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In your example at 10:56 you still have parallel fifths between the bass and soprano so not a very good showcase of an example without them 😅 I mean they are most emphasised in the outer voice pair (SB) compared with inner voice pairs, even if you're talking here about the SA. The outer voice pair should be all kosher with its counterpoint, at least in my eyes. They're the voices we are most drawn to and the most contrapuntally relevant until you start introducing imitative counterpoint in every voice like, say, a fugue.

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Your video are nice, but swith off the background music when you speak, it distractions and out of context

Very nice arrangement

Fantastic arrangement... light, easy, fluffy 🤍🖤

Musescore should not allow arrangements to be uploaded unless a veteran arranger checks the way the rhythms are notated.

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0:32 I CANT with the smile from the one member who you can tell composed it for the group lmao. So proud!!! 😂

Brilliant and funny, thank you

I enjoyed the sound of it, but was always told that parallel fifths are a no-go... (bar 41).

only comments on the partiture and no sound - not really helpful

Amazing explanation I am a beginner choral composer needing some guidance , do you give lessons? How can I get in touch?

Are you familiar with Libera? Best boy choir in the world, and their use of descants is a key part of the "Libera sound". They use them a lot in almost every song, Christmas carol or not - and not just at the very end. Usually it's just one kid singing the descant part, not an entire soprano section. You might not even notice it if you aren't paying attention, but it really adds to the arrangement. Here's a sampler. Descant starts after the first verse. czcams.com/video/_Idykp3x0dg/video.html

Is this can be apply to strings too?

I kinda love parallel moving fifths. They sound so medieval and dramatic.

Wow, great job you guys!! It'll help me and my duet partner to create something of ours with this song. It'd be nice to know if you've studied music to make this arrangement ☺️, cause I'd like to be able to do the same work and I'm looking for what studies to do. Thank you!

got it, super clever lessons, as always. thanks!

I’ve found that as developed the song and practiced it with the group new ideas came to mind. The group has gotten used to me coming up with new adaptations that present to them. Happy arranging.

Thank you! I’ve begun composing 4 part choral pieces after being a professional singer and chorister for over 30 yeas and it’s nice tie the harmonic series in with the Bachian choral standards. Makes you wonder how much he knew about acoustics at that time.

G O L D content ! ! ! thanks... I would never have the possibility to learn faster these topics working alone, first because I have one voice (and all this stuff aboit voicing a choir depends on having different sub-harmonic resonances in different types of voice, so, even If I make any stuff alone I couldn't see these changing in effects properly!)

Frère Jacques was written by Jean Philippe Rameau. 🇨🇵💯

Bro used the scientific method and for that I commend you!

What were you singing at the beginning?

Wunderschön!

This is AWESOME! I'm currently arranging Jingle Bell Rock for choir and brass ensemble. I didn't realize 2 hours have passed! So insightful and easy to follow. Huge thanks!

I love your videos! I appreciate how informative they are. Thank you for producing them! If I can offer one humble suggestion, sometimes the backing vocals you have vamping under speaking parts get a little tiresome or distracting. Just a thought as an audience member I don’t mind just hearing silence or some examples of what you’re talking about instead. :)

Dude, you are a SCREAM! 🤣 Been going through this whole playlist in preparation for my first choral composition. These have been better than any textbook. Thank you for all for your time spent creating free content.

Dude, I've been teaching for thirty years (computer science) and let me tell that you both your teaching skills and lesson course/lesson planning skills are top notch! Thanks a lot for this series

the video I was looking for, finally. Thanks for talking about the origin of the voice as an instrument.

very useful thanks

Any tips for finding something for the theatre? I've never been into writing or arranging songs, but I lover theatre and I've always dreamt about writing an opera.

Now, I work within the classical music tradition, but one thing I have noticed is that lots and lots of arrangers double the choir in a choral like style for piano. This is also common in small Christian congregations where all people sing the same voice. While it is perfectly fine to double the voices including the melody on the piano what you should avoid on the piano in my opinion is the choral like hammering of chords since that is not really idiomatic for piano, but is more suitable for organ where the tones can be sustainained indefinitely. Try to use ornaments, arpeggios and accompainmant figures in a lighter way and make sure the piano part lives its own life even when just dubbling and it will sound much better and a lot more pianistic. Remember that you never press down the keys when playing the piano - you strike them gently!

Important to note that 3rds used to be considered dissonant because the tuning system was different which indeed made the third sound more dissonant.

Thank you! That was so clear, concise and informative. You are great teacher.

Hat off for my new helt - Knut. This is the best series of education I have ever seen on CZcams. Whatever the subject, tutorials tend to cover the basics only. But Knut’s Choir Desire is a platitude free, professional level gospel of knowledge. Hurra for your pedagogical content! / Dan from Göteborg

14:14 Hairs stand up is definitely a way to say it in English! Sometimes people say "Hair on the back of my neck stood up" or things like that. Thanks for the video!

Great work Knut, I'm learning a lot from you!

@KnutsMusic I hope someday you can make a reaction video of different choir pieces around the world.

Parallel moving 5ths are useful when your trying to built up the arrangement.

wait, but what about the parallel fifths between the soprano and the bass? 10:57

nice

In the example in 5:10 the one that "Doesn't sound ""wrong" "" you have a tenor singing a C# or that is the loudest overtone I've ever head. Perhaps we could hear the chord as written without the Major 7th if your example is to be honest and truly informative?

Sorry to be late to the party. Awesome video. Super helpful. (As many have said.) But, I was blown out of the water by the opening four-part "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...etc." So much fun. Never have I ever heard 'placeholder text' sang. Bravo, sir. Keep up the great work!

Adding an Optional Piano is a great way to crank it up a notch. Some Choral arrangements have an Optional Piano part such as Take me Home arranged by Roger Emerson.

hi Knut, i didnt hear some clips you played on the video including functional harmony

Interesting. I've dabbled into 3 voice but never into 4 voice arrangements. I'll keep an eye on these tips for my next arrangement. (I've written a 3 voice arrangements for saint seiya's opening "Pegasus Fantasy", using mostly my instincts, and I feel like I pretty much obeyed these rules :P. My next for fun arrangement will be a 4 voice gospel song)

3:15 That feeling when the harmony hits just right and you cant help but Knut.

I really really love the way how you explain the concept of counter melodies. I'm a high school Math teacher from the Philippines. I have a number of graduation composition songs - to inspire school graduates. Hope I can learn more from you about how to arrange acapella songs. I am inspired by how passionate you are about sharing your skills in music.