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How is negative harmony calculated?
This melody is C – G – F – E – A – B – C. To create a Negative melody of these notes, each one has to be inverted around the Eb/E point – the middle of the axis created by the key center. The first note, C, is 3 semitones lower than Eb. Therefore to invert it, we have to go 3 semitones higher than E – to the note G.
What is negative harmony used for?
Negative Harmony is a harmonic tool which can be used for improvisation. Ernst Levy was a Swiss musicologist, composer, pianist and conductor (1895-1981). The harmonic considerations he made (in his book 'A Theory in Harmony') are a part of the theoretical basis for this improvisational concept.
What is a negative in music?
What is negative music? It is music that stimulates the negative emotions: anger, frustration, depression, hatred and fear. One form of negative music is music that is used to express or to stimulate negative emotions.
