Alternating Inversion Chords when Harmonizing a Descending Bass - Music Composition
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- We explore one idea for harmonising a descending scale in the bass line. Many people find it easier to harmonise an ascending scale than a descending scale and most people find it easier to harmonise a scale at the top of the texture than at the bottom. In this case, we examine a neat and sequential way of harmonising a descending scale in the bass by alternating root position and first inversion chords. This also neatly avoids generating any parallels. These kind of structures are useful for composers working in any genre.
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0:00 - Introduction to alternating inversion chords when harmonizing a descending bass
1:08 - Voice leading
2:12 - Common mistakes
2:59 - Solution
6:22 - Alternative version
6:59 - Making it more interesting
10:37 - Conclusion
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You're right -- that's a very useful trick. I gravitated toward the second example. The first one reminded me a bit of Pachelbel's Canon in D.
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“First, get your harmony bang in place…”
One of the first things Gareth taught me
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The B section of a rondo form piece I'm writing uses this chord progression, in B major (Subdominant of F# major). This is one of my favourite progressions.
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Could understand descending harmony clearly on composing music❤
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There are a number of free courses on the website
Very nice video. I was expecting a Rule of the Octave type harmonization, and this was a good alternative.
I needed to pick up my keyboard skills, so I went back to two of my Level One method books and started on page one and am working through. I'm using the exercises as sightreading exercises, and my piano teacher has said that it helped in only two weeks. I had been practicing CPE Bach's exercises before, and will be returning to them but with a better knowledge of keyboard technique.
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Glad it’s helpful. Thanks for your supportive comments.
Love this stuff👍
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Could understand descending harmony as much as auxilary note❤
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At 4:15 the first six chords which Gareth plays are exactly the same as in one of the arias in The Magic Flute - sorry I don't know the opera well enough to say which aria.
Interesting coincidence
How about harmonising on a descending chromatic scale?
Some years ago I had the idea that Old King Cole could be harmonised on a descending chromatic scale; it almost worked out (possibly starting from a IV chord) but I think I was a bit stuck at the end.
We could make a video on this. I like the Old King Cole possibility.
@@MusicMattersGB Thanks, I was wrong about the IV chord by the way, I had muddled my keys, the tune starts on the dominant, a second inversion of chord I is a possibility.
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