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Diminished scale
(redirected from Octatonic)

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a scale of gradation used in finding the different points for drawing the spiral curve of the volute.

See also: Diminish



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L: Has the octatonic scale been important throughout your body of works?
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Aesthetics and Musical Analysis (This was the toughest section for me to comprehend in the areas of philosophy and theoretical analysis with set theories--Chapter 15 on the Octatonic Scale was most interesting.
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