14-12-2013, 16:37
It is always an asset to know the rules as a pro, so that you can break them as a master. Counterpoint is something you can play with, even in more modern ways, in polyphony. Pentatonix does so. Eric Whitacre also. And they have broken 'likes' on youtube with their counterpointal daring. But to honestly abate those strict walls you need to know them well. Let me add some examples here for the listening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUFzC6_fp8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rRaL-Czxw Notice Whitacre's 7 note cluster chord toward the middle of the piece...extraordinary. This amazong work is full of masterful dissonances. And he is a master of harmonization.
And this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5ken3RJBo
Harmony and counterpoint. Magistrally executed with the occasional dissonance and break of rules. But these are all well studied masters. Have patience and give it your best shot at the formality. Then BREAK IT ALL TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSUFzC6_fp8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rRaL-Czxw Notice Whitacre's 7 note cluster chord toward the middle of the piece...extraordinary. This amazong work is full of masterful dissonances. And he is a master of harmonization.
And this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5ken3RJBo
Harmony and counterpoint. Magistrally executed with the occasional dissonance and break of rules. But these are all well studied masters. Have patience and give it your best shot at the formality. Then BREAK IT ALL TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT.
Cogito, ergo sum...