tonality

describe ellingtons tonality?

• combines simple diatonic pitches

• based on major minor scales

• sophisticated use of chromatacism

• strong blues influence

• claearly tonal

what do blue notes do?

• create ambiguous effect

what does ellington often use?

• pentatonic and blues scale melodies

• example, it don’t mean a thing, use of blue notes

what outlines the structure?

• use of modulations and key relations

key relations _____ ______

• sometimes simple

occasional unusual _____ ______ used

• chromatic key relation