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When I Was Romeo - chromatic planing

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • May 22, 2024
  • 1 min read

That's how I make those things. It's essentially modal jazz, but I use the power chords and augmented chords that are typically 'rock' I'm glad that I altered the lyrics on the second chorus, but repeating the verse was effective.

 
 
 

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
May 22, 2024

While some of my stuff really does use separate modes after the octave, in this instance what was really going on was false relations. I love those, largely because they're against the rules in classical counterpoint. Same with parallel fifths.

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Amanda Riddell
Amanda Riddell
May 22, 2024
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'ten years since I was Romeo' - I thought that might be better.

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