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Hi this is my first post even though I browse around a lot. I've been trying to find some common ideas when it comes to composing the works of return to forever, McCoy Tyner, Lonnie Liston Smith, Soft Machine etc... I've found that quartal/quintal harmony plays a roll, the modal progressions as well as the Maj7#5(just a chord I like to hear).. But I was hoping you could help me with some ways to approach composition? soundcloud.com/dapperdan-1/crystal-silence-chick-corea

This song for example (couldn't find the original by chick on my phone) has some nice lushness behind the melody as well as some nice space between it all...

What approach should I take when trying to compose something similar?

Thanks in advance. :)
 
So, I'm currently doing some research and analysis on this and will have something in a few days.

In the meantime you may want to go over to guitarcats.com and have a look around at the charts they have there to start some analysis of your own.

---------- Post added 05-17-2013 at 07:59 PM ---------- Previous post was 05-15-2013 at 05:30 PM ----------

So, having spent a day inputing all of the album Crystal Silences (except the last track for which there is no lead sheet), I can now begin to do some analysis - need to have these things in my head for a little while for the insights to crystallise, so to speak....



Crystal Silence, itself, is an interesting chart at many different levels.

Harmonic motion as heard in the video recording above is:
4/4
Tempo is ca. 56 bpm

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | B[sup]bmaj7#11[/sup] ||

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | B[sup]bmaj7#11[/sup] ||

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Dm | E[sup]7#9[/sup] | Dm | E[sup]7#9[/sup] | F[sup]maj7[/sup] | G[sup]7sus4[/sup] | Am | Am ||

D | Am | B[sup]b[/sup] | Fm[sup]7[/sup] | C | Gm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]7(b13)[/sup] | E[sup]7sus4[/sup] / E[sup]7[/sup] / ||

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | B[sup]bmaj7#11[/sup] ||

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | B[sup]bmaj7#11[/sup] ||

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Dm | E[sup]7#9[/sup] | Dm | E[sup]7#9[/sup] | F[sup]maj7[/sup] | G[sup]7sus4[/sup] | Am | Am ||

D | Am | B[sup]b[/sup] | Fm[sup]7[/sup] | C | Gm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]7(b13)[/sup] | E[sup]7sus4[/sup] / E[sup]7[/sup] / ||

Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | F[sup]maj7[/sup][sub]/A[/sub] | Am |||

A chord name on its own followed by the vertical line (|) indicates the chord lasts the whole bar
A chord name then a slash (/) indicates two beats for that chord
The bar: Bm C D7sus4 E7b9 indicates 1 chord per beat

We can reduce this to the following structure
AAA'BAAA'BA''​
Where
A = Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | B[sup]bmaj7#11[/sup] ||

A' = Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Dm | E[sup]7#9[/sup] | Dm | E[sup]7#9[/sup] | F[sup]maj7[/sup] | G[sup]7sus4[/sup] | Am | Am ||

A'' = Am | Em | F[sup]maj7#11[/sup] | Bm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] | Am | Bm C D[sup]7sus4[/sup] E[sup]7b9[/sup] | Am | F[sup]maj7[/sup][sub]/A[/sub] | Am |||

B = D | Am | B[sup]b[/sup] | Fm[sup]7[/sup] | C | Gm[sup]7[/sup] | B[sup]7(b13)[/sup] | E[sup]7sus4[/sup] / E[sup]7[/sup] / ||

Chord spellings/voicings
ChordChord tonesChordChord tones
AmA-C-EB[sup]b[/sup]B[sup]b[/sup]-D-F
B[sup]bmaj7[/sup]B[sup]b[/sup]-D-F-ABmB-D-F[sup]#[/sup]
Bm[sup]7[/sup]B-D-F[sup]#[/sup]-AB[sup]7(b13)[/sup]B-D[sup]#[/sup]-F[sup]#[/sup]-A-G
CC-E-GDmD-F-A
DD-F[sup]#[/sup]-AD[sup]7sus4[/sup]D-G-A-C
EmE-G-BE[sup]7[/sup]E-G[sup]#[/sup]-B-D
E[sup]7sus4[/sup]E-A-B-DE[sup]7#9[/sup]E-G[sup]#[/sup]-B-D-F[sup]##[/sup]
E[sup]7b9[/sup]E-G[sup]#[/sup]-B-D-FFm[sup]7[/sup]F-A[sup]b[/sup]-C-E[sup]b[/sup]
F[sup]maj7[/sup]F-A-C-EF[sup]maj7[/sup][sub]/A[/sub]F-A-C-E with an A in the bass
F[sup]maj7#11[/sup]F-A-C-E-BGm[sup]7[/sup]G-B[sup]b[/sup]-D-F
G[sup]7sus4[/sup]G-C-D-F

Tempo
This piece is slow, being 56bpm. Added to this there is a range of changes to the tempo or more often to the rhythm in each bar, so that it is not really a strict tempo groove, but a relaxed wander through the chords and the melody.

Interpretation
This piece uses a lot of added notes and smears between the written notes of the chart - mostly scale runs, but sometimes arpeggios as well. there are also some decorative features such as a trill to the note above and back or the note below and back. if writing something in this vein, you will need to allow for such interpretation and be prepared to play this in real time, as there will be no other way to really get it to work.

Harmonic analysis of chord movement
Initial analysis is void of extensions to simplify the analysis - most extensions are involved in the voice leading or are used to account for the melodic tones played over the chord......

Section A

a: i - v - [sup]b[/sup]VI - ii - [sup]b[/sup]II - i - ii - [sup]b[/sup]III - IV[sup]4[/sup] - V - i - [sup]b[/sup]II​

B[sup]bmaj7[/sup] is a tritone substitution for E[sup]7[/sup] - it is six semitones away from E, the progression then renders as

a: i - v - [sup]b[/sup]VI - ii - TTSub-V - i - ii - [sup]b[/sup]III - IV[sup]4[/sup] - V - i - TTSub-V​

Section A'

a: i - v - [sup]b[/sup]VI - ii - TTSub-V - i - iv - V - iv - V - [sup]b[/sup]VI - [sup]b[/sup]VII[sup]4[/sup] - i​

Section A''

a: i - v - [sup]b[/sup]VI - ii - TTSub-V - i - iv - V - iv - V - [sup]b[/sup]VI - [sup]b[/sup]VII[sup]4[/sup] - i - [sup]b[/sup]VI[sub]/1[/sub] - i​

Section B

a: IV - i - [sup]b[/sup]II - [sup]b[/sup]vi - [sup]b[/sup]III - [sup]b[/sup]vii - V-of-V - V[sup]4[/sup] - V​

this can be restructured as:

a: IV - i - f: IV - i - g: IV - i - a: V-of-V - V[sup]4[/sup] - V​

i.e. it is a sequence that moves from A minor to F minor to G minor to A minor i.e. i-[sup]b[/sup]vi-[sup]b[/sup]vii-i in terms of key centers

Notes
any chord with a superscript 4 is a sus4 chord (these need to be identified as the 3rd is absent)

Other thoughts on harmonic concepts in play

Chord [sup]b[/sup]VI is a substitute for chord i in most cases
The progression is using all 3 forms of the minor: natural, melodic and harmonic
In some cases we could extend our concept of minor to the minor modes such as the dorian and the phrygian, but this only serves to cloud the issue of what is happening from a functional harmony perspective.

Chords as I would voice them (not necessarily the way they are voiced in this version above)

crystalSilenceChords.png


Melodic analysis
There is a lot of melodic repetition within different rhythmic groupings, evident when you view the lead sheet at length. What is not evident from the lead sheet is the liberties that the players take with the chart: there is a lot of rubato as well alteration of the notated rhythm to fit a different interpretation of the melody, most of which can be traced back to the rhythm used in the descending line in the 7th bar.

crystalSilenceMelody.png


written
[mp3]http://www.bandcoach.org/fp/audio/crystalSilenceWritten.mp3[/mp3]

played
[mp3]http://www.bandcoach.org/fp/audio/crystalSilencePlayed.mp3[/mp3]

The descending line D-C-B-A-G- first seen in bar 3 is repeated exactly at bar 12 and bar 34 and then at bars 7 and 38 with an E added in front: E-D-C-B-A-G. It is mimicked at bar 16 and bar 18 as E-D-C-A, at bar 20 as E-D-C-B-G, at bar 21 as D-C-B-A-F. This theme then reappears at bar 34 and bar 38.

This line, especially as it appears in bars 7 and 38, is used in the tune Friends and Strangers, originally written by David Oliver and subsequently covered by Ronnie Laws and Dave Grusin amongst many others.

In spite of all the colour tones in the chords, the melody itself is very much stuck in the natural minor for the first 23 bars; it is the juxtaposition of the plain natural minor melody with the harmonic underpinnings that create the active, tension producing features of this melody.

Non-chord tones abound in this melody, providing tension in what could otherwise be a pedestrian melody (move all of the non chord tones to the nearest chord and hear the difference for yourself):

bar 1/10/32 G and B, bar 2/11/33 D and C, bar 3/12/34 D, B and G, bar 4/13/35 E, bar 5/14/36 E, G and C, bar 6/15/37 D, bar 7/38 E, D and A, bar 16 E and C, bar 17 C, bar 18 E and C, bar 19 C, bar 20 D, B and G, bar 21 B and A, bar 25 G, bar 28 B and D, bar 29 A and C.

From bar 24 to bar 30 we have a melodic sequence that moves up a 3rd, down a 4th, like so:

F[sup]#[/sup]AEGDFCE[sup]b[/sup]BDACGF[sup]#[/sup]E
up a minor 3rddown a 4thup a minor 3rddown a 4thup a minor 3rddown a 4thup a minor 3rddown a 4th*up a minor 3rddown a 4thup a minor 3rddown a 4thdown a 2nddown a 2nd

* = this is a major 3rd, but written as a diminished 4th, so the pattern applies.....

At bar 24 we see our first non scale tone - F[sup]#[/sup] - this is part of the underlying D chord and is also a tone found in the melodic minor. the E[sup]b[/sup] found in bar 25 is a modification of the line to fit the underlying Fm[sup]7[/sup] chord.

Interval use
On its own interval use does not tell us much, however, a quick count identifies that this melody like most, uses a large number of 2nds in comparison to any other interval (all analysis from this point on ignores interval direction, as there would be many more chains as a result of including direction):

IntervalFrequency%IntervalFrequency%IntervalFrequency%IntervalFrequency%
U65.0026755.8332621.6741714.17
510.83710.83810.831110.83
Interval continuation (what notes follow what notes) is a better key to identifying the underlying melodic motives. Some would suggest that this is a direct application of Markov chains and they would be correct.

here is the melody written as an interval chain:



M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-
M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-
M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-
m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-p11-
M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2

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The following section goes deep into interval sequence theory and predictive probabilities. The surface information that can be gleaned from this is very useful, however. The greater the number of times a sequence of intervals appears, the more common it is in this particular melody.

As a result, trying to create similar melodies should be based around the same probability patterns.

As we analyse the note chains deeper and deeper, i.e. as we add more notes into the chain, the possibilities become very large and so certain chains become equally likely - there are more choices to follow, thus providing more variety. At the same time, the melodies created become more predictable as well. The most useful information can be found in the note chains of length 3, 4 and 5. The note chains of lengths 6-10 offer many possible continuations from the shorter length note chains.

Two note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
M25545.83m32016.67P41613.33m21210.00
PU65.00M365.00P1110.83P510.83
P810.83d410.83m710.83

Three note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
M2-M23428.33m2-M2108.33m3-P4108.33M2-m386.67
M2-m275.83P4-m375.83M2-P432.5M3-M232.5
m3-m232.5m3-m332.5m3-PU32.5P4-M332.5
P4-P432.5PU-M232.5PU-PU32.5P4-M221.67
d4-m310.83M2-M310.83m2-M310.83m2-m310.83
M2-P1110.83M2-P810.83m3-d410.83M3-M310.83
M3-m710.83M3-P510.83m7-m210.83P11-M210.83
P4-m210.83P5-M210.83P8-M210.83

Four note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
M2-M2-M22016.81m2-M2-M286.72M2-M2-m275.88m3-P4-m375.88
M2-m2-M265.04M2-M2-m354.2M2-m3-P454.2M2-m3-PU32.52
M2-P4-P432.52M3-M2-M232.52m3-m2-M232.52m3-m3-m232.52
m3-PU-PU32.52P4-M3-M232.52P4-m3-m332.52P4-m3-P432.52
P4-P4-M332.52PU-M2-P432.52PU-PU-M232.52m3-P4-M221.68
P4-M2-M221.68d4-m3-P410.84M2-m2-M310.84m2-M2-M310.84
m2-M2-P1110.84M2-M2-P810.84M2-M3-M310.84m2-m3-P410.84
m2-M3-P510.84M2-P11-M210.84M2-P8-M210.84m3-d4-m310.84
M3-M3-m710.84M3-m7-m210.84m3-P4-m210.84M3-P5-M210.84
m7-m2-m310.84P11-M2-m310.84P4-m2-M210.84P4-m3-d410.84
P5-M2-M210.84P8-M2-m310.84

Five note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
M2-M2-M2-M21311.02M2-M2-m2-M265.08M2-m2-M2-M254.24M2-M2-M2-m232.54
m2-M2-M2-m232.54m2-M2-M2-m332.54M2-M2-m3-PU32.54M2-m3-P4-m332.54
M2-m3-PU-PU32.54M2-P4-P4-M332.54M3-M2-M2-M232.54m3-m2-M2-M232.54
m3-m3-m2-M232.54m3-P4-m3-m332.54m3-P4-m3-P432.54m3-PU-PU-M232.54
P4-M3-M2-M232.54P4-m3-m3-m232.54P4-P4-M3-M232.54PU-M2-P4-P432.54
PU-PU-M2-P432.54m2-M2-M2-M221.69M2-M2-M2-m321.69M2-M2-m3-P421.69
M2-m3-P4-M221.69m3-P4-M2-M221.69P4-M2-M2-M221.69P4-m3-P4-m321.69
d4-m3-P4-m310.85M2-M2-m2-M310.85M2-m2-M2-M310.85M2-M2-M2-P810.85
m2-M2-M3-M310.85M2-m2-M3-P510.85m2-M2-P11-M210.85M2-M2-P8-M210.85
M2-M3-M3-m710.85m2-m3-P4-m310.85m2-M3-P5-M210.85M2-P11-M2-m310.85
M2-P8-M2-m310.85m3-d4-m3-P410.85M3-M3-m7-m210.85M3-m7-m2-m310.85
m3-P4-m2-M210.85m3-P4-m3-d410.85M3-P5-M2-M210.85m7-m2-m3-P410.85
P11-M2-m3-P410.85P4-m2-M2-P1110.85P4-m3-d4-m310.85P4-m3-P4-m210.85
P5-M2-M2-m210.85P8-M2-m3-P410.85

Six note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
M2-M2-M2-M2-M286.84M2-M2-m2-M2-M254.27M2-M2-M2-M2-m232.56
m2-M2-M2-m2-M232.56M2-m2-M2-M2-m332.56m2-M2-M2-m3-PU32.56
M2-M2-m3-PU-PU32.56M2-m3-P4-m3-m332.56M2-m3-PU-PU-M232.56
M2-P4-P4-M3-M232.56M3-M2-M2-M2-M232.56m3-m2-M2-M2-m232.56
m3-m3-m2-M2-M232.56m3-P4-m3-m3-m232.56m3-PU-PU-M2-P432.56
P4-M3-M2-M2-M232.56P4-m3-m3-m2-M232.56P4-P4-M3-M2-M232.56
PU-M2-P4-P4-M332.56PU-PU-M2-P4-P432.56M2-M2-M2-m2-M221.71
M2-m2-M2-M2-M221.71M2-M2-M2-M2-m321.71M2-M2-M2-m3-P421.71
M2-M2-m3-P4-M221.71M2-m3-P4-M2-M221.71m3-P4-M2-M2-M221.71
m3-P4-m3-P4-m321.71P4-M2-M2-M2-M221.71d4-m3-P4-m3-P410.85
M2-M2-M2-m2-M310.85M2-M2-m2-M2-M310.85m2-M2-M2-M2-P810.85
M2-m2-M2-M3-M310.85M2-M2-m2-M3-P510.85M2-M2-M2-P8-M210.85
m2-M2-M3-M3-m710.85M2-m2-M3-P5-M210.85m2-M2-P11-M2-m310.85
M2-M2-P8-M2-m310.85M2-M3-M3-m7-m210.85m2-m3-P4-m3-P410.85
m2-M3-P5-M2-M210.85M2-P11-M2-m3-P410.85M2-P8-M2-m3-P410.85
m3-d4-m3-P4-m310.85M3-M3-m7-m2-m310.85M3-m7-m2-m3-P410.85
m3-P4-m2-M2-P1110.85m3-P4-m3-d4-m310.85m3-P4-m3-P4-m210.85
M3-P5-M2-M2-m210.85m7-m2-m3-P4-m310.85P11-M2-m3-P4-m310.85
P4-m2-M2-P11-M210.85P4-m3-d4-m3-P410.85P4-m3-P4-m2-M210.85
P4-m3-P4-m3-d410.85P4-m3-P4-m3-P410.85P5-M2-M2-m2-M210.85
P8-M2-m3-P4-m310.85

Seven note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.59M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m232.59m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M232.59
M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m332.59M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU32.59m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU32.59
M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M232.59M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m232.59M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P432.59
M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M232.59M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.59m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M232.59
m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m232.59m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M232.59m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P432.59
P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M232.59P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M232.59P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M232.59
PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M232.59PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M332.59M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M221.72
M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M221.72M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M221.72M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m321.72
M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P421.72M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M221.72M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M221.72
M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M221.72m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M221.72P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M221.72
d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m210.86M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M310.86M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P810.86
M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M310.86M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P510.86m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M210.86
M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m710.86M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M210.86M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m310.86
m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m210.86M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M210.86m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P410.86
M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P410.86M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m310.86m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.86
m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m210.86M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m310.86M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m310.86
m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P410.86M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P410.86M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m310.86
m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M210.86m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P410.86m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M210.86
m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d410.86m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P410.86M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M210.86
m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P410.86P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.86P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m310.86
P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m310.86P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P1110.86P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m310.86
P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.86P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M310.86P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.86

Eight note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m332.61M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU32.61
M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU32.61m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M232.61
M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P432.61M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M232.61
M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P432.61M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M232.61
M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.61m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M232.61
m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M232.61m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M232.61
m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M332.61P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.61
P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m232.61P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M232.61
PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M232.61PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M232.61
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m221.74M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M221.74
M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M221.74M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M221.74
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P421.74M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M221.74
M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M221.74M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M221.74
M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M221.74m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M221.74
d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M210.87M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m310.87
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M310.87M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P810.87
M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P510.87M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M210.87
M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m710.87M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M210.87
m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m310.87M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m210.87
M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M210.87M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P410.87
m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m310.87M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m210.87
m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m310.87M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m310.87
M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P410.87m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P410.87
m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M210.87M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.87
M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.87m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m210.87
M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m310.87M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P410.87
m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m310.87m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m310.87
m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P1110.87m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m310.87
m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.87M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M310.87
m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.87P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m210.87
P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m210.87P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m310.87
P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P410.87P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P410.87
P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M210.87P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P410.87
P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d410.87P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M310.87
P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m210.87

Nine note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU32.63M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU32.63
M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M232.63m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P432.63
M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P432.63M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M232.63
M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M332.63M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M232.63
m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m332.63m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M232.63
m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m232.63m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M232.63
P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.63P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M232.63
P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.63PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M232.63
PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M232.63M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M221.75
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M221.75M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M221.75
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M221.75M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M221.75
M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M221.75M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M221.75
M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M221.75M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m221.75
d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P1110.88M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P810.88
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P410.88M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P510.88
M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M210.88M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M210.88
M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m310.88M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m210.88
M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M210.88m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P410.88
M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m310.88M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m210.88
M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m310.88m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P410.88
M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M210.88m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.88
M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.88M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m310.88
m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.88m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M310.88
M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m210.88M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m210.88
m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M210.88M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m310.88
M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P410.88M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.88
m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m210.88m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m310.88
m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P410.88m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P410.88
m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M210.88m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P410.88
m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d410.88M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M310.88
m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P410.88P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M210.88
P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M310.88P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P410.88
P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m310.88P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m210.88
P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m310.88P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m310.88
P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m310.88P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m710.88
P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M210.88

Ten note sequences
Interval sequenceFrequency%Interval sequenceFrequency%
m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU32.65M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M232.65
M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P432.65m2-M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P432.65
M2-M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M332.65M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m232.65
M2-m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M232.65M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.65
m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m3-PU32.65m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-m332.65
m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M232.65m3-PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M232.65
P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M232.65P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M232.65
PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M232.65PU-PU-M2-P4-P4-M3-M2-M2-M232.65
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M221.77M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M221.77
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M221.77M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M221.77
M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M221.77M2-M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M221.77
M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M221.77P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m221.77
d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M210.88M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P810.88
M2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M210.88M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M210.88
M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M210.88M2-M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m310.88
M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M210.88M2-m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P410.88
M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m310.88M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m210.88
m2-M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m310.88M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P410.88
M2-M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M210.88M2-M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.88
m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m310.88M2-m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M310.88
m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m210.88M2-M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m210.88
M2-M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P410.88M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m210.88
M2-m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m310.88m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d410.88
m2-M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M310.88M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M210.88
M2-P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M210.88m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P1110.88
M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P410.88M3-M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.88
M3-m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P410.88m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M310.88
m3-P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P410.88m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m310.88
m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m210.88m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m310.88
m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m310.88m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m310.88
M3-P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m710.88m7-m2-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m310.88
P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M210.88P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m2-M3-P510.88
P4-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m3-P4-M210.88P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P4-m3-m310.88
P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m2-M210.88P4-M3-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-M2-m310.88
P4-m3-P4-m2-M2-P11-M2-m3-P410.88P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P4-m3-P410.88
P4-m3-P4-m3-P4-m3-d4-m3-P410.88P5-M2-M2-m2-M2-M3-M3-m7-m210.88
P8-M2-m3-P4-m3-m3-m2-M2-M210.88
 
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Continuing on from where I left off yesterday .....

Ammendment/corrections/comments so far
In the notation of the melody as played, I have made some rhythmic errors, mostly due to doing it from memory rather than transcribing as it played. I am revisiting this and may, in due course, post a corrected image file and audio file. Suffice to say that some notes are earlier than shown whilst some of the rhythms barely change (the difference between a straight 8th or triplet 8th or 16th in most cases).

If anyone is wanting this fixed sooner rather than later I will put it into my schedule for this week.

In doing the analysis, I also took time to write a Markov chain interpreter, which is why I was able to produce the tables in the detail that I did. I am refining this so that I can use it for any length note chain.

Melodic direction anlaysis

In the previous analysis, I made no effort to account for melodic direction, preferring to simply explore the sequence of intervals.

However, it becomes important if you want to emulate this style, to consider the direction of any given interval: it will emphasise leaning tones and tendency tones (semitone movement either up or down, as well as arpeggios and other melodic devices.

With this in mind, the following tables show melodic sequences from a pair of notes to ten notes in a chain. The smaller length chains will give you an idea of the melodic devices in use (most of these are only 2 to 4 notes in length), whilst the longer chains highlight characteristic phrases used in this chart.

The direction an interval follows is shown as:
/ = rising/going up
\ = falling/going down
- = same pitch

The direction is shown after the interval type as it is the direction to the next note in the interval.

An example pair of notes for each interval type and direction is given in the first table to make the concept concrete for those who may have an initial amount of confusion......A' means A the octave above in this context.....

Two note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Example in Am
M2\4537.5B A
m3\119.17C A
M2/108.33A B
m2\97.5C B
m3/97.5A C
P4/86.67A D
P4\86.67E B
PU-65A A
M3/43.33F A
m2/32.5B C
M3\21.67A F
d4\10.83E[sup]b[/sup] B
P5/10.83G D
m7/10.83A G
P8/10.83A A'
P11/10.83E A'

Three note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
M2\ M2\1815.13M2/ M2\86.72M2\ m3\86.72
M2\ m2\75.88m2\ M2\75.88P4\ m3/75.88
M2\ M2/54.2m3/ P4\54.2m2/ M2/32.52
M2\ P4/32.52M3/ M2\32.52m3/ m3\32.52
m3\ m2/32.52m3\ P4\32.52m3\ PU-32.52
P4/ M3/32.52P4/ P4/32.52PU- M2\32.52
PU- PU-32.52M2/ M2/21.68m3\ P4/21.68
P4/ M2\21.68d4\ m3/10.84m2\ m3/10.84
M2\ M3\10.84m2\ M3\10.84M2\ P11/10.84
M2\ P8/10.84m3/ d4\10.84M3/ m7/10.84
M3\ M3/10.84M3\ P5/10.84m7/ m2\10.84
P11/ M2\10.84P4\ m2\10.84P5/ M2\10.84
P8/ M2\10.84

Four note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
M2\ m2\ M2\65.08M2/ M2\ M2\54.24m2\ M2\ M2\54.24
M2\ M2\ m3\54.24M2\ M2\ M2\43.39M2\ M2\ m2\43.39
m3/ P4\ m3/43.39m2/ M2/ M2\32.54M2/ M2\ m2\32.54
M2\ M2/ M2\32.54M2\ M2\ M2/32.54M2\ m3\ P4\32.54
M2\ m3\ PU-32.54M2\ P4/ P4/32.54M3/ M2\ M2\32.54
m3/ m3\ m2/32.54m3\ m2/ M2/32.54m3\ P4\ m3/32.54
m3\ PU- PU-32.54P4/ M3/ M2\32.54P4/ P4/ M3/32.54
P4\ m3/ m3\32.54P4\ m3/ P4\32.54PU- M2\ P4/32.54
PU- PU- M2\32.54M2/ M2/ M2\21.69M2\ M2/ M2/21.69
M2\ m3\ P4/21.69m3\ P4/ M2\21.69P4/ M2\ M2/21.69
d4\ m3/ P4\10.85M2\ m2\ M3\10.85m2\ M2\ M3\10.85
m2\ M2\ P11/10.85M2\ M2\ P8/10.85m2\ m3/ P4\10.85
M2\ M3\ M3/10.85m2\ M3\ P5/10.85M2\ P11/ M2\10.85
M2\ P8/ M2\10.85m3/ d4\ m3/10.85M3/ m7/ m2\10.85
m3/ P4\ m2\10.85M3\ M3/ m7/10.85M3\ P5/ M2\10.85
m7/ m2\ m3/10.85P11/ M2\ m3\10.85P4\ m2\ M2\10.85
P4\ m3/ d4\10.85P5/ M2\ M2\10.85P8/ M2\ m3\10.85

Five note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\54.27m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\32.56M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\32.56
M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\32.56M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\32.56M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\32.56
m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\32.56M2\ M2\ m3\ PU-32.56M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/32.56
M2\ m3\ PU- PU-32.56M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/32.56M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/32.56
m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/32.56m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\32.56m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\32.56
m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\32.56m3\ PU- PU- M2\32.56P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\32.56
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\32.56P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/32.56PU- M2\ P4/ P4/32.56
PU- PU- M2\ P4/32.56M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\21.71M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\21.71
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/21.71M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\21.71M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/21.71
M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\21.71m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/21.71P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\21.71
P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/21.71d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.85M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.85
M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\10.85M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\10.85m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\10.85
M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\10.85M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\10.85M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\10.85
M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/10.85m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/10.85M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/10.85
m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\10.85M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\10.85m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.85
M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/10.85m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\10.85M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\10.85
M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\10.85m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\10.85M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/10.85
m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\10.85m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\10.85M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\10.85
M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\10.85m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\10.85P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.85
P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/10.85P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/10.85P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\10.85
P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.85P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.85

Six note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\32.59M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\32.59
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\32.59M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\32.59
m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU-32.59M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU-32.59
M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\32.59M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\32.59
M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\32.59m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\32.59
m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\32.59m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/32.59
m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/32.59P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/32.59
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\32.59P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/32.59
PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/32.59PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/32.59
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\21.72M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\21.72
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\21.72M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\21.72
M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\21.72M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/21.72
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/21.72m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/21.72
m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\21.72P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\21.72
d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.86M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.86
M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\10.86M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.86
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\10.86M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.86
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.86M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.86
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\10.86M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\10.86
M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\10.86m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/10.86
M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/10.86M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.86
M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/10.86M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\10.86
m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/10.86M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\10.86
m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\10.86M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\10.86
m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.86M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\10.86
m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\10.86M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.86
M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.86m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.86
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\10.86M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\10.86
m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/10.86m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/10.86
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\10.86M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/10.86
M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.86m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.86
P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.86P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\10.86
P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\10.86P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\10.86
P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\10.86P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.86
P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.86P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.86

Seven note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\32.61M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\32.61
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU-32.61m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU-32.61
M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\32.61M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/32.61
M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/32.61M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\32.61
m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\32.61m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\32.61
m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/32.61m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/32.61
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/32.61P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\32.61
PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\32.61PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/32.61
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\21.74M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\21.74
M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/21.74M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\21.74
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\21.74m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\21.74
P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\21.74P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/21.74
d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\10.87M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.87
M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.87M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.87
M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.87M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\10.87
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.87M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.87
M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.87M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\10.87
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\10.87M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\10.87
M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.87M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\10.87
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/10.87M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/10.87
M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/10.87m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\10.87
M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/10.87M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.87
M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\10.87M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\10.87
m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\10.87M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\10.87
m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.87M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.87
m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.87M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/10.87
m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.87M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.87
M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.87m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.87
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.87M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.87
m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\10.87m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\10.87
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\10.87m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\10.87
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.87M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\10.87
M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.87m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.87
P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.87P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\10.87
P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\10.87P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.87
P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/10.87P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/10.87
P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.87P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\10.87
P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.87

Eight note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\32.63M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU-32.63
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU-32.63m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\32.63
M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/32.63M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/32.63
M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/32.63M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/32.63
m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\32.63m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\32.63
m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\32.63m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/32.63
P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\32.63PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\32.63
PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\32.63M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\21.75
M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\21.75M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\21.75
m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\21.75P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\21.75
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/21.75d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\10.88
M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.88M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.88
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.88M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/10.88
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.88M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/10.88
M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.88M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.88
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.88M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\10.88
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.88M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\10.88M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88
M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\10.88M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/10.88
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\10.88M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/10.88
M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\10.88m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\10.88
M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\10.88M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/10.88
M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\10.88M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.88
m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/10.88M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88
m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.88M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.88
m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.88M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\10.88
m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.88M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.88
M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.88m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\10.88
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\10.88M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.88
m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\10.88m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/10.88m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/10.88
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88
M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\10.88m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88
P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/10.88P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88
P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\10.88P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.88
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\10.88P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.88
P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.88P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\10.88
P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\10.88P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\10.88
P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/10.88P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/10.88

Nine note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU-32.65M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU-32.65
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\32.65m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/32.65
M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/32.65M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\32.65
M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/32.65m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\32.65
m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\32.65m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\32.65
m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\32.65P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\32.65
PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/32.65PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\32.65
M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\21.77M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\21.77
M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/21.77P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\21.77
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\21.77d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/10.88
M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/10.88M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\10.88
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\10.88M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/10.88
M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\10.88M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.88
M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.88M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.88
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/10.88M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.88
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.88M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.88
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.88M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/10.88
M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\10.88M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\10.88
M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\10.88M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\10.88
m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.88M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/10.88
M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\10.88M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88
M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.88m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\10.88
M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.88m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.88
M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.88m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88
M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\10.88
M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/10.88M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\10.88
M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/10.88m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\10.88
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\10.88
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88
m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.88m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.88
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\10.88m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\10.88
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\10.88M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.88
m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\10.88m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\10.88
M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/10.88m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.88
P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/10.88P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\10.88
P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.88P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\10.88
P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.88P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.88
P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\10.88P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\10.88
P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.88P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/10.88
P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/10.88P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/10.88

Ten note sequences
Interval directionFrequency%Interval directionFrequency%
m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU-32.68M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\32.68
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/32.68m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/32.68
M2\ M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/32.68M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\32.68
M2\ m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\32.68m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\32.68
m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ PU-32.68m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\32.68
m3\ PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\32.68P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\32.68
PU- PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/32.68M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\21.79
M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\21.79P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\21.79
PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/21.79d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\10.89
M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\10.89M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/10.89
M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\10.89M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\10.89
M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.89M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/10.89
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\10.89M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\10.89
M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/10.89M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.89
M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.89M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\10.89
M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\10.89M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\10.89
M2\ m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.89M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/10.89
M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.89m2\ M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.89
M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\10.89M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.89
M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.89M2\ M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.89
m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.89M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\10.89
m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/10.89M2\ M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/10.89
m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\10.89M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.89
M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\10.89M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\10.89
m2\ M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/10.89M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/10.89
M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\10.89M2\ P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/10.89
m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/10.89M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.89
M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.89M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\10.89
M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.89m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/10.89
m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\10.89m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\10.89
m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.89m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/10.89
M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.89m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\10.89
m3\ P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/10.89M3\ P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/10.89
m7/ m2\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/10.89P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\10.89
P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\ M3\ P5/10.89P4/ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m3\ P4/ M2\10.89
P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m2\10.89P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2/ M2\ M2\ m3\10.89
P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\ m2\10.89P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\ M2\ M2\10.89
P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\10.89P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\10.89
P4\ m3/ P4\ m2\ M2\ P11/ M2\ m3\ P4\10.89P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\10.89
P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ P4\ m3/ d4\ m3/ P4\10.89P5/ M2\ M2\ m2\ M2\ M3\ M3/ m7/ m2\10.89
P8/ M2\ m3\ P4\ m3/ m3\ m2/ M2/ M2\10.89PU- M2\ P4/ P4/ M3/ M2\ M2\ M2/ M2\10.89


Rhythmic choices

There are several signature rhythms used in this piece, most notable are the quarter note triplets either preceding or following two quarter notes and the quarter note - dotted half-note pair of section B where the quarter note leans into the dotted half note all the way through, falling a 4th in all but the last two bars of section B.

In the following analysis of rhythmic sequences, a written notation is used in place of ordinary notation - this makes it easier to computerise the analysis, leaving me to do minimal formatting and commentary. The following table shows the notation used and the meaning of that notation as well as the frequency that individual durations occur.

Individual rhythmic units
Note NameSymbol usedFrequency%
triple whole note (12 beats) triple semi-breve1+1+110.82
double dotted whole note (7 beats) double dotted semi-breve1..10.82
dotted whole note (6 beats) dotted semi-breve1.10.82
dotted half note (3 beats) dotted minim2.1512.3
half note (2 beats) minim275.74
dotted quarter note (1 1/2 beats) dotted crotchet4.1310.66
quarter note (1 beat) crotchet43226.23
quarter note rest (1 beat rest) crotchet rest4r10.82
quarter note triplet (2/3 beat) crotchet triplet4t2419.67
eighth note (1/2 beat) quaver82318.85
sixteenth (1/4 beat) semi-quaver1643.28

Two note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
4t-4t1613.224-41310.744.-81310.742.-4119.09
4-2.119.092-4.75.792.-843.314-4t43.31
4t-4.43.318-243.318-2.43.318-443.31
8-4t43.318-843.314t-232.4816-1621.65
4-4.21.654-821.658-1621.651.-4r10.83
1..-410.8316-1.10.8316-1+1+110.834r-410.83
4t-410.838-1..10.83

Three note sequences
2.-4-2.86.674-2.-486.674t-4t-4t86.672-4.-875.83
4-4-454.172.-8-843.334-4-4t43.334-4t-4t43.33
4.-8-2.43.334.-8-4t43.334t-4.-843.334t-4t-4.43.33
8-2-4.43.338-4-443.338-4t-4t43.332.-4-432.5
4-2.-832.54.-8-432.54t-2-4.32.54t-4t-232.5
8-2.-432.58-8-232.54-4-4.21.674-4-821.67
4-4.-821.674-8-1621.678-16-1621.671.-4r-410.83
1..-4-2.10.8316-1.-4r10.8316-16-1.10.8316-16-1+1+110.83
4.-8-1..10.834.-8-210.834r-4-2.10.834t-4-410.83
4t-4t-410.838-1..-410.838-2.-810.838-8-410.83

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Four note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
4-2.-4-2.86.722.-4-2.-475.882-4.-8-4t43.364-4-4t-4t43.36
4-4t-4t-4t43.364.-8-4t-4t43.364t-4t-4.-843.364t-4t-4t-4.43.36
8-2-4.-843.368-4t-4t-4t43.362-4.-8-432.522.-4-4-432.52
2.-8-8-232.524-2.-8-832.524-4-4-4t32.524.-8-2.-432.52
4.-8-4-432.524t-2-4.-832.524t-4.-8-2.32.524t-4t-2-4.32.52
4t-4t-4t-232.528-2.-4-432.528-8-2-4.32.524-4-4-821.68
4-4-4.-821.684-4-8-1621.684-8-16-1621.688-4-4-421.68
8-4-4-4.21.681.-4r-4-2.10.841..-4-2.-410.8416-1.-4r-410.84
16-16-1.-4r10.842.-4-2.-810.842.-8-8-410.844-4.-8-210.84
4-4.-8-2.10.844.-8-1..-410.844.-8-2-4.10.844.-8-2.-810.84
4r-4-2.-810.844t-4-4-4t10.844t-4.-8-1..10.844t-4t-4-410.84
4t-4t-4t-410.848-1..-4-2.10.848-16-16-1.10.848-16-16-1+1+110.84
8-2.-8-810.848-8-4-410.84

Five note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
2.-4-2.-4-2.75.934-2.-4-2.-475.932-4.-8-4t-4t43.39
4-4-4t-4t-4t43.394.-8-4t-4t-4t43.394t-4t-4t-4.-843.39
8-2-4.-8-4t43.392-4.-8-4-432.542.-4-4-4-4t32.54
2.-8-8-2-4.32.544-2.-8-8-232.544-4-4-4t-4t32.54
4-4t-4t-4t-232.544.-8-2.-4-432.544t-2-4.-8-432.54
4t-4.-8-2.-432.544t-4t-2-4.-832.544t-4t-4.-8-2.32.54
4t-4t-4t-2-4.32.548-2.-4-4-432.548-4t-4t-4t-4.32.54
8-8-2-4.-832.544-4-4-8-1621.694-4-8-16-1621.69
4.-8-4-4-421.698-4-4-4-821.698-4-4-4.-821.69
1.-4r-4-2.-810.851..-4-2.-4-2.10.8516-1.-4r-4-2.10.85
16-16-1.-4r-410.852.-4-2.-8-810.852.-8-8-4-410.85
4-2.-4-2.-810.854-4-4.-8-210.854-4-4.-8-2.10.85
4-4.-8-2-4.10.854-4.-8-2.-810.854-4t-4t-4t-4.10.85
4-8-16-16-1.10.854-8-16-16-1+1+110.854.-8-1..-4-2.10.85
4.-8-2-4.-810.854.-8-2.-8-810.854.-8-4-4-4.10.85
4r-4-2.-8-810.854t-4-4-4t-4t10.854t-4.-8-1..-410.85
4t-4t-4-4-4t10.854t-4t-4.-8-1..10.854t-4t-4t-4-410.85
8-1..-4-2.-410.858-16-16-1.-4r10.858-2.-8-8-410.85
8-4t-4t-4t-410.858-8-4-4-4.10.85

Six note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
4-2.-4-2.-4-2.75.982.-4-2.-4-2.-465.13
2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t43.428-2-4.-8-4t-4t43.42
2.-4-4-4-4t-4t32.562.-8-8-2-4.-832.56
4-2.-8-8-2-4.32.564-4-4-4t-4t-4t32.56
4-4-4t-4t-4t-232.564-4t-4t-4t-2-4.32.56
4.-8-2.-4-4-432.564.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.32.56
4t-2-4.-8-4-432.564t-4.-8-2.-4-432.56
4t-4t-2-4.-8-432.564t-4t-4.-8-2.-432.56
4t-4t-4t-2-4.-832.564t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.32.56
8-2.-4-4-4-4t32.568-4t-4t-4t-4.-832.56
8-8-2-4.-8-4t32.562-4.-8-4-4-421.71
4-4-4-8-16-1621.714.-8-4-4-4-821.71
8-4-4-4-8-1621.711.-4r-4-2.-8-810.85
1..-4-2.-4-2.-410.8516-1.-4r-4-2.-810.85
16-16-1.-4r-4-2.10.852-4.-8-4-4-4.10.85
2.-4-2.-4-2.-810.852.-4-2.-8-8-210.85
2.-8-8-4-4-4.10.854-2.-4-2.-8-810.85
4-4-4.-8-2-4.10.854-4-4.-8-2.-810.85
4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.10.854-4-8-16-16-1.10.85
4-4-8-16-16-1+1+110.854-4.-8-2-4.-810.85
4-4.-8-2.-8-810.854-4t-4t-4t-4.-810.85
4-8-16-16-1.-4r10.854.-8-1..-4-2.-410.85
4.-8-2-4.-8-4t10.854.-8-2.-8-8-410.85
4.-8-4-4-4.-810.854.-8-4t-4t-4t-410.85
4r-4-2.-8-8-210.854t-4-4-4t-4t-4t10.85
4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.10.854t-4t-4-4-4t-4t10.85
4t-4t-4.-8-1..-410.854t-4t-4t-4-4-4t10.85
4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..10.858-1..-4-2.-4-2.10.85
8-16-16-1.-4r-410.858-2.-8-8-4-410.85
8-4-4-4.-8-210.858-4-4-4.-8-2.10.85
8-4t-4t-4t-4-410.858-8-4-4-4.-810.85

Seven note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.65.174-2.-4-2.-4-2.-465.17
8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t43.452-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.32.59
2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t32.592.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t32.59
4-2.-8-8-2-4.-832.594-4-4-4t-4t-4t-232.59
4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.32.594-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-832.59
4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t32.594.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-832.59
4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-432.594t-4t-2-4.-8-4-432.59
4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-432.594t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-432.59
4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-432.598-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t32.59
8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.32.598-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t32.59
2-4.-8-4-4-4-821.724.-8-4-4-4-8-1621.72
4t-2-4.-8-4-4-421.728-4-4-4-8-16-1621.72
1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-210.861..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.10.86
16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-810.8616-16-1.-4r-4-2.-810.86
2-4.-8-4-4-4.-810.862-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-410.86
2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-810.862.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.86
2.-8-8-4-4-4.-810.864-2.-4-2.-4-2.-810.86
4-2.-4-2.-8-8-210.864-4-4-8-16-16-1.10.86
4-4-4-8-16-16-1+1+110.864-4-4.-8-2-4.-810.86
4-4-4.-8-2.-8-810.864-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-810.86
4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r10.864-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t10.86
4-4.-8-2.-8-8-410.864-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..10.86
4-8-16-16-1.-4r-410.864.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.10.86
4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t10.864.-8-2.-8-8-4-410.86
4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.10.864.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-410.86
4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.864t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.10.86
4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.10.864t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-410.86
4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t10.864t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.10.86
4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t10.864t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-410.86
8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-410.868-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.10.86
8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.10.868-4-4-4.-8-2-4.10.86
8-4-4-4.-8-2.-810.868-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t10.86
8-8-4-4-4.-8-210.86

Eight note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.65.222.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-454.35
2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-832.612.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-232.61
2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t32.614-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t32.61
4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.32.614-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-832.61
4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-432.614.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t32.61
4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.32.614t-4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t32.61
4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-432.614t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-432.61
4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-432.618-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.32.61
8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t32.618-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-432.61
8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t32.612-4.-8-4-4-4-8-1621.74
4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-1621.744t-2-4.-8-4-4-4-821.74
4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-421.741.-4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.87
1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-410.8716-1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-210.87
16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-810.872-4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.10.87
2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-410.872.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-810.87
2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-8-210.872.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-810.87
2.-8-8-4-4-4.-8-210.874-2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-810.87
4-2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.874-4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r10.87
4-4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t10.874-4-4.-8-2.-8-8-410.87
4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..10.874-4-8-16-16-1.-4r-410.87
4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t10.874-4.-8-2.-8-8-4-410.87
4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-410.874-8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.10.87
4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-410.874.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t10.87
4.-8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.10.874.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.-810.87
4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t10.874r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-810.87
4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.-810.874t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-810.87
4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.10.874t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.10.87
4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.10.874t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-410.87
4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t10.874t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.10.87
8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.10.878-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-810.87
8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-410.878-2.-8-8-4-4-4.-810.87
8-4-4-4-8-16-16-1.10.878-4-4-4-8-16-16-1+1+110.87
8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.-810.878-4-4-4.-8-2.-8-810.87
8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t10.878-8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.10.87

Nine note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.54.394-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-454.39
2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.32.632.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.32.63
2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t32.634-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t32.63
4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-832.634-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-432.63
4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-432.634.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t32.63
4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-432.634t-4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t32.63
4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t32.634t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-432.63
8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-832.638-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-232.63
8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-432.638-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.32.63
2-4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-1621.754t-2-4.-8-4-4-4-8-1621.75
4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4-821.754t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-421.75
1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-810.881..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.10.88
16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.8816-16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-210.88
2-4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.-810.882-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t10.88
2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-810.882.-4-2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.88
2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t10.882.-8-8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.10.88
4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-810.884-2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-8-210.88
4-2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-810.884-4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r-410.88
4-4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t10.884-4-4.-8-2.-8-8-4-410.88
4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-410.884-4-8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.10.88
4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t10.884-4.-8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.10.88
4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.10.884-8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-810.88
4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.10.884.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-410.88
4.-8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.-810.884.-8-4-4-4-8-16-16-1.10.88
4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-16-1+1+110.884.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.-8-810.88
4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t10.884r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t10.88
4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.10.884t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..10.88
4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-410.884t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.-810.88
4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-810.884t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.10.88
4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.10.884t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.10.88
4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-410.888-1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-410.88
8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-810.888-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-410.88
8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.-8-210.888-4-4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r10.88
8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t10.888-4-4-4.-8-2.-8-8-410.88
8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t10.888-8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.-810.88

Ten note sequences
Note sequenceFrequency%Note sequenceFrequency%
4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.54.422.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-443.54
2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-432.652.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-832.65
2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.32.654-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t32.65
4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-432.654-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-432.65
4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-232.654.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-432.65
4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t32.654t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t32.65
4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-4-4t32.658-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.32.65
8-2.-4-4-4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.32.658-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-2.-4-4-432.65
8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4.-832.654-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-421.77
4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-1621.774t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4-8-1621.77
4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4-821.771.-4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t10.88
1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-410.8816-1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-810.88
16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.882-4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-16-1.10.88
2-4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-16-1+1+110.882-4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.-8-810.88
2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t10.882.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-810.88
2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-8-210.882.-4-2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-810.88
2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t10.882.-8-8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.-810.88
4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-810.884-2.-4-2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.10.88
4-2.-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t10.884-4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.10.88
4-4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t10.884-4-4.-8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.10.88
4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.10.884-4-8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-810.88
4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-410.884-4.-8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.-810.88
4-4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.10.884-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-410.88
4-8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-810.884.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-410.88
4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-410.884.-8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.-8-210.88
4.-8-4-4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r10.884.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.-8-8-410.88
4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t10.884r-4-2.-8-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t10.88
4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.-810.884t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-410.88
4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.10.884t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.-8-2.10.88
4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..10.884t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.-410.88
4t-4t-4t-2-4.-8-4-4-4.-810.884t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.-810.88
4t-4t-4t-4.-8-1..-4-2.-4-2.10.888-1..-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.-4-2.10.88
8-16-16-1.-4r-4-2.-8-8-210.888-2-4.-8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t10.88
8-2.-8-8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.10.888-4-4-4-8-16-16-1.-4r-410.88
8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t-4t10.888-4-4-4.-8-2.-8-8-4-410.88
8-4t-4t-4t-4-4-4t-4t-4t-4.10.888-8-4-4-4.-8-2-4.-8-4t10.88

To come
melodic devices - check the link and do it for yourself if interested, I'll get to it in a day or so....
 
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I thought I had responded to this thread but it seems as though it didn't go through...

I truly can not thank you enough BANDCOACH.. to go out of your way like this for the question I had really means alot.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!

I hope you see this
 
welcome - and currently considering some more analysis from the same album.

Any specific tune you would like to see done next:

"Señor Mouse"
"Arise, Her Eyes"
"I'm Your Pal"
"Desert Air"
"Falling Grace"
"Feelings And Things"
"Children's Song" (this is the one specifically on the album Crystal silences)
"What Game Shall We Play Today" - this one will take some time as there is no transcription out there that I can find to work from.

I'm also listening to Spain from the Light as a Feather album
 
BC,

When is Berklee going to compile your FP posts for a book? ;)

Amazing!

I would love to see your breakdown on "Spain," if you ever do that one.

GJ
 
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