8217;s fusion music; however, this piece is a much more complex 1990’s version of fusion music. Yet, the composition of the 1990’s version of Imaginary Day can be compared to the 1970’s version that was composed by the group, Weather Report. For example, “both groups have highly inventive textures; the ostinatos associated with rock undergo change in the course of each piece, appearing in metamorphosed forms or in alternating sequence, and are not confined to the bass, appearing sometimes in upper voices” (p396).Another common question that one might ask him-self, how does this particular piece develop? The initial stages of this piece did not begin with a melody. In fact, the pulse was too complicated to define with a single term. However, the mysterious pulse was setting up a grid that could have led anywhere. Then, the pulse suddenly intensified with the sounds of bass, soft drumming, an electric keyboard, and a guitar, which brought in the full melody. As a result, the timbre was dramatically changed. And the once mysterious and confusing intro, developed into a rock n’ roll sound commonly known as, thrash music. The melody started with the rhythmic sound of a keyboard, and with slight bass created from the drums. The unique combination of these two instruments caused the melody to extrapolate in different keys. Hence, this piece is far more complicated than traditional rock n’ roll music. Interestingly, the wild sound of drumming gave the piece its full composition. As a result, the pulse was thrashed. When this event occurred, it gave me the feeling that time was at a standstill. These changes are masterful; primarily, the different changes within the piece really stimulated my thoughts. Further, the different changes within Imaginary Day were a unique display of originality.After the melody developed into small measures of musical information, the bar was dramatically chan...
