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1 1 byȱPhilipȱTagg Intro (includingȱmusicȱforȱmoving toȱaddressȱtheseȱissues.

TIMBREȱand

rhythm,ȱduraȬ tionȱandȱauralȱstaging.2

1. ThisȱarticleȱwasȱcompletedȱinȱSeptemberȱ2015ȱandȱacceptedȱforȱinclusionȱinȱtheȱFest

ingȱProtectionȱRacket'ȱ('ȱ why?'ȱ('ȱ st

ȱAugustȱ2021.

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meaning monyȱandȱform'. 3

ȱidentificaȬ

CONVENTIONALȱorȱCONSERVATIVE

tionsȱsetȱout 4

3. 'Musicȱtheory'ȱentryȱinȱWikipedia,ȱ2015Ȭ09Ȭ07.Denotationȱtype Symbol Typography Example

note lower-case sans-serif leadȬsheetȱchord upper-case sans-serifFromȱ

B7ȱtoȱȱ(majorȱtriad)

keyȱ(Tonart) E upper-case serifconstitutesȱaȱ

V-IȱcadenceȱinȱE.

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b, 0, 8, ', E,ȱetc.)ȱareȱexplained 5 •N •T •T •T •T accordingȱtoȱwhichȱ

TONEsȱareȱconfigured.

6 •M music.ȱ •M

Europeanȱclassicalȱmusic.

7

4. Theseȱpagesȱcanȱbeȱviewedȱonȱlineȱwithoutȱdownloadingȱtheȱwholeȱbook:

5. Forȱfullȱexplanationȱofȱtheȱsingleȱappendix,ȱseeȱ'ProducingȱaȱReferenceȱ

.ȱScaleȱdegreeȱnoteȱinȱC Popularȱverbalisation one flatȱorȱminorȱ3ȱ|majorȱ3

4ȱ(four)ȱ|ȱsharpȱ4

6. InȱneoȬLatinȱlanguagesȱtonalité,ȱtonalità,ȱtonalidadȱetc.ȱmeanȱTonartȱ(German)ȱorȱ

TONALITY.

7. Theȱ

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Tonality

pairsȱofȱoppositesȱ

Tonalȱv.ȱatonalȱ(?!)

because

ȱconfuseȱtheȱnotion

TONIC,ȱasȱinȱtheȱworkȱof

guishȱ TONIC

Tonalȱv.ȱmodalȱ(?!)

sillierȱthanȱ

TONALȱv.ȱMODAL.

8 whereasȱTheȱFemale

8. Iȱamȱneitherȱtheȱonlyȱnorȱfirstȱscholarȱtoȱobjectȱtoȱtheȱabsurditiesȱexplainedȱinȱ

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inventȱa

Drummerȱ(réȬhexatonic).

9 10

9. Ofȱcourse,ȱtheȱwholeȬtoneȱscaleȱisȱhexatonic,ȱbutȱitȱisȱnotȱtonicalȱ(neitherȱnorȱȱ

10. Onlyȱtheȱdoh/majorȱandȱla/minorȱpentatonicȱmodesȱwereȱatȱallȱfamiliarȱtoȱmyȱ

totallyȱunknown,ȱasȱ

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theoryȱseemsȱto asȱ'tonal'ȱandȱasȱconstitutingȱ'tonality',ȱwhileȱothersȱ - forȱinstance (dorian)ȱorȱréȬpentatonic) - ȱareȱcalled

ȱotherȱthan

thatȱisȱtoȱallȱintents

ȱ'moȬ

consequences.ȱ[1]ȱIf ionianisedȱminorȬkeyȱmodesȱ 11.

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1. Notionsȱofȱdominant,ȱsubdominantȱandȱperfectȱcadenceȱ

becomeȱirrelevantȱorȱmisleading,ȱasȱwithȱIV, VȱandȱIȱinȱGuanȬ sions,ȱ

2. Otherȱharmonicȱcadenceȱlabelsȱbecomeȱabsurd;ȱforȱexample,ȱ

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3. Bimodality,ȱshuttlingȱbetweenȱtwoȱtonalȱcentres,ȱmodalȱcounȬ

12

4. Full,ȱfinalȱphrygianȱcadencesȱareȱnotȱheardȱasȱfinal.

13

5. Manyȱcommonȱmodesȱareȱeitherȱmisnomersȱ(e.g.ȱ'phrygian'ȱ

14

6. GivenȱtheȱexistenceȱofȱtonalȱtraditionsȱotherȱthanȱtheȱtertialȬ

noȱsense.

7. Quartalȱharmonyȱisȱradicallyȱundertheorised.

Quartalȱtonalityȱ

Putȱsimply,ȱ

asȱanȱ'Other'

339,ȱ396Ȭ398).

14. SeeȱTaggȱ(2014:ȱ421Ȭ450)ȱandȱTaggȱ(2009).ȱLydianȱandȱphrygianȱ'dominants'ȱ

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15

ȱtheȱpreviȬ

tonicȱheptatonicȱmode. 16 pentadȱ(five).ȱChords stackingȱofȱthirdsȱisȱ

- theȱnumberȱofȱnotesȱinȱaȱchordȱ('triadic',ȱ'tetradic',ȱetc.)ȱandȱthe

principleȱofȱintervalȱstackingȱinȱaȱchordȱ -

TERTIALȱforȱthirds,ȱQUARȬ

15. i.e.ȱwhenȱitȱbecameȱnecessaryȱtoȱcompareȱoneȱtypeȱofȱtonalityȱwishȱanotherȱonȱ

16. It'sȱasȱifȱBélaȱBartók,ȱMcCoyȱTyner,ȱClarenceȱAshley,ȱJoniȱMitchellȱorȱSokratisȱ

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tók. 17 18

Inȱquartalȱ

ȱtheȱ'openȱfifth'ȱdyadȱ

19

17. ItȱcouldȱalsoȱbeȱarguedȱthatȱquartalȱelementsȱareȱpresentȱinȱmusicȱbyȱMussorgȬ

18. Forȱexample,ȱtheȱcontributionȱofȱchordsȱofȱtheȱeleventhȱ(fromȱDvoák'sȱNewȱ

toȱgosȬ

19. Forȱmore,ȱseeȱTaggȱ(2014:ȱ293Ȭ294).ȱN.B.ȱTheȱnotionsȱpresentedȱhere,ȱincludingȱ

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20

ȱTheȱideaȱthat

12

1. Whileȱeachȱtertialȱprogressionȱ(1)ȱinvolvesȱholdingȱoneȱandȱ

2. Oneȱofȱtheȱnoteȱchangesȱinȱtheȱmovementȱofȱtertialȱtriadsȱ

clockȱstepsȱawayȱatȱtheȱ

3. QuartalȱharmonyȱhasȱtoȱshiftȱtonalȱcentreȱbyȱatȱleastȱthreeȱkeyȬ

TONICALȱNEIGHBOURHOOD.ȱ

20. Forȱexplanationȱofȱquartalȱchordȱsymbols,ȱseeȱTaggȱ(2014:ȱ293Ȭ296).

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4. Allȱnotesȱinȱaȱtertialȱtriadȱhaveȱdisappearedȱjustȱtwoȱ'hours'ȱ

5. Quartalȱtriadsȱcontainȱnotesȱrelatedȱtoȱeachȱotherȱbyȱaȱfourthȱ

'subdominant',ȱasȱ largelyȱpointless.ȱ eralȱtermsȱasȱ'quartal'. 21

Timbre

22

ȱimportanceȱofȱdifferent

further,ȱbutȱIȱwillȱsuggestȱtwoȱlinesȱofȱinquiryȱ - oneȱmoreȱstrucȬ

tural,ȱtheȱotherȱrelatingȱto

21. Manyȱimportantȱfeaturesȱofȱquartalȱtonalityȱareȱabsentȱfromȱthisȱaccount,ȱe.g.ȱ

22. See,ȱforȱexample,ȱMeyerȱ(1989:ȱ14Ȭ22).ȱ

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Powerȱchords

distortedȱelectricȱguitar.ȱAlthoughȱonlyȱtwoȱnotesȱ - ȱ(110ȱHz)ȱand ȱ(165ȱHz) - ȱareȱactuallyȱplayedȱbyȱtheȱguitarist,ȱtheȱfullȱsound producedȱconsistsȱnot =55ȱHzȱ - theȱdistortionȱfundamental - ȱplusȱallȱofȱitsȱovertones. tialsȱdefiningȱthemȱand 'tonalȱelsewheres'ȱinȱrelationȱtoȱtheȱtonicȱ(I5).ȱTheȱ$II5 ofȱmany phrygianȱheavyȱmetalȱpieces 23
A5a e

ȱwhichȱitȱisȱpart.

23. Phrygianȱheavyȱmetalȱexamples:ȱPowerslaveȱ(IronȱMaiden,ȱ1984);ȱWhereverȱIȱ

ȱLithium:ȱD5 F#5 B5 G5 B$5 C5

A5 C5ȱinȱD;ȱSmellsȱLikeȱTeenȱSpirit:ȱF5 B$5 A$5 D$5ȱinȱF.

24. Figureȱ4ȱisȱaȱbasedȱonȱLiljaȱ(2009:ȱ104Ȭ114,ȱesp.ȱp.ȱ113),ȱinȱitsȱturnȱbasedȱonȱ

nalȱProcessingȱandȱAcoustics.

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25
beȱconsideredȱanȱintrinsically oryȱ - 'nonȬmusos' - ȱ tinct). 26
27

26. Seeȱ'Vocalȱpersona',ȱchapterȱ10ȱinȱTaggȱ(2013:ȱ343Ȭ382).ȱ

27. TheȱoriginalȱnameȱofȱtheȱDrȱNoȱtitleȱthemeȱisȱactuallyȱ007ȱ(Norman,ȱ1962).ȱ

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ȱworkȱwellȱinsideȱloȬ

ȱbasisȱofȱaȱmoreȱtranȬ

Form

ȱbyȱa

- theȱȱȱonȱguitarȱandȱbass,ȱȱonȱviolinsȱandȱflute,ȱ

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ofȱpassingȱ 'horizontal'ȱpropertiesȱ - itsȱ DIATAXIS - ȱandȱ[2]ȱitsȱintensional,ȱsynȬ chronic,ȱ'vertical'ȱpropertiesȱ - itsȱ

SYNCRISIS.ȱ

29

ȱSYNCRITICȱFORMȱis,ȱas

28. Theȱextractȱstartsȱatȱ1:44,ȱtranscriptionȱbyȱBobȱDavisȱ(2005:ȱ299).ȱ

29. D

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limitsȱofȱtheȱ

EXTENDEDȱPRESENT,

30
31
32
flawedȱterminologyȱ - 'tonal'ȱasȱopposedȱnotȱonlyȱtoȱ'atonal'ȱbut also

ȱtoȱ'modal',ȱ'pretonal'ȱandȱ'postȬtonal' - ,ȱitsȱinabilityȱorȱrelucȬ

30. TheȱEXTENDEDȱPRESENTȱ(alsoȱmisleadinglyȱcalledȱtheȱ'speciousȱpresent')ȱlastsȱ

extendedȱpresentȱ 31. A

32. Forȱexplanationsȱofȱdurationalȱhierarchiesȱinȱmusic,ȱseeȱTaggȱ(2013:ȱ281Ȭ288).

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Queȱfaire?

ȱmyȱ'Troubles

(theȱhell)ȱisȱTonality? 33

ȱethical

clesȱareȱ anyȱoutcryȱinȱmy

33.Eȱ.

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ȱofȱthe

Finalȱreflexions

34
thoseȱ[strangeȱterms]... compactȱsilenceȱIȱmetȱonȱ ers'. 35

34. Iȱreceivedȱtheseȱcommentsȱbyȱemailȱinȱlateȱ2013ȱfromȱaȱseniorȱmusicȱprofessorȱ

35. Iȱregretȱnotȱhavingȱnotedȱtheȱstudent'sȱname.ȱIȱjustȱwroteȱdownȱhisȱcomments.ȱ

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Asȱwithȱtheȱ

pretȱ 36
form willfullyȱkeptȱoutȱof andȱemployment. 37
does'ȱorȱ'alwaysȱhasȱdone'.

36. Gutenbergȱ(1398Ȭ1468)ȱintroducedȱEuropeȱtoȱtheȱprintingȱpressȱwithȱmovableȱ

37. TheȱsituationȱisȱparticularlyȱseriousȱinȱItalianȱinstitutionsȱofȱmusicologyȱ(seeȱ

'PopularȱMusicȱStudiesȱinȱItalianȱUniversitiesȱ - aȱpetition'ȱ'ȱ

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asȱcanonsȱ - forȱexample,ȱtheȱeuroclassicalȱcanon,ȱtheȱjazzȱcanon, structuralȱtheory,ȱis termȱinȱtheȱsystemȱyou 38

ȱIf

39
talism? 40
gences. 41

ȱflawsȱin

ing. 42

38. Seeȱ'TheȱAcademicȱPublishingȱProtectionȱRacket'ȱ('

39. IȱwasȱsubjectedȱtoȱaȱmanagementȱinquisitionȱatȱLiverpoolȱUniversity;ȱseeȱ

40. SeeȱGeorgeȱSoros:ȱTheȱCrisisȱofȱGlobalȱCapitalismȱasȱreviewedȱbyȱBeamsȱ(1998).

41. ThanksȱtoȱGoffredoȱPlastinoȱ(Newcastle)ȱforȱtheȱindulgencesȱanalogyȱandȱtoȱ

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