Relationship to Other Chapters

Chapter XIV integrates concepts from multiple previous chapters: the chord on the dominant employs added notes (Chapter XIII), resonance effects connect to acoustic foundations anticipated in earlier discussions, and all three special chords tie directly to the modes of limited transpositions (Chapter XVI). The chord in fourths relates to melodic formulas discussed in Chapter X. The harmonic litanies connect to the repetition structures examined in rhythmic chapters. The aesthetic manifesto on natural harmony returns to the "charm of impossibilities" from Chapter I, now applied specifically to harmonic gorgeousness. The extensive catalog of chord connections anticipates the systematic modal discussions of Chapters XVI–XIX while grounding abstract theory in compositional practice.