tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221061795371688659.post6261373253543002631..comments2024-03-16T09:13:03.926+00:00Comments on Secluded Charm: Be a Curious ClownCharmedLassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408541277096433664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221061795371688659.post-2626857039529746112011-01-20T10:28:24.053+00:002011-01-20T10:28:24.053+00:00You certainly put that more eloquently than I coul...You certainly put that more eloquently than I could hope to. Music is an excellent way of realising that anything goes, but that it works best when it doesn't follow a prescribed path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221061795371688659.post-90857500333751786132011-01-20T01:50:07.936+00:002011-01-20T01:50:07.936+00:00"How strange the change from major to minor.”..."How strange the change from major to minor.” Yet, it remains this change that startles one's ears with an arousing, effective disclosure: the cagey end of a cunning musical manipulation. The mere modification from major to minor reflects one of the oldest, most utilitarian musical surprises...as in a musical composition when our ears anticipate a particular sound; then the minor chord appears--disclosing despondency and obscurity. At times--in another progression--one might contemplate the predictable minor chord--only to find it replaced with the major (and one may perceive "the sunshine" and "fall in love head-over-heels”). <br />When one applies this fundamental principle to writing, the reader stays engaged. Or as you wisely note: “If your character is jumping over metaphorical manholes throughout your story make sure he falls into at least one metaphorical pit.” Good composition juxtaposes the major and minor sounds. Once the writer/musician realizes the feeling of the change from major to minor, he aggrandizes his power or capacity to communicate this characteristic manifestation. And he retains the reader in his grip.DG Farnsworthhttp://www.amazon.com/Superstar-Passage-Reincarnation-Karen-Carpenter/dp/1449521711noreply@blogger.com