awesome man, I'm researching a lot about songwriting in the more "pop" sense, so it's a breath of fresh air to see this type of composition, in classical form. I wonder to what extent Mozart actually thought about these definitions and structural things, or if it just came to him and now we grind it through theory.
Great episode! I've been messing around with motific composing for a while, but I'd love to learn how to make longer pieces using motifs. I can do a 3-minute piece by mutating a few motifs and messing around with harmony, but how on Earth do you write a 20-minute piece that feels coherent but doesn't feel stale?
Start with a timeline. I take an 11x17 sheet of paper and mark 0:00 on one end and the intended length of the piece on the other end (perhaps 20:00). Then start filling in what you know. Say you start with a motif, and then you know you want it to come back at certain points - mark down where those occur. Perhaps also mark down how you are going to manipulate the motif, and how long those changes will take to occur. Then think about other structural things: When is it big? When does a second motif enter? What instruments are involved and when? I also like to think about the "Emotional Architecture" - what emotional journey are you taking the audience on? There's a billion different ways you can approach these things, those are just some of the things I like to think about. Hope that's helpful!
How do you sequence a motif for more than two measures if you're trying to adhere to an 8 bar sentence or period? I can see the first transposition, but then you have to repeat it again or do something else? Thx
How to scramble ones brain with motifs , find every note in every order put them upside down , back to front , high and low , close to together and far apart , in every note form and every measure possible , yep scrambled my brain good one lol.
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awesome man, I'm researching a lot about songwriting in the more "pop" sense, so it's a breath of fresh air to see this type of composition, in classical form. I wonder to what extent Mozart actually thought about these definitions and structural things, or if it just came to him and now we grind it through theory.
I like this longer format! you get more in depth into the subject
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This is useful for me. Great video!
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hopefully this helps, it was certainly educational. Subscribed.
please provide details about books we can read to learn more about this topics
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Great episode! I've been messing around with motific composing for a while, but I'd love to learn how to make longer pieces using motifs. I can do a 3-minute piece by mutating a few motifs and messing around with harmony, but how on Earth do you write a 20-minute piece that feels coherent but doesn't feel stale?
Start with a timeline. I take an 11x17 sheet of paper and mark 0:00 on one end and the intended length of the piece on the other end (perhaps 20:00). Then start filling in what you know. Say you start with a motif, and then you know you want it to come back at certain points - mark down where those occur. Perhaps also mark down how you are going to manipulate the motif, and how long those changes will take to occur. Then think about other structural things: When is it big? When does a second motif enter? What instruments are involved and when? I also like to think about the "Emotional Architecture" - what emotional journey are you taking the audience on? There's a billion different ways you can approach these things, those are just some of the things I like to think about. Hope that's helpful!
How do you sequence a motif for more than two measures if you're trying to adhere to an 8 bar sentence or period? I can see the first transposition, but then you have to repeat it again or do something else? Thx
Exactly what I was looking for! Do you recommend a book about it?
It’s an older one, but I really like Arnold Schoenberg’s book on Composition, which I think I may have quoted in this video.
Fundamentals of music composition
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How to scramble ones brain with motifs , find every note in every order put them upside down , back to front , high and low , close to together and far apart , in every note form and every measure possible , yep scrambled my brain good one lol.
Motifs... my third piece somewhat has one
Can you give m examples of Motifs in a song...
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This is false advertisement, the video is four minutes long xd
I don't consider it false. It's like two videos in one, in a way.