[MD] Birth of subjects & objects

[Ham Priday]

Joseph --



> As an amateur singer I have respect for the tonal octave.
> The change in pace between Do-Si and Fa-Mi requires
> special attention.  I use the octave as a model for
> evolution, following esoteric literature.  MOQ, a meta-level
> is properly placed in the consciousness, inner-only level in
> the sixth place.

I had forgotten that you are a musician.  Strangely, I was thinking just 
tonight about the progression of chords as related to the octave, and 
whether I might have used such an illustration in my essay on value 
sensibility.  As you know, a "perfect cadence" of a song or any musical 
composition typically involves the dominant moving to the tonic.  I'm rusty 
on solfagio, but I believe your "si" would be a diminished V chord (dominant 
triad) resolving to the I (tonic triad).  Most often the progression is 
IV-->V-->I.

This is interesting because it demonstrates a kind of "esthetic" logic that 
satisfies the senses rather then the intellect.  But it's important to note 
that this effect is relative in that it works only for the western-trained 
musician whose ear is tuned to the tempered octave.  This chordal 
progression does not evoke the same feeling of tension resolution in 12-tone 
(French impressionistic) music, for example, or in Arabian or Chinese music 
based on other tonal scales.

I'm curious as to what significance the "sixth place" (La) has in your 
octave, and why you feel it merits special distinction as a "meta-level" 
(intellectual?).  Perhaps you can explain this for those of us with some 
musical training.

Regards,
Ham