THEORY ON IDOLOR’S TECHNIQUE OF PENTATONIC VERTICAL HARMONY

Abstract

It is normal practice to have pentatonic compositions or melodies harmonized in vertically diatonic major/minor chords. Upon this background, Emurobome Idolor sorted for an approach that could enhance pure-pentatonicism in every aspect of vertical harmony composition. This he achieved through logical techniques, which this researcher has named „perfect-pentatonicism‟. This paper is an analytical investigation and methodical approach into the pentatonic vertical harmony in part-writing technique that the originator adopted. The essence is to foster a pioneering theory of the technique so as to expose and popularize its compositional approach for wide-range application and further development by composers, theorists and researchers alike.