Hello and welcome. This is the first episode of the music, composition lab series, where I'll be making music using the techniques and music theory Concepts that you can find in the beyond music theory blog. My goal is to show you ways in which you can put this knowledge into practice and be creative with it. Which is what is music is all about whatever, the genre, feel free to experiment with these Concepts and apply them to your music.
This time, I will be composing a small music piece using anticipation and suspensions you will find more information about this technique in the blog, but presuming, it can be used as means to create release prolong or even preparing, the harmonic
tension. That ensues, while you are going from court to court, it is a way of creating harmonic interests and depth here is how they sound and She patient is one or more notes from the next chord that appear earlier a suspension, which is a note from the previous quarter that is sustained to the next chord and then resolves downwards.
And finally, a retardation the same as suspension with the difference that this note resolves upwards Typically the effect can be found at the end of phrases or in Cadence's but you don't have to feel restricted by this as you will hear. First, I created the main Melody and harmonized it, the approached I used was to create the framework that represented the harmonic feel and direction I wanted by harmonizing the strong Beats.
Then on a second pass, I filled in with other chords, increasing the harmonic Rhythm, where I felt necessary mostly to support the melodic use. I introduced the suspensions and anticipations after the harmonization process where I could hear and test its effects in specific parts of the music. You will now hear examples of how I use them chords with Melody on Top. This is a suspension resolving downwards. Now, an anticipation that helps
to prepare the modulation. And in the final Cadence, we can hear the anticipation of the C sharp in the base, the suspensions in the middle voices, resolving downwards and a retardation resolving upwards by the end of the top Melody, There are other examples throughout the music that helped me to create tension in some passages. But the ones I showed you are representative of some of the contexts where this technique can be used.
I made an arrangement for a string quartet and in the end of the episode, you will hear the final result of how the music turned out. I hope that this technique inspires you in your work. And although I took this Arrangement approach, don't let it put you off. As this can be applied to our genre. You are into it's just that I felt like doing something like this. Remember to always leave room for experimentation and now I will leave you with the
arrangement. Thank you for listening and I'll see you on the next episodes. Happy composing