First note(s) | Patterns | Verses | Sample verse | Music Pattern |
e | 1 | 8 | Psalms 36:1 | e ill,e ill,e |
f e | 285 | 2009 | Psalms 1:2 | C f# f# rev,ole,f# e f# rev,f# e |
g e | 11 | 12 | Psalms 4:7 | e f# tsi,e d ole,f# e g qad,ill,e |
B e | 375 | 1792 | Psalms 4:5 | e rev,e ole,f# B g e rev,B e |
A e | 120 | 607 | Psalms 36:1 | e ill,e ill,e |
C e | 22 | 37 | Psalms 3:3 | e tsi,d ole,f# C e shl,ill,e ill,e |
First note(s) | Patterns | Verses | Sample verse | Music Pattern |
d f e | 3 | 4 | Psalms 5:7 | e tsi,d ole,f# f# rev,zar,f# e |
e | 1 | 8 | Psalms 36:1 | e ill,e ill,e |
e f e | 103 | 438 | Psalms 1:2 | C f# f# rev,ole,f# e f# rev,f# e |
e g e | 3 | 3 | Psalms 4:7 | e f# tsi,e d ole,f# e g qad,ill,e |
e A e | 14 | 28 | Psalms 2:2 | f# qad,rev,f# e ^A ger,e |
e B e | 38 | 66 | Psalms 4:5 | e rev,e ole,f# B g e rev,B e |
e C e | 3 | 4 | Psalms 34:8 | e C shl,zar,C e rev,e |
f e | 1 | 4 | Psalms 40:1 | ger-rev,f# e |
f g e | 1 | 1 | Psalms 125:3 | C d paz,C rev,tsi,d e ole,f# paz,g qad,ill,e |
f A e | 27 | 113 | Psalms 4:6 | e f# ^A ger-rev,e |
f B e | 75 | 279 | Psalms 1:1 | f# e rev,C f# tsi,d ole,f# B g f# ^A f# ger-rev,B e |
f C e | 7 | 7 | Psalms 3:3 | e tsi,d ole,f# C e shl,ill,e ill,e |
g f e | 28 | 101 | Psalms 7:10 | e ill,qad,tsi,d ole,f# B g rev,rev,f# e |
g A e | 16 | 96 | Psalms 2:8 | e C rev,B g ^A ger-rev,e |
g B e | 189 | 1055 | Psalms 1:6 | e B g B ^A g B e |
A f e | 144 | 1454 | Psalms 1:5 | e C B g ^A ger-rev,f# e |
A g e | 1 | 1 | Psalms 119:42 | e B B ^A g ger,e |
A B e | 72 | 391 | Psalms 2:10 | g B ^A ger-rev,B e |
A C e | 11 | 25 | Psalms 3:1 | e f# ^A ger-rev,C ill,e |
B f e | 2 | 2 | Psalms 40:1 | ger-rev,f# e |
B g e | 6 | 7 | Psalms 106:37 | e B g e rev,e |
B A e | 62 | 369 | Psalms 2:1 | g B ^A ger-rev,e |
C e | 1 | 1 | Psalms 135:21 | zar,C qad,rev,zar,C e rev,e |
C f e | 4 | 6 | Psalms 18:51 | e tsi,d ole,f# C qad,rev,f# rev,e |
C A e | 1 | 1 | Proverbs 1:9 | C C shl,ill,^A ger-rev,e |
C B e | 1 | 1 | Proverbs 7:7 | e C rev,zar,C rev,B e |
Now I am wondering how many verses use the accents in circular structures, enclosing the verse in an envelope. Only verses beginning on the tonic will be possibilities for this exercise.
First Notes | End Notes | Verses | Sample verse | |
C e | C e | 2 | Job 21:28 | C e rev,f# ^A ger-rev,C ill,e |
f e | f e | 22 | 1 Kings 1:19 | t-g,f e tsi,seg,pas,B z-q,pas,z-q,g# B ^A f g# f e |
B e | B e | 5 | Deuteronomy 5:8 | B e f f B B pas,pas,z-q,paz,C B B pas,pas,z-q,paz,f t-q,g# qad,^A azl,f g# B f B e rev, |
g e | g e | 1 | Hosea 8:12 | qad,z-q,g# e ^A g# e |
e B g | g B e | 214 | Job 10:17 | e B g B ^A g B e |
e f e | e f e | 70 | Job 12:1 | e f# rev,e |
e B e | e B e | 1 | Psalms 94:9 | e B e g B ^A e f# e ger-rev,B e |
e C e | e C e | 3 | Psalms 116:19 | e C shl,zar,C e rev,e |
e f d | d f e | 1 | Psalms 124:7 | e rev,f# tsi,d ole,f# f# rev,f# e |
e f g | g f e | 1037 | 1 Chronicles 11:17 | e f g# ^A g# f e |
e g B | B g e | 62 | 1 Chronicles 21:4 | e g# B ^A pas,B z-q,g# e |
e g e | e g e | 87 | 1 Chronicles 11:27 | e pas,z-q,g# e |
e B g B | B g B e | 1 | Job 14:4 | e B g rev,B e |
e B g e | e g B e | 2 | Psalms 41:12 | e B g e B ^A C e g B e |
e f d f | f d f e | 1 | Psalms 124:7 | e rev,f# tsi,d ole,f# f# rev,f# e |
e f g e | e g f e | 7 | 1 Samuel 25:24 | e pas,z-q,z-g,f g# e ^A e C e pas,z-q,z-g,g# f e |
e g B e | e B g e | 2 | Nahum 2:8 | e g# B e ^A rev,e pas,B z-q,g# e |
e f e f | f e f e | 9 | Psalms 121:6 | e f# e rev,f# e |
e f e g | g e f e | 2 | Joshua 5:10 | e f e g# ^A B paz,t-q,qad,f d g# e f e |
e f g f | f g f e | 199 | 1 Chronicles 12:27 | e f g# f e |
e C e C | C e C e | 1 | Psalms 116:19 | e C C rev,e zar,C e rev,e |
e f g B | B g f e | 77 | 1 Chronicles 2:24 | e f g# B ^A C pas,z-q,B z-q,g# f e |
If we combined these results with the post on melodic shapes we begin to have some abstract grasp of basic shapes. Can they be associated with any hermeneutical intent on the part of the composer?
I suspect you can see that this is music and only subject to such phrase by phrase analysis because it is in a fixed canon. It is music dedicated to a particular text. It is not punctuation. Some identification of sense with pitch is possible but one can hardly be definitive about it. I summarized my thoughts 4 years ago in the series I called 'the ladder'. I would change the supertonic to a sense of pending.
The tonic (e) for the sense of home, the subdominant (A) for the sense of rest, the supertonic (f) for abriefer restsense of pending, (in the 3 books only) and always prior to the subdominant if both are in the verse, the dominant (B) for proclamation [and stories], the sub-mediant (C) for emotional appeal, the lower notes as preparation for the phrase, sometimes leaping a seventh or an octave for joy.
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