Having fun with the 1564 chord progression

The song is in C Major Ionian mode and C minor Aeolian mode remember that the minor has a sharp 7.   

Because the Neopolitan scale is different to both C Ionian and C Aeolian it has a very different tone - semitone pattern.

C Major Ionian C D E F G A B C

1 C E G
5 G B D
6 A C E
4 F A C

C Minor Aeolian  A B C D E F G# A

1 A C E
5 E G# B
6 F A C
4 D F A

C Neopolitan Major C Db Eb F G A B C

1 C Eb G
5 G B Db
6 A C Eb
4 F A C


C Neopolitan Minor C Db Eb F G Ab B C

1 C Eb G
5 G B Db
6 Ab C Eb
4 Eb G B


If you listen the bass takes on a different pattern when it changes to the neopolitan varients

Neopolitan Guitar drooble chart success

This weeks top 50 straight in an number 5 

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Track now at number 3 : 7am Friday March 13th 

OUT NOW ACROSS THE GLOBE Experimental Chorus

Track List 

Destiny (chorus)
Stardust
Supper
Peter and Jane
Earth Shock 

As the title suggests an adventure into choirs and choral music.

 But not ordinary choral 

Nothing in major or minor scales here

All exotic scales 

hope you can hear the difference.

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Neopolitan on the Rocks

All of these tracks use the neopolitan scale both major and minor version

with the exception of 'Neopolitan Guitar' which uses the Neopolitan minor scale and C Ionian.

Due to the exotic nature of the scale I decided to use guitar notation and not TAB.

Also I used piano chords as I dont  know how to compose guitar chords on standard staff notation. 

Just one of the limitations I have.

 

More exotic scales experiments Neopolitan Scales

Neapolitan Scales

The Neapolitan Scales originates from the city of Naples and opera composers during the 18th century such as Domenico Scarlatti and Domenico Cimarosa.

There are both  minor and major Neapolitan Scales. The Minor Neapolitan could be seen as a Harmonic Minor with a flat second note, whereas the Major Neapolitan could be seen as a Melodic Minor with a flat second note. These scales are also connected to the Neapolitan sixth chord, which has a flattened second.

Minor scales overview 

Intervals: 1, 2b, 3b, 4, 5, 6b, 7
Semi-notes: 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1
Formula: Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole and a half, Half

Major scales overview

Intervals: 1, 2b, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Semi-notes: 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1
Formula: Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

I am currently in the research phase of my next sequence of albums. I plan to write solo and piano duets and wind and string trios in the Neopolitan scale they shall take the ABA1 format and all be just 75 bars long with each section taking up just 25 bars. If anyone can suggest album and song titles based a round Naples as a subject. Either village or city names, famous people (musicians and composers) from Naples or even famous landmarks. please don't hesitate to comment.

I have not decided yet if they will all be on the one album or to split them into categories ie 3 albums piano, wind and string.

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This song was written in three distinct modes C Ionian, C Enigmatic (Invented by Gussepie Verdi) and the C Super Locrian mode. Comment YES if you can spot the change from one to the other.

Mode Structure Whole-step/half-step Model

Aeolian (A) A B C D E F G A half steps are between 2-3 and 5-6, (just like "natural" minor) 

Locrian (B) B C D E F G A B half steps are between 1-2 and 4-5 

Ionian (C) C D E F G A B C half steps are between 4-5 and 7-8, (just like a "major" scale) 

Dorian (D) D E F G A B C D half steps are between 2-3 and 6-7 

Phrygian (E) E F G A B C D E half steps are between 1-2 and 5-6 

Lydian (F) F G A B C D E F half steps are between 4-5 and 7-8 

Mixolydian (G) G A B C D E F G half steps are between 3-4 and 6-7

You will no doubt recognise that only 6 modes are represented here. There are 6 other modes known as plagal modes. The ones here represent the authentic modes. The plagal mode always lies a perfect fourth below the Traditional form. Also when talking modes there is a final and a tenor or dominant, not a tonic, these can be different depending on which form is used authentic or plagal.

 

THE BAD LANDS OUT 22nd MAY

A Series of Wind Trios 

TRACK LIST

BERMUDA
THE HALLS OF ANDANTE
MONTE ZUMA
ST HELENS
VESUVIUS

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Manic Mania
Lonely Planet
The Red Planet
Jupiter
Pluto

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At Number 8 

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Fire on the Mountain

Waltz of the Damned

Sons of Thunder

String Quartet Waltz

A La Bartok

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