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[quote="bobappleton"]...someone else's theoretical position - which most often opposes the lcc...[/quote] bob i think i know what you're getting at; however, i don't feel that theories of music can oppose each other. for example, the perception of music from a tonal gravity perspective is ...

dear friends, in a band, "democracies don't work" - [i]mike markov[/i] perhaps in a forum as well. there are no moderators here that i know of; further, that there are no "official voices" either, makes the dialog, well, [i]speculative[/i] and this leads to the current dynamic wh...

agree with him and his concept, or not, he was an inspiration to many and has become the catalyst for many spirited, deep discussions about music theory and practice. i am pleased to have had the opportunity to meet him and study his works.

peaceful journey to you, GR.

db

strachs: "Another cool quote, relevant no matter what your take is on all of this: The Science of Musical Sound, by John R. Pierce (1983): "The rules that academics deduce by studying living music have many uses. The rules are fascinating in themselves. They can be a help in listening to m...

thanks for the background mother - i started with a yes or no question and if you had left it at that, i would have nothing at all. the landscape with which all this takes place is essential for any kind of understanding, and thanks for the compliment: "real musician"??? nah, this dog's ju...

"A short comment: In the years following Bird's death the pundits began to write books on the new music. What they did was to analyze Bird's lines and harmonize them with the implied harmonies rather than the actual harmonies (there's still some of that around today). By doing so, they were in ...

you might like this. root movement up in fourths, while the lydian tonic goes down in fourths: B+7..........EØ..........A7b9..........D-..........G7..........CΔ Eb lyd......Bb lyd......................F lyd.....................C lyd which shows both BØ..........E7b9..........A- F lyd.................

strachs, i think i understand what you're is saying here, but are we saying that the horizontal description of G7 C is F lydian or IIh Vh? that may be the CMG, but the prevailing LT is C, not F - i really think that the absence of book II is screwing me up here - maybe i don't have my ducks lined up...

[quote="strachs"]If I were to read this thread without the specific referenced to music theory, I might mistake it for a dispute about religious doctrine. No fighting folks. Take it outside.[/quote] fear not - it's settled. we just needed to establish where we stand - we now have an intere...

jeff said: Dogbite, I thank you for taking the time to read through my pdf (whether or not you agree with any or all of it). It is nice to know that somebody has given it more than just a passing glance. Since you have read that article, you already know that scales are formed via simple radial symm...

my unofficial take on this is:

lydian tonic is b3 (Am tonality would be C lydian tonic)

member scales would emphasize the "horizontal" major and major augmented fifth scales:

Am tonality

C major scale
C D E F G A B C

C augmented fifth scale
C D E F G# A B C

"I meant the chart Page [b]2[/b]30 - (sorry for the typo). ~ If (as motherlode says) the glaring inaccuracies of the "Overtone Series" chart on page 2 example I:3 are a "time worn" issue, that strongly implies that GR is completely aware that that pg2 exI:3 chart contains si...

jeff, first let me state that i don't believe that mathematics is the ultimate solution to the inherent discrepancies of harmonic-based theory, other than the establishment of fixed pitches (more or less) within our current twelve-tone equal-temperament system. the system is not perfect, but it is a...

the reason you cannot use linear math to analyze intervallic relationships in music is as follows: let us state that A above middle C = 440 Hz and that E is a harmonically perfect fifth above at 660 Hz, and A an octave obove A (440) is 880 Hz linear math indicates that E (660) is exactly halfway bet...

[quote="Jeff Brent"] Is there some flaw in the above figures?[/quote] yes. you cannot use linear math to analyze geometric progressions as it appears you are doing here. the 11th overtone of the series is 5.513179424 half-steps above the 8th overtone according to: R = 2^(F/12) [read as 2 t...