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Original Message 1/5 01-Feb-08 @ 02:14 PM Edit: 01-Feb-08 | 02:16 PM - Anyone up for enharmonic spelling and modulations?

capthook

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Just trying to start some theory conversation here!

An enharmonic modulation is basically a chord that is reinterpreted to fit into a second key. It is a *really* nice and chromatic way to get to distant keys from your tonic key. Enharmonic meaning a chord or tone that is the same chord or tone, but spelled different to fit into another key. For example:

- each tone in a fully diminished 7th chord can be considered a leading tone to the next tone up a 1/2 step.

B�7 (b, d, f, a flat) b can be the leading tone to C--- "d" can be the LT to D flat, etc. this works for all fully diminished 7th chords. Each tone is a minor third in interval and there are two tritones in a 7�.

German augmented 6th chords "sound" like a dominant 7th, but in another key. The sol solfege is (Le, Do, Me, Fi) Le (flat 6th and FI #4, the inversion a diminished 3rd) create the augmented 6th interval, as well as in all the augmented 6th chords (French, German, and Italian).Since it sounds like a dominant seventh it can be enharmonically reinterpreted as the dominant or +6 in another key. For example: if you have a secondary function such as V7/IV--> you can go to IV (as expected) or the V7 becomes a Ger +6 of the key a MAJOR THIRD above the tonic of the original key.

So, if we are in the key of C Major, the V7/IV is the tonic chord, but with an added minor 7th to create a dominant chord---> C,E,G, B flat. Now, the chord ALSO looks and sounds as the Ger +6 of E Major b/c it can be looked at like c natural, e, g natural, and a sharp. As in all Aug 6th chords, the two tones that create the +6th need to BOTH spread out to the dominant tones, but use a cadential i 6/4 to avoid parallel fifths (if you are going for that type of sound).

I hope this helps out!

capthook

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Message 2/5 01-Feb-08 @ 04:07 PM - RE: Anyone up for enharmonic spelling and modulati

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ah!, excellent. i'll try that later with a guitar and respond

who are you btw? lol (I hate the mystery of it all)

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Message 3/5 01-Feb-08 @ 05:52 PM Edit: 01-Feb-08 | 05:57 PM - RE: Anyone up for enharmonic spelling and modulati

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I'm capthook my good boy, that's of no importance though! I can tell you though that my avatar is the late, great composer Camille Saint-Sa�ns. This man had exuberant beauty spilling out from his soul onto the paper and I feel it every time I listen to his music! His symphony No. 3 in C Major "Organ" is a tear jerker and the story behind it is breath taking. Take care!

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Message 4/5 01-Feb-08 @ 07:34 PM - RE: Anyone up for enharmonic spelling and modulati

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damn, this is going to do my head in wondering who you are

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Message 5/5 07-Feb-08 @ 06:09 AM - RE: Anyone up for enharmonic spelling and modulati

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This is interesting. I'd read this page more if there were more posts along these lines, though not being overly familiar with theoretical notation it did take me a while to work out what I think you are saying. Time blurs the memory.

Post more please.

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