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[mrissa]

I know one more thing about Deportees than I used to: I know its chord structure. Specifically, I know which POV character is the tonic, which the sub-dominant, and which the dominant.

Yes, I realize that this is a space opera and not a twelve-bar blues. But trust me: this really does help.

(I thought it might be in the key of E, because that is, as we all know, the people's key. But no, it's E-flat. Which explains a lot; you can write space opera in sharps, but it's sort of awkward.)

(Perhaps I should have an icon for bits of self-recognized fruit-battitude.)

Comments

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

I am inordinately pleased that this makes sense to me.

(It also explains why I'm having trouble with a new poem: it's an octave higher than my current energy level.)

[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

E-flat is a great key for horns. Or is it woodwinds? Space operas should totally have oboe, right?

[writingortyping.livejournal.com]

Space operas may or may not have oboes, but epic space operas must definitely have bassoons.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Horns for distance, I think. Lots of distance...

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

That makes perfect sense to me.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

It makes sense to me too - even without knowing the first thing about Deportees.

You may indeed be a fruit bat, but you're clearly our kind of fruit bat.

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one who spent time humming the subject line and really hoping I wasn't getting it wrong? It's been a while since I had chord practice.

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

It makes perfect sense to me, though I think in shapes and weight and motion instead.
And sometimes colors and sounds.