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Midi-2-the-Max has released a new and more complete edition of The Scale Omnibus by Francesco Balena. This 458-page e-book in PDF format covers nearly 400 musical scales from all over the world and historic periods. Each scale is described by its intervals and the chords on which it "sounds good", is transposed to all 12 keys, and often enriched with historical notes and trivia. Related scales are connected via hyperlinks, so for example you can jump from "Dorian" to "Major" and from there visit all its seven modes. Several tables in the appendix allow you to find a scale by its name (with 1000+ synonyms!), intervals, modes, number of notes, etc.
Pricing and Availability:
9 euros.
A free excerpt that covering only the major and minor scales (and their modes) is available here.
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