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Finite Patterns
Messiaen, Slonimsky, and Musical Symmetry
In the early twentieth century, composers began exploring scales that repeat at intervals smaller than the octave. This comprehensive guide bridges Messiaen's modes of limited transposition and Slonimsky's melodic patterns, providing practical applications for composers, improvisers, and theorists.
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Reader table of contents
IntroductionSampleWhat Is Symmetry?FoundationsSampleHistorical ContextFoundations3,213 wordsIntervals and Pitch-Class SetsFoundations3,231 wordsTransposition LimitsFoundations2,677 wordsApplications in CompositionFoundations2,989 wordsMessiaen: The SystematizerMessiaen's Modes3,153 wordsMode 1: The Whole-Tone ScaleMessiaen's Modes4,311 wordsMode 2: The Octatonic ScaleMessiaen's Modes4,574 wordsMode 3Messiaen's Modes8,150 wordsMode 4Messiaen's Modes3,299 wordsMode 5Messiaen's Modes2,277 wordsMode 6Messiaen's Modes2,370 wordsMode 7Messiaen's Modes2,679 wordsBeyond MessiaenMessiaen's Modes2,835 wordsSlonimsky: The CatalogerSlonimsky's Patterns3,455 wordsInterpolation and InfrapolationSlonimsky's Patterns2,592 wordsTritone ProgressionSlonimsky's Patterns2,530 wordsDitone ProgressionSlonimsky's Patterns1,695 wordsSesquitone ProgressionSlonimsky's Patterns1,678 wordsWhole-Tone PatternsSlonimsky's Patterns1,993 wordsSemitone ProgressionSlonimsky's Patterns2,827 wordsMulti-Octave ProgressionsSlonimsky's Patterns37 wordsInterval CyclesSlonimsky's Patterns32 wordsApplications in ImprovisationSlonimsky's Patterns39 wordsSynthesisSlonimsky's Patterns36 words