Cycle


Cycle is a series of 7 pieces of music.

The pieces are written with a very simple cyclic pattern.

The 1st and 7th are similar, 2nd and 6th, 3rd and 5th, and the 4th a midpoint.

Similar but not a copy. Certain things will be similar between them. Key, time signature, length, chord progression. They will be related in some way.

Each neighboring piece will have a small amount of similarity between them. Maybe a series of chords, or an inverted time sig.

The entire piece will be 48 minutes long. The songs are broken into 3 minute multiples. So there are 16 ‘sections’ of 3 minute time to divide among the pieces.

I - D - 2 - 6 min 4/4 - 90 bpm - 135 measures
II - A - 3 - 9 min 3/4. 4/4, 5/4 - 120 bpm - 270 measures
III - E - 1 - 3 min 5/4 - 100 bpm - 60 measures
IV - C - 4 - 12 min 5/8, 7/8, 6/8 5/8 - 75 bpm - 300 measures
III - E - 1 - 3 min 5/4 - 100 bpm - 60 measures
II - A - 3 - 9 min 5/4, 4/4, 3/4 - 120 bpm - 270 measures
I - D - 2 - 6 min 4/4 - 90 bpm - 135 measures



Part 1

Part I
Key - D
6 minutes long.

Simple time sig... 4/4

7 chords - D, A, E, G, F#m, Bm, C#dim
5 chord phrases
- D, A, F#m
- A, E, G, Bm
- E, C#dim, Bm, D, A
- F#m, A, D, E, Bm, D
- G, F#m, E, D, C#dim, Bm, A


Part 2

Part II
Key - A
9 minutes long

Time Sig – 3/4, 4/4, 5/4

5 Chords – A, E, C#m, D, F
7 Phrases
- A, E, C#m
- E, D, F, C#m
- D, E, D, A, D
- D, E, A, D
- C#m, D, F, E
- A, D, E, D, D
- E, A, C#m



Part 3

Part III
Key- E
3 minutes long

Time Sig – 5/4

3 chords - A, E, C#m
3 phrases
- E, A, C#m
- A, A, C#m, C#m, E, E
- C#m, C#m, E, E





Part 4

Part IV
Key- C
12 minutes long

Time Sig – 5/8, 7/8, 6/8, 5/8

8 chords – C, Dm, Em, G, F, Am, Bm
4 phrases
- C, Dm, G, F, Am, C
- G, Am, C, Am, G
- Dm, Am, Bm, C, Dm
- Em, Bm, Dm, Em, C, F, Em

Part 5

Part III - revisited
Key- E
3 minutes long

Time Sig – 5/4

3 chords - E, C#m, B
3 phrases
- E, B, C#m
- B, B, C#m, C#m, E, E
- C#m, C#m, E, E


Part 6

Part II - revisited
Key - A
9 minutes long

Time Sig – 5/4, 4/4, ¾

5 Chords – A, C#m, Bm, D, F
7 Phrases
- A, C#m, Bm
- C#m, D, F, Bm
- D, C#m, D, A, D
- D, C#m, A, D
- Bm, D, F, C#m
- A, D, C#m, D, D
- C#m, A, Bm


Part 7
Part I - revisited
Key - D
6 minutes long.

Simple time sig... 4/4

7 chords - D, A, E, G, F#m, Bm, C#m
5 chord phrases
- G, F#m, E, D, C#m, Bm, A
- F#m, A, D, E, Bm, D
- E, C#m, Bm, D, A
- A, E, G, Bm
- D, A, F#m