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Free improvisation · 61 seconds

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 2020-09-20

A 61-second organ passage from the National Shrine's September 20, 2020 service recording. The performer has not yet been identified. Follow the estimated pedal, upper pitches and tonal direction as you listen. The machine readings are provisional.

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Pedal / bass estimate
A#1
Upper pitch collection
C · Eb · F · Gb · G · Bb
Candidate reading
Ebm11/Bb
Tonal context candidate
G minor

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TimePedal / bassUpper collectionCandidate readingsTonal context
A#1C Eb F Gb G BbEbm11/Bb 0.85Fm11/Bb 0.84Cm11(no9)/Bb 0.84G minor
A#1C Eb F Gb G BbCm11(no9)/Bb 0.88Eb6/9 over Bb pedal 0.88Cm11/Bb 0.87G minor
A#1C D Eb F G ACm11/Bb 0.88Gm11/Bb 0.85Gm11(no9)/Bb 0.84G minor
A2C D G AD7sus4/A 1.00Dsus4/A 0.94Gsus2/A 0.94G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.99Dsus4/G 0.94Gsus2 0.94G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.99Dsus4/G 0.93Gsus2 0.93G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.99Dsus4/G 0.93Gsus2 0.93G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.98Dsus4/G 0.93Gsus2 0.93G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.97Dsus4/G 0.93Gsus2 0.93G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.97Dsus4/G 0.94Gsus2 0.94G minor
G2C D G AD7sus4/G 0.96Dsus4/G 0.94Gsus2 0.94G minor
G2C D F G AD7sus4/G 0.96Dsus4/G 0.95Gsus2 0.95G minor
G2C D F G ADsus4/G 0.94Gsus2 0.94D7sus4/G 0.93G minor
D#1C D F G ADsus4 over Eb pedal 0.92Gsus2 over Eb pedal 0.92Dm11(no9) over Eb pedal 0.91G minor
D#1C D Eb F G ADm11(no9) over Eb pedal 0.92F6/9 over Eb pedal 0.92Dsus4 over Eb pedal 0.90G minor
D#1Db D Eb F G ADsus4 over Eb pedal 0.88Gsus2 over Eb pedal 0.88Gm11 over Eb pedal 0.82G minor
D#1Db D Eb F G ADsus4 over Eb pedal 0.85Gsus2 over Eb pedal 0.85Ebmaj7 0.80G minor
D#1Db D Eb G A BEb7 0.82Ebaug 0.79Gaug/Eb 0.79G minor
D#1Db Eb Gb G Bb BBadd9/Eb 0.95B/Eb 0.88Bmaj7/Eb 0.88G minor
D#1Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9/Eb 0.97B/Eb 0.91Bmaj7/Eb 0.91G minor
F#2Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9/Gb 0.97B/Gb 0.92Bmaj7/Gb 0.91G minor
F#2Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9/Gb 0.98B/Gb 0.94Bmaj7/Gb 0.91G minor
F#2Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9/Gb 0.98Gbsus4 0.91Bsus2/Gb 0.91G minor
F#2Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9/Gb 0.97Gbsus4 0.93Bsus2/Gb 0.93G minor
F#2Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9/Gb 0.96Gbsus4 0.92Bsus2/Gb 0.92G minor
B1Db Eb Gb Bb BBadd9 0.95Gbsus4/B 0.92Bsus2 0.92G minor
B1Db Eb Gb Ab Bb BAbm11/B 0.96Abm11(no9)/B 0.92B6/9 0.92G minor
B1Db Eb Gb Ab Bb BAbm11/B 0.97Abm11(no9)/B 0.90B6/9 0.90G minor
B1Db Eb F Ab Bb BAbm11/B 0.94Ebm11 over B pedal 0.88Abm11(no9)/B 0.87G minor
B1Db Eb F Ab Bb BAbm11/B 0.93Db6/9 over B pedal 0.91Bbm11(no9) over B pedal 0.91G minor
B1Db Eb F Ab Bb BDb6/9 over B pedal 0.93Bbm11(no9) over B pedal 0.93Db6 over B pedal 0.89G minor
B1Db Eb F G Ab BbDb6/9 over B pedal 0.91Bbm11(no9) over B pedal 0.91Dbadd9 over B pedal 0.88G minor
G2Db Eb F G Ab BbDb6/9 over G pedal 0.89Bbm11(no9) over G pedal 0.89Bbm6/G 0.88G minor
G2Db D Eb F G BbBbm6/G 0.92Ebadd9/G 0.87Db6/9 over G pedal 0.86G minor
A1C Db F G A BbGm11/A 0.95Gm11(no9) over A pedal 0.85Bb6/9 over A pedal 0.85G minor
A1C D F G A BbGm11/A 0.98Dm11(no9)/A 0.88F6/9 over A pedal 0.88G minor
A1C D F G A BbGm11/A 0.98Dm11(no9)/A 0.90F6/9 over A pedal 0.90G minor
A1C D F G A BbGm11/A 0.98Dm11(no9)/A 0.94F6/9 over A pedal 0.94G minor
A1C D F G A BbGm11/A 0.98Dm11(no9)/A 0.97F6/9 over A pedal 0.97G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.98Dm11(no9)/G 0.95F6/9 over G pedal 0.95G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.98Dm11(no9)/G 0.95F6/9 over G pedal 0.95G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.97Dm11(no9)/G 0.94F6/9 over G pedal 0.94G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.97Dm11(no9)/G 0.92F6/9 over G pedal 0.92G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.98Dm11(no9)/G 0.94F6/9 over G pedal 0.94G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.99Gm11(no9) 0.96Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.96G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.99Gm11(no9) 0.96Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.96G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 1.00Dm11(no9)/G 0.97F6/9 over G pedal 0.97G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 1.00Dm11(no9)/G 0.97F6/9 over G pedal 0.97G minor
G1C D F G ADm11(no9)/G 0.98F6/9 over G pedal 0.98Gm11 0.93G minor
G1C D F G ADm11(no9)/G 0.96F6/9 over G pedal 0.96G7sus4 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm7 0.93Bb6/G 0.93Gm11 0.92G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm7 0.94Bb6/G 0.94Gm11 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm7 0.94Bb6/G 0.94Gm11 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.94Dm11(no9)/G 0.93F6/9 over G pedal 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.93Dm11(no9)/G 0.93F6/9 over G pedal 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.95Gm7 0.93Bb6/G 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.96Gm11(no9) 0.96Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.96G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11(no9) 0.98Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.98Gm11 0.97G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11(no9) 0.98Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.98Gm11 0.97G minor
F1C D F G BbGm11(no9)/F 0.98Bb6/9 over F pedal 0.98Gm7/F 0.96G minor
F1C D F G A BbGm11(no9)/F 0.98Bb6/9 over F pedal 0.98Gm7/F 0.96G minor
G2C D F G A BbGm11(no9) 0.98Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.98Gm11 0.98G minor
G2C D F G BbGm11(no9) 0.98Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.98Gm7 0.95G minor
D2C D F G BbGm11(no9)/D 0.97Bb6/9 over D pedal 0.97Gm7/D 0.95G minor
G2C D F G BbGm11(no9) 0.95Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.95Gm7 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.93Gm11(no9) 0.93Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.93G minor
G1C D F G A BbGm11 0.90Gm7 0.90Bb6/G 0.90G minor
G1C D F G ACsus2/G 0.91Gsus4 0.91G7sus4 0.91G minor
G1D F G ADsus4/G 0.90Gsus2 0.90Dm11(no9)/G 0.85G minor
G1D GG 0.84Dsus4/G 0.83Gsus2 0.83G minor
G1D F G A BG 0.92Dsus4/G 0.91Gsus2 0.91G minor
G1D F G A BG 0.93G7 0.92Gadd9 0.90G minor
G1D F G A BG7 0.94G 0.93Gadd9 0.90G minor
G1D F G A Bb BGm7 0.94Bb6/G 0.94G7 0.90G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.94Bb6/G 0.94Gm 0.92G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.93Bb6/G 0.93Gm 0.93G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.92Bb6/G 0.92Bb over G pedal 0.91G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.92Bb6/G 0.92Bb over G pedal 0.92G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.92Bb6/G 0.92Bb over G pedal 0.92G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.91Bb6/G 0.91Bb over G pedal 0.91G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.91Bb6/G 0.91Bb over G pedal 0.91G minor
G1D F G BbGm 0.90Gm7 0.90Bb6/G 0.90G minor
G1D G BbGm 0.91Gm7 0.83Bb6/G 0.83G minor
G1D G BbGm 0.93Gm7 0.84Bb6/G 0.84G minor
G1D G BbGm 0.89Gm7 0.80Bb6/G 0.80G minor
G1D G BbGm 0.87Dsus4/G 0.79Gsus2 0.79G minor
D2C D G AD7sus4 0.90Csus2/D 0.88Gsus4/D 0.88G minor
D2C D G AD7sus4 0.93Dsus4 0.89Gsus2/D 0.89G minor
D2C D G AD7sus4 0.92Csus2/D 0.89Gsus4/D 0.89G minor
D2C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.90F6/9 over D pedal 0.90Dsus4 0.88G minor
D2C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.90F6/9 over D pedal 0.90G7sus4/D 0.89G minor
D2C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.93F6/9 over D pedal 0.93Dsus4 0.90G minor
D2C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.95F6/9 over D pedal 0.95G7sus4/D 0.92G minor
D2C D F G AG7sus4/D 0.94Dm11(no9) 0.93F6/9 over D pedal 0.93G minor
D2C D F GG7sus4/D 0.94Csus2/D 0.90Gsus4/D 0.90G minor
G1C D F GG7sus4 0.91Csus2/G 0.90Gsus4 0.90G minor
G1C D F GG7sus4 0.91Csus2/G 0.90Gsus4 0.90G minor
G1D GG 0.86Csus2/G 0.84Gsus4 0.84G minor
G1D GCsus2/G 0.85Gsus4 0.85G 0.85G minor
G1D GG 0.85Csus2/G 0.84Gsus4 0.84G minor
G1D GG 0.85Csus2/G 0.83Gsus4 0.83G minor
G1D G BbGm 0.96Gm7 0.88Bb6/G 0.88G minor
G1D F G BbGm7 0.98Bb6/G 0.98Gm 0.94G minor
F1C D F G BbGm7/F 0.99Bb6/F 0.99Gm11(no9)/F 0.97G minor
A#2C D F G BbGm11(no9)/Bb 0.98Bb6/9 0.98Gm7/Bb 0.98G minor
A#2C D F G BbGm7/Bb 0.97Bb6 0.97Gm11(no9)/Bb 0.96G minor
A#1D F G BbBb 0.96Gm7/Bb 0.96Bb6 0.96G minor
A#1C D F G BbBb 0.96Gm7/Bb 0.96Bb6 0.96G minor
A#1C D F G BbBb 0.96Bbadd9 0.94Gm7/Bb 0.94G minor
A#1C D F G BbBb 0.94Bbadd9 0.93Gm11(no9)/Bb 0.92G minor
A#1C D F G BbGm11(no9)/Bb 0.93Bb6/9 0.93Bb 0.92G minor
A#1C D F G BbGm11(no9)/Bb 0.92Bb6/9 0.92Gm7/Bb 0.91G minor
G1C D F G BbGm11(no9) 0.92Bb6/9 over G pedal 0.92Gm7 0.89G minor
D2C D F G BbGm11(no9)/D 0.90Bb6/9 over D pedal 0.90Gm7/D 0.87G minor
D2C D G BbCsus2/D 0.85Gsus4/D 0.85Gm/D 0.84G minor
D2C D F G BbGm11(no9)/D 0.89Bb6/9 over D pedal 0.89Csus2/D 0.87G minor
D1C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.90F6/9 over D pedal 0.90D7sus4 0.89G minor
D1C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.91F6/9 over D pedal 0.91D7sus4 0.90G minor
D1C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.92F6/9 over D pedal 0.92D7sus4 0.90G minor
D1C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.92F6/9 over D pedal 0.92D7sus4 0.90G minor
D1C D F G ADm11(no9) 0.94F6/9 over D pedal 0.94D7sus4 0.91G minor
D1C D F G A BbGm11/D 0.93Gm11(no9)/D 0.91Bb6/9 over D pedal 0.91G minor

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