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Composition & baroque lute: Nao Sogabe
Here I’m improvising in the French Baroque style (17th–18th centuries). I’m using the melodic minor scale. That means the pitch changes depending on whether the melody is moving up or down. The chords change accordingly as well. So, it’s not the easiest thing to improvise using this system…
This scale isn’t used very often these days. But I find it useful for expressing stronger emotions.
This piece is conceived as “Catharsis.” Catharsis comes from ancient Greece and refers to the purifying effect of tragedy, or music that expresses grief or melancholy. “Tears purify our soul.”
An 90-minute extended version is also available.
