How Does a Pedal Point Work? - Music Theory
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Date: 2022-03-28
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Cesar
Hello Gareth! I hope you are well.
I learned that the pedal point must be prepared, sounded, then resolved. For example, C - Dm/C - Am/C. I have a quick clarification question though:
Say I introduce a tonic C pedal, then follow with Dm/C, but before resolving to Am/C, for example, I follow with another dissonant chord maybe G/C? In other words, is it acceptable to have multiple different dissonant chords over a pedal point before resolving it to a consonant chord?
Thanks in advance! Your lessons have transformed my composing tenfold!
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Hello Gareth! I hope you are well.
I learned that the pedal point must be prepared, sounded, then resolved. For example, C - Dm/C - Am/C. I have a quick clarification question though:
Say I introduce a tonic C pedal, then follow with Dm/C, but before resolving to Am/C, for example, I follow with another dissonant chord maybe G/C? In other words, is it acceptable to have multiple different dissonant chords over a pedal point before resolving it to a consonant chord?
Thanks in advance! Your lessons have transformed my composing tenfold!
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Rogier
Very well explained. Great job! I do, however, have to point out that your opening isn't quite correct: Pedal point has everything to do with organs, because it was on the organ's pedals that the pedalpoint was originally written and played! In dutch, therefore, -pedal point- is translated to -orgelpunt-, literally -organ point-.
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Very well explained. Great job! I do, however, have to point out that your opening isn't quite correct: Pedal point has everything to do with organs, because it was on the organ's pedals that the pedalpoint was originally written and played! In dutch, therefore, -pedal point- is translated to -orgelpunt-, literally -organ point-.
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Ilovetosingem
Hi Gareth
Would it be correct to say: Shall we say, you were playing with the modes, and very entertaining it is. When you started playing with the melody later, really quite wonderful it was for me, to see the the development of this music. It's like magic! Thanks again.
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Hi Gareth
Would it be correct to say: Shall we say, you were playing with the modes, and very entertaining it is. When you started playing with the melody later, really quite wonderful it was for me, to see the the development of this music. It's like magic! Thanks again.
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wayne
Which Classical Composers used Harmonic minor Pedal Point lines and Diminished Pedal Point lines? Most Classical Composers used the Chord Tones 3rd or 7th of the chord tone ( not the scale degree ) as the Pedal Point?
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Which Classical Composers used Harmonic minor Pedal Point lines and Diminished Pedal Point lines? Most Classical Composers used the Chord Tones 3rd or 7th of the chord tone ( not the scale degree ) as the Pedal Point?
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The
Awesome thank you!! One of my favorite pedal points is the one Beethoven used in Fur Elise, the tonic pedal point at the end of the development and then modulated up a step to the A sharp; you know the one!!
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Awesome thank you!! One of my favorite pedal points is the one Beethoven used in Fur Elise, the tonic pedal point at the end of the development and then modulated up a step to the A sharp; you know the one!!
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Cesar
Hello. Thank you again for another thorough tutorial.
I have a question. Can pedal points be established in other voices besides the bass? Say the third, second, or top voice?
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Hello. Thank you again for another thorough tutorial.
I have a question. Can pedal points be established in other voices besides the bass? Say the third, second, or top voice?
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Dave
thanks for the video! but keeping the tonic as pedal point, when i'll risolve where will be the tension, if i'm keeping the tonic and not the dominant? thanks
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thanks for the video! but keeping the tonic as pedal point, when i'll risolve where will be the tension, if i'm keeping the tonic and not the dominant? thanks
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Truth
Great video again, plz sir do the distant key modulation video I think that-s missing it would be an invaluable tutorial all interested parties. Thank you sir
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Great video again, plz sir do the distant key modulation video I think that-s missing it would be an invaluable tutorial all interested parties. Thank you sir
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