A Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony
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Description: A concise explanation of the Gregorian and Renaissance modes and their development in the Common Practice era.
Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony A Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony The kind of harmony taught in most university music courses deals with what is known as the "common practice" era, i.e., the kind of things that most composers did in the period approximately 1650-1850. After 1850, composers started to experiment more with harmony. But traditional Irish and Scottish music has been more conservative than classical music; it tends to stick with the kind of harmony used before 1650, which is modal harmony. The use of the modal system provides great advantages in the analysis of traditional music. Lest you think I'm making all this up, here's a quotation from the well-known London-based fiddler Peter Cooper:
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| Page title: | Beginner's Guide to Modal Harmony |
| Keywords: | music,theory,harmony,scale,mode,modal,chord,traditional,folk,early,medieval,Renaissance |
| Description: | Modal harmony similar to that found in Renaissance music is used in Scottish and Irish traditional music. This subject is not taught in most music theory classes, leaving many people confused when they encounter it. Here is a beginner's guide to modes presented in a simple, systematic manner. |
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