There is elegance in fashion, in speech, in manners, in mathematical and practical solutions, in architecture, in design and even in typography. So why not in music? When I moved to Paris in early 2023, this question became irresistible. The city with its understated yet dreamlike colours, its grand but human scale, its immaculate architectural proportions and precise ornamentation made me think there had to be a similar concept in music.

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And there was. Eventually, I found it: a genre-crossing formula for elegant music, regardless of a piece's mood or instrumentation. By applying its principles, one can compose not only elegant classical or jazz music, but also elegant rock, elegant lo-fi, elegant R&B... there's nothing that can't be done. Elegance in music does not necessarily mean muted understatement, it can be fiercely energetic, or warm-hearted and kind, or cool and mysterious. And virtually anything can be beautified by it, as if by a Midas touch.