How Bach Elaborately Decorates a Simple Chord Scheme - Composer Insights
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Date: 2022-03-28
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Leonardo
I believe that a lot of times when people think of -basic- chord progressions, they tend to have a mindset of creating this huge chords and use different modes, and extensions, while, that can be a nice way of composing, it is not as impressive to me withoutmelodic movement and how one links each chord to the next, or how they prolong a chords or resolution, which Bach and other composers mastered, One can have a very basic progression but the way the composer uses it is the most important aspect, I would reccomend anyone who is serious about composing to start learning Bach and Beethoven to see how true mastery is done, and not just start using extended chords aall the while having a very monotonous rythm and so on
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I believe that a lot of times when people think of -basic- chord progressions, they tend to have a mindset of creating this huge chords and use different modes, and extensions, while, that can be a nice way of composing, it is not as impressive to me withoutmelodic movement and how one links each chord to the next, or how they prolong a chords or resolution, which Bach and other composers mastered, One can have a very basic progression but the way the composer uses it is the most important aspect, I would reccomend anyone who is serious about composing to start learning Bach and Beethoven to see how true mastery is done, and not just start using extended chords aall the while having a very monotonous rythm and so on
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Bernard
This is an excellent analysis for those not familiar with the figured bass as a library of Baroque gesture, which would have suggested that not only -this 9-7-8-6 thing is a pretty standard 'power riff' of Baroque composers-, but that measure 3 seen this way is, other than the inversion of the A minor chord, identical to m. 1, with the soprano and tenor voices inverted: the exact same bass, figures, ... and gesture. Of course, while knowing how to deploy the tools available to create timeless art is surely the essence of genius, often we can see into the same more clearly with the tools of the time. Bravo for this fine explanation!
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This is an excellent analysis for those not familiar with the figured bass as a library of Baroque gesture, which would have suggested that not only -this 9-7-8-6 thing is a pretty standard 'power riff' of Baroque composers-, but that measure 3 seen this way is, other than the inversion of the A minor chord, identical to m. 1, with the soprano and tenor voices inverted: the exact same bass, figures, ... and gesture. Of course, while knowing how to deploy the tools available to create timeless art is surely the essence of genius, often we can see into the same more clearly with the tools of the time. Bravo for this fine explanation!
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Emanuele
Thank you for this amazing video, as usual. I would like to ask for a clarification, if possible. The chord progression in bars 9 and 10 is not clear to me. I understand that the chord in bar 9 is a C7 inversion (or a diminished Bb as the C note is not played), followed by an F, but I don't understand what the following chord is. F# played together with Eb is such a weird combination to me. In your -basic chord scheme- section you harmonize this as F#-A-C-Eb, which looks to me as a diminished F# +Eb or as a diminished A/F#, but I have no idea what kind of chord this is, especially because the following one is just a C.
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Thank you for this amazing video, as usual. I would like to ask for a clarification, if possible. The chord progression in bars 9 and 10 is not clear to me. I understand that the chord in bar 9 is a C7 inversion (or a diminished Bb as the C note is not played), followed by an F, but I don't understand what the following chord is. F# played together with Eb is such a weird combination to me. In your -basic chord scheme- section you harmonize this as F#-A-C-Eb, which looks to me as a diminished F# +Eb or as a diminished A/F#, but I have no idea what kind of chord this is, especially because the following one is just a C.
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Theophilos09
Insightful video - but it would do you far more credit to have all of your musical examples perform-d on a double manuall-d harpsichord or even a clavichord tun-d to Bach-s own A=432Hz- playing the great Sebastian Bach-s music on a modern piano (set at A= 440) is like trying to play Mozart-s Don Giovanni on a Jews- Harp-
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Insightful video - but it would do you far more credit to have all of your musical examples perform-d on a double manuall-d harpsichord or even a clavichord tun-d to Bach-s own A=432Hz- playing the great Sebastian Bach-s music on a modern piano (set at A= 440) is like trying to play Mozart-s Don Giovanni on a Jews- Harp-
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wayne
You should start making video lessons on each classical composer on the top 20 habits that each composer does often. Like example BACH often likes using the V7 third inversion which is a HABIT of BACH. Each composers has Habits that do often to make video lessons on would help out a lot.
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You should start making video lessons on each classical composer on the top 20 habits that each composer does often. Like example BACH often likes using the V7 third inversion which is a HABIT of BACH. Each composers has Habits that do often to make video lessons on would help out a lot.
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Daniel
Sure Bach has been admired for centuries but-
What has he done lately?
And I think the old fashioned idea of creating music for expression, emotion or communication should be replaced by making people want to watch you do something simple instead for money
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Sure Bach has been admired for centuries but-
What has he done lately?
And I think the old fashioned idea of creating music for expression, emotion or communication should be replaced by making people want to watch you do something simple instead for money
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music_matters
you doing a wonderful job, but it would be even greater if you can find the way -to highlight the section, segment or even the bar- that you are doing the harmonic analisys, for us to follow much better. thank you so much for all you.
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you doing a wonderful job, but it would be even greater if you can find the way -to highlight the section, segment or even the bar- that you are doing the harmonic analisys, for us to follow much better. thank you so much for all you.
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waffleman
You should make a video where you sit down and you write a piece in Bach's style from top to bottom. Like pick a chord progression or something and start expanding it while explaining what you are doing and why. This would be very nice
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You should make a video where you sit down and you write a piece in Bach's style from top to bottom. Like pick a chord progression or something and start expanding it while explaining what you are doing and why. This would be very nice
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wikikris
I listen to a reasonable amount of all types of classical music but Bach is the one that makes me tingle the most and often just by moving one note in an arpeggio from one bar to the next sometimes.
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I listen to a reasonable amount of all types of classical music but Bach is the one that makes me tingle the most and often just by moving one note in an arpeggio from one bar to the next sometimes.
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Composer
I love how Bach sounds so good, no matter what instrument, and with no dynamics as in the harpsichord, and even played by an ameature like myself.
The notes themselves actually talk.
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I love how Bach sounds so good, no matter what instrument, and with no dynamics as in the harpsichord, and even played by an ameature like myself.
The notes themselves actually talk.
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