- Introduction,
- Going up to the subdominant,
- Going down from the subdominant,
- Verses without a rest on the subdominant,
- and further subdivisions for long verses.
To climb fully, we need actual usage for phrases to the tonic of all lengths. Looking at them by adding a note at a time will prove to be enlightening.
There are 15 sequences of three notes ending on the atnah that are used in the Scriptures.
| Sequence | Accents | Count | (Ref) |
| e g A | e-sil g-tif A-atn | 761 | ... |
| g B A | g-tif B-mun A-atn | 633 | ... |
| e B A | e-sil B-mun A-atn | 602 | ... |
| e f A | e-sil f-mer A-atn | 480 | ... |
| B g A | B-mun g-tif A-atn | 80 | ... |
| f g A | f-mer g-tif A-atn | 69 | ... |
| C B A | C-mph B-mun A-atn | 66 | ... |
| C g A | C-mph g-tif A-atn | 30 | ... |
| C f A | C-mph f-mer A-atn | 12 | ... |
| f e A | f-mer e-sil A-atn | 9 | ... |
| g f A | g-tif f-mer A-atn | 5 | ... |
| g e A | g-tif e-sil A-atn | 3 | ... |
| C e A | C-mph e-sil A-atn | 1 | Proverbs 16:10 |
| e C A | e-sil C-mph A-atn | 1 | Proverbs 6:27 |
| f B A | f-mer B-mun A-atn | 1 | Psalms 88:1 |
If you sing this table, you are already hearing the shape of the music and its potential. Notice the ones that begin on a note other than e, the tonic. These may illustrate connections to something prior to the current verse. It may be a specific connection, like the verses in Job that continue a pairing of speeches, each one of which begins on a g. This shows that the narrator was aware of the construction of the dialogues within the cycles of speeches. Or it may be a phrase that highlights a rationale within the text, Like Psalms 51:18. Or it may show strophic aspects of the passage like the verses with a high C in Psalms 96. Or as below, it may be a part of the logic of the passage which the composer determined to highlight. There are many possible reasons why a verse (or even a book, or a chapter) does not begin on the tonic. 3,131 verses in the Scripture do not begin with the tonic.
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| Genesis 18:28, an accent showing a connection with the prior verse. |
| Sequence | Accents | Freq | (Ref) |
| e f g A | e-sil f-mer g-tif A-atn | 1079 | ... |
| e g B A | e-sil g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1056 | ... |
| e B g A | e-sil B-mun g-tif A-atn | 965 | ... |
| e C g A | e-sil C-mph g-tif A-atn | 259 | ... |
| B g B A | B-mun g-tif B-mun A-atn | 168 | ... |
| e g e A | e-sil g-tif e-sil A-atn | 86 | ... |
| f g B A | f-mer g-tif B-mun A-atn | 80 | ... |
| C B g A | C-mph B-mun g-tif A-atn | 73 | ... |
| e f e A | e-sil f-mer e-sil A-atn | 66 | ... |
| e C B A | e-sil C-mph B-mun A-atn | 50 | ... |
| d f g A | d-gal f-mer g-tif A-atn | 36 | ... |
| B f g A | B-mun f-mer g-tif A-atn | 34 | ... |
| C g B A | C-mph g-tif B-mun A-atn | 28 | ... |
| e C f A | e-sil C-mph f-mer A-atn | 24 | ... |
| g B e A | g-tif B-mun e-sil A-atn | 24 | ... |
| g e B A | g-tif e-sil B-mun A-atn | 24 | ... |
| B g e A | B-mun g-tif e-sil A-atn | 19 | ... |
| C f g A | C-mph f-mer g-tif A-atn | 19 | ... |
| B C g A | B-mun C-mph g-tif A-atn | 18 | ... |
| e g f A | e-sil g-tif f-mer A-atn | 17 | ... |
| C e g A | C-mph e-sil g-tif A-atn | 15 | ... |
| C e f A | C-mph e-sil f-mer A-atn | 12 | ... |
| B e g A | B-mun e-sil g-tif A-atn | 10 | ... |
| e f B A | e-sil f-mer B-mun A-atn | 10 | ... |
| e d f A | e-sil d-gal f-mer A-atn | 9 | ... |
| f e f A | f-mer e-sil f-mer A-atn | 8 | ... |
| e B e A | e-sil B-mun e-sil A-atn | 7 | ... |
| C g e A | C-mph g-tif e-sil A-atn | 6 | ... |
| c d g A | c-dar d-gal g-tif A-atn | 6 | ... |
| f e g A | f-mer e-sil g-tif A-atn | 6 | ... |
| f g e A | f-mer g-tif e-sil A-atn | 5 | ... |
| C e B A | C-mph e-sil B-mun A-atn | 4 | ... |
| f B g A | f-mer B-mun g-tif A-atn | 4 | ... |
| f d g A | f-mer d-gal g-tif A-atn | 4 | ... |
| B g f A | B-mun g-tif f-mer A-atn | 2 | ... |
| C d f A | C-mph d-gal f-mer A-atn | 2 | ... |
| B e B A | B-mun e-sil B-mun A-atn | 1 | Proverbs 13:8 |
| C B e A | C-mph B-mun e-sil A-atn | 1 | Proverbs 1:32 |
| C B f A | C-mph B-mun f-mer A-atn | 1 | Psalms 32:4 |
| C C B A | C-mph C-mph B-mun A-atn | 1 | Psalms 49:11 |
| C d B A | C-mph d-gal B-mun A-atn | 1 | Psalms 11:2 |
| C f B A | C-mph f-mer B-mun A-atn | 1 | Proverbs 3:12 |
| C g f A | C-mph g-tif f-mer A-atn | 1 | Psalms 44:24 |
| e C e A | e-sil C-mph e-sil A-atn | 1 | 2 Kings 5:27 |
| e d B A | e-sil d-gal B-mun A-atn | 1 | Psalms 13:3 |
| e d g A | e-sil d-gal g-tif A-atn | 1 | Leviticus 15:8 |
| f C B A | f-mer C-mph B-mun A-atn | 1 | Psalms 96:4 |
| f d f A | f-mer d-gal f-mer A-atn | 1 | Psalms 140:12 |
| g e f A | g-tif e-sil f-mer A-atn | 1 | Psalms 116:1 |
| g f B A | g-tif f-mer B-mun A-atn | 1 | Psalms 139:7 |
We will find more complexity in the music of the first section of the verses.
- Already there are 52 rows for just 4 notes (including the A).
- There are 111 sequences for 5 notes from start to the mid-point rest of a verse,
- 213 for a 6 note sequence,
- 315 for a 7 note sequence,
- the count peaks at an 8 note sequence at 358,
- then decreases for a 9 note sequence to 318,
- 215 for a 10 note sequence,
- 105 for an 11 note sequence,
- 33 for a 12 note sequence,
- 22 for a 13 note sequence,
- and an additional 16 for longer sequences.
Imagine the graph: 5 with one note preceding the atnah, 15 with 2 etc. It is more asymptotic to the right, but I have truncated it by collecting all 14 note and longer sequences.
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| Distribution of sequences from 1 to 19 notes to the atnah according to the key of Haïk-Vantoura |
Here are the longest first-'halves'. I will extend the analysis of longer sequences in part 5 of this series.
| Sequence | Accents | Freq | (Ref) |
| e B C e B C B C e B g B e A | e-sil B-mun C-mph e-sil B-mun C-mph B-mun C-mph e-sil B-mun g-tif B-mun e-sil A-atn | 1 | Ezekiel 33:12 |
| e B e B C B C B f d f e g A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun C-mph B-mun C-mph B-mun f-mer d-gal f-mer e-sil g-tif A-atn | 1 | Jeremiah 36:32 |
| e B e B C e B d e f e g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun C-mph e-sil B-mun d-gal e-sil f-mer e-sil g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | Joshua 22:31 |
| e B e B c B e C e B f g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun c-dar B-mun e-sil C-mph e-sil B-mun f-mer g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | Ezekiel 13:9 |
| e B e B d e c B d f e g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun d-gal e-sil c-dar B-mun d-gal f-mer e-sil g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | 2 Samuel 4:2 |
| e B e B e B e B C B e B g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun C-mph B-mun e-sil B-mun g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | 2 Chronicles 13:11 |
| e B e B e B e B C e f g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun C-mph e-sil f-mer g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | Ezekiel 46:12 |
| e B e B e B e B e B C f g A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun C-mph f-mer g-tif A-atn | 1 | Esther 8:9 |
| e B e B e B e B e B e B e c d f g A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil c-dar d-gal f-mer g-tif A-atn | 1 | Daniel 5:23 |
| e B e B e B e B e C B g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil C-mph B-mun g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | 2 Chronicles 18:7 |
| e B e B e B e C e f d f g A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil C-mph e-sil f-mer d-gal f-mer g-tif A-atn | 1 | Esther 4:11 |
| e B e B e c B C B f d g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil c-dar B-mun C-mph B-mun f-mer d-gal g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | 2 Kings 16:15 |
| e B e f B e B e c d f g B A | e-sil B-mun e-sil f-mer B-mun e-sil B-mun e-sil c-dar d-gal f-mer g-tif B-mun A-atn | 1 | Deuteronomy 13:6 |
| e c B e B c B C c d e f g A | e-sil c-dar B-mun e-sil B-mun c-dar B-mun C-mph c-dar d-gal e-sil f-mer g-tif A-atn | 1 | Jeremiah 40:4 |
Next installment coming soon: Going down from the subdominant
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