Compromises May not last Even the best Self-imposed Eventually Come free In harmony With the whole Whatever way It’s one’s own That will lead Through time And space Beyond it all Heart and soul Spirit’s home Always was Is and will be In the flow Of life and love Light and sound The divine Protection Guides ahead Freedom In a world Of war and peace.
“Pro-Reg fusion” — a meditative sound sample
HexaBluMin — sound sample, calm — 8-string guitar, tanpura — 2:19 —as loop on a separate tab(or via right-click browser option, where available) —You may enjoy a tonality loop as sound mantra for contemplation or meditation, for upliftment, focusing, or as soothing background sound for relaxation and regeneration.
From “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy
“What do you think success is?” asked the boy. “To love,” said the mole.
“Isn’t it odd. We can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside.”
“Is your glass half empty or half full?” asked the mole. “I think I’m grateful to have a glass.” said the boy.
Back to the roots, the beginnings and endings
Celebration at the gates of murmuring sounds — December 2022 — Weng, entrance to the Gesäuse, Austria
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
A miracle of nature Everything comes around Regressive turns progressive All by itself, if left in freedom As long as dual distinctions Like negative and positive Split reality and all in two Finally it becomes three When duality melts to unity In a realization of the divine Unless pulled back in strife By some lack of discipline Needed to go beyond splits And dwell in consciousness Everyone as individual soul In a community of heaven And earth to be tended Entrusted and trusting Dear renewal of life And love most of all Spirit and the divine Who dares call on God Participating continually Working together closely Conscious and aware As it realizes itself Not one or another But everyone and all Embraced by love.
“Never give up, let go completely” — a miracle of nature
ReachMin — 8-string guitar — December 2022 — 5:05 — as loop on a separate tab(or via right-click, if available)
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.
Terminology let go Of possible finality To open ever more Spiritual freedoms Beyond expectation That could be seen Ahead or imagined Focus on the divine Liberate and settle Spirit, God present A scripture purged From dogma strains Deactivate limitations That claim what’s not Then fully dedicate Attention and love To what seems real Observing with joy Such sweet blessings How God realizes itself Every moment here and now
“Conscious derivative” — an island memory
HexaBlueUp (BlueUp derivative w/o 7+) — 8-string guitar, tanpura — 5:23 —(loop via right-click, if available)
A word of wisdom — free of terminology
“The words are seals of the mind—results or, more correctly, stations—of an infinite series of experiences which reach from an unimaginably distant past into the present, and which feel their way into an equally unimaginably distant future. They are the audible that clings to the inaudible, the forms and potentialities of soul, that which grows and unfolds into perfection.
“The essential nature of words is, therefore, neither exhausted by their present meaning, nor is their importance confined to their usefulness as transmitters of thoughts and ideas; but they express, at the time, qualities which are not translatable into concepts. This is like a melody which, though it may be associated with a deep meaning, cannot be described by words or by any other medium of expression. It is that irrational quality which stirs up our deepest feelings, elevates our innermost being, and makes it vibrate with those with whom we are closely related in love and work.”
— The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad, Books One & Two, Paul Twitchell, pp. 414-415
Grateful for next generation help to let go of terminology
One son’s talisman holding out across decades and ages — specifically that is from the 90’s to the present or a few millennia — November 2022 — from Bern and Boston
