Original composition based on Olivier Messiaen’s Mode 3 | Harmonic tensions, voice-leading, and new colors This piece is an original composition written and performed by me, inspired by Messiaen’s Mode 3. After many hours of deep analysis, I became interested in a kind of system within the system: specific voice-leading movements that create unique harmonic tensions and unexpected colors. One of the ideas present in the piece comes from the relationship between the triads B (1–5–7) → C (1–3–7), a progression that opens unusual harmonic paths within Mode 3. From this starting point, I developed many other voice-leading movements that shaped the entire work. My focus here is primarily harmonic rather than melodic. I believe that symmetric modes reveal their full expressive potential when explored through harmony, internal frictions, and the colors that emerge from slow-moving voices. Playing fast can always sound interesting, but in this piece I tried to let tension and harmony define the identity of the music.