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Originally Posted by klasaine
There's gotta be some late 19th century English string music that utilizes a 7#9 or something in Debussy's 'Nocturnes'. I can't imagine Stravinsky NOT using that color for a chord.
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That's exactly what I was thinking.
Perhaps though the 7#9 was never used as a sustained, underlying harmony in the past. It may have been more of a passing note #9 over a Dom 7 harmony. I'm sure that must have been used many times.