Re: Quicky about naming a chord

"LJS" <ljschenck@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 17, 9:28 am, "David Webber" <d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Tom K." <tkor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > Possibly, Steve - but since the chord seems to have more of a jazz
than
>> > classical heritage, don't you think it should have a new world name? 
>> > So I
>> > respectfully submit either Cajun +6 or Quebecois 6th....
>>
>> Creole not Cajun.   Rule no 1 of survival, give or take hurricanes, in 
>> New
>> Orleans is to go for Creole music and Cajun cuisine - not the other way
>> round :-)
>>
>> Dave
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> Cajun or Zydeco music are both genres of music in this area. (both are
> really west of New Orleans in areas of origin)  Creole refers to a
> cuisine and to a mixture of native ethnic groups that has has various
> subtleties over the years. Some of the early musicians to play Jazz
> were Creole, but I have yet to hear or read about the term "Creole
> Music". Would you care to tell me where you ran across this term and
> what is means?
> LJS

While "Creole Music" is quite broad, the Creole art songs might be a 
starting point.  You might check out Camille Nickerson who was the piano 
professor of one of my theory instructors:

http://www.darryltaylor.com/alliance/nickerson.bio.html

And for examples of the songs:

https://urresearch.rochester.edu/retrieve/7243/39087011972850.pdf

IIRC,  "Creole" may refer to either Louisiana or Haitian French origin.

Tom K.
Tom K.