Composer

Bret Willmott

198 works in the index

Our index holds 198 works attributed to Bret Willmott. Each entry below links to the editions we track and what they cost, including any free public-domain sources.

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Voice leading

Three Tensions (9, 11, and 13)

Voice-leading Chord Scales

Theory / II - V - I examples / extended musical examples

Additional Substitutions in II - V - I examples

Voicing Considerations

Chord Symbol Notation

- Tensions 9 and 11

Two Tensions

5. 9th chords presented in extended musical examples.

Introduction

3. Drop 2 inversion notation or "voice leading."

Altered 9th Tensions (Flat 9 and Sharp 9) on Dom. 7th Chords

Enharmonic Chordal Substitutions

Tension 11

3. Incomplete structures formed by tension additions and substitutions.

Dominant Substitute V7 Chords

1. Construction of "drop 2" inversions on the middle four strings of the guitar.

2. Introduction of non-drop 2 type voicings; 9th(no5) or 9th(no3) chords.

2. 13th chords presented in extended musical examples

- Tensions 9 and 13

- Tensions 11 and 13

- An organized approach to the enharmonic realizations of the various chords presented in the tension addition chapters.

Additional Enharmonic Chordal Substitutions

- New enharmonic possibilities of chords already presented.

- Included at the end of this chapter is a list of the "incomplete" dominant-Sub V chords that were produced by their "Sub V" relation to the original dominant chords presented in the tension chapters.

Relative Major - Minor

1. Examination of the relative major, minor, or minor 7 Flat 5 of selected chords.

2. Newly discovered chords and functions are listed and presented in various II - V - I examples.

- The remaining new chordal discoveries from the "Additional Enharmonic Chordal Substitutions" chapter are presented in various II - V - I examples.

Drop 2 type voicings

2. Construction of the various four-part chords (6th and 7th chords) through chord spelling.

- Included are various voice-led line patterns.

- Rules and considerations governing various voicing possibilities.

- Included are "Low Interval Limits."

- Problems and suggested solutions to chord symbology

Tensions

1. Theory governing tension selections including tension addition chart

2. Voicing formulas for tension additions and substitutions to basic four-part structures.

Tension 9

1. Enharmonic chordal substitutions produced by the addition of tension 9 to a four-part harmonic structure.

3. 9th chords presented in various II - V - I examples.

4. Tension 9 additions by string

1. Enharmonic chordal substitutions produced by the addition of tension 11 to a four-part harmonic structure.

2. 11th chords presented in various II - V - I examples.

3. 11th chords presented in extended musical examples.

Tension 13

1. 13th (and 6th) chords presented in various II - V - I examples.