Rare Chord: Nem7add4‡9‡11‡13 (harmony in 31-edo)

a dense piano etude exploring the Nem7add4 in 31-equal (R - 2 - ⇂3 - 4 - 5 - b7) in it’s various formations and extensions. i spent a lot of time considering the treatment of vertical structure in neutral harmony. there are a lot of very useful neutral qualities. here are some of my general thoughts at the moment: 1) neutral structures voice better with a P4 and b7. 2) ‡2 right next to ⇂3 above an open octave is a very nice quality 3) omitting the fifth from the bass often makes the vertical structure more concordant for neutral structures - neutral makes this a tempting trap inviting people to treat it like major which is where people often get dissatisfied with neutral sound. 4) 17-tone mohajirian set continued to pop up and tempt me but i continue to be drawn to the P4 and b7 variation of neutral structure which isn’t in the mos or 2nd level modmos. I also don’t prefer the neH7 combination. I guess in some ways mixolydian ⇂3 might be the b
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