music104

|  | Lecture notes Week 3 The joy of thirds Major and minor thirds (and sixths) the minor scale relative minor parallel minor natural, harmonic and melodic minor all intervals from the first degree (except perfect intervals) in the major scale, are major intervals all intervals from the first degree (except perfect intervals, and the second step) in the natural minor scale, are minor intervals minor thirds invert to major 6ths, major 3rds to minor 6ths Major 3rd, do-me, fa-la, sol-ti in minor scale, same pairs are (normally) minor 3rds Minor 6ths me-do, la-fa, ti-sol in minor scale, same pairs are are (normally)major 6ths Minor 3rd, me-sol, la-do, ti-re, re-fa in minor scale, same pairs (except, re-fa) are major 3rds. Major 6ths, sol-me, do-la, re-ti, fa-re in minor scale, same pairs are (normally) minor 6ths Tunes that begin with major and minor 3rds... compose some class duos in thirds Brief introduction to modal mixtures (borrowing) Major notes in minor scales Minor notes in major scales Thirds as basis of jazz harmony exuberant thirds Everly Brothers, Bye Bye Love Bach Duo from Cantata 78 Mozart, Ensemble from Cosi major 6ths my bonny Mozart slow mvt from symphony #36 Radiohead, No Surprises (note modal borrowing) Madonna Take a Bow Buena Vista Social Club Amor de Loca Juventud Slow mvt of Beethoven op 132 Minor 6ths Mozart, 40th symphony, 1st mvt. Love Story Sting, when we dance a few other views of 3rds 3rd stacks Brahms op 119 #1 blues thirds W O M A N relative minor/parallel minor Schumann, Album Blatter (parallel and relative minor) Picardy 3rd 1st mvt of Bach Cantata Ich Habe Genug Beatles, we can work it out (relative minor) 50 ways to leave your lover (relative major/minor) Here There and Everywhere (parallel and relative minor) Yesterday (relative minor) Radiohead Optimistic |