7/13/13

I guess I feel pretty spry this morning! This is one of those descending things I've talked about - where it feels more natural to move down chromatically, for me.

I seem to also like having a stationary note like the melody above all this harmonic movement.

I now have three complete solo piano albums of Clazzimprov which isn't news, but I started using a harmonic sound that can be found all throughout these recordings. I love this sound and it's the sweetest way of playing a major chord with a flatted ninth in it. Our ears love thirds and this is totally built on that. the intervals are (from the root in a major key) 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - #11 - 13 - #15. Another way to think about it is for instance, a C Major7 chord with a D Major7 chord in the next octave up. This can continue using Major7 chords built a whole step up every octave. The seventh chord in this series will bring you back to the first again.

I work with the first three so far, but mainly the two poly chordal sound like you hear here in the last chords of this piece.

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