Originally Posted by Mike Dunbar
Tony, without checking ... I'm guessing that the Db and D are not played either at the same time or in the same octave. Most likely, these are played as an arpeggio, perhaps letting the notes ring into each other ... it has a "Lydian Chromatic" feel to it a la George Russell ... In any case, I wouldn't ordinarily call this a "chord" but rather a tone cluster (if played all at once)


Mike, very well put. I would also mention Bela Bartok. There are some incredible chords in his music, and many clusters. My favorite is made of two intervals (bottom-top) m2 + m3. Example: F#-G-Bb. Also, E#-F#-A. For those interested, I have a score online you can view (and listen to!) using cluster chords: http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/user_page.pl?url=nickedelstein
click the menu item "Canons, Chorales, Concert" and then click "The Oglethorpe Adventure." You may have to download an Active-X flash control but it's easy and worth it wink

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