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3. PEE WEE'" TONY WILLIAMS

This gentle waltz has symmetric harmonic rhythm and has a few areas o f quasi-Functional
chord movement, which is typical of a composition that is rransitional From tonal to modal
chromatic.

Example 11-5:

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4 5 6 7 a 9
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Pedal

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Repose

A. BASS MELODY

CHORDS:
1-3 repose area (pedal point)
4-7 chromatic, Fairly slow transition area, increase oF tension
8-10 repose area
11-12 transirion with cycle of M h s
13-14 repose area
15-17 transition with signpost "boor occurs at all times, including improvisarion (see
"Ru~h"and "Teru")
18-19 last repose area
19 resolves to first chord by modal shift wirh pedal point

3.TOP MELODY

CHORDS:
1-2 common tone connection
3-4 common tone
5-7 chromatic melody upward
8-10 inversion of 5-7
11-13 sequence of 8-10
13-14 common tone
15-17 strong leap downward, cantrary motion to bass melody, a "hook" motif, a~ found in
many compositions
1) 7 7 S~ m~ m r Miles Davis 17-19 form of inversion of 15-17,a remm co starting place
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