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octave species / 8ve species

[John Chalmers, Divisions of the Tetrachord]

A one octave section of a gamut.

The white key modes such as C to c (Ecclesiastical Ionian, Greek Lydian) or D to d (Eclesiastical Dorian, Greek Phrygian) are octave species of the diatonic genus in 12-tone equal temperament.

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