Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · section 95 of 96
Peculiarities of Some Polytonal Successions
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a) The harmonization of the chromatic scale in the bass, descending, with chords of the augmented fifth-and-sixth.
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b) The harmonization of the descending scale in the bass proceeding by whole tones, with dominant seventh chords.
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c) Chromatic successions of diminished seventh chords in ascending and descending motion.
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d) Successions of sixth chords over a pedal, in ascending and descending motion.
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