Pentatonic May
The five-note scale for the fifth month.
A selection of pieces with pentatonic melodies/motifs.
Black Key Etude
Energetic effervescent etude by Chopin.
All RH melody notes played on black keys.
All RH melody notes played on black keys.
Covered in an earlier post here.
Played here by then future Tchaikovsky Medallist George Li.
Played here by then future Tchaikovsky Medallist George Li.
The Submerged Cathedral
A Prelude by Debussy.
More info here.
Very useful analysis with running score here by David Bennett Thomas.
Cherokee
A jazz classic.
Pentatonic nature of melody usually goes unnoticed.
Opens up interesting opportunities for reharmonization.
See earlier post here.
Exciting two-piano jazz version here
by Olaf Polziehn and Rossano Sportiello.
Exciting two-piano jazz version here
by Olaf Polziehn and Rossano Sportiello.
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