Apart from the valuable music theory lesson, I liked the first example played in slow though, the cluster of notes created an interesting sound texture. But it would probably sound even better with well planned chromatic notes or chords instead.
Your video is about arch-classic voice-leading Yesterday I was sight-reading El Albaïcin; with, as you know, my mental Harmonic Analysis module ON, but there are so many rubbings and double alterations and two-hand-tricks in Albeniz that it becomes a matter of non-chord tones, or of fast-moving, hat-trick harmony.
harmonic rhythm is the thing i am most interested in when i improvise. i feel like a strong melody can set me on a path where the harmonic rhythm makes playing feel like talking.
I imagine it also depends on the orchestration. If there are strong wind instruments in the outer parts, busy inner parts on violins and violas might be OK. Though I think some of the bass line needs to be shared, with some instruments helping spell out the harmonic pattern, possibly at an octave below and others playing passing notes.
Just what I was thinking: “You can’t have too many non-chord tones if you have big enough chords!”. But this video is primarily in the context of common-practice harmony, not jazz or late Scriabin (which I’ve been trying to get my head around recently) or Ligeti. And in the context of classical four-part harmony this is all really good practical advice about balance and restraint rather than just throwing the kitchen sink at everything.
...lol, "Crackey! What's that?!?" -- Thank you for this and all your videos, Mr. Green. And for making me laugh with that remark. ;) David (St. Louis, MO USA)
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A masterclass on musical commonsense. Thanks!
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Great video! In many cases, less is more, and this really demonstrates that.
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Apart from the valuable music theory lesson, I liked the first example played in slow though, the cluster of notes created an interesting sound texture.
But it would probably sound even better with well planned chromatic notes or chords instead.
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Nice... never disappoints.
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Thank you, I find your videos very useful.
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Thank you, Gareth 😊
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Your video is about arch-classic voice-leading
Yesterday I was sight-reading El Albaïcin; with, as you know, my mental Harmonic Analysis module ON, but there are so many rubbings and double alterations and two-hand-tricks in Albeniz that it becomes a matter of non-chord tones, or of fast-moving, hat-trick harmony.
Differently, Liszt's La Vallée d'Obermann is rife with appogiaturas, but with conspicuous harmony.
Absolutely
I'd never thought about that before. I always thought Baroque music had excessive ornamentation, but it's quite reserved compared with your example.
It’s a question of balance.
harmonic rhythm is the thing i am most interested in when i improvise. i feel like a strong melody can set me on a path where the harmonic rhythm makes playing feel like talking.
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I imagine it also depends on the orchestration. If there are strong wind instruments in the outer parts, busy inner parts on violins and violas might be OK. Though I think some of the bass line needs to be shared, with some instruments helping spell out the harmonic pattern, possibly at an octave below and others playing passing notes.
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Where I'm from, they're called *jazz*. 😎
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Just what I was thinking: “You can’t have too many non-chord tones if you have big enough chords!”. But this video is primarily in the context of common-practice harmony, not jazz or late Scriabin (which I’ve been trying to get my head around recently) or Ligeti. And in the context of classical four-part harmony this is all really good practical advice about balance and restraint rather than just throwing the kitchen sink at everything.
@wellurban Absolutely
Alternately, everything is chord tones if you b9#11 enough.
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...lol, "Crackey! What's that?!?" -- Thank you for this and all your videos, Mr. Green. And for making me laugh with that remark. ;) David (St. Louis, MO USA)
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Did Tatum over do it? probably, but i love it.
Probably!
This thumbnail is hilarious 😂
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As long the notes are not chromatic but diatonic, all notes are relevant to the chord. Yes?
As long as the notes belong to the chord in question.
Escuche El Albaïcin...
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