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Jay Beard Music
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Hello, welcome to my channel! I’m Jay Beard and I’d like to thank you for being interested in great music.\u2028\u2028This channel is about providing viewers with a deeper understanding of music through accessible informative videos. I share my own original compositions here and often focus on dissecting music from my favorite composer, Alexander Scriabin. I hope to expand my content to topics related to music theory for fellow composers and theorists to learn from. \u2028\u2028You can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and RUclips @JayBeardMusic. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Complete Analysis Of Scriabin's "Vers La Flamme"
This video analyses Scriabin's Vers La Flamme using set theory focusing on harmony and transpositions.
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Scriabin's Archetypal Motifs Revealed
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This video explores four archetypal motifs used throughout Scriabin's music. Link To The Academic Paper Cited In The Video: sussex.figshare.com/articles/thesis/Alexander_Scriabin_s_style_and_musical_gestures_in_the_late_piano_sonatas_Sonata_No_8_as_a_template_towards_a_paradigm_for_interpretation_and_performance/23315447?file=41103824 Link To Ton's RUclips Channel: www.youtube.com/@UCf92ov9_cNo...
How To Look Up Any Chord/Scale To Look Up Its Modes
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This video explains how to look up any collection of pitches to explore their reordered modes as sheet music. Link To Scale Sets As Sheet Music: drive.google.com/file/d/1l_BfFmVwP8Kqdkz168xfCZ4j-nCPjbj3/view?fbclid=IwAR01UezYqkCp1Eg3NdnMSifK8LGj1xIkRjizJVs1PmkRvrUlkC_yoCtXeLQ Link To Composing Like Scriabin Course: payhip.com/b/jtoSf Link To My Website: Jaybeardmusic.com Link to my Discord: dis...
My Labeling System For Set Theory Analysis
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This video explains the labeling system I came up with for analyzing music with set theory. It provides more information than the usual Forte numbers, allowing us to describe exactly what scale and mode that's in the music. Link To Scale Sets As Sheet Music: drive.google.com/file/d/1l_BfFmVwP8Kqdkz168xfCZ4j-nCPjbj3/view?fbclid=IwAR01UezYqkCp1Eg3NdnMSifK8LGj1xIkRjizJVs1PmkRvrUlkC_yoCtXeLQ Link T...
Scriabin Sonata 3 Analysis
Просмотров 4832 месяца назад
This video analyses Scriabin's 3rd sonata in terms of background, motifs, structure and chromaticism. Check out my video of piece with the score with highlighted themes. Excerpts are from the recording of Vladimir Horowitz performing Scriabin’s 3rd Sonata. Link To Scriabin's Recording Of This Sonata: ruclips.net/video/6bstDVo92Io/видео.htmlsi=Hs1rGFvDfyElY8Db Link To My Website: Jaybeardmusic.c...
How Scriabin Broke Music Theory
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This video explores how Scriabin departs from traditional tonality by pioneering the mystic chord. Link To Composing Like Scriabin Course: payhip.com/b/jtoSf Link To My Website: Jaybeardmusic.com Link to my Discord: discord.gg/ez3SCD8AHz
Complete Analysis of Scriabin's Prelude Op.59 No.2
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A complete analysis of Scriabin's Op. 59 No.2. I'd love to answer your questions about the piece in the comment section below! Link To Composing Like Scriabin Course: payhip.com/b/jtoSf Link To My Website: Jaybeardmusic.com Link to my Discord: discord.gg/ez3SCD8AHz
Scriabin Rock Arrangement: Op.59 No.2 "Savage, Belligerent"
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My arrangement of Scriabin's Prelude Op. 59 No.2 Let me know what you think in the comments and subscribe for an analysis video of this piece coming out soon! Link To Composing Like Scriabin Course: payhip.com/b/jtoSf Link To My Website: Jaybeardmusic.com Link to my Discord: discord.gg/ez3SCD8AHz
The Online Composing Like Scriabin Course
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Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (Jay Beard Piano Piece 2024)
Просмотров 4465 месяцев назад
A piano piece composed by Jay Beard for a composition competition featuring music inspired by Spanish art. The painting and title is from Pablo Picasso and the performance is played by Ton Pham. What sort of harmony do you think is used in this piece? Message me if you’re interested in purchasing the score: Jaybeardmusic@gmail.com Spotify Link: open.spotify.com/track/7p1qytUuT9MinH9RvVEYds?si=2...
The Diatonic Scale And Its Subsets
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This 7th and final episode in the series on the Pressing Scales explains the diatonic set and its subsets using examples from Scriabin and more. What's your favorite subset of the diatonic set? Link to my Discord: discord.gg/ez3SCD8AHz Link to the Pressing Scale Trees: drive.google.com/file/d/1uXHEcm26zFIFpU-G0D59LP5OoRPTCxhw/view My Website: jaybeardmusic.com Link to Scale Sets As Sheet Music:...
Rhythmgons!
Просмотров 2406 месяцев назад
Link To Order A Rhythmgon: jaybeardmusic.com/shop/ Introducing Rythmgons - Your Ultimate Rhythm Learning Companion! Unlock the world of rhythm with the 8th, Triplet, and 16th Note Rythmgon, a revolutionary educational tool designed to make learning and teaching rhythms a breeze. This innovative device is perfect for both educators and young students, providing a hands-on and engaging way to gra...
The Acoustic Scale And Its Subsets
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This 6th episode in the series on the Pressing Scales explains the acoustic scale and its subsets using examples from Scriabin and more. What's your favorite subset of the acoustic scale? Link to my Discord: discord.gg/ez3SCD8AHz My Website: jaybeardmusic.com Link to Scale Sets As Sheet Music: drive.google.com/file/d/1l_BfFmVwP8Kqdkz168xfCZ4j-nCPjbj3/view?fbclid=IwAR01UezYqkCp1Eg3NdnMSifK8LGj1x...
The Harmonic Scales And Their Subsets
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The Harmonic Scales And Their Subsets
The Future Of Set Theory (2K Answer)
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The Future Of Set Theory (2K Answer)
The Whole Tone Scale And Its Subsets
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The Whole Tone Scale And Its Subsets
Introduction To The Pressing Scales
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Introduction To The Pressing Scales
How To Listen To Scriabin (Listening Guide For Beginner's)
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How To Listen To Scriabin (Listening Guide For Beginner's)
Scriabin's 8th Sonata Motifs Representing The Elements
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Scriabin's 8th Sonata Motifs Representing The Elements
Scriabin Metal Arrangement "Flammes Sombres"
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Scriabin Metal Arrangement "Flammes Sombres"
Scriabin's Flammes Sombres Full Analysis
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Scriabin's Flammes Sombres Full Analysis
Analyzing The 1st Four Measure's of Scriabin's 8th Sonata
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Analyzing The 1st Four Measure's of Scriabin's 8th Sonata
My favourite of his sonatas. Its so atonal yet tonal at the same time. Full of tonal, harmonic, and rhytmic colors!
Thanks for the analysis, you really helped me wrap my head around this piece, I'm starting to unravel its brilliance!
Genius
Bro kinda looks like Scriabin
Scriabin and set theory are two favorite things in all of music, having a RUclips channel like this is a goldmine, I watch these late at night to relax and it's always interesting, you're a saviour🙏🏻
Thank you so much Jay Beard for all your hard work in putting these videos together. I really like your presentation style and I am getting a lot out of these videos.
Thank you :) That’s very encouraging! I’m actually creating a course now called “Applying Set Theory” which will go more in depth on how to apply these concepts!
@@jaybeardmusic8074 heh Jay thanks for the response :) I am going really slowly and trying to figure out how to move around the piano in different ways. I’m not very good but I prefer the sounds I get this way :)
Another great video! Thank you analysis maestro Jay ;) There needs to be a word to properly describe the intense feeling you get when you know you deep-dived into all of Scriabin's late music and there just isn't any more works left to uncover. He's such a finite resource and that kills me. It's such an intense feeling: why did he have to die so young? What was coming next from that glorious mind of his? No one has filled in the void he specifically left. Not Roslavets, Sorabji, Messiaen, Feinberg, Szymanowski, et al. I'm sure you feel the same. I must be grateful we got as much as we did. But....aghhhhhhh (shakes fist at the sky, throws objects across the room).
I couldn’t agree more!! I suppose the finitude of his music makes it all the more precious, but it makes us shake our fist at the sky! Haha His music is so incomparable. It draws us in like nothing else. He was a true Ubermensch of music.
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Everything by Skryabin is what you would call a “Certified Hood Classic”
His whole late period is fascinating but this remains one of my absolute favorites. Great analysis.
Thanks so much for all the effort involved in yet another great analysis.
Great work as always. Your work always give a concise, thorough explanation of these complex and intriguing pieces. Thankyou.
Thanks! That’s my goal 🙏
dude only 35 views in 1 hours? Man U need more respects
After listening to countless recordings of the piece I am convinced that there is no great or even just good recording of the piece, no can make it sound like it emulates the end of all things
I know what you mean. Horowitz puts a lot of feeling into it, but he definitely adds and changes the piece haha (adds octaves and such towards the end).
Like so many of Scriabin's works (or really of any great masterpiece), the music is far better than could ever be played. It's what keeps the poor pianists going- trying to reach the unreachable, but you got to try!
This is great! Are you going to be doing similar videos on his sonatas?
Should I? 🤔🤓
If you would then his 7th sonata would be fascinating@@jaybeardmusic8074
ill do anything. 😭😭
Yes, you should, please 🙏
@@jaybeardmusic8074please Jay, please do this.
Neurodivergence is something that we can’t really do more than speculate in without being able to do an in-depth assessment, especially in someone that lived as long ago as Scriabin. I think this is an interesting video, but it definitely doesn’t make much of an argument. He’s certainly a genius and definitely odd - a lot of the biographical work in him does point to certain sensory-seeking behaviours and a *lot* of restrictive/repetitive interests which are certainly part of the DSM-V and ICD-11 criteria for Autism Spectrum Condition - but ultimately there is evidence to suggest otherwise as well. For instance, his high level of empathy which was expressed from a young age implies that his ability to suscept the emotions/intentions of others was not impaired. From the little we know of him as a child, he was interested in playing with other children and despite being bullied for his slight stature and feminine habits, he was capable of making and sustaining friendships. Regardless, whatever neurodivergence he may or may not have had, he had a wonderful mind that produced some unbelievable music for us all.
High intellectual capabilities and ADHD share a lot of characteristics with autism. And I think it is plausible that Scriabin had high intellectual capabilities. Also, for the example of the op 2 no 1, I don’t think being 15 when he composed it is too young, most composers had composed serious works at that age, and most people have already developed musical maturity at an age around 14-17. But this is just picking on the details and you have convinced me with this video. Is there any paper or something that supports this theory
Yea, he very well could have had adhd instead or in addition! The superstitious/grandeur trait can even be linked to schizotypal personality disorder. Hard to say exactly, but he seems to be some version of neurodivergent! I don’t know of anything official written on the subject. I heard people suggesting the idea online and looked into it myself.
We will never know exactly what he was, but he was clearly neurodivergent in a way. Nevertheless, we can agree that he wrote great music
what means 7-35? Why 35?
I explain in my set theory simplified series in the episode “navigating the Forte chart”. The 7 means there’s 7 notes. The 35 is based on an equation that’s unintuitive. It means it’s 35th on the list of 7 note sets and you pretty much have to just memorize the 35. I’ve helped create a new system for order sets that makes more intuitive sense where the major scale would be 7.1 since it’s the most even 7 note scale. I have a video on that as well in the set theory simplified series.
@@jaybeardmusic8074 Thank you very much!!! Where I can buy your book?
This is one of the greatest symphonies ever. I was never into orchestral works without piano..... But this just hits different!
Amazing to see all the themes highlighted... in particular that the 'sweet (poison?)' theme 4 (blue) becomes the upper voice of the dissonant Alla marcia (with the trills underlying it)... what an amazing piece of work this Sonata was. Scriabin's late Sonatas are ultra-concentrated; based on a handful of notes, similar to Beethoven's late works, masterpieces of expansion and possibility of harmonies, abandoning Western chords. Just experimenting with sonorities and overtones; constrained into a short format, making their their impact unbelievable. ruclips.net/video/bEbb_k-YnOs/видео.html
I've read that Stravinsky wrote to Scriabin about this Sonata, saying "I'm getting so much out of this!"
Fantastic. I am studying Picasso. So had to take a look into Kahnweiler. Happy to land on your music.
Cool way to find my music! Glad you enjoy it!
@@jaybeardmusic8074 I did 😊
The Summons of the main theme of S8 (m.21 and on) - two notes upward. (Actually how cool is that in the Flammes Sombres the two notes are 'summoning' downward!)...
That is a neat observation! Theme 2 of sonata 8 can definitely be thought of as a fanfare motif, and there does seem to be a trend of evil melodies moving down and holy melodies moving up (like with the flight motif examples)! I never noticed the directional movement of fanfare motifs so thanks for sharing!
I can’t hear 1:55 without thinking of Mirroirs, AND coincidentally Skriabin was at the same place on the same DAY that this piece was premiered
Mmm which movement?
@@jaybeardmusic8074 3! Une barque sur l’ocean
By means of harmony it could remind of Un barque sur le ocean, but the texture seems more like La alborada del gracioso
You can also interpret them as: 1) yearning / inspiration/ longing / calling 2) intoxication / obsession / passion / fire 3) elation / ascendance / arousal / transfiguration 4) peak experience / catharsis / orgasm / final transformation Btw, initially his Le Poème de l'extase was called Poème orgiaque.
Mmm yes that all seems to resonate intuitively! Except your descriptions for #4 more so fit his climaxes, whereas the dances are sometimes just quick and energetic rather than being fully climactic.
yay
🎉 I’ve been exited to share these ideas for a while!
amazing job, i love scriabin but im not able to play his pieces on piano, i wish i could sight read as good as you :(
you are a genius, people are lucky to have access to these insights for free on youtube.
Thank you! So glad you appreciate these videos!
Thank you so much for making this video, it helps a lot to understand Scriabin’s music, I wish I had discovered that academic paper before. For the example in sonata 9 for the fanfare motif, don’t you think it is derived from the pure motif? And therefore implies the pure protagonist being born from its oxymoronic atmosphere
Glad you find it insightful! You’re right that sonata 9’s fanfare motif sounds like theme 2 in that they both start with a half step, but I don’t think that’s enough to say they’re related. A lot of Scriabin’s motifs start with a half step and I think theme 2 is first introduced later on as is common in sonata form. It’s cool to look for these connections though! Cheers!
very cool
Love the Scriabin Sound Worlds
I hope I can play this etude in a few months.
is the tutorial no longer available? :(
Awesome analysis...a piece with the same evil sh$@ that is in the ninth . Corruption of innocence.
Aye look I ain’t the only guy under 40 who loves this shit!
Hi Jay! Let me ask you for your opinion on this: I used to play professionally and now I make music for pure fun and personal enjoyment. I have been playing at least one instrument for over 20 years now but I have never studied theory formally. Part of the problem is that I am visually impaired and this keeps a lot of the study material out of my reach, but that is the smallest part of the problem. What really made me put theory aside was the fact that I was never able to understand its usefulness for my "musical case". After discovering Set Theory, it was like a new world opened up and I understood the language that was being spoken. I believe that the real reason why my relationship with theory was so distant was the fact that I was looking for logic in a system made for a certain type of music that is not the type of music I aspire to. One (kinda) funny thing: I was recently thinking about organizing my own system to structure and understand music not based on the major scale. Obviously I researched the subject and soon discovered that, as always, when I have an idea it is a sign that someone smarter and more capable than me has had that idea before hehehe.. Anyway... In Set THeory I found the logic I was looking for. What do you think about that? Would you agree with the statement that the student needs to be guided to find a method that he understands if the traditional one doesn't make sense for them? There is a lot of ways to perceive things like sound... I don't supose we can actually choose how we do it... anyways... I'm learning a lot here, thank you for kindly sharing your knowledge. All the best for you!
@@GabrielPerboni Wow, very interesting to hear your perspective! I suppose it’s more common for people to be satisfied learning the tonal system first because most people listen to popular music, but it’s cool to think of people with another taste in music pursuing set theory instead. It’s fun for me to imagine teaching students from scratch a more objective form of music theory like set theory rather than the tonal system. It’s totally possible, just not always the most practical if your goal is to play tonal music. Super practical if you aim to compose beyond tonal traditions! My question to you is, does the music you listen to reflect your thirst to compose beyond tonality? Are you into novel harmony like Scriabin’s late era music? It would make sense to me that the people that are most satisfied with complex novel harmony (myself included) would be the ones to want to pursue a system of music theory that can conceptualize such chords. By visually impaired do you mean you’re on the blind spectrum? I have a good friend who’s active on the discord server who’s a blind pianist/composer. I was able to let him feel my pitch circle manipulate. He was able to feel how say an augmented chord is a triangle, which is easy to see visually but otherwise is hard to picture without sight. Anyways, glad you’re finding this interesting! Feel free to message me on discord or email. Cheers!
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@@curtpiazza1688 looks like you’re enjoying the series :) Thanks for the comments!
@@jaybeardmusic8074 😃
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Looks intriguing!😊
Pink = flying Red = noble sweet majesty Orange = intro to imperious motif Yellow = caressing Brown = imperious Light green = counter melody motif Darker green = restless Light blue = chromatic ascent motif Sea blue = languid desire Purple = tranquility Codetta pink = delight
Are you able to provide examples of composers applying set theory in their own music?
Yea, there are some good examples in my series on Scriabin's Atonality. Check out the 4th episode on Scriabin's Supersets. You can hear the change in harmony between mystic and catatonic sets.
Red - Primary motif Blue - Half step motif Green - Rising/falling motif Purple - #11 motif Yellow - 4th's motif
On ordering modes: You can pick ANY objective function which projects the data from each mode into a single number, and use that single number as the order of modes. As you said you can measure their compactness and then order them based on that. But why is that the only natural choice for function to decide how to order modes? What about, say, mapping the mode into a word with characters W/H only, and ordering based on alphabetical/dictionary ordering? Obviously each mode will be unique in that sense too and would provide a distinct ordering relative to your compactness measure. And there's a lot of other ways of ordering them as well. I ran into this problem when trying to find "The" natural ordering of all possible quarter note/rest rhythms for a single bar of 4/4. You can always define a metric, and that metric produces the natural ordering of the rhythms. But there is no natural metric by which is the ultimate lens for determining how those rhythms should be ordered. There can always be another natural way of looking at it which produces a distinct ordering.
Hello Jay Beard! I'm only 30s into the video so far, I will finish it, but to me, "Set Theory" is the branch of mathematical logic which describes collections of objects. An example of a set could be infinite strings of binary digits, and one can prove that set is in some sense the same size with the real numbers (decimals) using logical steps. (If you're curious what 'same size' means in the context of set theory, we say two sets are the same size when we can define a natural function which maps from one set to the other without ever having two distinct inputs map to the same output and every output has to be hit by at least some input). Cheers, I will now continue into your alternative definition of set theory! Maybe there will be some parallels into the mathematical set theory which is why it is named as such. By the way, I am deep into tuning theory and appreciate that we need to invent new analytical structures to understand structures embedded in music, so I'm all for analysis and new analysis techniques. That's probably why YT recommended this video on my front page. Cheers and I'll continue the video now.
This is a well established "alternative" understanding of set theory - that is as it is used in music theory.
Dude this series is a god send
@@johnphillips5993 So glad you appreciate it! Sometimes it’s hard for me to convince people to get into set theory so it’s great finding people that appreciate it!
Brilliantly done and yay for playing a Mason & Hamlin.
Marvelous!