...Like Water - First Movement
Bun-Ching LamPiece Duration: 3:17
About this Piece
"Bun-Ching Lam kept three Chinese sayings in mind while composing this piece: 'Years flow by like water,' 'Relations between gentlemen are plain like water,' and 'Love tender like water.'" - Joslyn Layne
Notable Passages
Time Stamp:
0:00
— 0:57
Description: The first minute of this movement is based on a Db Whole Tone Scale: [Db Eb F G A B Db]
Keywords: Whole Tone Scale
Description: The first minute of this movement is based on a Db Whole Tone Scale: [Db Eb F G A B Db]
Keywords: Whole Tone Scale
Time Stamp:
1:53
— 3:23
Description:
Keywords: Minor Tonality , Modal
Description:
The music begins to use an Ab Melodic Minor Scale!
- Play these notes on an instrument: Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab
This scale is similar to the whole tone scale we heard before, with two notes altered (A -> Ab, and B - > Bb).
This scale could also be compared to the Db Lydian Scale: [Db Eb F G Ab Bb C Db]. Lydian scales are similar to major scales, with the fourth tone raised by a half step. Lam's piece uses a Cb instead of a C, though so...not quite!
Keywords: Minor Tonality , Modal