Counterpoint in G

[classicalguitarfav]

This is truly inspiring! I love it. Is this two voices?

[paperwitch]

Well done! Please keep writing counterpoint and creating universes!

[DietGrape]

could someone please explain what counterpoint is to me? From what I understand they're different melodies that can be played together, but aren't like harmonies in 3rds and 5ths. What separates counterpoint from really fancy bass notes?

[philateliceun]

@DietGrape Counterpoint uses laws or rules to determine which notes can sound together. Thats very basic what counterpoint is. Because of those rules the separate voices get a certain cohesion you don't get with freely composed music.

[mattgresh1]

NICE! I would create one for the key of C and D as well. Then I would play the counter points as a progression in G! :O

[ezev8logos]

excellent work!

[gitarmats]

That was really nice!!

Do you have any advice on how to practice stuff like this? What is the brain doing when you play two things at once like this?

I am very curios of how to approach this kind of playing mentaly.

[Microrator]

Really enjoyed it, final chord a little sudden in my opinion though, but yep, keep it up!

[hairlessdog101]

hi im a guitar player and i play classical music i really lke this but could you give some tips and how to compose counterpoints?

[arrecotinarrecotan]

urgh! what exactly is counterpoint!? ive been trying to figure it out for a while....is it two melodies complementing each other?

[mattgresh1]

@arrecotinarrecotan yeah basically

[SimplyDavid42]

wonderful ! counterpoint is the hardest thing to write I think... especially in fugues and chorals

[gastonreboredo90]

Very cool :-) It's quite a jolly piece of music lol

I play bass guitar (as you can see in my videos) and I took a music appreciation class last year and I love music, music theory, etc. I'm still confused about some things, though. So my question is, what exactly is counterpoint?

[dharmaseed]

Wow!

[tocalpianix]

Thanks for watching, dharmaseed.

[deadeaded]

very nice :)

my one comment is that the final chord doesn't quite compliment the tone of the piece. The notes throughout the piece are very detached, almost staccato in some places, and yet you end the song with a very full, round chord. I would have preferred a light ending, perhaps more in the range that your right hand occupies throughout the song.

[tocalpianix]

Thank you for the comment, deadeaded, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I thought about your suggestion for a while but I still think I like this final chord.

[yumpin]

@deadeaded imo the final chord is okay because it is the tonic chord, although I do think the ending seems abrupt because the dominant was extremely brief and implied before the tonic. If I were to end this piece I would prolong the dominant in the ending cadence. The harmonic rhythm you used is not typical in cadences, which is why it sounds abrupt to my ears

[chsgdss]

***** BEAUTIFUL *****

[tocalpianix]

Thank you chsgdss, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[C33Four]

Its nice to see there are musicians still putting such an artform to fruition.

[tocalpianix]

Thanks for the comment, C33Four. Feel free to check more original contrapuntal works in my channel.

[pcma1970]

You are brilliant and perfect piano technique

[tocalpianix]

Thank you pcma1970, I'm glad you enjoyed it. My technique is far from being perfect but thank you anyway!

[Askelairlines747]

Baroque Baroque Baroque :-D

I can totally hear that it is a Minuet :D but stil i don't know what rules a minuet has...

[tocalpianix]

Hi Askelairlines747, a minuet is usually in 3/4 time and in binary form, with two sections of usually eight bars each, although not always. I didn't use a binary form in this case although some time after recording this video I adapted the piece so now it could be considered a minuet. I will probably re-record it some day and upload it. Thank you for watching!

[amistrymister]

WOW That is so baroque! Fantastic! One thing that might be nice for you to write might be more use of sequences perhaps? I really loved that.

[tocalpianix]

thanks for your comment, amistrymister. Feel free to listen to my latest piece, a three-part fugue using repetition and with much more developed contrapuntal writing than this Counterpoint in g. Guitar trio version: /watch?v=y8zSQnQsi-0 Woodwind trio version: /watch?v=IJifLn289rg

[flyingplants]

Rad... Very inspirational stuff.

[tocalpianix]

Thank you very much, if you enjoy counterpoint you might find the next videos definitely inspirational:

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[guitarrahero]

this is really good!

[tocalpianix]

thank you!

[eatenbymonsters]

Really nice! I'm just beginning to explore the possibilities of counterpoint/fugue, and this is just the sort of inspiration I need. Tell me, does this conform to any "species counterpoint" rules, or is it "free"?

[tocalpianix]

Thank you, eatenbymonsters. I try to avoid any dissonant interval (seconds, fourths and sevenths) on the strong beats and strong subdivisions of a beat. For the rest of beats/subdivisions, I trust what sounds good to the ear. This method might produce interesting results, but I strongly recommend studying species counterpoint, though.

[platmosic]

Well see the really good use of imitation here.

[GaleoDeus]

Great. Really awesome.

[tocalpianix]

You're very kind. Thank you very much!

[jarcho123]

really good stuff...

[tocalpianix]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, jarcho123. Much appreciated!