LocorNa / LocorMin — meditative sound sample — 8-string guitar — January 2023 — 4:20 — as loop on a separate tab
The tonality of the month of February 2023 is LocorNa / LocorMin. It is the first Locor / Cor Reach heptatonality to show up completely in the Tonalibus catalogue of anchored tonalities. Its companions LocorReach, CorMix, and CorMaj / LoloReachLyd are still in the process of receiving more documentation and are present so far only with their visual references. These tonalities are unique in that they are minor and major at once. Plus they contain the tritone. This can pose some challenge to apply them harmoniously to Western ears. But as the sound sample above shows, it appears possible. You be the judge as to what extent…
You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like HU or Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or another mantra syllable that suits you.
Sample visual representation of the heptatonality LocorNa / LocorMin
This January 2023 Tonalibus update touches on an upcoming concert. It provides news on playlists and personal sound samples that lead to the release of a new triple album. Finally, it presents the miracle of nature and announces a revision and expansion of the Tonalibus catalogue of tonalities.
April 23, 2023 Tonalibus concert in Meikirch, Switzerland
“DRAWING CIRCLES”
Harmony presentation and concert with Ulrico Improvisations and meditative sounds Sunday, April 23, 5:00-6:30 PM Aula of the Gassacker school Grächwilstrasse 14, 3045 Meikirch Bus 104 from Bern to Gassacker bus stop Sponsored by the Kulturkommission Meikirch
1) Tonalibus playlist F “So many colors of reality” 2) Tonalibus playlist G “Venturing far out and in” 3) Tonalibus playlist H “Roots, beginnings, and endings” These three, including the new playlist H, are the foundation for theupcoming triple album “Tonalibus F, G, & H” that will easily exceed 25 pieces and 3½ hours of meditative music.
New sounds from the end of 2022 include: “Embracing Ma” — Pro-Reg-Pro meditation “Gitasa” — a family present for a present family “Gitigota” — a first inversion pair experiment “Never give up, let go completely” — a miracle of nature “ॐ शान्तिः भक्ति ॐ — Ōṃ Śāntiḥ Bhakti Ōṃ” — contemplation
Playlist I “Step ahead into a new world” starts 2023 with “Pulse of an emerging blue heart” — first step into a new year (below).
“Pulse of an emerging blue heart” — PentaMin / PentaEol (pentatonic minor) — multiple 8-string guitar — 6:13
A miracle of harmonic nature is the tendency of regressive tonalities to convert themselves to their progressive equivalent. As such, the quart takes on the function of the fundamental. And the original fundamental turns into its fifth, the first and main harmonic in the series that is not an octave.(See harmonic series.)
January 2023 Tonalibus update of catalogued tonalities
The Tonalibus catalogue of anchored tonalities expands now to ninety distinct tonalities. Further, there is an ever growing number of derivatives that the catalogue lists in context, where relevant, but does not document in detail. Therefore, an overall revision and general refinement of the framework of the catalogue has been completed, while some new tonalities still wait to be individually documented in full detail. Below are some highlights of catalogue changes.
PentaNaMin (new addition to the catalogue) — sound sample, calm — 8-string guitar — 2:53
Four new heptatonalities form the new partially anchored Reach tonality sub-group Locor / Cor.
Six new extended pentatonality additions complete the sub-groups PentaNa and new PentaBlu.
Pentatonalities now appear grouped into basic pentatonalities and extended pentatonalities.
Besides TetraNa, further tetratonalities show up as derivatives. They are root tonalities and new tonality relations visuals cover most all the tonalities in the catalogue, except hexatonalities.
Hexatonalities are not further expanded on, as they can largely be seen as mere derivatives.
The list of Na tonalities slimmed down to include only prime Na(tural harmonics) tonalities.
The overall Tonalibus tonalities listing by lower and upper tetrachord (below) expanded to over a hundred entries as it now includes also some relevant derivatives and root tetratonalities.
PentaReg / PentaPhryg — meditative sound sample — 8-string guitar — December 2022 — 3:34 — as loop on a separate tab(or via right-click browser option, where available)
The tonality of the month of January 2023 is PentaReg / PentaPhryg (also known as blues minor), a Reg tonality and partially anchored regular pentatonality. “Penta” means five, “Reg” stands for regressive, and “Phryg” points to its relation to Phrygian. Pentatonalities consist of five pitches to the octave. The pitch pattern of regular pentatonalities includes two Reach steps or augmented seconds. One whole step separates them on one side, and two whole steps on the other.
PentaReg / PentaPhryg is one of a few Reg(ressive) tonalities in the Tonalibus catalogue of anchored tonalities. As Reg tonality, it includes its quart but not its quint. This gives its fundamental a different, more elusive feel. And its quart takes on more of a fundamental anchor role, because the actual fundamental is its quint, the first harmonic or overtone beyond octaves.
The correlation of Pro(gressive) and Reg(ressive) tonalities as twins and their inversions is a current focus of Tonalibus experiments. More about this could be forthcoming in the future.
You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like HU or Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or another mantra syllable that suits you.
Close to the source in the mountains — December 2022 — Chiene creek under Blüemlisalp, Switzerland
This November-December 2022 Tonalibus update highlights a recent single release, as well as current plans for another album and a concert in spring. Further, it touches on new sound samples, derivative tonalities, blog post alerts, and Tonalibus’ new social media presence on Facebook.
Tonalibus audio releases
On November 28, “Phrygian HU” — a meditative blues was globally released as single on many music platforms (below).
With the relatively rapid increase of personal sound samples over recent months, the next album Tonalibus F & G may be ready for release already in early 2023.
“Phrygian HU” — Phrygian — 8-string guitar, voice, crotales, tanpura — May 2022 — 10:20 — as loop on a separate tab
Tonalibus releases appear globally on many music platforms, including Spotify, Deezer, YouTube Music, Apple Music/iTunes, Amazon, Tidal, KKBox, NetEase, QQ Music/Tencent, Yandex, Anghami, Boomplay, ClaroMusica, iHeartRadio, Joox, Kuack Media, MediaNet, NetEase, Qobuz, Pandora, Saavn, TikTok, Resso and Luna, Triller, Soundtrack by Twitch, etc.
In 2022, just on Spotify, some 90 people in 26 countries listened to Tonalibus releases for an average of over two hours and twenty-two streams each. That is encouraging!
April 23, 2023 Tonalibus concert in Meikirch, Switzerland
Currently a Tonalibus concert is being planned with Ulrico at 5:00 PM on April 23 in Meikirch near Bern. It will be either in the local village church or the Aula of the Gassacker school. Details will follow. You may reserve the date!
Concert sponsor: Kulturkommission of Meikirch, BE.
Personal sounds and playlist updates
Playlist Tonalibus G has grown to 13 pieces, with new: “Life is great!” — a celebratory meditation — for M “Conscious derivative” — an island memory “Gihahatigo Bhairav” — ReachBal contemplation “Quad Pro square anchored octa Core” — (below) “HexaNa Gita” — harmonic six-pack “HeptaNa Gita” — harmonics medley (available also under sounds of Autumn-Winter 2022)
“Quad Pro square anchored octa Core” — an exploratory journey — OctaCor, Core tonality derivative — 8-string guitar, gongs, harmonium — 9:08 —(loop via right-click, if available)
More derivative tonalities are emerging
The last Tonalibus update presented a first derivative tonality, a term now also in the Glossary: Derivative tonality — not included in the Tonalibus catalogue; slight mutation or challengingly harmonic variety of a catalogued tonality; e.g., HexaBlueUp as slight mutation of BlueUp without 7+, or the various derivatives of Core tonalities.
Six derivative Core tonalities emerged and now complement the corresponding overview visuals (below) but will not further integrate into the Tonalibus catalogue with its 80 tonalities. Derivative Core tonalities include: HexaLocor, Locor, OctaCor, HexaCor, CorMix, and CorMaj / LoloReachLyd. One of these, OctaCor, is the tonality of the above personal sound sample and is unique in that it is the first or so far only octatonality in the Tonalibus framework, i.e. with eight pitches to the octave.
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Cor(e) tonalities and derivatives are a diverse collection of specific hepta-, hexa-, and pentatonalites, plus one octatonality, with a common core. Though only partially or progressively anchored (with the exception of fully anchored BlueMix), they are uniquely anchored in that they contain all four corners of the sound temple. Besides the fundamental or octave, these include the minor third, tritone, and major sixth. Containing all four corners of the sound temple, they tend towards dissolving tonality. Thus they can open up more freedom in experiencing sound and rather unusual harmony.
In addition to the Cor(e) tonalities presented in the Tonalibus catalogue, there are further derivative Cor(e) tonalities, as shown above. These derivatives are more challenging and delicate to use so that their harmonic qualities carry forth. And even then, they are better used but in small dosage.
Finally, the next Tonalibus update will likely touch on several currently emerging TetraNa derivatives beyond the existing TetraNa progression inversions also not further catalogued. A fundamental miracle of harmonic nature comes increasingly into focus: Regressive tonalities tend to invert themselves naturally and all by themselves to their individual progressive twin tonalities.
New subscription option for immediate blog post alerts
Below in the page footer, besides the monthly Tonalibus newsletter subscription option, it is now also possible to subscribe to immediate brief e-mail alerts whenever a new Tonalibus, Spiritualibus, or Fidibus blog post comes online.
Tonalibus social media presence on Facebook
Tonalibus now has a Facebook page as TonalibusUlrico or Ulrico Sacchet (accessible also under the main menu option “Start”) where some but not all Tonalibus, Spiritualibus, and Fidibus blog posts are shared with friends and a few also with the public.
The tonality of the month of December 2022 is LydAeolian / HeptaNa — a clustered heptatonality and Na tonality. “Hepta” means seven and “Na” natural harmonics. The name LydAeolian indicates that its lower tetrachord is Lydian and the upper one PhrygAeolian. Its pitches are the first seven overtones or harmonics of its fundamental. Another name used for this tonality outside Tonalibus is Lydian dominant ♭6, which is related to the Neapolitan major scale.
The initial seven harmonics or overtones
Below are the initial seven distinct harmonics or overtones in the order of their appearance in the series of natural harmonics or overtones. Plus in parentheses is their actual order of appearance and repetition in the series. This demonstrates their prevalence and relative importance among the thirteen first occurrences of overtones in the harmonic series.
1) fundamental or octave — #1, #2, #4, and #8 2) quint or fifth — #3, #6, and #12 3) major third — #5, and #10 4) minor seventh — #7 5) major second — #9 6) tritone — #11 7) minor sixth — #13
Within the first thirteen overtones in the series of harmonics, the fundamental or octave occurs four times, the quint three times, the major third twice; and the minor seventh, major second, tritone, and minor sixth each appear once and in this order of decreasing prevalence.
Tonality of the month loops, as for LydAeolian / HeptaNa
The above LydAeolian / HeptaNa sound samples are also available as loop on a separate tab — or via right-click browser option, where available.
You may enjoy a sound sample or tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation. This can help with upliftment, purification, and focusing. Or it could simply be used as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration. If you care to hum, chant, or sing along, you could use a spiritually charged syllable like HU or Ōṃ / Aum ॐ, or another mantra syllable that suits you.
In gratitude for nature’s gifts and harvest of harmony
Remembering of the bounty and abundance of nature’s gifts of love — August 2022 — Grächwil, Switzerland
