Overview

From the classical violinist to the hip hop producer, creating music pays homage to principles of harmony. It is not just the sum of the musical parts that makes a song come alive, but how every part interacts with others to create more harmonies, enriched melodies, dynamic rhythms, and more interaction. Composers, engineers, producers and performing musicians constantly use the harmonic principles derived from basic acoustics every time they work through a piece. This book offers a deep analytical dive into the theories of harmonics. It explores many nontraditional approaches such as extended and hyperextended chords and it includes an explanation for the consonance of the elusive minor triad. The book also covers voicing and arranging from a vertical or harmonic perspective, a system of classifying the sonority of each chord, how extended chords impact the listener, and how the composer applies these principles.

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Author:   Jack Ballard, Jr.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781476677026

ISBN 10:   1476677026
Pages:   138
Publication Date:   31 May 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments xvii Foreword by Warren Pettit Preface Introduction  1. Justifying Thirds as a Basis for Analysis  2. Tertian Chord in Harmonic Perspective  3. Sub-position  4. Acoustic Justification  5. Psychoacoustic Considerations  6. Continuity as a Function of Context and Consonance  7. Tone-Sustaining Issues  8. Principles of Separation  9. Linear Concepts 10. Harmonic Permutations of Chordal Klang 11. Complex Chord Systems Using Harmonic Matrices 12. Manifesting Inaudible Sound 13. Chord Classification 14. The Minor Triad 15. Shifting Harmonic Imagery 16. Hyperextended Chords 17. The Approach Tone and Chord 18. Jazz Analysis and Context Using Hyperextended Tones 19. Approach Chords Applied in Improvisation 20. The Blue Tonality and the Augmented Twenty-Third 21. The Enigmatic Spanish Phrygian: A Contextual Case Study 22. Concert Music Analysis 23. Light Correlations: Conjecture Glossary Appendix A: Graphs Appendix B: Additional Musical Figures Appendix C: Methodology and Systems Chapter Notes Sources and Further Reading Index

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Jack Ballard, Jr. has composed, performed and produced a variety of music, from classical, world and film music to jazz and bluegrass to punk and hip hop.

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