> > Hi, > > nice work. > Haven't tried to use it so far, but regarding the example-images, I > stumbled across things like: > "DD̸[A]->D̸[S(As)]" > Ofcourse decades passed since I learned functional analysis... But I > was told to write something like: > A: DD̸ > As: D̸ [S] > I.e in a column. > Is the graphic you show how it's done nowadays or is due to coding-complexity? > > Cheers, > Harm
Dear Harm; If one looks at the Functional Harmony Analysis Symbols (as they were invented by Riemann and De la Motte) as a modern computer linguist, then one has to state, that its expressivity is not as exact as it is necessary. One very simple example: Traditionally, intermediary symbols have to be embraced by brackets. The semantic of these tokens shall be, that the denoted function refers to the next coming chord / function instead to the tonal center: C-Dur: T (D) D (D7) D7 T = C D G D7 G7 T Very simple. But with this semantic one cannot express the often used deceptive cadence: If you see ae chord row C D e G D7 G7 C, then the sub row 'D e' is a traditional deceptive cadence. But the correspoding Function Analysis Subrow '(D) Dp' is by defintion wrong. For musical adequate analysis we must be able to speficy the context: C-Major: T (D[D]) Dp (D7) D7 T = C D e G D7 G7 C Another weakness of the existing 'analysis tradition' is, that modulations (= change of a tonal focus) can not be expressed. I expanded the traditional System by two elements to solve such musical requirements: (a) A Functional Analysis Symbol can be sub specified by the Focus to which it refers. Such focus are indicated by square brackets [ ]. The Focus can either be a keynote or a functional system. (B) Each modulation is constructed by a chord which dunction is reinterpreted with respect the next context. Such a link chord is indicated by an arrow and a box C-Major: T S [Sp=>t] s D D7 t = C F d g A A7 d I need this kind of expressivity for my own coming work. But if you do not need such elements, you are not enforced to use them. With best regards Karsten -- Karsten Reincke /\/\ (+49|0) 170 / 927 78 57 Im Braungeröll 31 >oo< mailto:k.rein...@fodina.de 60431 Frankfurt a.M. \/ http://www.fodina.de/kr/