Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Music Analysis II

Music Analysis on "FOREVER IN LOVE":

This piece is written in the key of F MAJOR .

Note:
Boxed text written below Roman Numerals indicates Harmonic Function (same as previous post).

Non-harmonic tones representation:

AP = Appogiatura
NN = Neighbouring Note
PT = Passing Tone
ET = Escape Tone

This is an interesting extract with many uses of non-harmonic tones. While doing the analysis, some of the notes can be both treated as NN/PT depending on the proceeding note. For example m.8-m.9, the semiquaver note E can be treated as NN if we are looking at F as the proceeding note, and it may be treated as PN if we are looking at D as the proceeding note.

Something very similar to ET is observed at m.6. Notice that I labelled the note F as "ET". This note can only be qualified as an ET if the following note is a 4th-line D instead of the written C.

The last quaver of m.11 may be qualified as PT/ET depending on the proceeding note. The quaver-D is a PT if the proceeding note is the written E, and it can be called an ET if the following note is the written Bb on m.12.

Roman Numerals are pretty direct in this case, not much of an inversion evident in the extract. I would like to focus the attention on m.12 though:
I write this chord vii as, vii half-dim. 7-5-4-. (I wonder if it is visible enough on the score?). This is an unresolved chord and therefore I just included the dashes beside the numerals, without connecting to any numerals (like we usually expect).

Harmonic function of this extract is straight forward also. I was just wondering the chord V at m.10 - to indicate the harmonic function explicitly or not? I've decided to leave it as I thought it sounded like part of the dominant function at m.8, therefore not necessary to have an indication.

Let me know what you think, and please tell me if I've made any errors anywhere.

Regards,
Benji






Saturday, September 15, 2007

The Galaxy Express 999



Performed by the Saints Alumni Band - Saints Hallelujah VII

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Music Analysis I

The following extract is taken from the pop song, L-O-V-E. Words in boxes below the Roman Numerals (RN) represents Harmonic Functions, Tonic(T); Pre-Dominant (PD) and Dominant (D).