Schillinger Harmonization of a Diatonic Melody, Part 1/4 The Melody
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- This is Part 1 in a series on Harmonization of a Diatonic Melody, as discussed in Book 6 (The Correlation of Harmony and Melody), Chapter 3 from the Schillinger System of Musical Composition. Three approaches can be used to write a chord progression for an existing melody: diatonic, chromatic and symmetric harmony. This episode is about the diatonic melody source material and various characteristics that affect the melodic quality are studied in detail. A subset of three example chord progressions and instrumental forms is presented at the end.
Contents:
00:00 Opening titles
00:31 Section 1 Introduction: what this video is about
01:06 Section 2 Subject Overview
04:05 Section 3 The diatonic melody, melodic continuity in C, rhythm
05:00 Section 3.1 Melodic curve and apex, ascending-descending pattern, resistance
06:06 Section 3.2 Closing pitch and cadence, tonic degree chordal functions
07:31 Section 3.3 Leap-step patterns, melody in counterpoint rules
08:29 Section 3.4 Primary axis, pitch with maximum cumulative duration, calculations
10:06 Section 3.5 Secondary axes, diverging converging, axis combinations
11:22 Section 3.6 Cambiata sequence, third species counterpoint
12:13 Section 3.7 Syncopations and suspensions, dissonance handling, harmonic sequence
15:05 Section 4 Harmonization approach, subset of examples, chord progression
15:48 Section 4.1 Diatonic harmonization example, C major, instrumental form, strings
17:25 Section 4.2 Alternative diatonic mode, G Mixolydian, Renaissance keyboard setting
18:46 Section 4.3 Chromatic harmonization example, alterations, moving inner parts, fusion
19:41 Summary and conclusion
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this is probably the most important youtube channel to modern music thoery education.
@joshuwa.jeremiah229 Thank you for the kind words. Whether it has significant educational importance is hard to say. May my efforts help others in their study of (contemporary) music composition and arranging techniques, stimulate their curiosity and creativity. Hopefully you will benefit from the content on this channel.
Hello! Years and years ago, I bought a pdf from you that centered on Theory of Rhythm by Schillinger. I am curious if you now have another pdf just like this for his Theory of Melody?
@will.sagastume The Guide to the Theory of Rhythm e-book dates back to 2015, indeed. Since then I have focused more on the CZcams channel, as that allows the combination of various media types. And since about three years there is a set of Patreon companion documents for the tutorials (current total of pages around 500). There is an incomplete draft of a document on Schillinger instrumental forms. But the short answer is: no specific document ('guide to') the Book 3 Theory of Melody. This latest video nicely summarises many aspects from Bk. 3 though. Most of the book chapters are a combination of a the creation of a continuity with methods from Book 1 (refraction series, permutations, combinations) with the melody axis approach. Hopefully this answers your question.
Lol, now comes with midi chord pack humour "You want a Schill style chord prog in diatonic-symmetric harmony in the first expansion?...I got ya!"
Another awesome video Frans! Made my day to see a new upload from you. :) I could do with much more of the harmonization portion of this video - these is one of the most lucid and transparent applications of the method that I have seen on your channel! I was initially unconvinced about the melody and how it would be applied, but man, it really sat down nicely in those three styles. What would we have to give to get a Perfect Cadence in the 'Byrd' style keyboard piece? 😉🎶
@auedpo thanks for another set of kind words about these videos. For others I must have ruined the day though, as I immediately lost more subscribers after uploading than ever before. The melody on its own is made with an educational goal in mind, but probably gains musical quality through the various harmonization plus instrumental form approaches. In order to finish the Byrd half-cadence with a proper closing in style, I could send the MIDI file; with the Modartt Pianoteq harpsichord and the Liquidsonics Cinematic Rooms reverb the sound is created in no time. I have to turn the harmonization examples now into orchestral MIDI mockup renderings and tutorial form, but I am scared that any further uploads will decimate my audience. Maybe something with cats or cupcakes will fare better?
@@FransAbsil You've lost subscribers after uploading this video? That must be a coincidence, the content is packed as always.
Maybe they are fans of NIko's midi pack :D :D
@@FransAbsil I am incredibly sorry to hear that Frans! I cannot fathom why it would provoke such a reaction. You have some of the most consistently delivered musical content of all channels. It may be niche, certainly, but I find it hard to believe that there would be so many Schillinger-interested minds that would be put off by this video.. ☹
EDIT: I see that there is a similar comment that you already replied to! My apologies.
I have wondered though, you do such a great job of parsing down the SSMC and putting it into a video format - do you see any need/demand/reason to provide a clearer version of Schillinger's original? Much like your Theory of Rhythm pdf that you have written. I can only imagine the illumination I would find in a text revision/supplement provided by you. I would be happy to help in anyway possible!
@nijebauk YT analytics attributes half of the unsubscribe count to this video, but numbers bouncing back currently. So I'll behave kindly and compromise with the next upload; probably call it 'Schillinger's Cat Cooks Cupcakes with Chordpack'. Thanks for the moral support!
@auedpo No need to apologise; I appreciate the support. In response to the suggestion for creating a kind of 'critical edition' of the Schillinger System of Musical Composition: this idea is in my head already for quite some time, and I get regular requests for further 'Guide to the Theory of ...' ebooks. The original copyright has expired, but that might be different for the book reprint though. That is why I always create new examples when applying Schillinger techniques, that are not in the book (legal expertise needed). The Rhythm Book was a major effort already that I will not repeat for the more than 1500 pages left from the original.
So I was thinking of a two-(three)-phase collective process that creates: 1) A digital version of the original Schillinger System documentation (where are the manuscripts and what quality are they? Any idea?). With a team of around 20 volunteers retyping text and score examples that should be doable. Some level of coordination and agreement on formats is required obviously. Computer typesetting templates could take care of the rest. 2) An expanded edition that inserts guidance sections, explanations, critical comments, new examples, cross-references (all as internal hyperlinks/anchors). There's room for a team of editors/contributors here as well. 3) A media library with MIDI files, audio examples (maybe short videos).
Deliverables in Step 2 and 3 could grow over time, in parallel to and after completing Step 1. I've spent many hours on freely sharing lots of my best knowledge of the system. Scaling up the effort implies thinking about a business model as it is reasonable that the team effort is remunerated somehow. Educational quality content represents economic value. On my own I will never undertake such a large scale initiative. And here I stop. I am curious to learn what others think. Maybe continue the discussion also through email. Thanks for the comment, yes the idea is great and would at least keep the system alive!