Bergonzi’s Thesaurus of Intervallic Melodies
An experience shell for practicing Bergonzi-style intervallic lines with interval selection, direction control, and score rendering.
What is an intervallic melody?
An intervallic melody is built from clear leaps rather than only stepwise scale motion. Practicing these jumps makes the line sound less scalar and helps the ear recognize contour, register and tension.
Practicing cells in the spirit of Bergonzi
Bergonzi-style interval work treats a small cell as material for improvisation: rotate it, change its direction, sing it, then move it through harmony until the shape becomes vocabulary.
Rotations, permutations and directions
A rotation keeps the selected intervals in order but starts from another point. A permutation changes the order itself. Direction controls whether each jump rises, falls, alternates, or mirrors the previous motion.
How to practice the generated lines
Choose a compact interval cell, slow the tempo, play one line, sing the contour, then alter one direction arrow. Over harmony, aim important beats at chord tones and let wider jumps create color between them.
Guided practice flow
- Choose 2 or 3 intervals.
- Generate rotations.
- Play one line slowly.
- Sing the interval contour.
- Change one direction arrow.
- Compare the sound.
- Export the best line to MIDI.
How to use this tool
Develop an idea
Use the tool as a starting point: listen to each proposal, keep what supports your musical intention, and gradually reshape the material.
Build effectively
- Begin with a few settings and generate a first proposal.
- Listen, compare, and change one element at a time.
- Export or replay the result to continue your composition.