How Motifs are Used in Baroque Style - Music Composition
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Күн бұрынThis music composition lesson unpacks Bach’s Sinfonia in B minor, drawing attention to the three motifs used to compose this piece. The three motifs are unpacked and we explore both the differences and the common ground between them. We then journey through the work and discover how these ideas are used in sequence, curtailed, presented in conversation between parts, and combined in various ways. The video gives insight into this piece, into Bach’s style, and into how to write a piece using three motifs.
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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction to how motifs are used in Baroque style
1:09 - Playing the example piece
1:30 - First motivic idea
4:51 - Contrasting left hand motif
7:51 - A third motif
9:13 - How Bach uses these motifs
26:44 - Conclusion
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@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын
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@carlstenger5893 2 жыл бұрын
Leave it to Bach to write a complete treatise on contrapuntal development and disguise it as a student's keyboard exercise. Though you took it apart and showed what Bach was doing, it would be quite easy to turn this material into a full semester course. So much to learn...and Bach (undoubtedly) composed this ditty in an hour or less. How are mere mortals supposed to attain that degree of expertise and genius? Wonderful video. Thanks!
@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын
The music is both beautiful and highly instructive. Better than any textbook. We mere mortals continue to aspire!
@thomaslai5303 Жыл бұрын
Felt the same….how did he get to his level in an age when information is hard to get?
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Hard work and natural talent are a great combination
@simongross3122 Жыл бұрын
What a brilliant little piece. Thanks for the wonderful explanation.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
A pleasure. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@elainelee4828 Жыл бұрын
Baroque is my favorite musical genre! Thank you very much! Slowly digesting.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
That’s great. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
That’s an interesting question. We have a Rhythm Bootcamp course that really gets into reading rhythm accurately and relating it to pulse, which may be helpful. Also if you want to understand more of the theory behind music have a look at our theory courses. www.mmcourses.co.uk
@franciscovaeza6465 Жыл бұрын
I'm a rock musician from México, and i really love your videos. You have a great way of revealing the depth of what can be hard concepts. Thank you so much!
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
You’re most kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@canman5060 Жыл бұрын
Best of the 15 sinfonias.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
I agree
@johngilbert184 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant analysis + wonderful music = Inspiration for composition for lesser mortals. Awesome stuff. Huge thanks! I used to think that these longer pieces of classical music required a lot more idea content than modern stuff and were creatively more challenging, now I see that creative part is as much, if not more, the spinning and recycling a few motific ideas.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
That’s great. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@iknowyourerightbut4986 4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the analysis. Excellent!
@MusicMattersGB 4 ай бұрын
Glad it’s helpful. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@Rwnk6677 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the brilliant explanation!
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
A pleasure. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@jayducharme Жыл бұрын
Expertly explained! It's strange, but I've always composed that way. I've always introduced motifs right at the beginning and then spent the rest of the piece doing variations on them. That's the aspect of composing I've always enjoyed, connecting all the dots so to speak.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
That’s great
@gregrosendahl7362 Жыл бұрын
Very informative video, as always. Now that I've watched this, I think I will give this piece a try. Thank you.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
That’s great
@lornapenn-chester6867 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gareth! Just the ticket whilst getting over Covid! 👏
@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын
Oh blimey. Sorry you have Covid. My wife has it at the moment so you’re in good company. Get better soon.
@lornapenn-chester6867 2 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB Please send her my best wishes. It’s beastly!
@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын
Will do. You too!
@claudefazio Жыл бұрын
Wonderful analysis!
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
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@brittenmusic6923 Жыл бұрын
This was excellent, thank you.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
It’s a pleasure. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@johnmac8084 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating Gareth, thanks 🙏
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
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@davidwhite2949 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@lingsleelee7026 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful and clear explanation! Thank you Gareth! Am not an advanced student but I watched the whole video and found it easy to understand. I love playing Bach's music.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
That’s great. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@lawrencetaylor4101 10 ай бұрын
I'm far from an advanced student, except for my knowledge of music theory. And that is thanks to Gareth. Even when I had no idea what he was talking about, he explains things in such simple basic terms anyone can understand. There is one channel with millions of subs, but it is impossible to learn music theory since he can't help talking about advanced topics in a basic course. The opposite of Gareth. We are blessed to have his channel.
@MusicMattersGB 10 ай бұрын
@lawrencetaylor4101 You’re very kind.
@bianka.saridzic Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! I love your channel! Please make this for clasical and romantique style!
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
You’re most kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
@yadinmichaeli12 Жыл бұрын
Thanks again
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
A pleasure
@clearbrain 3 ай бұрын
Very nice ❤❤❤
@MusicMattersGB 3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@the_eternal_student Жыл бұрын
When i first heard of invertible counterpoint I just thought of it as a repitition, but it affecs the harmony and it has been used extensively by musicians.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@jdanielcramer Жыл бұрын
Juicy! 😮
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it
@bigpicturehero Жыл бұрын
Are you getting better at these kinds of breakdowns are I am getting better at understanding them? Either way, thank you!
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Probably both!
@evelyneduval6441 2 жыл бұрын
How did he compose? Motivic ideas in his head, then a mental elaboration constructing harmony and counterpoint? Or from his keyboard, with some improvisation written down in a second time (which apparently was the way Chopin composed)? I ask this question, exploring myself (mere mortal learning composer) different ways of writing music...
@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын
Who knows? I suspect in this case that some of the harmonic and melodic outlines came first with motivic decoration following.
@jackdeago3639 Жыл бұрын
Can you talk about contrasting styles or periods
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
There are videos on the channel about that.
@FrankMGarcía Жыл бұрын
❤
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
😀
@jackdeago3639 Жыл бұрын
Can you give me 10 examples of pieces written in contrasting period/ styles
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Look at KZfaq and find examples eg Baroque - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi Classical - Mozart, Haydn Romantic - Brahms, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt Modern - Schoenberg, Debussy, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Boulez There are many more possibilities but that will give you lots of examples
@canman5060 Жыл бұрын
Or Three Part Inventions.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
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