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#938927 - 01/04/04 04:23 PM

free idea for a composition

John O. Lennon
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It's been a long time since this idea occurred to me but it's (unfortunately) still potentially relevant/topical.

In German practice the note Bb is represented by the letter "H".
This is a carry-over from the way-old days when they wanted to use a particular mode that would've involved a b5th & they used this note a lot...
Anyhow, without delving too much into all that, my idea is that name Baghdad can serve as the motif of a tune: [B-A-G-Bb-D-A-D].

Try it , varying the octave pacement of the note sequences.
The exact nature of the rhythm, etc., can be varied, too, of course.

Have at it!

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#938928 - 01/04/04 06:17 PM

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Interesting idea!

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#938929 - 01/06/04 11:04 AM

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Who wants it---take it & go!

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#938930 - 01/08/04 05:06 AM

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I played around with it a bit on the piano today - I think it might work a bit better melodically than as a chord progression, but it is an interesting idea. I may have a go at doing something with it, but it probably won't be any time real soon. But it's a good little suggestion.

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#938931 - 01/09/04 01:52 AM

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There goes John again...bag this and bag that... $\:D$ $\:D$ $\:D$

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#938932 - 01/11/04 10:25 PM

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Very nice idea, selecting proper modes, chord sequence is very good. I'm working on it.

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#938933 - 01/12/04 12:10 PM

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John, you have a private message from me...

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#938934 - 01/12/04 07:02 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Philip O'Keefe:
I played around with it a bit on the piano today - I think it might work a bit better melodically than as a chord progression, but it is an interesting idea. I may have a go at doing something with it, but it probably won't be any time real soon. But it's a good little suggestion.

Indeed, it is a melodic motif rather than a chordal sequence...although that's only my version, maybe. (I try to keep to what I think is general Mid-Eastern practice of extemporizing on melody with minimal harmonic setting).
Others are completely free to set it as they wish!

& remember, folks, it can be different depending on how you place the notes in various octaves.
For ex:
(downward phrase)B-A-G
(up to)Bb
(up to)D-(down to)A-(up to)D

sounds different than:
(downward phrase)B-A-G-Bb
(upward)D-A-(down)D

Those placements can affect how one might voice any harmonic settings.

Play on!

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