I will probably give this up in a few days. But here are the patterns of approaching the rest (or not - one line below has no rest) that occur more than 100 times in the first 14 books of the Tanach. That is Torah, and the Former Prophets and the major prophets. Of course some books are longer in verses than others so it might be better to show a % of verses. Nonetheless, there is a considerable commonality to the musical lines and little to tell us what the mode might be optimal based on this preliminary analysis (in the default mode).
Note pattern |
Occurs |
Gen |
Ex |
Lev |
Num |
Deut |
Josh |
Judg |
1Sam |
2Sam |
1Kng |
2Kng |
Is |
Je |
Ezek |
e B f g# B ^A |
163 |
17 |
13 |
5 |
14 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
23 |
e B f g# ^A |
294 |
46 |
27 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
12 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
12 |
15 |
32 |
23 |
29 |
e B g# B ^A |
392 |
31 |
29 |
22 |
37 |
27 |
15 |
24 |
17 |
21 |
38 |
25 |
42 |
24 |
39 |
e B g# ^A |
322 |
41 |
24 |
14 |
39 |
19 |
20 |
16 |
23 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
33 |
31 |
22 |
e C B f g# ^A |
206 |
25 |
29 |
18 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
3 |
12 |
13 |
17 |
24 |
19 |
e C B g# B ^A |
202 |
28 |
19 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
25 |
e C B g# ^A |
162 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
12 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
16 |
12 |
e C f g# ^A |
209 |
16 |
17 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
21 |
19 |
6 |
8 |
30 |
14 |
25 |
e C g# B ^A |
219 |
25 |
23 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
13 |
35 |
23 |
12 |
e C g# ^A |
184 |
19 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
27 |
16 |
20 |
e c d f g# B ^A |
106 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
e c d g# B ^A |
137 |
22 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
e c d g# ^A |
133 |
27 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
e d f g# B ^A |
137 |
20 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
8 |
e d f g# ^A |
196 |
20 |
18 |
19 |
15 |
20 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
24 |
13 |
e f g# B ^A |
553 |
71 |
87 |
34 |
32 |
29 |
16 |
16 |
22 |
17 |
27 |
41 |
70 |
42 |
49 |
e f g# ^A |
777 |
117 |
76 |
51 |
82 |
58 |
26 |
32 |
46 |
53 |
36 |
24 |
76 |
65 |
35 |
e f g# f e |
149 |
5 |
20 |
27 |
39 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
38 |
e g# B ^A |
486 |
61 |
41 |
27 |
79 |
21 |
16 |
10 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
53 |
35 |
49 |
e g# ^A |
477 |
52 |
51 |
30 |
91 |
33 |
16 |
9 |
13 |
29 |
18 |
18 |
44 |
24 |
49 |
And here are the most frequent patterns of returning to the tonic. One thing to note is that what I called the leading tone can equally well descend to the e as rise to the A. Although this music may seem somewhat 'tonal', I suspect that tuning is quite different from what traditional diatonic harmony expects these days. The g# is consistently part of both halves of every verse in these selections. I see only 50 cases in seven patterns (out of 1000s of verses) in the current data for these books where g# does not occur in the return to the tonic.
I was discussing some of our performances at church last week with a listener. The feedback is that this music is dramatic and a real lift to the traditional readings. (Note, while A is the takeoff point for the second half of a verse, there may be no actual continuation on A if there is a change in reciting note on the first syllable after the rest.)
Note pattern |
Occurs |
Gen |
Ex |
Lev |
Num |
Deut |
Josh |
Judg |
1Sam |
2Sam |
1Kng |
2Kng |
Is |
Je |
Ezek |
A B f g# e |
360 |
58 |
26 |
20 |
19 |
32 |
6 |
13 |
28 |
16 |
21 |
20 |
37 |
41 |
23 |
A B f g# f
e |
123 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
A B g# e |
472 |
47 |
43 |
23 |
45 |
30 |
20 |
16 |
27 |
18 |
31 |
15 |
66 |
45 |
46 |
A B g# f e |
472 |
62 |
36 |
21 |
23 |
44 |
18 |
16 |
32 |
23 |
34 |
17 |
57 |
48 |
41 |
A C B f g# e |
230 |
16 |
29 |
6 |
19 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
29 |
34 |
20 |
A C B f g# f e |
115 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
21 |
12 |
10 |
A C B g# e |
181 |
26 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
28 |
20 |
22 |
A C B g# f e |
235 |
19 |
13 |
13 |
19 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
22 |
18 |
39 |
A C f g# e |
216 |
22 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
26 |
17 |
27 |
A C g# e |
175 |
13 |
15 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
6 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
36 |
21 |
14 |
A C g# f e |
195 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
36 |
21 |
26 |
A c d f g# e |
113 |
13 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
A c d f g# f e |
131 |
7 |
16 |
20 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
A c d g# e |
124 |
10 |
15 |
7 |
18 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
A c d g# f e |
162 |
12 |
16 |
19 |
31 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
A d f g# e |
328 |
20 |
43 |
25 |
39 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
24 |
28 |
15 |
38 |
21 |
A d f g# f e |
194 |
21 |
17 |
18 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
A e f g# e |
153 |
18 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
14 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
9 |
A e g# e |
146 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
37 |
7 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
A e g# f e |
128 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
25 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
A f d g# f e |
114 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
A f g# e |
1197 |
178 |
111 |
86 |
90 |
92 |
63 |
52 |
65 |
44 |
80 |
48 |
96 |
89 |
103 |
A f g# f e |
745 |
101 |
52 |
63 |
74 |
50 |
20 |
31 |
32 |
31 |
38 |
43 |
74 |
60 |
76 |
A g# e |
1001 |
124 |
113 |
92 |
139 |
56 |
40 |
41 |
36 |
34 |
42 |
39 |
74 |
83 |
88 |
A g# f e |
859 |
110 |
65 |
52 |
70 |
45 |
40 |
31 |
46 |
52 |
45 |
43 |
104 |
79 |
77 |
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