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diminished seventh chord |
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diminished seventh chord n (Music) (Music / Pop Music) a chord often used in an enharmonic modulation and very common in modern music, esp jazz and pop music, consisting of a diminished triad with an added diminished seventh above the root Often shortened to diminished seventh How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A diminished seventh chord in closed position has different four notes, each of which is separated from the other by a distance of three semitones. That's really what you were saying about the Narrative in Retrospect, that the diminished seventh chord is the permeating sound in both the Chopin [Ballade in G Minor, which is quoted in the Narrative in Retrospect] and in my work. It is as if this whining self-pity is the last straw for Edward, and with the fully diminished seventh chord in measures 64 and 65, Edward presents his Mother with a parting gift: "The curse of Hell from me shall ye bear. |
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