Klarinet Archive - Posting 000335.txt from 1997/05

From: Gary Young <gyoung@-----.com>
Subj: RE: Scales/Slonimsky [was College Auditions]
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 12:38:50 -0400

To accelerate this topic considerably, check out "Thesaurus of Scales and
Melodic Patterns," by the remarkable Nicolas Slonimsky (may he rest in
peace). It used to cost an arm and a leg, but now is $29.95 from Amsco
Publications. It's full of Slonimsky's wit, vocabulary and analytical
acumen. It contains material for some interesting and quirky exercises
(but I doubt you'll get asked about inter-infra-ultrapolation in your
audition for conservatory). I recall hearing somewhere that John Coltrane
had a copy and was working on it at the end of his life.

Gary Young
Madison, WI

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From: Christopher Thibeault[SMTP:lespaul@-----.com]
Subject: Re: College Auditions

...There are 5 minor scales (not counting pentatonics, etc.)

1)Natural Minor (diatonic relative major starting on 6th degree of scale)
2)Harmonic Minor (raise 7th)
3)Melodic Minor (raise 6+7 going up, diatonic upon return)
4)Real Melodic Minor (raise 6th + 7th always)
5)Hungarian Minor (Raise 4th + 7th)

-Christopher J. Thibeault