Ah, I obviously didn't notice the track numbers
Sorry about that.
Having read your explanation of the second example, I now understand what you were doing, but I'm afraid it still jars my ears slightly, maybe it would sound more acceptable to my ear if there were less metrical accent? it seems that havig it on the first beat of the bar makes it really stick out, which I suppose is a good thing if you're a fan of it's effect. Ah well, maybe I'll start to appreciate it more when we go over that chord in detail and I can hear/see it in some different contexts.
Both pieces you recommended I have listened to several times, and in the case of the Bach one, listening with score in hand and doing a bit of analysis on the form. This is the first of Rameau's music I've actually heard, and I must say I rather enjoyed it, and have been checking out some of the other stuff on that album.
I've been reading over a few of your comments on modal harmony again, and found sheet music of Dowland's Lachrymae, which I have come across before, when looking for more Guitar repertoire, and I have played this before and enjoyed a great deal:
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