RE: Chords (was Adrenalinn)

[JIMFOWLER@prodigy.net]

>They can both have direction, particularly in tonal 
music.
 
ah, true true.

if you look at gesualdo's music (sacred music for five 
voices), you won't find very much functional harmony, 
which is pretty odd considering the nature of the 
music (initially, it sounds like it would be 
functional) and the time period.  easily one of my 
favorite compositions.  

i think the same (re: polyphony "lines" etc.) to 
african music, particularly tribal stuff.  the 
emphasis is indeed on the lines and their relevance to 
one another.  african music really blows me away.

...not to mention the rhythmic complexity, which is 
one big can of worms.  i'm up for talking about 
african polyrhytm if you are... 

-jim