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I was really talking about the D# F# A C# chord (I believe it's half-diminished seventh?) on the first beat.
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Oh! THAT half-diminished seventh chord.
I don't know for certain whether that would have gotten me horsewhipped or not, but I use it from time to time.
echurchill: good to make your acquaintance, and thanks for your generous comments and warm welcome. It appears your entrance and my exit did overlap a bit, but my presence here was rather sporadic at the beginning of 2007, so it doesn’t surprise me that we didn’t really get to know one another. I grew curious about your work and went to listen to some, including a lovely Allemande and a marvelous Passacaglia, both posted just before I left – what a pity not to have heard them sooner. My compliments! I especially enjoyed the Passacaglia; what imagination and inventiveness, all perfectly in the style.
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Have you been composing very much during your temporary absence?
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Yes, I have composed a good deal while I was away – mostly chamber music – but as is often the case, I’m good at starting things, but not so good at finishing them. Among completed works are an art song, and a Credo added to my Missa Brevis in C, which I'll likely post in its entirety when I'm done revising and processing it. I also have a fourth symphony waiting in the wings when I get the guts up.
Who have you contacted at Vox Saeculorum, may I ask? Have you shown Grant Colburn any of your keyboard pieces? He’s one of the founding members, and writes great keyboard music in the English style. I think he’d be very interested. I may say a word to him on your behalf if you’re interested in admission to the society. I considered my own admission a particularly great honour, particularly since I believe I’m the only “part-time” baroque composer yet to have been accepted.
Thanks again!