I thought the most obvious example of rising m6 would be the opening of
Tristan.
Yes, that's what the kids in 3C at Radcliffe County Sec thought too (Just before they smashed the room up).
All the best,
Lawrence
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> For the ascending minor 6th, I always used the "renunciation of love"
theme from the Ring Cycle
> ("wer nur der Minnemacht versacht..."). Don't know if that helps anyone
else, though... and to
> me, P4 was always the Wedding March ("Here Come the Bride") - too much
Wagner?
>
> Linda Cummings
I
>For the ascending minor 6th, I always used the "renunciation of love" theme
>from the Ring Cycle ("wer nur der Minnemacht versacht..."). Don't know if
>that
>helps anyone else, though... and to me, P4 was always the Wedding March
>("Here
>Come the Bride") - too much Wagner?
>
>
>Linda Cumming
I have been amazed and rather amused at some of the suggestions put forward as examples of intervals.
I think we need to bear in mind the thinking behind all this - we can all think of lots of examples of just about every interval under the sun, but whether they're any use as a teaching tool is
