Hannu Kilpi Ion 7

Описание: I owe a quiet acknowledgment to the Renaissance—
to the moment when the major triad was finally welcomed
as a consonant, open interval,
a shift in listening that changed the course of harmony.
Today, many composers move past such clarity,
drawn instead to fracture, density, and unstable edges.
Yet in this work for horn and string orchestra,
the major triad returns as a deliberate gesture,
a structural marker rather than a nostalgic echo—
a sound that refuses to fall silent.
The title ION…7 points to this idea:
it refers to a triad built on the seventh scale degree
of the Ionian mode—
a familiar tonal world viewed from an oblique angle.
And even a major triad can be reframed.
Place a non‑chord tone in the bass—
a B‑major triad over C, for example—
and the harmony tilts,
a stable structure subtly destabilized
by a single displaced note.
Its full arrival is withheld.
Only in the final, coolly luminous
G‑flat major chord
does the triad appear in its root position—
a point of alignment after a long arc of motion.
And when that chord fades,
the horn remains suspended in a solitary fifth,
holding a quiet tension,
as if waiting for a resolution
that chooses not to materialize.