Improvisation in a Wyschnegradskian "octaves contractées" mode: 7t11

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Channel: Evan Bennet · 2018 · Music

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This mode is a bit difficult to define, except that it is 7 equal divisions of an octave except that the "octave" is only a Major seventh: therefore, the octave itself is never achieved and instead it either lands too short or too long, and you get these really fascinating harmonies.

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