The CCCC
is based on the several thousand combinational possibilities afforded
by the 12 tone chromatic scale that are contained within one octave,
based on one tone.
In addition to this
basic data-base, the CCCC CD provides musical examples in all
keys, all registers, in all inversions, and all spread voicings
for each combination.
All combinations are
accessible on the CD both as chords and scales. The CD sends MIDI
information to your computer so that selected combinations may
be sounded.
For the purpose of
cataloging, all combinations from 3 to 7 in number are given chord
names according to the chord symbol system in common use. These
are then categorized by the 9 most common 6, 7, and 8 tone scales
of which they are constituents.
The text provides further
inrormation relating intervals to triadic formations, triadic
formations to four-tone combinations and so forth up to their
constituent scales.
In addition the text
gives valuable information on the mathematical and acoustical
properties of tonal combinations when actually sounded as well
as laying out the difference between the circle of 5ths and the
overtone series. The CCCC text shows clearly the simple mathematical
roots of the overtone series, the just intonation scales, and
the tempered chromatic scale.
Appendix I shows scale-tone
to scale relationships for 3, 4, 5, and 6 tone combinations for
nine 6, 7, and 8 tone scales.
Appendix II lists the
CCCC data-base in numerical form.
Appendix III is a 4
page fold-out graphical representation of the entire data base.
As an added bonus the
text provides graphic versions of musical examples in the circle-of-5ths-based
Lyrichromatic color-tone analogy.
The CCCC contains many
colored illustrations and diagrams utilizing the Lyrichromatic
tone-color analogy. |
