Post by honeyboy on Sept 23, 2011 8:17:48 GMT
How Music Works, an interesting and easy to understand video introduction by composer Howard Goodall (Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Vicar of Dibley, QI, Catherine Tate Show)
Harmony
Unlike rhythm and melody, harmony wasn’t part of music from the beginning. It’s an upstart. It came into life gradually during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But what an upstart!
Drones & Chords
Harmonics & Triads
Tonic & Dominant Progressions
Dissonance & Suspensions
Sevenths Augmented and Diminished
Harmony
Unlike rhythm and melody, harmony wasn’t part of music from the beginning. It’s an upstart. It came into life gradually during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But what an upstart!
Drones & Chords
Harmonics & Triads
Tonic & Dominant Progressions
Dissonance & Suspensions
Sevenths Augmented and Diminished