Brahms-Textures Applied to Chord Progression (without explanations)

Composed by Michael Koch.
Whole video including commentaries to each style: • Composing Brahms Style...
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[@robertocornacchionialegre]

This is brilliant, Michael…! Just watching again

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

hahha! thanks man! :D

[@FueganTV]

More vids like this please!

[@bibobabu8756]

Love this! I've always found the study of textures one of the most important parts of composition.

[@frixosmina6004]

Beautiful and elegant.

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

Thanks, Frixos :DD

[@grocheo1]

Great quality of the videos, excellent musicianship. Thanks

[@jgMaximo_]

More Brahms, more Brahms more Brahms, more Brahms, more Brahms, pleeeeeeeease pleeeeeeease! #MoreBrahms #GiveUsTheBrahms #BramhsForTheBros

[@michaelpersil6573]

I like left hand playing chords in wide voicing and then octaves, alternating each time. It is very common practice, but just feels absolutely right. If you just played octaves or fifths every time, it would feel bland. There are interesting exceptions to this however - sometimes using consecutive fifths can be used to empower a phrase, to highlight something. it’s not black or white after all, or blanc et noir… ;) :D :D

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

This is phenomenal! Do you plan of doing it for Chopin-textures?

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

haha, well I guess I'd have a hard time to do so as this chord progression has not been chosen randomly but it seems like a harmonic pattern that Brahms had a certain affinity for... I can't really remember a situation where Chopin was going for the falling thirds like this. Actually the only passage that comes to my mind does the exact oposite (ascending thirds): 1st Ballade, bars 90-93 (national edition) - very special situation though and not quite suitable to break down into a "Common-Shopan-Sort-Of-Thing"

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

@@en-blanc-et-noir haha, well, you don't necessarily have to do this with this very chord progression; Chopin would have probably preferred something more complex and unorthodox. And yes, it is very hard to define Chopin in a single harmonic pattern or melodic style, unlike many other composers, his music is extremely varied and different from one another

[@nickpollockpiano]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

Nick I see you‘re a real enthusiast😂✌️

[@nickpollockpiano]

@@en-blanc-et-noir hahahaha your videos are amazing

[@brianbuch1]

This is lovely, like a trip through Op 116-119 but in the Twilight Zone.

[@stevelin3659]

This legit sounds like a Brahms variation!

[@ioanailiepiano]

Brilliant!! 😍👏🏻 Who’s next? 😃

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

haha VIP comment, I see :DDD Thanks for passing by, Ioana! Well I guess that's not supposed to become a series.

[@ioanailiepiano]

@@en-blanc-et-noir Well I very much look forward to the further videos!! I’m a VBF (very big fan)! I have also not forgotten about your Scriabin challenge - it’s on my agenda and will be approached soon, I promise! 😇

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

Oh yeah :DDD ha good that you give me the reminder! I almost forgot about that. I'm gonna get notified... VBF ha, I see! Thanks for the flowers... I feel flattered :D Honestly, this is really an honor! Thanks a lot, Ioana. Cheers

[@yuvalyanko7519]

0:00 - Chord progression 0:08 - Style 1. 0:29 - Style 2. 0:51 - Style 3. 1:27 - Style 4. 1:52 - Style 5. 2:18 - Style 6.

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

Thank you! :D

[@vu14tu102]

The latter was clearly inspired by Brahms Op. 116 n. 6

[@en-blanc-et-noir]

yeah! :D rather more an outright "recomposition" then "inspired" I made a comment on this in the main video on these sketches kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqjTdnWeZ9Vpl9U