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Implemented jazz minor scale and relative key functionality on harmonic, melodic, and jazz minors #1044

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102 changes: 97 additions & 5 deletions music21/scale/__init__.py
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'TERMINUS_LOW', 'TERMINUS_HIGH',
'ScaleException', 'Scale',
'AbstractScale', 'AbstractDiatonicScale', 'AbstractOctatonicScale',
'AbstractHarmonicMinorScale', 'AbstractMelodicMinorScale',
'AbstractHarmonicMinorScale', 'AbstractJazzMinorScale', 'AbstractMelodicMinorScale',
'AbstractCyclicalScale', 'AbstractOctaveRepeatingScale',
'AbstractRagAsawari', 'AbstractRagMarwa', 'AbstractWeightedHexatonicBlues',
'ConcreteScale', 'DiatonicScale', 'MajorScale',
'MinorScale', 'DorianScale', 'PhrygianScale', 'LydianScale', 'MixolydianScale',
'HypodorianScale', 'HypophrygianScale', 'HypolydianScale', 'HypomixolydianScale',
'LocrianScale', 'HypolocrianScale', 'HypoaeolianScale',
'HarmonicMinorScale', 'MelodicMinorScale',
'HarmonicMinorScale', 'JazzMinorScale', 'MelodicMinorScale',
'OctatonicScale', 'OctaveRepeatingScale', 'CyclicalScale', 'ChromaticScale',
'WholeToneScale', 'SieveScale', 'ScalaScale', 'RagAsawari',
'RagMarwa', 'WeightedHexatonicBlues',
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A true bi-directional scale that with the augmented
second to a leading tone.

This is the only scale to use the "_alteredDegrees" property.
The harmonic and jazz minor scales are the only to
use the "_alteredDegrees" property.
'''

def __init__(self, mode=None):
super().__init__()
self.type = 'Abstract Harmonic Minor'
self.octaveDuplicating = True
self.relativeMinorDegree = 1
self.relativeMajorDegree = 3
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Likewise, can you explain why this is needed?

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Without this code, an error message like this is given when using the getRelativeMinor/getRelativeMajor functions on the harmonic/melodic/jazz minor scales:

AttributeError: 'AbstractHarmonicMinorScale' object has no attribute 'relativeMinorDegree'

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Ah, got it, any of the non-natural minors, thanks. Yes, this should work because it's a method on DiatonicScale.

Can we move these attribute assignments to buildNetwork()? That's where they seem to be in all other cases.

self.dominantDegree: int = -1
self.buildNetwork()

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'interval': interval.Interval('a1')
}

def getRelativeMajor(self):
return MajorScale(self.tonic)

def getRelativeMinor(self):
return MinorScale(self.tonic)
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class AbstractMelodicMinorScale(AbstractScale):
'''
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super().__init__()
self.type = 'Abstract Melodic Minor'
self.octaveDuplicating = True
self.relativeMinorDegree = 1
self.relativeMajorDegree = 3
self.dominantDegree: int = -1
self.buildNetwork()

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pitchSimplification=None)
self._net.fillMelodicMinor()

def getRelativeMajor(self):
return MajorScale(self.tonic)

def getRelativeMinor(self):
return MinorScale(self.tonic)
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class AbstractJazzMinorScale(AbstractScale):
'''
A true bi-directional scale containing the raised
6th and 7th scale degrees.

The harmonic and jazz minor scales are the only to
use the "_alteredDegrees" property.
'''

def __init__(self, mode=None):
super().__init__()
self.type = 'Abstract Jazz Minor'
self.relativeMinorDegree = 1
self.relativeMajorDegree = 3
self.octaveDuplicating = True
self.dominantDegree: int = -1
self.buildNetwork()

def buildNetwork(self):
intervalList = ['M2', 'm2', 'M2', 'M2', 'm2', 'M2', 'M2'] # a to A
self.tonicDegree = 1
self.dominantDegree = 5
self._net = intervalNetwork.IntervalNetwork(intervalList,
octaveDuplicating=self.octaveDuplicating,
pitchSimplification=None)

# raise the sixth and seventh in all directions
# 6 and 7 here are both scale step/degree, not node id
self._alteredDegrees[6] = {
'direction': intervalNetwork.DIRECTION_BI,
'interval': interval.Interval('a1')
}

self._alteredDegrees[7] = {
'direction': intervalNetwork.DIRECTION_BI,
'interval': interval.Interval('a1')
}

def getRelativeMajor(self):
return MajorScale(self.tonic)

def getRelativeMinor(self):
return MinorScale(self.tonic)
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class AbstractCyclicalScale(AbstractScale):
'''
A scale of any size built with an interval list of any form.
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'''
The harmonic minor collection, realized as a scale.

(The usage of this collection as a scale, is quite ahistorical for
(The usage of this collection as a scale is quite ahistorical for
Western European classical music, but it is common in other parts of the
world, but where the term "HarmonicMinor" would not be appropriate).
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thanks for the space, but the "but" should remain

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Right, because "where" is not delimiting certain parts of the world where the term is/is not meaningful.

world, where the term "Harmonic Minor" would not be appropriate).

>>> sc = scale.HarmonicMinorScale('e4')
>>> [str(p) for p in sc.pitches]
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# note: this changes the previously assigned AbstractDiatonicScale
# from the DiatonicScale base class
self._abstract = AbstractMelodicMinorScale()


class JazzMinorScale(DiatonicScale):
'''
The jazz minor scale.
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A synthetic scale identical to the ascending melodic minor. Useful in
jazz, especially over harmonies that employ minor-major seventh chords.
>>> sc = scale.JazzMinorScale('e4')
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>>> [str(p) for p in sc.pitches]
['E4', 'F#4', 'G4', 'A4', 'B4', 'C#5', 'D#5', 'E5']
>>> sc.getTonic()
<music21.pitch.Pitch E4>
>>> sc.getDominant()
<music21.pitch.Pitch B4>
>>> sc.pitchFromDegree(1) # scale degree 1 is treated as lowest
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usually no need for comments in doc tests, write it as documentation just above.

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<music21.pitch.Pitch B4>
>>> sc.pitchFromDegree(1) # scale degree 1 is treated as lowest
<music21.pitch.Pitch E4>
>>> sc = scale.JazzMinorScale()

explain what's happening here.
usually no need for comments in doc tests, write it as documentation just above.

To clarify, these comments are largely borrowed from other diatonic scales (mainly the harmonic minor) that I had used as a template. Should I rework the comments on these other scales as well?

<music21.pitch.Pitch E4>
>>> sc = scale.JazzMinorScale()
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space above and explain what's happening here.

>>> sc.deriveRanked(['C', 'E', 'G'], comparisonAttribute='name')
[(3, <music21.scale.JazzMinorScale G jazz minor>),
(3, <music21.scale.JazzMinorScale F jazz minor>),
(2, <music21.scale.JazzMinorScale B- jazz minor>),
(2, <music21.scale.JazzMinorScale A jazz minor>)]
'''

def __init__(self, tonic=None):
super().__init__(tonic=tonic)
self.type = 'jazz minor'

self._abstract = AbstractJazzMinorScale()


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