より引用 岩戸調子 箏曲の用語。俗箏の調絃（弦）法の一つ。（一）生田流の二重雲居調子に対応する山田流でのよび名。（ニ）生田流の曙調子の山田流での呼称。（三）生田流で楽調子のこと。 That is to say, IWATO-tuning of IWATO party (there is no IWATO-scale as term in Japanese musicology. The sclae is not concrete concept.) is DOBBLE KUMOI-tuning or AKEBONO-tuning or GAKU-tuning of IKUTA party. ・DOBBLE KUMOI-tuning D♮,G,A♭,C,D♭,F,G,A♭,C,D♭,FG,A♮ ・AKEBONO-tuning E, A, B,C#,D,F#,G,B,C#,D, F#,G,B ・GAKU-tuning D,G,A,C,D,E,G,A,C,D,E,G,A Those notes are just approximation. We don't know what temperament it is. In IKUTA party AKEBONO-tuning has another name : DUBBLE NAKAZORA-tuning.
In your video about the Akebono scale, you mentioned that its origin is from Southern Japan. Is there a specific region the Iwato scale is from? Thank You.
Play an Iwato scale of the perfect 5th over any Maj7 chord. So if you have an Amaj7 then you play a D Iwato and it sounds great. my theory isn't that great, but any Maj7 you start the iwato scale from the 5th and it works. if phrased right it doesn't matter the context.
Thank you for the suggestion , but if you have Amaj7 then you play a E iwato not the D otherwise it's the forth not the fifth as you mentioned if you still want play it on a D, it's a Maj7#11 but we need the minor 7 to bring the same tension as Iwato do , my suggestion is to play over the 7 "Locrian bb3 bb7" mode degree of the double harmonic Major scales or chordal voicing Over the the fifth wich is E13b9
An Amaj7 is A-C#-E-G#. Playing the iwato of the perfect fifth gives you E iwato which is E, F, A, A#, D. In the context of the Amaj7, your E iwato scale essentially constitues the R, b2, P4, P5, b6 in A major, and you get the 3 and 7 from your chord: 1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7. This is the double harmonic, or byzantine scale. The reason it sounds good is because you're playing a different scale
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Beautiful explanation. Thann you
They told us that there was no Locrian anywhere... that it would never sound nice... but it's wonderful.
That's because Locrian isn't a tonal mode, it's dronal, and thus doesn't quite work in Western music's harmony based system. Very beautiful and mysterious on it's own though.
Perfect. Thank you. I play kanun and I'm trying to learn how to play Japanese music on my instrument.
What a good channel) Great work, thanks for the content
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Very helpful, thank you.
i've found they are easy to insert over Maj7 chords, too
Hello, i need to compose a piece and want to make traditional Japanese music. I want to create a story based on samurais and write about it. How can i start with it and what istruments should i use?
I read that the Akebono scale has no tonic, so I can pick any key and remove the 3rd and 6th notes to create the Iwato scale?
In Indonesia, Sundanese music (from Sunda region) often reminds me of Japanese melodies. I can't read music at all, but I wonder if Sundanese music shares a similar scale to iwato.
Sundanese don't use Iwato scale, but use hirajoshi (sorog/madenda), ryukyu (pélog/degung), and in (saléndro) scale
Hey, thanks for the vid. The first link in your description does not work
I thought it was a b6 instead of a b7, but maybe I'm thinking of another scale.
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『邦楽百科辞典』より引用
岩戸調子
箏曲の用語。俗箏の調絃（弦）法の一つ。（一）生田流の二重雲居調子に対応する山田流でのよび名。（ニ）生田流の曙調子の山田流での呼称。（三）生田流で楽調子のこと。
That is to say, IWATO-tuning of IWATO party (there is no IWATO-scale as term in Japanese musicology. The sclae is not concrete concept.) is DOBBLE KUMOI-tuning or AKEBONO-tuning or GAKU-tuning of IKUTA party.
・DOBBLE KUMOI-tuning
D♮,G,A♭,C,D♭,F,G,A♭,C,D♭,FG,A♮
・AKEBONO-tuning
E, A, B,C#,D,F#,G,B,C#,D, F#,G,B
・GAKU-tuning
D,G,A,C,D,E,G,A,C,D,E,G,A
Those notes are just approximation. We don't know what temperament it is.
In IKUTA party AKEBONO-tuning has another name :
DUBBLE NAKAZORA-tuning.
In your video about the Akebono scale, you mentioned that its origin is from Southern Japan. Is there a specific region the Iwato scale is from? Thank You.
Is there a scale with each note having equally spaced pitches?
Yes this is called the whole tone scale. Is that what you’re asking about?
Play an Iwato scale of the perfect 5th over any Maj7 chord. So if you have an Amaj7 then you play a D Iwato and it sounds great. my theory isn't that great, but any Maj7 you start the iwato scale from the 5th and it works. if phrased right it doesn't matter the context.
Thank you for the suggestion , but if you have Amaj7 then you play a E iwato not the D otherwise it's the forth not the fifth as you mentioned if you still want play it on a D, it's a Maj7#11 but we need the minor 7 to bring the same tension as Iwato do , my suggestion is to play over the 7 "Locrian bb3 bb7" mode degree of the double harmonic Major scales or chordal voicing Over the the fifth wich is E13b9
An Amaj7 is A-C#-E-G#. Playing the iwato of the perfect fifth gives you E iwato which is E, F, A, A#, D.
In the context of the Amaj7, your E iwato scale essentially constitues the R, b2, P4, P5, b6 in A major, and you get the 3 and 7 from your chord: 1, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, 7. This is the double harmonic, or byzantine scale.
The reason it sounds good is because you're playing a different scale
What about the others 2 scales, how do THEY best fit with Western scales? :-)
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Hi, its a good channel... Do you can give me some scale to use on "follow the map - MONO" and "December jpn - Alpha and Omega"