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'''Traditional Æ music''' is comprised of various styles, but is entirely based on the following nine seven-note modes found in harmonics 8-16 (the complete list of 7-note subsets that are CS and have a 3/2 on the tonic):
==Undisputed==
# ''vọj Bæ̀v'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:16
===Proto-Wiebian music===
#* This mode is used in a meditative mood as it is also the simplest to describe.
===Proto-Etatalman music===
# ''vọj Hủd'': 8:9:10:11:12:13:15:16
==Disputed==
#* This is canonically called the happiest mode.
===Proto-Trician music===
# ''vọj Rů̃'':  8:9:10:11:12:14:15:16
#* This mode is not very commonly used.
# ''vọj Var Njị'': 10:11:12:13:15:16:18:20
# ''vọj Kyn'': 10:11:12:14:15:16:18:20
# ''vọj Gjám'': 10:11:13:14:15:16:18:20
# ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q'': 12:13:14:16:18:20:22:24
# ''vọj Hír Må̉r'': 12:13:15:16:18:20:22:24
# ''vọj Mèd'': 12:14:15:16:18:20:22:24
 
These were formalized by theorist Rå̃v Ngúm Sæ̊m in [what calendar?] year 1657, and the nine modes are referred to as ''vọj-vọj Rå̃v'' (note: Æ people are referred to by their given names).
 
Unlike other cultures in Timeline 1's Theasphere, the Æ do not have speech-tone music.
 
The fundamental pitch, ''dó'' (commonly called pitch class 8, see the section on notation), is usually taken to have a value of 2<sup>22</sup> vibrations per day in scientific communities, though traditional Æ ensembles traditionally have a movable ''dó''. There is usually only one traditional tonic for each mode:
* for the first group, ''Bæ̀v, Hủd'' and ''Rů̃'' the tonic is pitch class 8
* for the second group, ''Var Njị, Kyn'' and ''Gjám'' the tonic is pitch class 10
* for the third group, ''Jav Læ{{cdb}}q, Hír Må̉r'' and ''Mèd'' the tonic is pitch class 12
The octave in Æ music plays a central role as the interval of equivalence, so this document will use the English term "octave" for lack of a Æ term that is universally agreed upon by Æ musicians. This means that there are only eight pitch classes in traditional Æ music.
 
Sometimes pieces modulate from any mode from the first group to the third group, and vice versa.
 
== Instruments ==
* ''æ̉m'': the vertical flute
** The lowest pitch of this instrument's traditional size is 8<sup>3</sup> and it is an eight-holed instrument, one for each of the eight pitches, with the top note of the lowest register being identical to the lowest note in the next highest register.
* ''vód'': the natural horn
** The fundamental pitch is usually 8<sup>0</sup>, though there have been smaller models of horn that are straight and have a fundamental pitch an octave higher, and some models of modern ''vód'', most notably the ''Bládq'' company model have a pitch one octave lower than the traditional ''vód'', used for lower melodies.
* ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'': the bass drum
** This bass drum is usually square and single-headed. The skin is not fastened to the body of the bass drum, instead they are usually tied with rope. In modern pieces it is tuned to the tonic of the mode.
* ''ỏr'': the monochord
** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>0</sup>, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.
* ''slů{{grave}}'': the erhu
** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup>. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.
* ''lum jáq'': the guitar
** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>1</sup> 12<sup>1</sup> 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup>. This is played in the exact same manner as the Chinese ''ruan'' but it has a rectangular body.
* ''væ{{tilde}}'': shruti box
** This replaced an organ-like instrument, also formerly called the ''væ{{tilde}}'', which was used to provide drones. It has one reed for each of the eight pitch classes in two octaves, giving 16 reeds.
 
==Notation==
 
The numbers 8 to 15 are used on a line, indicating the harmonic scale 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15, with superscript numbers to indicate how many octaves above ''dó'' the note is played. Here are the 40 traditional notes in the traditional gamut of Æ music.
8<sup>0</sup> is the notation for the lowest ''dó''.
 
8<sup>0</sup> 9<sup>0</sup> 10<sup>0</sup> 11<sup>0</sup> 12<sup>0</sup> 13<sup>0</sup> 14<sup>0</sup> 15<sup>0</sup>
8<sup>1</sup> 9<sup>1</sup> 10<sup>1</sup> 11<sup>1</sup> 12<sup>1</sup> 13<sup>1</sup> 14<sup>1</sup> 15<sup>1</sup>
8<sup>2</sup> 9<sup>2</sup> 10<sup>2</sup> 11<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup> 13<sup>2</sup> 14<sup>2</sup> 15<sup>2</sup>
8<sup>3</sup> 9<sup>3</sup> 10<sup>3</sup> 11<sup>3</sup> 12<sup>3</sup> 13<sup>3</sup> 14<sup>3</sup> 15<sup>3</sup>
8<sup>4</sup> 9<sup>4</sup> 10<sup>4</sup> 11<sup>4</sup> 12<sup>4</sup> 13<sup>4</sup> 14<sup>4</sup> 15<sup>4</sup>
The unit of time is the beat and usually no music uses any units of time smaller than the beat. Lengthenings are written using dashes. Hence rhythm is highly additive.
 
The ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' does not get its own staff, instead the beats are marked with slashes over the other instrumental parts. Some modern composers, like Fryd Gla{{cdb}}nq Sæ{{ring}} do not support this and instead use the ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as a pitched percussion instrument, using a set of three ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' tuned to 8<sup>0</sup>, 10<sup>0</sup>, and 12<sup>0</sup>.
 
==Ensembles==
 
All ensembles (commonly called ''ke{{tilde}}d'') must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble.
 
==Styles==
 
The most common folk style is a monophonic melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.

Latest revision as of 01:21, 27 August 2025

Undisputed

Proto-Wiebian music

Proto-Etatalman music

Disputed

Proto-Trician music

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