Octave Displacement is the technique of transposing pitches up or down an octave within a musical phrase. This idea has been employed by many 20th and 21st century composers, modern jazz musicians, and even progressive metal and electronic artists. When executed, it can create anything from a kaleidoscopic tapestry of intervallic sounds to a subtle, well placed rhythmic accent of one displaced note. In the Encyclopedia of Linear Octave Displacement, Jonathan Rogerson codifies the practice of octave displacement by superimposing specific displacement patterns over familiar scale material. If...

Octave Displacement is the technique of transposing pitches up or down an octave within a musical phrase. This idea has been employed by many 20th and 21st century composers, modern jazz musicians, and even progressive metal and electronic artists. When executed, it can create anything from a kaleidoscopic tapestry of intervallic sounds to a subtle, well placed rhythmic accent of one displaced note. In the Encyclopedia of Linear Octave Displacement, Jonathan Rogerson codifies the practice of octave displacement by superimposing specific displacement patterns over familiar scale material. If...

Octave Displacement is the technique of transposing pitches up or down an octave within a musical phrase. This idea has been employed by many 20th and 21st century composers, modern jazz musicians, and even progressive metal and electronic artists. When executed, it can create anything from a kaleidoscopic tapestry of intervallic sounds to a subtle, well placed rhythmic accent of one displaced note. In the Encyclopedia of Linear Octave Displacement, Jonathan Rogerson codifies the practice of octave displacement by superimposing specific displacement patterns over familiar scale material. If...