Why Not Use a V-II Chord Progression? - Music Composition

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this video scratched an itch for me wondering, 'why this V-II progression works and sounds good in my song?' thank you so much!

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A pleasure

[@JanCarlComposer]

helpful as always 💪

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Always so interesting!

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[@markchapman6800]

The actual consequence of using V-ii as some kind of cadence, at least to my ear, is that it sounds like a half-cadence in the mixolydian mode on scale degree V, i.e. a major scale save with a flattened 7th. This might be pleasing but would certainly undermine the stability of the home key as a tonal centre.

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Absolutely.

[@vibmedia2042]

It’s lovely video! Can you also have music examples where composers used V-II? Before 20. century music?

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[@stephenbashforth8257]

Does the parallel octaves and 5ths issue come from the apparent enforcement of overtones - and hence the voices don't sound independent - they are heard as harmonics?

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That’s part of the picture. The main thing to consider when parallels are unavoidable in 5 parts or more is where they will be least exposed.

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Thanks