exotic scales, please help

[sanitarium]

I've been set a really crappy assignment at college. I have to find and play 3 exotic (meaning non-standard modes) scales, which isn't hard. But then I have to find the history for them as well? I have looked every where and can't find anything. If any one has any info on any scales, please for my own sanity can you help me out.
thanks,

[Artist]

I'd check out the Byzantine scale. Apart from being a very cool scale, it must have some background from the Byzantine time + people.

[shanghai prawn]

enigmatic - weird
hungarian major / minor - very Bartok / east european
bebop scales - generally major modes with an additional chromatic passing note
harmonic major - horrible sound[/list]

[.Matt.]

A Harmonic Minor: 

---------------------------------------4--5-| 
----------------------------------5--6------| 
-------------------------4--5--7------------| 
--------------------6--7--------------------| 
-----------5--7--8--------------------------| 
--5--7--8-----------------------------------|

 

Phrygian Scale: 

--------------------------------------------------------------11-| 
-------------------------------------------------10--11--13------| 
-----------------------------------------11--12------------------| 
----------------------------10--12--13---------------------------| 
---------------10--12--13----------------------------------------| 
--10--11--14-----------------------------------------------------|

[ShredOrDead]

Originally Posted by Matt06

A Harmonic Minor: 

---------------------------------------4--5-| 
----------------------------------5--6------| 
-------------------------4--5--7------------| 
--------------------6--7--------------------| 
-----------5--7--8--------------------------| 
--5--7--8-----------------------------------|

 

Phrygian Scale: 

--------------------------------------------------------------11-| 
-------------------------------------------------10--11--13------| 
-----------------------------------------11--12------------------| 
----------------------------10--12--13---------------------------| 
---------------10--12--13----------------------------------------| 
--10--11--14-----------------------------------------------------|

Well, Phrygian is just part of the Major Scale (3rd Mode), so I wouldn't call it "exotic".

[.Matt.]

Well it's not exotic, but it's sounds more interesting than the usual Ionian and Aeolian modes.

[ShredOrDead]

Originally Posted by Matt06

Well it's not exotic, but it's sounds more interesting than the usual Ionian and Aeolian modes.

Yea, I'll give you that. I play around with it alot, being the huge George Lynch fan that I am.