Joseph --
> As an amateur singer I have respect for the tonal octave. > The change in pace between Do-Si and Fa-Mi requires > special attention. I use the octave as a model for > evolution, following esoteric literature. MOQ, a meta-level > is properly placed in the consciousness, inner-only level in > the sixth place. I had forgotten that you are a musician. Strangely, I was thinking just tonight about the progression of chords as related to the octave, and whether I might have used such an illustration in my essay on value sensibility. As you know, a "perfect cadence" of a song or any musical composition typically involves the dominant moving to the tonic. I'm rusty on solfagio, but I believe your "si" would be a diminished V chord (dominant triad) resolving to the I (tonic triad). Most often the progression is IV-->V-->I. This is interesting because it demonstrates a kind of "esthetic" logic that satisfies the senses rather then the intellect. But it's important to note that this effect is relative in that it works only for the western-trained musician whose ear is tuned to the tempered octave. This chordal progression does not evoke the same feeling of tension resolution in 12-tone (French impressionistic) music, for example, or in Arabian or Chinese music based on other tonal scales. I'm curious as to what significance the "sixth place" (La) has in your octave, and why you feel it merits special distinction as a "meta-level" (intellectual?). Perhaps you can explain this for those of us with some musical training. Regards, Ham Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
