B minor - Research on Harmony

B minor opens its Research on Harmony with an unexpected temperament — Animé, not contemplative, and shaped as a valley rather than an arch. Five notes in four beats, covering B2 to B5. The palette centers on yellow-green and orange: B as shadow and midtone, D as warmth shifting across registers.

The étude dips to B2 — the darkest available tone here — before rising back through the scale. In four beats at 88, there's a forward lean to it, something restless in the valley shape. The dip and return don't linger; the motion keeps moving. Not an invocation but an investigation.

Three octaves from root to minor third, and the balance sits in midtones — the piece stays out of extremes while the tempo pushes it forward. The series will explore slower tempos and wider spans in the variations that follow. This opening stakes a claim: B minor can move with energy, not only contemplate.