10. »Blues Falling Down Like Hail«

Hähnel, Tilo

doi:10.14361/9783839430866-009

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“…Secondly, there are possible issues with Cutting's assumption of a stable pitch. In my own empirical research based on pitch measurements (Hähnel 2015), I hypothesized that the slurring of the blue note might be the key for its understanding; particularly the linear upwards slide from the minor to the major third, or the slur going from the second to any third, can be found in many blues performances (in vocal performances as well as in bottle-neck guitar playing). The traditional view from Western music theory and analysis generally assumes that a pitch is something stable.…”

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Commentary on Microtonal Analysis of "Blue Notes" and the Blues Scale by Court B. Cutting

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2019

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This commentary discusses the target paper Microtonal Analysis of "Blue Notes" and the Blues Scale by Court B. Cutting. Overall, the paper is an interesting and very valuable attempt to shed light on the intonation practice of blue notes in traditional blues music, using an empirical approach which is based in modern acoustic measurements. While the approach and empirical results presented in the target paper undoubtedly have their merits, the paper nonetheless raises some methodological and conceptual questions, leading to some further thoughts that are discussed in this commentary. The issues raised in this commentary might serve as guidance for future empirical investigations into the nature and usage of blue notes.

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Section: Tilo Hähnel[1] University Of Paderbornmentioning

confidence: 99%