Autumn Moon Dance
Autumn Moon Dance: This dance-like motive unfolds in a “minor-variant romanesca”.
Figure 1: “Autumn Moon Dance” Motif
I’ll now list building-blocks, or schemata, whatever is relevant for future improvisations. The metrically stronger steps of the opening minor romanesca, that would be the first, third and fifths steps, or i, VI and iv -harmonies, receive a fifth leap, which would function as applied dominants had they leading tones. This reminds me of Elam Rotem’s Early Music Sources Video showing how to insert material in between the framework notes, or pillars of a renaissance romanesca (Elam Rotem, 2018).
To preview the track (then go grab the album for “name your price in Bandcamp!):
The 0:10 mark resembles a converging cadence somewhat, although the bass differs in its direction of approach. In the 0:27 mark we hear so-called commas; or cadential gestures if you will. In the 0:51 mark we hear a false relation (yay!). For some reason to my ears I don’t get converging cadence vibes as much as I did in the 0:10 mark. Might be the yet another way the bass approaches the target notes. The piece, bizarrely, ends in an out-of-the-blue plagal cadence in the 01:03 mark.
Here’s the recording session video of the piece: