Stravinsky's Petrushka Chord Is Absolutely Amazing (Full Overview And Exploration)
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- In this video I explore the Petrushka chord, its construction & variations, and how one might use it in a composition or improvisation.
The Petrushka chord is a distinctive harmonic device used in Igor Stravinsky's ballet, "Petrushka," first performed in 1911. It is a combination of two major triads that are a tritone apart. In the context of the ballet, the Petrushka chord is most prominently featured in the scene where the main character, Petrushka, comes to life. The chord reflects the tension, dissonance, and angularity of Petrushka's character and emotions. It also contributes to the overall modern, innovative, and groundbreaking nature of Stravinsky's score for the ballet.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:43 1 - Building the chord
1:50 2 - The inversions
2:30 3 - Related chords
3:14 4 - Dissecting the chord
3:59 5 - Variations
6:42 6 - Metaphorical analysis
7:28 7 - Petrushka chord in different keys
10:05 8 - Improvisation
15:54 Conclusion
If this isn't a series yet, I would love to hear more!
as a guy fiddling around with composition, this video was great! It gave me insight on ideas that I've developed (while fiddling around). I always thought this was related to how tritone sub in jazz works(since 2 dominant 7ths a tritone apart share 2 notes). But the vibe of the petrushka chord (a new term to me) is soo interesting
like you should write more impressionistic works. They sound rly cool
This is amazing! Going to use it in my music now!!!
For sure to use this in my next piece. Thank you
Fascinating. Your improv here is mesmerizing. I'm sure there are others but I don't know anyone who can pull exquisite melodies out of thin air the way you do. Amazing.
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The sound of this chord combination is how i feel when something i want to watch is taken away from me......
In the future i might be able to really understand and use it in my composition or improves of other songs/pieces.
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Wonderful explanation. And on top,of that, your techical skill is astounding. Congratulations and many thanks.....
Loved this! Would def watch more videos like it. Thank you!
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Scriabin's mystic chord next.
This definitely sounds like a lesson in the basics of music. What I'd like to know is how would you score a video game? With all the different elements sometimes coming together in unexpected ways, given that the player could control the character to go in a completely different direction to how you might have designed the story to unfold. At least if the game allows a more exploratory approach, that is. Would it be possible to design a set of chords to allow for composing a sound track on the fly for varied paths? If so, how would you do it?
Scoring a video game is a much different compositional process than scoring for a concert performance which is what I'm used to. You can watch my series "writing a piece in..." on my main channel to see how I would write for various moods czcams.com/play/PLHz39w9gANGZvFiSf6gs5Ski-uUGkWhwI.html
A suggestion for another lesson.
With my low level i would like to understand suspention better.
There are a few i know but prob most of them not.
I know suspention 2 and 4, the dominant 7, major minor i guess, and suspention 6 and 7 are those also names?
And then i can see a lot of black keys who might be able to add aswell but don't know the names and if it's really a thing.