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26.97Why this matters beyond jazz

The same thinking applies to:

  • Rachmaninoff
  • Chopin
  • film scores
  • musical theater
  • sophisticated pop
  • game music

Chromatic harmony works when the ear can follow the voices.

The labels change by style.

The principle does not.