Eb minor M7 - Research on Harmony

Eb minor M7 - Research on Harmony — Arnaud Quercy
Eb minor M7 - Research on Harmony — Arnaud Quercy
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Physical Details

  • Medium: Acrylic on Paper
  • Dimensions: 21.0 × 21.0 cm
  • Weight: 0.1 kg
  • Date: 2026
  • Location: France
  • Certificate of Authenticity: N°20260305-0017
  • Catalogue Number: AQC0965
  • Collection: Synesthetic Explorations

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Nine tones trace an E♭ minor-major seventh — E♭, G♭, B♭, D — from E♭1 to G♭6. The low E♭ tones darken toward black in the sub-bass, blue-violet deepening through the first three octaves. D appears as green, the major seventh adding its characteristic bright tension; G♭ brings blue-green and violet in the middle registers; B♭ adds a flash of orange. The palette is predominantly cool — violets and greens — with orange as the single warm exception.
An ascending waltz, Animé, mp, legato. The phrase climbs from E♭1 to G♭6, the minor-major seventh's tension building as the line rises. The legato touch keeps the dissonance between D and E♭ smooth — a half-step that could bite but instead glides.
One of the Synesthetic Explorations' standalone studies. The E♭ minor-major seventh is a rare chord, more felt than analyzed — the minor triad's gravity with the major seventh's luminous edge. In this painting, blue-violet holds the ground while green and orange float above it: darkness below, an uncertain brightness above.

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synesthetic mapping Eb minor M7 chord harmonic visualization cycle of fifth mapping piano studies geometric abstraction violet yellow-green palette contemporary acrylic painting

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