Maqam Bayati (JI)

seraph · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:16 am Post subject: Maqam Bayati (JI)

Maqam Bayati is a traditional Arabic scale. this version is a heptatonic scale which repeats every 1200 cents (1 octave).
the scale pattern is: 1/1, 12/11, 13/11, 4/3, 3/2, 8/5, 16/9

Listen to Maqam Bayati (JI)

K · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:06 am Post subject:

it's kinda cool Exclamation

is it microtonal music for the masses Exclamation

seraph · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:22 am Post subject:

well, we hear microtonal music more often than we think. Often times when listening to ethnic flavoured music/world music there are microtonal elements involved.

GovernorSilver · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

Yep, in the US, there is a popular beer commercial featuring "Galvanize" by Chemical Brothers, which uses a sampled phrase that is clearly NOT in Western 12-tone equal temperament - sounds very close to the Persian Dastagh known as "Shuur".

Seraph, I continue to be impressed by your compositions!

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject:

Carlo, this is not a scale rendering, rather.. it is a cool piece! Well done.

As for microtonality, Carlo is quite right that we are indeed hearing it way more than we actually get consciously. Norwegian folk music is full of it ( but it doesn´t quite translate to the kosher notation ). It would be fun to marry an EM event with scandinavian folk music. Someday it will happen.

seraph · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:02 am Post subject:

seraph · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:04 am Post subject: