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List of pieces which use the octatonic scale

Compositions using the octatonic scale:

:"Just" (1995). Jonny Greenwood plays a series of OCT02 scales on the guitar during the intro (0:06-0:16) and each chorus (0:55-1:05, 1:44-1:55, 2:47-3:09)
:Harvest Song (Ara táskor) Violin Duo # 33
:Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 : (bars 130-132)
:Etude in F Minor, Op. 10, No. 9: (bars 28-30)
:The Unanswered Question (solo trumpet part)
:Piano Sonata No. 1 (1st mov.)
: Fire Dance
: Animation Suite, Tin Sentinel
: Animation Suite, Clockwork Doll
: Trio for violin, oboe and piano, Artemis (2nd mov.)
: Prelude No. 9
: Mazurka No. 1
:Lilliburlero Variations for Two Pianos
:Échos de l'Orient judaïque (1879)
:"Chant à la lune", incidental music to Salammbô (1886)
:String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5
:"Digital Veil" (2011)
:"Oh, the Guilt" (1993) (verses)
:"Blandest" (1988) (verses)
:Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Mov. II (1910)
: Trio élégiaque No. 2
:Sadko (1867)
:Piano Piece, Op. 23, no. 3 (1923)
:Symphony No. 8, 1st mvt., bars 13-20
:Piano Sonata in C major, D 840 (Schubert), 1st mvt bars 33-39
:Prelude Op. 74, No. 3 (1914)
:Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 (1912-13), melody from bar 5 onwards
:Octango (2005)
:Transfuga
:Petroushka (1911)
:The Rite of Spring (1913)
:Les Noces (1923)
:Symphony of Psalms (1930)
:Agon, "Pas de deux" (1957)
:Magnificat from the Second Service, Op. 62 (1972)
:Distance de Fée, SJ1050 (1951)
:Fok julle Naaiers (2011). Piano line in the intro is octatonic, bass synth adds a ninth tone.
  • Adi Morag
:"Octabones" (1999)
:Oolaa from the Green Album
:Closer for two alto saxophones (2022)
:Polarizations for solo viola (2023)
*Dream Theater
::The Dark eternal night

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