Verse:Mwail/Bjeheond/Music
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Bjeheondian music is based on Netagin music, which is usually taught based on 14 equal divisions of the octave (14edo). Liturgical and folk music is usually based on either (1) the equi-heptatonic scale, or (2) scales similar to the semiquartal scale, the nine-note scale 221212121 which is an extension of the familiar pentatonic scale. This article mainly deals with the use of the semiquartal scale in Netagin music.
Liturgical chanting is not fixed to a particular tuning and may use traditional microtonal inflections or fine-tuned intervals.
A hanier /hɐ'nɪɾ/ (literally 'stepping') consists of a nine-note scale plus which subsets to emphasize, either a set of two pezům /pɛ'zuəm/ (pentachords, lit. 'set of five') or a framework based on a buri /by'ɾi/ (lit. 'sprint'), a pentatonic subset where 1\19 is not used as a step. Different styles encourage different subset use.
The most common diatonic modes in liturgical music are the Locrian and the Locrian #6. If necessary they are approximated with 19edo, for example for Locrian the 7-note subset 0-1-4-8-9-12-15-19 of the Pahnačie (sLsLsLLsL) mode is used.
Pezůms
In theory, the six possible pezůms, or pentachords, with large (2\14) and small (1\14) steps that build up a scale are:
- pezům Kabavin: 2211
- pezům Lannin: 2121 (The modern Lannie mode of the semiquartal scale is made of two pezům Lannin.)
- pezům Qahdiebin: 2112
- pezům Zierokin: 1221 (The modern Zierokie mode begins with a pezům Zierokin.)
- pezům Vašmin: 1212 (The modern Vašmie mode is made of two pezům Vašmin.)
- pezům Nobbaxin: 1122
In practice, usually only the first five are used. The two pezůms may be disjunct (separated by a major second), or conjunct (either spanning a minor seventh above the root or the major second above the root).
The top note of a pezům functions similarly to the ghammāz in Arabic ajnās.
A style that emphasizes pezůms is preferred for dark, mournful or creepy music (to emphasizing pezůms).
Other pezůms which include 2\19 (about 126 cents) steps:
- C-D-Ebb-E-F
- C-Db-Ebb-E#-F
- C-Db-Ebb-E-F
Buris
Buris are said to sound brighter.
Common buris are (TODO: Netagin names):
- C-D#-F-G-A#-C ("the most neutral-sounding")
- C-D-E-G-A-C ("mellow and joyful")
- C-D-E-G-A#-C ("pompous")
- C-D#-E#-G-A#-C ("majectic")
- C-D-E#-G-A#-C ("unsettled, suspended")
- C-D#-E#-G#-A-C ("slightly anxious and distressed")
- C-Eb-F-G-Bb-C
Rarer buris:
- C-Eb-F-G-A#-Cb ("exotic")
- C-D#-F#-Ab-Bb-C 0-250-550-800-1000-1200 ("disoriented")
Chanting
Mainly based on buris with ornamentations as needed?
Counterpoint
Contrary motion
- You can resolve to 250 inward.
- 400 can open to 500
- 450 can open to 700
- 950 can open to 1200
- be aware that naiadics are highly active: try to resolve naiadics to intervals or use them as a jumping point to modulate.
- 250 is relatively stable so you should close down to it using contrary motion, it wont work as well as parallel thirds, tho.
- 500 and 1000 are ambiguous suspended intervals.
Parallel motion
- Parallel mosfourths (450 or 300) are good for contrasting the consonant 300 with the rougher 450. Parallel mossevenths (750 or 900) are similar.
- Parallel moseighths (950 or 800) are ok.
- Parallel mosthirds (250 or 400) work less well; widen parallel mosthirds by octaves.
- Avoid parallel fourths or fifths unless you have a good reason to use them.
- Avoid parallel seconds or sevenths
Harmony
Semiquartal modal and functional harmony is a more modern construct and is a staple of modern Netagin popular music, such as rock, metal and electronic music.
Semiquartal
Modes of the 9-note scale are called hačama (sg. hačame, lit. facial expression). These are distinct from the traditional hanirs.
TODO: Netagin names
L = C-D, s = C-C# (C-C half-sharp in 24edo)
- Cimmaqie: LLsLsLsLs (Tsimmaïan)
- Tavůlie: LsLLsLsLs (Tavulian)
- Lannie: LsLsLLsLs (Lannian)
- Bonžie: LsLsLsLLs (Bonzhian)
- Ťatůpie: LsLsLsLsL (Tjatupian)
- Zierokie: sLLsLsLsL (Zierokian)
- Vašmie: sLsLLsLsL (Vashmian)
- Pahnačie: sLsLsLLsL (Pahnachian)
- Qyporie: sLsLsLsLL (Iporian)