RE: Chords (was Adrenalinn)

["Liebig, Steuart A." <Steuart.Liebig@maritz.com>]

Title: RE: Chords (was Adrenalinn)

my understanding is that these guys were thinking in terms of lines in *modes* - - not in functional harmony. isn't this also how indian music works (not that i know a damn thing about this), they work in ragas (which are vaguely analogous to modes) and dont't really have harmonic pregression?

 

stig

 

 

are you referring to music such as perotin or gesualdo (a bit later)?  in those instances, the composer may have focused less on the outcome but wouldn't the "lines/counterpoint" still be a function of the harmony, although it may be incidental.

 

i have a hard time believing that the end result (i.e. the harmony) was happen-stance, not that i disagree with anything that's been said; rather, personally i have a difficult time understanding writing a "line" that doesn't take into consideration the "chord" it forms with other instruments playing different "lines".

 

i may be going nowhere with this.  if so, please forgive.

 

-jim