Re: Inversions of 7o and 5+, etc

"LJS" <ljschenck@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> a écrit dans le message de news: 
daf7456c-77f1-4ae4-90b6-e9beac9f3e52@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The equality of the intervals of the 3rds is a mathematical exercise,
> but does not address why they are special in a musical sense, but do
> provide the reason that they are capable of this special thing that
> they do.
>
> Their symmetrical construction allows them to be present in more than
> one key. Each of the 3 dim7 chords occur in three different keys. Each
> Augmented chord does exist in 4 different keys and the interval of the
> tritone simultaneously exists in 2 different keys. THIS is the thing
> that makes them special.
>
> The B D F Ab chord, for example, can be the leading tone of C, Eb, Gb
> and A (and other enharmonic  tones) thus as it is a common chord to
> these 4 keys, it allows for the direction of the tonality to go in
> either of these 4 directions by keeping its inherent function in the
> original key and  assuming the same function in one of the other
> keys.
>
> The other chords, major, minor can exist in more than one key as well.
> but they do not have such a characteristic and unique function as the
> dim7 chord

Thanks !
Equal temperament has been a great discovery allowing to spend
the long winter evenings :-)
(Spring has been a little late here in France)

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