Scale is a named sequence of intervals from an (unspecified) tonic. For
example, "Diatonic Major" names a scale.
Along with a number of other libraries, and much discussion of music (and
even music theory), Scale here conflates the musical concepts of scale
(a sequence of notes), key (that additionally includes a tonic and chords,
but in which the notes are unordered), and mode (which additionally denotes
notes' melodic functions — I think).
Scaleis a named sequence of intervals from an (unspecified) tonic. For example, "Diatonic Major" names a scale.Along with a number of other libraries, and much discussion of music (and even music theory),
Scalehere conflates the musical concepts of scale (a sequence of notes), key (that additionally includes a tonic and chords, but in which the notes are unordered), and mode (which additionally denotes notes' melodic functions — I think).References: