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March 17, 2005
Sounds of the Day
Taking a 10am meeting time with a professor (I had section at 9, eww) means that you get the whole hour to yourself. Borne from this hour with John Stewart (man, what a terrible picture), the sounds of the day are:
- an A major triad over a fifth in the bass of F and C (from Schoenberg, related to the Act-ending chords in Berg's Lulu, which don't have the C/C# cross relation I like so much)
- a D major triad in first inversion with #4 (G#) added (also from Berg)
The #4 appogiatura is also a favorite of Mahler and Hugo Wolf. Berg sees no need to give us the F#, of course, but whatever. As JS put it, "#4 must have been in the water back then." Could I get some of that water, please?
Posted by David Richmond at March 17, 2005 11:19 AM EST
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