February 9 - And Again
D Dorian
D E F G A B C D
D Minor
D E F G A Bb C D
E Phrygian
E F G A B C D E
# of Steps in Intervals from Perfect Unison to Perfect Fifth
P1 = 0 Steps
m2 = 1/2 Step
M2 = 1 Step
m3 = 1 1/2 Steps
M3 = 2 Steps
P4 = 2 1/2 Steps
Tritone = 3 Steps
P5 = 3 1/2 Steps
Five Items of a Mass Ordinary
(In order, with translations, and typical forms)
Kyrie - Lord Have Mercy - ABA (Ternary)
Gloria - Glory - Through-Composed
Credo - Creed - Through-Composed
Sanctus - Holy - ABCB (Verse-Chorus)
Agnus Dei - Lamb of God - AB - Binary
Listening
[7540] Gregorian Chant - Kyrie IV
[7682] Morocco - Lala Fatima
[8074] Orkney Islands - Hymn to St. Magnus
[8100] India - Raga Maru Bihag
[8133] Leonin - Hec Dies (This Is the Day)
[8157] Richard the Lionheart - Ja Nuns Hons Pris (No Captive Knows)
***
Ah,
yes,
another
early-morning
sunrise
commute,
and rendezvous with the Theoreticians for an encounter with the Musica Enchiriadis Rex Coeli as Dictation / Solfege / Board Harmony (writing M2's, M3's, P4's, P1's, etc.).
Coffee with Carol,
and
lunch with Harriet at Rockville's
Valley Cafe,
lingering to grade papers,
after
which
heading
homeward
via
errands
to edit Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1927 - Franz Werfel / Oskar Kokoschka, Op. 232, No. 49 (5 pages total),
before yo-yoing back to the evening class, on the 3rd day of summer, high 73...