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From: smoliar@vaxa.isi.edu (Stephen Smoliar)
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Subject: Re: theory behind the scales
Summary: enter Schenker
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Date: 12 Jul 90 20:10:26 GMT
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In article <11271@pucc.Princeton.EDU> ROGER@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:
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>Better to think of minor as major with a screwy third.
>
This is probably the best summary I have ever read of the "Combinations"
chapter of Heinrich Schenker's HARMONY!  Of course, he then goes on to argue
that you can play the same game with ANY step of the major scale.  This is how
he then explains all the modes.  I'm not sure anyone has ever bought into that
generalization.

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