Re: Language Creation: The International Language Construction Bulletin (working title :)) )

On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 04:17:04PM -0500, Danny Wier wrote:
> From: "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>
>
> The diminished 7th chord is the most flexible and fear-instilling chord. Use
> > it often, use it unsparingly, to subdue your listeners into submission!
>
> Strangely, I've always considered the augmented chord to be the most
> fear-instilling. Maybe it's because I've heard a lot of jazz progressions
> involving a diminished seventh....
Well, an augmented chord certainly has a haunting sound to it, but not
necessarily concentrated and packed like a diminished 7th. But it all
depends on context, I suppose. When used in certain contexts, both chords
can sound completely innocuous. E.g. C -> C# dim -> G/D, or C -> C aug ->
F. For that matter, a simple major triad can sound extremely haunting when
used correctly.


T

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