Exploring John Coltrane's Tone Circle: A Music Theory Analysis
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Summary
An in-depth analysis and interpretation of John Coltrane's "Tone Circle" — a music theory concept involving a 5-octave Circle of Fifths and a double-ring Hexatonic Circle. The author, a self-described non-expert but admirer of Coltrane's work, explores the spiritual and theoretical dimensions of Coltrane's musical innovations, connecting them to Coltrane's philosophy that music is a spiritual expression of faith, knowledge, and being.
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I do like to mention that I am no 'authority' or 'expert' when it comes to Coltrane's work, or the music theory behind it and the compositions themselves.
As admirer of Coltrane's work I could not resist to write this article.
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