Wonderful video, man! I can't wait to show your works to a couple of friends who would like to get into classical music. Hoping you'll do a video on musical semantics similar to the Berstein lectures. Anyway, I'm subscribed, keep up the great work!
Wow - thanks, glad you enjoyed! I love the Bernstein lectures, but Semantics is a SUPER complicated topic! I'll make my own way I think - Bernstein has been a huge influence and I'm hoping some of these videos can represent my own thoughts and feelings on music, for other people to learn from. Semantics and Semiotics would be great to cover, but in what guise I'm not sure, because a proper semantics of music is a terrifying thought! Glad you enjoyed!
Inside the Score Yes, but musical semiotics is one of the most fascinating topics on earth, and in a way, you don't really need much theory to start with
When people simply theorise I switch off yawning... But when someone does what you do, backing their explanations with actual examples I'm on! And I particularly enjoyed the fact that you go "this piece could simply go like … but instead [Chopin, Beethoven] does this..." Just wish the vid was a bit longer (something I rarely say - usually I wish the opposite!) with more examples. Good job! :)
As a long standing pop/rock musician I have always struggled with how to listen to classical music - I’m so used to simple verse/chorus stuff. Got up this morning with a view to googling sonata form etc and trying to find a way in! Found your videos and they are helping for sure so thanks so much. Carefully explained, professionally presented. A lucky find!
To me, motifs and creating pieces based on them is one of the most exciting areas of musical composition. The fact that you can tell a story with carefully placed musical motifs is truly fascinating - I think I developed my interest in this style of writing as a child, as I was watcing LOTR in awe back then, and started to notice connections between the music and the appearing characters, places etc.
I tried listening to that swan lake finale but just couldn’t make it to the end, I got too much goosebumps and eargasm game was too strong so I paused and reflected on what just happened. No judgement or bias of the vibrational qualities but pure simple present appreciation. Thanks for this.
You have put into words exactly why I like classical music. It is literally an expression of my character, made manifest. From seed to the endless possibilities, and counterpoints. God I had no idea that's what they were doing and now I have the word for them
I love this channel. I just discovered it and it is exactly what I've been wanting for years. I've always wanted to enjoy classical music but I never knew where to start or, more importantly, HOW to listen to it; I felt there is a particular way one should listen to it but I was at a loss of how. I would pick up some insights here and there but a lot of it was still a mystery. Classical music has a language - preludes, sonatas, motifs, etc - and I knew I only knew a few words of it. Thank you so much for these lessons.
I started on the piano when I was 8 or so, but then dropped the lessons when I was 11. It's the only regret I have in my life so far. Though I continued to play the piano through those years, I never went back to learning theory and how to sight read. I'm 19 now and going off to uni in the next academic year; I'm at a great point in my life for me to learn new things comprehensively, I have the enthusiasm and the time. These videos are a great accompaniment to my learning!
OH I love your channel , I’m currently mastering Beethoven’s 1st Sonata and your videos just help me understand the music better than I have ever before. Thank You
I am planning to write a sonata that sounds kind of neo-Beethoven if you will. In other words, it sounds like a Beethoven piece without being a Beethoven piece. I am practicing playing 2 of Beethoven's piano sonatas. I also listen to Beethoven quite often, usually his 5th symphony or Pathetique sonata. Here is what I want to get across movement by movement: First movement: Feels like night Exposition: Quiet Triplet rhythm Slow Sleepy quality Development: Fugetto or little fugue(this will perhaps be the most difficult part of the sonata to compose) Uncertainty about when the sun will rise Not knowing if it is safe or not to continue sleeping Minimize number of forte moments Recapitulation: Same as exposition Second movement: Feels like morning Beginning with a creschendo and an accelerando(represents the sunrise) Getting livelier as the creschendo progresses Forte and lively towards the middle of it Third movement: Feels like afternoon Forte but not as lively as the day gets hotter and you feel more tired Ritardando as you start looking for shade Ends slow and peaceful Fourth movement: Feels like evening More lively than the third movement Near the middle a diminuendo and ritardando as the sun starts to set and you find a place to sleep And I want to capture this all in sonata form.
@@niccolopaganini4268 I got sidetracked from composing this sonata. But I did end up finishing a piano sonata. I'm also working on a waltz but I'm finding the melody writing hard. My brain by default thinks in 4/4 time when improvising but a 4/4 melody obviously won't fit into a waltz.
@@josezavala9256 Yes. I have uploaded 3 of my compositions. If you click on my profile name or search for the channel Caters Carrots, among the first few videos to pop up would be the 3 compositions I have uploaded. Here they are in chronological order: Nocturne in Bb Turkish March(which is a rondo but with the commonalities between Mozart's rondo alla Turka and Beethoven's Turkish March) And Canon in Bb I haven't uploaded my finished piano sonata yet because, well it is 15 minutes long and even though yes, this sonata was dedicated to Mozart, I still have no idea whether I should upload my sonata or not. Thankfully, the Musescore site makes it easy to upload my pieces not only to the site but to RUclips as well. I have also thought of perhaps making a RUclips channel dedicated to my compositions but moving my already uploaded composition videos there would mean downloading the video, copying the description, and then reuploading. I could delete my older videos from years ago since those have stopped getting views but would I then be able to change the channel name? RUclips is so complicated when it comes to uploading or moving videos or making a second channel under the same account.
Changing chords around a set melody: when it is done, the emotional impact is such that one might not hear that is what is happening: one is simply "blown away". I've never thought of this until hearing this video. Film music example: love theme from cinema paradiso (Andrea Morricone). Ennio Morricone themes too...
I showed this one to my friend and he said he sort of understood the concept, but wanted an example of the kind of argument a piece would be making. What I think he means is "how does the structure of the musical argument parallel a verbal one?". Do you think it would be possible to make a video to provide an example illustration of a verbal argument alongside the musical one?
Hi - check out my Video on Sonata Form. That compares the famous argument structure set out in Hegel's Dialectic, with the Sonata Form - probably the most used structure in Classical Music. But moreover, it's an analogy, not a strict parallel. A musical 'argument' is kind of a way of saying that the music shows off its material with logic, ingenuity, and coherence, like a good verbal argument would. We could even say the composer is showing us how worthy of development his material is. But obviously it's different from an argument in other ways - it's not literally based on disagreement and its chief aim isn't to convince us to change our mind. It's just a terminology you'll find often, and one I find quite useful in certain kinds of music - musical argument, meaning it develops itself with logic - Think the great Greek/Roman school of Rhetoric and the Rhetoric argument - the concepts of Rhetoric are very analogous to musical arguments!!!
This is a great video. As an aspiring composer myself, this really explains a lot of what I've been doing for the past few years, which is planting the seeds. However, with some of my most memorable (to me) seeds that I've written thus far, I'm struggling to find the right form to put them in, or how to develop them effectively. Thank you for your enlightening and inspiring videos.
As dry as it sounds, I've always found musical analysis, both aural and visual, in any style or genre, to be essential to understanding what you're hearing and feeling; And it really deepens your appreciation of a piece and the ideas it's conveying. And if you're a musician, it enhances your ability to perform a piece if you understand its structure and use of its ideas. These are excellent explanations of the fundamental concepts. Music is always better with education.
Wonderful. Very helpful. Explanations with demonstrations/examples greatly clarify. This should greatly improve the quality of my listening. Subscribed and would like to see more videos on form.
I recently discovered Beethoven Diabelli variations and I'm fascinated by how this unassuming theme is manipulated so thrillingly. I'd love to understand better what's happening in some of the less obvious ones. Great work on these videos, they're such a joy to watch!
I really, really like the video! You might want to produce the voice a bit less harshly in the future though. I was having some trouble focusing because of the character. Hope you don't mind the feedback!
How about a series on the different periods. Romantic, Classical, Baroque, etc. Showing variations in styles and techniques of each period in contrast with the other period.
Watched all the videos in the series and enjoyed it a lot, thank you very much for sharing your understanding of classical music with everyone. I am starting to like classical music more and more and I would like to plant the seeds of loving classical in my daughter was well. Do you have any ideas how I could achieve that ?
Of course it's worth it! Though, musical analysis might be a bit of a niche market as far as youtube is concerned. You could try to explore Jazz, pop and rock to maybe secure a bigger audience? Just a thought. Either way, you've got my attention and subscription! :)
Don't know if you're religious-if not don't take this the bad way please-but trough classical i can pursuit the virtuos path of true beauty, and the knowledge that you give away from free is echacing this metaphisical experience. Sorry for the divagation, but, the poit is:Thank you for all this, you don't have idea how this been helping me...
Hi there, these are some wonderful videos you post. Thanks for sharing and being a content creator :) I'm a content creator also, and I know how hard it can be, and how rewarding. I am getting into composing full scores, and am especially insterested in film scores and classical music, particularly the specific techniques and theory each uses. I know this is a broad area, so I am looking for something that would cover it broadly. Will you recommend some books to read to get really in depth into these areas? I would appreciate it hugely. Thanks
Oof. I don't think I'm the man to advise you. I mean yes, that is a broad area. As for theory and composition techniques in Classical music, I LOVE the Taruskin Oxford History volumes, particularly volumes 3 and 4. Some people resent them because it's very much 'Taruskin's' view of music history, but I think they're a great blend of history and analysis. As for film music, there are great videos online. The Spitfire Audio channels have tutorials, and there are loads of other channels with film analyses. Also Think Space Education - I just discovered this channel and its great. Don't know about books to be honest
Which comes first; the chords or the motiff, I mean my sketch book has a bunch of motiffs, or motives as they are called in the USA; I like that word though, because it asks the question: what do these simple notes motivate you to do next?
Watch Leonard Bernstein's documentary on Beethoven's Fifth - it's on RUclips in Black and White. He shows how Beethoven sketched out and wrote loads of drafts, all coming from one tiny little motif
How do you switch to another key and get back effectively? Is there any video you can recommend on that? I have been creating music by either composing in the same key or using samples for 8 years now. This is a major issue that I feel keeps hindering me to reach my full potential
I know what you mean - this can be problematic with modern music - the traditional solution would be study masters, like buy Reger's book on Modulation, or study Beethoven piano sonatas or something. A later solution would be study someone like Wagner, or even Mahler - perhaps get piano reductions of their symphonies/operas to play through and work out how they're shifting through different keys in a more modern style. It's not easy to make a simple video on because it seems like there are infinite ways of changing keys, some more effective or powerful or suitable than others
@@InsidetheScore Thanks for your response. I will look into it. It just became an issue for me lately because I felt that after writing many songs you feel like you are trapped in a cage by using the same key during the whole song. You know the progressions you have learned in school and that's it. But I think the true art is when you break up those patterns. That's why I also like experimental Hip Hop, because it plays with what is commonlöy accepted. I hope I'll get the gist of it in a few years.
Dude, where have you been my entire life!! I would like to ask you a question, is there a video where you describe your background or musical education? what kind of credibility do you have...etc I would like to back your video arguments to friends :)
My compositional struggle is that I have a bucket of seeds, I have one hand with 2 fingers and I'm blind. So I pick up one seed then blindly pickup another place it and listen to it. Often a piece just does not get a sound structure and it's scrapped.
This vid explains why pop music is forgettable (predictable & repetative chords) and how classical music (thoughtfully crafted notation) is so memorable.
Benjamin Zander's Ted Talk contains a beautiful analysis of that Chopin prelude: ruclips.net/video/r9LCwI5iErE/видео.html and I also loved your video - keep going.
Wonderful video, man! I can't wait to show your works to a couple of friends who would like to get into classical music. Hoping you'll do a video on musical semantics similar to the Berstein lectures.
Anyway, I'm subscribed, keep up the great work!
Wow - thanks, glad you enjoyed! I love the Bernstein lectures, but Semantics is a SUPER complicated topic! I'll make my own way I think - Bernstein has been a huge influence and I'm hoping some of these videos can represent my own thoughts and feelings on music, for other people to learn from. Semantics and Semiotics would be great to cover, but in what guise I'm not sure, because a proper semantics of music is a terrifying thought! Glad you enjoyed!
Inside the Score
Yes, but musical semiotics is one of the most fascinating topics on earth, and in a way, you don't really need much theory to start with
@@bencostello7435 what is musical semiótics and semántics?
When people simply theorise I switch off yawning... But when someone does what you do, backing their explanations with actual examples I'm on! And I particularly enjoyed the fact that you go "this piece could simply go like … but instead [Chopin, Beethoven] does this..." Just wish the vid was a bit longer (something I rarely say - usually I wish the opposite!) with more examples. Good job! :)
Thanks - I'd forgotten I'd done that with this
As a long standing pop/rock musician I have always struggled with how to listen to classical music - I’m so used to simple verse/chorus stuff. Got up this morning with a view to googling sonata form etc and trying to find a way in! Found your videos and they are helping for sure so thanks so much. Carefully explained, professionally presented. A lucky find!
Thanks so much - so glad they could be of help
To me, motifs and creating pieces based on them is one of the most exciting areas of musical composition. The fact that you can tell a story with carefully placed musical motifs is truly fascinating - I think I developed my interest in this style of writing as a child, as I was watcing LOTR in awe back then, and started to notice connections between the music and the appearing characters, places etc.
"Preludes are simple"
Bach: *laughs in BWV 548*
I tried listening to that swan lake finale but just couldn’t make it to the end, I got too much goosebumps and eargasm game was too strong so I paused and reflected on what just happened. No judgement or bias of the vibrational qualities but pure simple present appreciation. Thanks for this.
Keep them coming--wonderful stuff.
Thanks - Enjoy!
You have put into words exactly why I like classical music. It is literally an expression of my character, made manifest. From seed to the endless possibilities, and counterpoints. God I had no idea that's what they were doing and now I have the word for them
Please don't stop making these explainers. I have learnt more in 20 minutes than I have in two years trying to teach myself.
I love this channel. I just discovered it and it is exactly what I've been wanting for years. I've always wanted to enjoy classical music but I never knew where to start or, more importantly, HOW to listen to it; I felt there is a particular way one should listen to it but I was at a loss of how. I would pick up some insights here and there but a lot of it was still a mystery. Classical music has a language - preludes, sonatas, motifs, etc - and I knew I only knew a few words of it. Thank you so much for these lessons.
I started on the piano when I was 8 or so, but then dropped the lessons when I was 11. It's the only regret I have in my life so far. Though I continued to play the piano through those years, I never went back to learning theory and how to sight read. I'm 19 now and going off to uni in the next academic year; I'm at a great point in my life for me to learn new things comprehensively, I have the enthusiasm and the time. These videos are a great accompaniment to my learning!
Thanks! Hope you enjoy my future output
OH I love your channel , I’m currently mastering Beethoven’s 1st Sonata and your videos just help me understand the music better than I have ever before.
Thank You
Than for that...honestly...i feel like someone came and opened my heart
I am planning to write a sonata that sounds kind of neo-Beethoven if you will. In other words, it sounds like a Beethoven piece without being a Beethoven piece. I am practicing playing 2 of Beethoven's piano sonatas. I also listen to Beethoven quite often, usually his 5th symphony or Pathetique sonata.
Here is what I want to get across movement by movement:
First movement:
Feels like night
Exposition:
Quiet
Triplet rhythm
Slow
Sleepy quality
Development:
Fugetto or little fugue(this will perhaps be the most difficult part of the sonata to compose)
Uncertainty about when the sun will rise
Not knowing if it is safe or not to continue sleeping
Minimize number of forte moments
Recapitulation:
Same as exposition
Second movement:
Feels like morning
Beginning with a creschendo and an accelerando(represents the sunrise)
Getting livelier as the creschendo progresses
Forte and lively towards the middle of it
Third movement:
Feels like afternoon
Forte but not as lively as the day gets hotter and you feel more tired
Ritardando as you start looking for shade
Ends slow and peaceful
Fourth movement:
Feels like evening
More lively than the third movement
Near the middle a diminuendo and ritardando as the sun starts to set and you find a place to sleep
And I want to capture this all in sonata form.
Just wanted to tell. If the sonata is in 4 movements, then the 3rd movement is the slow movement in most cases.
How did it go after 5 months?
@@niccolopaganini4268 I got sidetracked from composing this sonata. But I did end up finishing a piano sonata. I'm also working on a waltz but I'm finding the melody writing hard.
My brain by default thinks in 4/4 time when improvising but a 4/4 melody obviously won't fit into a waltz.
Have you uploaded any of your compositions? It sounds like something people would enjoy watching
@@josezavala9256 Yes. I have uploaded 3 of my compositions. If you click on my profile name or search for the channel Caters Carrots, among the first few videos to pop up would be the 3 compositions I have uploaded. Here they are in chronological order:
Nocturne in Bb
Turkish March(which is a rondo but with the commonalities between Mozart's rondo alla Turka and Beethoven's Turkish March)
And
Canon in Bb
I haven't uploaded my finished piano sonata yet because, well it is 15 minutes long and even though yes, this sonata was dedicated to Mozart, I still have no idea whether I should upload my sonata or not. Thankfully, the Musescore site makes it easy to upload my pieces not only to the site but to RUclips as well.
I have also thought of perhaps making a RUclips channel dedicated to my compositions but moving my already uploaded composition videos there would mean downloading the video, copying the description, and then reuploading. I could delete my older videos from years ago since those have stopped getting views but would I then be able to change the channel name? RUclips is so complicated when it comes to uploading or moving videos or making a second channel under the same account.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for making these videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! much love
Great video. We need to let more people understand enough to enjoy classical music... everyone loves it, they just might not know about it yet.
Changing chords around a set melody: when it is done, the emotional impact is such that one might not hear that is what is happening: one is simply "blown away". I've never thought of this until hearing this video. Film music example: love theme from cinema paradiso (Andrea Morricone). Ennio Morricone themes too...
3 seconds of lord of the rings, you minx! Haha great informative vid. Loving the way you juxtapose the theory with actual examples. Super helpful.
I showed this one to my friend and he said he sort of understood the concept, but wanted an example of the kind of argument a piece would be making. What I think he means is "how does the structure of the musical argument parallel a verbal one?". Do you think it would be possible to make a video to provide an example illustration of a verbal argument alongside the musical one?
Hi - check out my Video on Sonata Form. That compares the famous argument structure set out in Hegel's Dialectic, with the Sonata Form - probably the most used structure in Classical Music. But moreover, it's an analogy, not a strict parallel. A musical 'argument' is kind of a way of saying that the music shows off its material with logic, ingenuity, and coherence, like a good verbal argument would. We could even say the composer is showing us how worthy of development his material is. But obviously it's different from an argument in other ways - it's not literally based on disagreement and its chief aim isn't to convince us to change our mind. It's just a terminology you'll find often, and one I find quite useful in certain kinds of music - musical argument, meaning it develops itself with logic -
Think the great Greek/Roman school of Rhetoric and the Rhetoric argument - the concepts of Rhetoric are very analogous to musical arguments!!!
This is the most beautiful video I have seen in a while
I learn so much from this series! Thank you for your work
This is a great video. As an aspiring composer myself, this really explains a lot of what I've been doing for the past few years, which is planting the seeds. However, with some of my most memorable (to me) seeds that I've written thus far, I'm struggling to find the right form to put them in, or how to develop them effectively. Thank you for your enlightening and inspiring videos.
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I'm really glad I found this video and channel. I've used your tips on a basic counterpoint fugue, and it sounds better than my last 4 pieces!
Could you make a video to inform us more about each musical forms? Love your videos a lot
As dry as it sounds, I've always found musical analysis, both aural and visual, in any style or genre, to be essential to understanding what you're hearing and feeling; And it really deepens your appreciation of a piece and the ideas it's conveying. And if you're a musician, it enhances your ability to perform a piece if you understand its structure and use of its ideas. These are excellent explanations of the fundamental concepts. Music is always better with education.
Great video! I loved it. I showed few non classical lovers and they at least finish watching it. That's a progress.
Thanks for the video! It is a bit of work actually trying to listen properly but it definitely pays off!
These videos are so helpful, thank you!
This channel is a gift to humanity. Excellent!
I don't know how to express my thankfulness and respect to you and your sophisticated learning material. Thank you
Dude, such an amazing work. Thank You!
This is helping me understand how to play lead guitar more.
thanks for posting
Wonderful. Very helpful. Explanations with demonstrations/examples greatly clarify. This should greatly improve the quality of my listening. Subscribed and would like to see more videos on form.
I recently discovered Beethoven Diabelli variations and I'm fascinated by how this unassuming theme is manipulated so thrillingly. I'd love to understand better what's happening in some of the less obvious ones. Great work on these videos, they're such a joy to watch!
I really, really like the video! You might want to produce the voice a bit less harshly in the future though. I was having some trouble focusing because of the character. Hope you don't mind the feedback!
Used a different mic on this one due to necessity. Won't be using it again. Thanks for the feedback!
I love watching your videos. I feel inspired to listen to more classical music each time I finish one. I greatly appreciate your work. Thank you!
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Good work with the video keep em coming!
Thank you!
Enlightening!
Very good video. Thank you
Your explanation is clear and impressive! I get more ideas about composition! Great work!
Keep it up! you deserve more subscribers, I´ve learned a lot with your videos :)
How about a series on the different periods. Romantic, Classical, Baroque, etc. Showing variations in styles and techniques of each period in contrast with the other period.
Life changing stuff. Really loving this!
All your stuff is superb. I just always wish you went into uch more detail, much longer presentations. God bless America and all.
Watched all the videos in the series and enjoyed it a lot, thank you very much for sharing your understanding of classical music with everyone.
I am starting to like classical music more and more and I would like to plant the seeds of loving classical in my daughter was well. Do you have any ideas how I could achieve that ?
Thank you for doing these videos.
Thank you man! Truly, thank you so much for this! I wish better and better ideas come to you!
Cool! With MY "like" the video went from 1.9K to 2K. It's like the golden click.
Merci !
Very helpful. Thank you.
Please more !! (Although I found this video after 2 years)
Great channel, keep it up!
This channel is amazing! Keep up the good work!
Thank you - means a lot. Needed to hear that today, been wondering whether it's worth making more :P
Of course it's worth it! Though, musical analysis might be a bit of a niche market as far as youtube is concerned. You could try to explore Jazz, pop and rock to maybe secure a bigger audience? Just a thought. Either way, you've got my attention and subscription! :)
Not gonna happen - not my areas. I'll stick to Classical and Film Music for now
Such a wonderful video!
So inspiring thank you
Ty
Great video! Hope for more!
Great video, thank you!
Don't know if you're religious-if not don't take this the bad way please-but trough classical i can pursuit the virtuos path of true beauty, and the knowledge that you give away from free is echacing this metaphisical experience. Sorry for the divagation, but, the poit is:Thank you for all this, you don't have idea how this been helping me...
Generally I love the classical music the most, but after watching this video I feel like next time I'm gonna listen a lot more effectively.
This was great. I’m glad I subscribed :)
Amazing. Who ARE you? Where did you come from? I want to know more... Your videos are GREAT!
Awesome!
I compose classical pieces myself, and I must say I have used musical seeds without even knowing I was.
Hi there, these are some wonderful videos you post. Thanks for sharing and being a content creator :) I'm a content creator also, and I know how hard it can be, and how rewarding.
I am getting into composing full scores, and am especially insterested in film scores and classical music, particularly the specific techniques and theory each uses. I know this is a broad area, so I am looking for something that would cover it broadly. Will you recommend some books to read to get really in depth into these areas? I would appreciate it hugely. Thanks
Oof. I don't think I'm the man to advise you. I mean yes, that is a broad area. As for theory and composition techniques in Classical music, I LOVE the Taruskin Oxford History volumes, particularly volumes 3 and 4. Some people resent them because it's very much 'Taruskin's' view of music history, but I think they're a great blend of history and analysis.
As for film music, there are great videos online. The Spitfire Audio channels have tutorials, and there are loads of other channels with film analyses. Also Think Space Education - I just discovered this channel and its great. Don't know about books to be honest
@@InsidetheScore Ok, thanks for the leads :)
Please make video on how to read notation
dude you need a teacher without teacher very difficult
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This really helps to put my energies in check when I’m trading forex
Do you have anything on renaissance music?
Which comes first; the chords or the motiff, I mean my sketch book has a bunch of motiffs, or motives as they are called in the USA; I like that word though, because it asks the question: what do these simple notes motivate you to do next?
Watch Leonard Bernstein's documentary on Beethoven's Fifth - it's on RUclips in Black and White. He shows how Beethoven sketched out and wrote loads of drafts, all coming from one tiny little motif
Analysis of More modern composers music like Elliott Carter, Roger Sessions, Roy Harris, Milton Babbitt ect.
How do you switch to another key and get back effectively? Is there any video you can recommend on that? I have been creating music by either composing in the same key or using samples for 8 years now. This is a major issue that I feel keeps hindering me to reach my full potential
I know what you mean - this can be problematic with modern music - the traditional solution would be study masters, like buy Reger's book on Modulation, or study Beethoven piano sonatas or something. A later solution would be study someone like Wagner, or even Mahler - perhaps get piano reductions of their symphonies/operas to play through and work out how they're shifting through different keys in a more modern style.
It's not easy to make a simple video on because it seems like there are infinite ways of changing keys, some more effective or powerful or suitable than others
@@InsidetheScore Thanks for your response. I will look into it. It just became an issue for me lately because I felt that after writing many songs you feel like you are trapped in a cage by using the same key during the whole song. You know the progressions you have learned in school and that's it. But I think the true art is when you break up those patterns. That's why I also like experimental Hip Hop, because it plays with what is commonlöy accepted. I hope I'll get the gist of it in a few years.
Is there a link for the other video he mentions @1:47? Please help.
This made me remember Benjamin Zander
Dude, where have you been my entire life!!
I would like to ask you a question, is there a video where you describe your background or musical education? what kind of credibility do you have...etc I would like to back your video arguments to friends :)
My compositional struggle is that I have a bucket of seeds, I have one hand with 2 fingers and I'm blind. So I pick up one seed then blindly pickup another place it and listen to it. Often a piece just does not get a sound structure and it's scrapped.
i think i have heard that beethoven prelude before, wasn't it used in a ave maria song?
This vid explains why pop music is forgettable (predictable & repetative chords) and how classical music (thoughtfully crafted notation) is so memorable.
Anyone else have to watch this for band?
whose is this recording of Chopin e minor?
is the sound a semitone lower than what's presented on the sheet music or is it just me? throws me off.
mmmm perfect pitch?
Isn’t this a form of Fibonacci sequence?
you talked about Liszt Liebestraum and not his MASSIVE piano Sonata
Benjamin Zander's Ted Talk contains a beautiful analysis of that Chopin prelude:
ruclips.net/video/r9LCwI5iErE/видео.html
and I also loved your video - keep going.
no
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