Romanian major

Romanian major, also known as lydian dominant flat 2 or flat 9, is a musical scale, noted for its flattened 2nd and sharpened fourth degrees, the latter a distinctive feature of Romanian traditional music.[1] A C Romanian major scale has the notes C, D♭, E, F♯, G, A, B♭, which is 1, ♭2, 3, ♯4, 5, 6, ♭7. Though it is called a major scale, it is typically played over a C13 (♭9) (♯11) (also F♯ major over C) dominant chord.[2]

The 5th mode, Jazz minor flat 5, also known as Jeth's Mode, is a jazz minor or melodic minor scale with a flattened 5th, and is named after Dutch composer Willem Jeths. It can also be thought of as a whole half diminished scale omitting the augmented fifth. It can be used for soloing instead of regular jazz minor. The Jazz minor flat 5 mode in C contains the notes C, D, E♭, F, G ♭, A, B, which has the formula 1, 2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 6, 7.

Modes

The scale contains the following modes:[2]

Mode Name of scale Degrees
1 Romanian Major Scale1♭23♯456♭78
2 Super Lydian Augmented ♮61♯2♯3♯4♯5678
3 Locrian ♮2712♭34♭5♭678
4 Superlocrian 61♭2♭3♭4♭56♭78
5 Jazz Minor ♭5 (Jeth's Mode)12♭34♭5678
6 Javanese ♭41♭2♭3♭456♭78
7 Lydian Augmented ♭312♭3♯4♯5678

See also

References
  1. Mary Ann Harbar Willis (2011). Gypsy Violin Basics: A Beginner's Guide: A Beginner's Guide. Mel Bay Publications. p. 54. ISBN 9781610653497.
  2. Slonimsky, Nicolas, Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (1947)
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