This commentary relates to the target paper by Cutting on the microtonal analysis of pitches in the vocal lines of fifteen blues recordings. After relating Cutting's study to Jeff Todd Titon's Early Downhome Blues, some of its merits and shortcomings are discussed. Finally, it is suggested to surpass the study of an abstract blues scale with research on blues modes, including characteristic ornamentations such as glides as well as typically employed patterns that specify certain blues songs or song types.

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B法院裁定对“蓝调音符”和布鲁斯音阶进行微调分析的评论

通过对十五首布鲁斯唱片的声带中音高的音调进行微调分析，该评论与目标论文相关。在将Cutting的研究与Jeff Todd Titon的Early Downhome Blues联系起来之后，将讨论其优点和缺点。最后，建议通过对布鲁斯模式的研究来超越对抽象布鲁斯音阶的研究，其中包括特征性装饰（例如滑音）以及指定某些布鲁斯歌曲或歌曲类型的通常使用的模式。