This is a guitar piece in classical style in 17 notes per octave using the 17 version of the phyrgian mode. In normal 12 equal tuning phyrgian mode starts on E and has no sharps or flats.
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In this piece I play in a mode similar using the following notes from 17 equal
0, 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17
or in steps
1, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3
I do have a 2 as an accidental in there at one point to make parallel fifths on 0 and 1 work. (5:00-ish video, 4:30 in the MP3)
For the composition, I developed a framework last night and this morning and then in Jazz style improvised around the pre-determined framework.
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