Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Energie des Modes" ---------------------------------------------- C.3 ma. Gay et guerier Gay & martial C min. Obscur et Triste Dark & Sad D. min. Graue et Deuot Grave & Devout D maj. Joyeux et tres Guerier Joyful & very Martial E. min. Effemine Amoureux et Plaintif Effeminate Amorous & Plaintive E maj. Querelleur et Criard Quarrelsome & Noisy Eb 3 maj. Cruel et Dur Cruel & Hard Eb 3 mi horrible Affreux horrible Frightful F maj. furieux et Emporte furious & Passionate F min Obscur et Plaintif Dark & Plaintive G maj. Doucement joyeux Sweetly joyful G min Serieux et Magnifique Serious & Magnificent A min. Tendre et Plaintif Tender & Plaintive A maj. Joyeux et champetre Joyful & rustic Bb maj. Magnifique et Joyeux Magnificent & Joyful Bb min. Obscur et terrible Dark & terrible B min. Solitaire et melancolique Lonely & melancholy B maj. Dur et Plaintif. Hard & Plaintive from Regles de Composition, Paris MS. Cited in: Prevost, Paul. Le prelude non mesure pour clavecin. Baden-Baden: Editions Valentin Koerner, 1987. P. 278. Impressions of keys and their colors Bradley Lehman, 25-Nov-93 ------------------------------------ C maj. soft white simple, artless C min. violet/red/blue troubled, yet warm and gentle Db maj. deep purple comfortable warmth, sentimental C# maj. bright yellow too bright and overly optimistic C# min. pale yellow weak, barren, bleak, sick D maj. red/orange gentle, warm, lively, firm D min. brown serious, passionate, flexible Eb maj. royal purple secure, embracing, soft, gentle D# min. dark gray very troubled, conceals a storm Eb min. black pessimistic, darkest hopelessness E maj. yellow sunny, warm, not fully relaxed E min. yellow green violent, abrasive, wistful, shallow F maj. brown relaxed, earthy, calm, simple F min. purple/gray melancholy, weighty, intense F# maj. bright white frightening, unsettling, aggressive Gb maj. navy blue/gray heavy, immovable, deep, dark F# min. orange/yellow stark, forthright, abrasive G maj. green peaceful, natural, fresh, breezy G min. violet/blue soft, somber, flexible, natural, calm Ab maj. blue/red clash weird, shifting, sometimes hopeful G# min. dark green very bizarre, tight, unyielding A maj. orange/red brightly smiling, sure, strong A min. white/pink hard/tough, ambivalent, unsophisticated Bb maj. blue happy, innocent, calm, at ease Bb min. gray/dark red wistful but mixed, cloudy B maj. orange hot, spicy, too brilliant to relax B min. pale green/orange lonely, unsettled, whimper or shriek Comparison with Charpentier's descriptions: ------------------------------------------- C maj. Gay & martial simple, artless C min. Dark & Sad troubled, yet warm and gentle D min. Grave & Devout serious, passionate, flexible D maj. Joyful & very Martial gentle, warm, lively, firm E min. Effem.,Amor.,Plaint. violent, abrasive, wistful, shallow E maj. Quarrelsome & Noisy sunny, warm, not fully relaxed Eb maj. Cruel & Hard secure, embracing, soft, gentle Eb min. horrible Frightful pessimistic, darkest hopelessness F maj. furious & Passionate relaxed, earthy, calm, simple F min. Dark & Plaintive melancholy, weighty, intense G maj. Sweetly joyful peaceful, natural, fresh, breezy G min. Serious & Magnificent soft, somber, flexible, natural, calm A min. Tender & Plaintive hard/tough, ambivalent, unsophisticated A maj. Joyful & rustic brightly smiling, sure, strong Bb maj. Magnificent & Joyful happy, innocent, calm, at ease Bb min. Dark & terrible wistful but mixed, cloudy B min. Lonely & melancholy lonely, unsettled, whimper or shriek B maj. Hard & Plaintive hot, spicy, too brilliant to relax -------Bradley Lehman, bpl@umich.edu, "a reBel hymn-Lad"------- ========================================================= Interpretive jello menu planning added by Anthony Miller, 31-Oct-94 ------------------------------------ C maj. lime jello simple, artless C min. cherry jello troubled, yet warm and gentle Db maj. lemon jello comfortable warmth, sentimental C# maj. Knox blocks too bright and overly optimistic C# min. green jello with pears weak, barren, bleak, sick D maj. jello molds gentle, warm, lively, firm D min. orange jello serious, passionate, flexible Eb maj. any jello salad with marshmallows secure, embracing, soft, gentle D# min. grape jello very troubled, conceals a storm Eb min. jello salad with mayonaisse pessimistic, darkest hopelessness E maj. lime jello with Nutrisweet sunny, warm, not fully relaxed E min. orange jello with carrot stringies violent, abrasive, wistful, shallow F maj. cranberry jello relaxed, earthy, calm, simple F min. jello salad with pineapple and cream melancholy, weighty, intense cheese F# maj. Roger Kurtz's ham/celery/egg jello frightening, unsettling, salad aggressive Gb maj. jello salad with cream cheese heavy, immovable, deep, dark *and* mayonaisse F# min. rainbow jello salad stark, forthright, abrasive G maj. lime jello made with 7-up peaceful, natural, fresh, breezy G min. raspberry jello soft, somber, flexible, natural, calm Ab maj. lemon blueberry jello salad weird, shifting, sometimes hopeful G# min. jello salads with cottage cheese very bizarre, tight, unyielding A maj. jello salads with Cool Whip brightly smiling, sure, strong A min. jello salads containing whole hard/tough, ambivalent, seedless white grapes unsophisticated Bb maj. jello salads with tapioca happy, innocent, calm, at ease Bb min. jello salads containing breakfast wistful but mixed, cloudy cereals B maj. cinnamon applesauce jello salad hot, spicy, too brilliant to relax B min. jello salads with Velveeta cheese lonely, unsettled, whimper or shriek