- What is negative Harmony used for?
- What is the axis for negative harmony?
- What is a negative in music?
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 the axis for negative harmony?
Negative harmony flips the notes over an arbitrary axis (usually between E and Eb in the key of C). You are flipping it over the chord root. when you play a set of intervals in an ascending fashion, then the negativ harmony would be if you play that same set of intervals in a descending fashion.
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.