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Dionisi introduces the concept of Colore (Color) chords, which he called "Rossi" (Reds) – chords that do not have a dominant function but exist solely for timbral richness. These include major 7th chords with added 6ths, 9ths, and #11ths. In the PDF lessons, there are hundreds of keyboard exercises specifically for these "color" voicings, which sound surprisingly modern and cinematic.
This pre-dated (and in some ways refined) the jazz concept of "tritone substitution." For jazz musicians searching for , this section is the gold mine. It explains how to move from any chord to any other chord via a common acoustic denominator.
If you are looking for physical copies or digital educational previews of the manual:
: Understanding the physical and harmonic phenomena behind stable and unstable intervals.
Giovanni Battista Dionisi (1865-1950) was an Italian music theorist, composer, and music educator. Born in Rome, Italy, Dionisi devoted his life to the study and teaching of music theory, harmony, and composition. He is widely regarded as one of the most important Italian music theorists of the 20th century, and his works on harmony and composition are still studied by musicians and music scholars today.
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