Approach to Tonality
With so much of our collective musical experience being tonal, I believe it is important to use tonality in order to communicate effectively. However, because it is ever present there exists a challenge to maintain interest.
As composers we must write within the confines of the possible yet not completely inside of the expected. Being creative with tonality is therefore essential in creating music that is not only understood, but also interesting.
I understand the essence of tonality, the relationship of tonic to dominate as well as fa to mi and ti to do. These essentials guide my composition, and they are present even though I do not write with a key signature.
The absence of a key signature gives me the freedom necessary to use tonality in interesting ways, letting my ear guide my music along its path.
This is how I have addressed the issue of capitalizing upon the musical knowledge of the public, while at the same time providing something less predictable.
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