Symbolic / Scale degrees / Movable-do solfège (la-based minor)
A scale degrees in movable-do solfège (la-based minor)
la do mi
scale-degrees/movable-do-la/la%20do%20miRealization
See and hear it
The value is played as one MIDI chord. Assumed: key C major.
48·51·55
Same value
Also written as
Every notation of the scale degrees concept, formatted from this value by the Symbolic library.
Other concepts
Bridges
Converting into another concept may need context this value does not carry (a root, an octave, a key). Where it is missing the library assumes a default and says so; where a step drops information it is listed.
- 60:1,63:1,67:1
Melody · MIDI : beats
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- 0-3-7
Pitch-class set · Pitch-class numbers
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set · needs key
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- Cm
Chord symbol · Chord symbol
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set → chord · needs key
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- Drops interpretation. 0-3-7 is named Cm, a detection rather than a spelling.
- 60:1,63:1,67:1
Note distribution · MIDI : weight pairs
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → note-space · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops order, duration, rests. Counts how often each MIDI note occurs (weighted by occurrence, not duration).
- C4-Eb4-G4
Note set · Letter names
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → note-set · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops order, duration, rests, repetition. A melody collapses to the unordered, untimed set of pitches it uses.
- 1,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0
Pitch-class distribution · Twelve weights
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set → pc-space · needs key
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- 0:1,3:1,7:1
Point melody · Point : beats
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → point-melody · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops root, register. A melody loses its absolute pitch, keeping rhythm and relative shape.
- 0-3-7
Point set · Semitone offsets
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set → point-set · needs key
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- 1,1,1
Rhythm · Beats
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → rhythm · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops pitch. A melody's timing alone — its durations and rests, with the pitches removed.
- 60:1,63:1,67:1
Score (voices) · Voices: pipe-separated melodies in beats
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → score · needs key, octave, meter
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Assumed meter 4/4. No meter was given, so 4/4 is used: one cycle is one 4/4 bar.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops metadata. Voices notation writes the notes only: key, meter, tempo, title and chords are dropped.
- 3-11A
Set class · Forte name
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set → pc-set-analysis · needs key
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- Drops transposition. The set's Tn class (Forte name with A/B, prime form); the transposition is dropped.
- aura@C3:3,0 3,1 4,1
Grid position · Cells col,row (optional layout@origin: prefix)
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → note-set → grid-position · needs key, octave, layout, root
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Assumed layout aura. No layout was given, so positions are read on the aura layout.
- Assumed root C3. No root was given, so the value sounds above C3.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops order, duration, rests, repetition. A melody collapses to the unordered, untimed set of pitches it uses.
- Drops alternative positions. C4 has 2 positions, Eb4 has 2 positions, G4 has 2 positions on aura; the one nearest (0, 0) is kept.
- 0
Pitch class · Pitch-class number
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set → chord → pitch-class · needs key
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- Drops interpretation. 0-3-7 is named Cm, a detection rather than a spelling.
- Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.
- 111
Rhythmic pattern · Binary onsets
lossyPath scale-degrees → melody → rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
- Drops pitch. A melody's timing alone — its durations and rests, with the pitches removed.
- C4
Note · Letter name
lossyPath scale-degrees → pc-set → chord → pitch-class → note · needs key, octave
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Drops order, octave, repetition. The degrees' pitch classes in the key.
- Drops interpretation. 0-3-7 is named Cm, a detection rather than a spelling.
- Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.
3 bridges exist but fail for this value
Chord progression
score→chord-sequence: The score has no chord lane and its simultaneities name no chords.
Path scale-degrees → melody → score → chord-sequence · needs key, octave, meter
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Assumed meter 4/4. No meter was given, so 4/4 is used: one cycle is one 4/4 bar.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
Pitch-class set sequence
score→chord-sequence: The score has no chord lane and its simultaneities name no chords.
Path scale-degrees → melody → score → chord-sequence → pc-set-sequence · needs key, octave, meter
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Assumed meter 4/4. No meter was given, so 4/4 is used: one cycle is one 4/4 bar.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
Roman-numeral progression
score→chord-sequence: The score has no chord lane and its simultaneities name no chords.
Path scale-degrees → melody → score → chord-sequence → functional-harmony · needs key, octave, meter
- Assumed key C major. No key was given, so C major is used.
- Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
- Assumed meter 4/4. No meter was given, so 4/4 is used: one cycle is one 4/4 bar.
- Drops timing. A degree line has no durations; each degree lasts one beat.
Live coding
Use in Symbolic Cycle
sym('scale-degrees/movable-do-la/la%20do%20mi')The slash address goes in single quotes; in double quotes it would be mini-notation, where / divides time.
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