Written by fonexsis
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06 September 2011


Quartal harmony is a special kind of chords, which consist of intervals of the perfect fourth (P4), diminished fourth (d4) and augmented fourth (A4, tritone). Such famous world classic composers as A. Schoenberg, Bela Bartok, M. Mussorgsky, J. Sibelius and others have featured quartal harmonies in their work. Today many of serious musicians, such as John Scofield, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Mick Goodrick etc., are also using quartal harmonies in their compositions. This list can be appended with genius saxophonists John Coltrane and Michael Brecker.
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