How do you use the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns text nicolas slonimsky on. However, looking beyond the issue of physical complexity, bitonal. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns by nicolas. You can rack up a lot of melodic mileage by combining these 3rds sequences with other scale patterns and modes. Nicolas slonimsky s thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns i just acquired a used copy of this. This book is a condensed, made forguitar version of nicolas slonimsky. Written primarily for composers of modern classical music, the thesaurus was a relatively obscure text offering a glimpse of a controversial and rarely explored world beyond conventional scales and western tonality the book began to gain popularity in the jazz world when it was found that john coltrane had been dabling in it and suddenly it rose from obscurity. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns text nicolas slonimsky isbn. Musicians familiar with the original thesaurus know that it contains a.
Download the entire book completely free nicolas slonimsky s thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns is a legendary book that has influenced musicians as diverse as john coltrane, jaco pastorius, frank zappa and buckethead. Going straight up the sequence of notes and straight down again will only take a player so far. In jazz, we will voice much hipper than that and still leave the fifth out. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for guitar hal. Im having trouble using nicolas slonimsky s book entitled thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns whick i bought last month. Oct 26, 2014 yet many guitar players find it difficult to understand and use. Building melodic patterns how to play guitar stage 3 guitar lesson im6 justinguitar duration. This new book rewrites the theory underlying the first twelve chapters of slonimsky s book and presents brand new patterns based on it. Nicolas slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns.
It takes the patterns of the original book and translates them for guitar which is pretty monumental. Photography music instruments guitar if nicolas slonimsky wrote a chord book akin to his thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns, he would probably come up with chord chemistry. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns hal leonard online. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for guitar paperback.
Though not wellknown outside the music world, the eccentric slonimsky was a legend within it, renowned not only for his encyclopedic knowledge and prodigious body of work but. The guiding approach of slonimsky is far more than just a diminished scale. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns is a complete guide to piano scales and chords for musicians. Nicolas slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns is a legendary book that has. In the meantime, anyone familiar with this work can respond. Nicolas slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns is a legendary book that has influenced musicians as diverse as john coltrane, jaco pastorius, frank zappa and buckethead. In the ditone section, where the octave is divided in major 3rds, each master chord refers to a trio of dom 7 chords no 5th for patterns 1891. Melodic patterns for guitar slonimskys thesaurus has been a legendary book among musicians since at least the 1960s, with players as diverse as coltrane, zappa and buckethead all finding inspiration in it. And while youre at it, try experimenting with other combinations of intervals.
This looks like it is based on a 12 tone melodic pattern. Melodic patterns for guitar by rich cochrane music fundamentals 1. In music and jazz improvisation, a melodic pattern or motive is a cell or germ serving as the basis for repetitive pattern. A condensed, made forguitar version of nicolas slonimsky s thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns the book musicians as diverse as john coltrane and frank zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Many guitarists and others own a copy, but few have got much advantage from it. Guitar book nicolas slonimsky thesaurus of scales and. His serious contributions, we all know, include the wellknown and wellworn thesaurus of scales, melodic patterns, etc. Melodic patterns for guitar free ebook download as pdf file. Jazz musicians emphasize that john coltrane studied this text in enahncing his improvisational genius. But for me the most delicious of his tomes is his lexicon of musical invective, wherein he pillories critics from beethovens time to the 20th century. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns musical techniques.
Dec 12, 2015 in 1947, nicolas slonimsky published a book called thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns by nicolas slonimsky. Musicians familiar with the original thesaurus know that it contains a daunting amount of information crammed in its over 230 pages. I just opened up the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns by slonimsky, but i cant quite understand what. But to me a special guitar version with tablature is almost an assumption that guitar players are the short bus riders of music. Guitar scales and chords expand your guitar performance beyond shapes. Nicolas slonimsky a comprehensive reference book of scales and melodic patterns, arranged in the form of piano scales and melodic studies, but adaptable for all instruments. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for guitar with cd audio. This edition also comes with a cd containing all the material played on guitar. Nicolas slonimsky published on july, 20 is our recommendation to cause you to keep up with the world. Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres from arnold schoenberg to john coltrane have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. Slonimsky s thesaurus has been a legendary book among musicians since at least the 1960s, with players as diverse as coltrane, zappa and buckethead all finding inspiration in it. John coltrane probably was the person that brought the most attention to the thesaurus.
The purpose of the book was to give the modern musician circa early 1900s a resource for playing all the weird patterns that modern classical composers were putting into their weird pieces. The key word in the title is not, however, melody but melodic pattern. Jazz fusion guitar lick slonimsky advanced youtube. As much as i like the slonimsky book, jerry bergonzis thesaurus of intervallic melodies gives a more useful method of approaching these cyclic patterns for improvisation and composition. Slonimsky first look bass guitar instruction studio. Oct 25, 2009 herein lies a few examples of heptatonic and bitonal arpeggios from nicolas slonimsky s thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns slonimsky, nicolas on.
Leaving the 5th out of the master chords, frees the ear up to accept bitonality. Nicolas slonimsky, the russianborn composer and conductor who became one of the worlds foremost musical lexicographers, died monday at ucla medical center. Plus you can impress your bandmates in your next practice session with your new guru knowledge. The sesquitone section is the octave divided in minor 3rds. Sequence refers to the repetition of a part at a higher or lower pitch, and melodic sequence is. Even beyond the sophistication of his harmonic language and the unbelievable things he achieved on the instrument, is the soulfulnessthe depth and staggering melodic beauty. Its a valuable companion to the thesaurus, especially for guitarists, as well as a huge resource in itself, with over 400 pages of carefullyselected and organised patterns in conventional notation and tab. Mantak chia cosmic inner smile 45 pages scale and arpeggio resources. April 15 1894 december 25, 1995, born nikolai leonidovich slonimskiy russian.
The slonimsky thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns is classic music literature. Apr 19, 2017 allans contribution to music and the guitar cant be overstated. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns free ebook download as pdf file. The complete thesaurus of musical scales masaya yamaguchi. Musicians familiar with the original thesaurus know that it contains a daunting amount of information crammed in it. The scales and melodic patterns in the thesaurus are systematized in a. He introduced them to nicholas slominskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns which was fundamental to coltranes methodology.
Bair, jeff, cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as influenced by nicolas slonimsky s thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as. Like slonimsky ive presented these patterns as unbroken runs of sixteenthnotes. Yet many guitar players find it difficult to understand and use. In classical music the melodic minor scale is played going up and the natural minor scale is played going down. This book is a condensed, made forguitar version of nicolas slonimsky s publication thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns the book that musicians as diverse as john coltrane and frank zappa used for ideasand inspiration. In 1947, nicolas slonimsky published a book called thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns.
Using the slominsky thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Lots of great info including 12 tone rows and patterns like jason becker and marty friedman used in cacophony. I can play more slonimsky influenced stuff the closer i am to the city. Strings by mail slonimsky thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for guitar wcd series. Music sales thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for.
Though i wouldnt mind seeing an all treble clef version of thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for all treble clef instruments. Smen0612 pdf thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Crazy whole tone string skipping lick for jazz fusion guitar. At present, i have lost two detailed, timeconsuming posts, and the autosave feature did not retrieve them, so out of frustration, i will continue my exposition at a later date. One pitfall of this is that it attracts the complaint that the material is unmelodic. Slonimskys thesaurus has been a legendary book among musicians since at least the 1960s, with players as diverse as coltrane, zappa and.
It follows the same principle, only each master chord represents 4 chords. Arpeggio and scale resources free ebook cochrane music. Get to know the scales, chords and musical relationships to expand your musicianship. John adams, minimalism, nicolas slonimsky, thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns, violin concerto, century rolls e ver since its publication in 1947, the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns by nicolas slonimsky has been a widely used source of musical composition and improvisation. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns sheet music plus. Master jazz guitar chord melody with virtuoso martin taylor mbe. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for guitar. The original thesaurus contains practical examples showing a definite symmetry and logic in what may appear to be random musical patterns. Nicolas slonimsky by book only sheet music for guitar.
Ewell, towson university scale and arpeggio resources. Figure 5 shows a descending sequence of diatonic 4ths a common move in jazz within the a dorian mode. The lexicon of musical invective jazz guitar online. Slonimsky s principle is based on dividing the octave in to equal divisions. This book is a condensed, made forguitar version of nicolas slonimsky s publication thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns the book that musicians as diverse as john coltrane and frank zappa used for ideas and inspiration. The guitar version doesnt contain all of those due to range limitations. These include the concert length schizophonia, conversations with magic stones for double bass and ensemble, and dreaming aloud for solo guitar. Why, as this book serves what you want and need in this era. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns nicolas slonimsky eon 4 che sete ser cs ed by chat srto soe arh redo pr of hoc te eset ya my as sven mecha neg pang eg sopa rin tage i ee poms wom pasar schoraer boos cet mn ca, li asernoty e e s pacer rare scre o eect see, ro congres alg card number 97342 by ot conges sang paton data seston pray pbs now yar cerner 1947 teeieeenneser ra ae. Aug 20, 2018 free patterns, charts and grids for guitars. Coltrane and lateef studied with the mathematician, jazz theorist roland wiggins in philadelphia. At the time of our encounter at jake kovens, rollins told me about grappling with the.
The print version is a highquality, perfectbound, crisplyprinted, 366page book. John coltrane draws a picture illustrating the mathematics of. Baroque counterpoint 2 voices yielding 3 via ties download pdf. Theres a lot of really disjointed stuff in there, like farapart intervals and octave displacement the transposition of certain notes in a phrase or chromatic line an octave above or below their normal scale position. Melodic patterns for guitar by rich cochrane find alternate version here music fundamentals 1. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns download free. Most of the jazz books i read from are written in treble clef. Many guitarists and others own a copy, but few have got much advantage. Various this book is a condensed, made forguitar version of nicolas slonimsky s publication thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns the book that musicians as diverse as john coltrane and. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for guitar 0884088919931. Slonimskys thesaurus has been a legendary book among musicians since at least the 1960s, with players as diverse as coltrane, zappa and buckethead all finding inspiration in it. Jazz musicians particularly should find this text, because the text leads to ideas in understanding improvisation. Coltrane acknowledged practicing out of the book and borrowed many ideas and melodic patterns from it. If you are looking for new ways to explore the fretboard, or new sounds to investigate the books in the guitarchitects guide to series are for you.
There are over 1,000 examples in the book of scales and melodic patterns. Not to mention getting your fingers to play new things you normally wouldnt. Nicolas slonimsky thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns guitar tab music book. The idea came from nicolas slonimsky, and his book, thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. Slonimskys thesaurus what is the for guitar version. Best known for his writing and musical reference work, he wrote the thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns and the lexicon of. Rockfusion guitarist allan holdsworth was also known to have adapted many of the concepts found in the thesaurus to his unique and brilliant guitar playing. I have no problem with pattern 53 fitting the masterchords. It is used primarily for solos because, when practiced enough, it can be extremely useful when improvising. Coltranes boundless researches took him into nicolas slonimsky s thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. My sonic visualization system, guitarchitecture, utilizes an intuitive twostring method of understanding.
Arguably the most famous of ted greenes books, chord chemistry is deep and intriguing, but also concise and clear. Rhythm, tone, phrasing, style and so on are entirely up to you to come up with. Heptatonic arpeggios are executed by playing the 1st, 3rd, 5th. Becoming familiar with any mode or scale on the guitar means knowing how all the notes on the guitar sound and being able to change direction or skip any number of notes easily. Thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns guitar tricks. Nov 14, 2014 interactions slonimsky thesaurus as both starting points and structural devices. I start with the first note in the example that is in the guitar s range and stop when the example goes beyond the guitar s range. Arpeggio and scale resources free ebook buy paper copy or download the entire book as a completely free pdf. Various this book is a condensed, made forguitar version of nicolas slonimsky s publication thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns the book that musicians as diverse as john coltrane and frank zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Nicolas slonimskythesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. This book is a condensed, made for guitar version of nicolas slonimsky s publication thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns the book that musicians as diverse as john coltrane and frank zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Slonimsky thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns for. Baroque counterpoint application of 1to1 counterpoint. I recently acquired a copy adapted which is arranged for guitar by dave celentano and contains a large part of the original book.
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