eu.bandm.music.entities

Class FunctionalGender

java.lang.Object

eu.bandm.tscore.base.Entity<FunctionalGender>

eu.bandm.music.entities.FunctionalGender

All Implemented Interfaces:

Translet.Parseable<FunctionalGender>

public class FunctionalGender
extends Entity<FunctionalGender>

The two basic genders of functional theory ("major" vs. "minor"), for constructing chords and scales. We preferred the German wording "Geschlecht"/"Gender", because the English "mode" can be used in many other contexts with many other meanings.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Set<Integer>	all_minor_scales_in_fifths Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of all possible pitch class steps of a minor scale relative to the base pitch class.
static EntityCatalog<FunctionalGender>	catalog The Catalog of all functional genders (="modes").
static Set<Integer>	kernel_minor_scales_in_fifths Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of all mandatory pitch class steps of a minor scale relative to the base pitch class.
static FunctionalGender	major Represents the major mode.
static Set<Integer>	major_scales_in_fifths Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of all pitch class steps of a major scale, relative to the base pitch class.
static FunctionalGender	minor Represents the minor mode.
static Set<Integer>	variable_minor_scales_in_fifths Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of the variable pitch class steps of a minor scale relative to the base pitch class.

Fields inherited from class eu.bandm.tscore.base.Entity

documentations

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	FunctionalGender(MuLi names) Only constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isMajor() Returns whether this gender(="mode") is major.

Methods inherited from class eu.bandm.tscore.base.Entity

addName, dump, dump, getCatalog, getDocumentation, getDocumentation, getDocumentations, getName, getName, getNames, getParser, getParser, setDocumentation, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

catalog

public static final EntityCatalog<FunctionalGender> catalog

The Catalog of all functional genders (="modes").

minor

public static final FunctionalGender minor

Represents the minor mode.

major

public static final FunctionalGender major

Represents the major mode.

major_scales_in_fifths

public static final Set<Integer> major_scales_in_fifths

Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of all pitch class steps of a major scale, relative to the base pitch class.

kernel_minor_scales_in_fifths

public static final Set<Integer> kernel_minor_scales_in_fifths

Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of all mandatory pitch class steps of a minor scale relative to the base pitch class. These are all scale steps without the major and minor sixth and the minor seventh.

variable_minor_scales_in_fifths

public static final Set<Integer> variable_minor_scales_in_fifths

Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of the variable pitch class steps of a minor scale relative to the base pitch class. These are major and minor sixth and the minor seventh.

all_minor_scales_in_fifths

public static final Set<Integer> all_minor_scales_in_fifths

Gives the "distances measured in fifths" of all possible pitch class steps of a minor scale relative to the base pitch class. This includes major and minor sixth and seventh.

Constructor Detail

FunctionalGender

protected FunctionalGender(MuLi names)

Only constructor.

Method Detail

isMajor

public boolean isMajor()

Returns whether this gender(="mode") is major.