Hi Harm, > I have some general concerns about the sense of polychords. Imho, it > is a very, very rare case that you _hear_ two chords with it roots at > the same time. Almost always it's one chord with one root and > (probably numerous) extensions.
Perhaps technically/theoretically you are correct — though even that could be argued — but *practically*, for most of the pianists I know and work with [especially in the musical theatre world], G | B is far easier to sightread than B(b6#9), and E | F is easier than F7(#9#11), etc. > That said, I have to admit writing polychords is quite common. I use chord symbols in >95% of my musical theatre scores, and nowadays in 50% or more of my “classical” scores, too [!!]. > Thus here my new take Thanks! I'm heading off-grid for two weeks, but very much look forward to checking this out when I return from the wilderness. Best, Kieren.
