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album: Vision Quest
track 1: 3:20 Vision Quest
track 2: 4:49 Falling
track 3: 7:28 Nothing
track 4: 1:11 Snow Squall
track 5: 4:22 We Lost Touch
track 6: 1:36 Time For Peace
track 7: 8:04 Oblate Oblivion
track 8: 8:23 Little Orb
track 9: 12:54 Tripping
track 10: 6:35 Soaring The Thermals
track 11: 4:10 People (Running Through My Mind)
...more albums...
Song Description
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U P D A T E
i reworked the chord progression and the modulation scheme of this song into something entirely different. but it's the same chords believe it or not!
http://www.macjams.com/song/37195
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It might be best to listen before reading all this crazy stuff.
rather mathematical this one
it started with the title
that led to the idea of an endlessly descending 12-tone scale. the scale starts at Ab
that led to a chord progression with a 10 beat length. the chords are: E G B C# E B Asus4 A C G
each time the chords repeat they start 2 half-steps up from before
picked out the notes from the chords that persisted for 2 or 3 beats as the primary notes for the main melody line
built a 20 beat melody constrained to only using notes directly from the chords, and being sure to not reuse notes from the first half in the second half (important in a moment)
built a second 10 beat melody made up of the left-over notes from the chords not used by either the first or second half of the 20 beat melody
then arranging proceeded from these elements
the whole song is built of repeated playing of the 10 beat cycle. every 6 times around is 60 beats. the endless scale (12 beats) fits in there exactly 5 times
started with piano playing portions of the chords building to playing them fully
then the flute plays the 10 beat melody through a full-circle of 5 repeats
the percussion comes in to help the listener stay oriented as more elements enter (also, the gong introduces each of the changes coming up)
an oboe then echoes the full-circle
next, the french horns play the 20 beat melody for a full-circle
10 beats into the second repeat of the full-circle, a second section of horns come in again suitably modulated (up 2)
the melody is a round due to its construction from notes only from the chords, and is a counterpoint of the 10 beat melody as well
then the voices sing the chords for a full-circle
finally, the endless scale slowly fades in, as all the rest fall away
and the endless scale fades out
This chart might help clear things up, or else muddy the waters further?
This is like a GarageBand note editor, low pitches towards the bottom, high pitches towards the top, time goes left to right. The blue blocks show each repeat of the chord progression.
track 1: 3:20 Vision Quest
track 2: 4:49 Falling
track 3: 7:28 Nothing
track 4: 1:11 Snow Squall
track 5: 4:22 We Lost Touch
track 6: 1:36 Time For Peace
track 7: 8:04 Oblate Oblivion
track 8: 8:23 Little Orb
track 9: 12:54 Tripping
track 10: 6:35 Soaring The Thermals
track 11: 4:10 People (Running Through My Mind)
...more albums...
Song Description
****************************************
U P D A T E
i reworked the chord progression and the modulation scheme of this song into something entirely different. but it's the same chords believe it or not!
http://www.macjams.com/song/37195
****************************************
It might be best to listen before reading all this crazy stuff.
rather mathematical this one
it started with the title
that led to the idea of an endlessly descending 12-tone scale. the scale starts at Ab
that led to a chord progression with a 10 beat length. the chords are: E G B C# E B Asus4 A C G
each time the chords repeat they start 2 half-steps up from before
picked out the notes from the chords that persisted for 2 or 3 beats as the primary notes for the main melody line
built a 20 beat melody constrained to only using notes directly from the chords, and being sure to not reuse notes from the first half in the second half (important in a moment)
built a second 10 beat melody made up of the left-over notes from the chords not used by either the first or second half of the 20 beat melody
then arranging proceeded from these elements
the whole song is built of repeated playing of the 10 beat cycle. every 6 times around is 60 beats. the endless scale (12 beats) fits in there exactly 5 times
started with piano playing portions of the chords building to playing them fully
then the flute plays the 10 beat melody through a full-circle of 5 repeats
the percussion comes in to help the listener stay oriented as more elements enter (also, the gong introduces each of the changes coming up)
an oboe then echoes the full-circle
next, the french horns play the 20 beat melody for a full-circle
10 beats into the second repeat of the full-circle, a second section of horns come in again suitably modulated (up 2)
the melody is a round due to its construction from notes only from the chords, and is a counterpoint of the 10 beat melody as well
then the voices sing the chords for a full-circle
finally, the endless scale slowly fades in, as all the rest fall away
and the endless scale fades out
This chart might help clear things up, or else muddy the waters further?
This is like a GarageBand note editor, low pitches towards the bottom, high pitches towards the top, time goes left to right. The blue blocks show each repeat of the chord progression.
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Roxylee
how you do this math/music, Bill, but it's fascinating! The title and art are perfect for the feeling of this.