How Music Works 4 - Bass - Part 1
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Uploaded by timegrinder on Sep 18, 2008
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVhQJZuFUOA
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Genre: Documentary - Music Theory
Time: 48:19 (Ads removed)
On: Channel 4 (UK)
Directors: Francis Hanly, David Jeffcock
Release Date: 2006
Music is usually broken down into melody, rhythm and harmony. But what about the very lowest notes in music, that can have an impact on all three? In this film Howard looks at the abiding fascination musicians and composers have had with the bass.
For half a millennium instrument makers have been trying to construct instruments of all shapes and sizes capable of thudding, sonorous low notes. Only with the arrival of the synthesizer did they succeed in producing a rival to the mighty organ. With disco, dance, and drum 'n' bass, the bass has arrived centre stage.
But bass notes have another, crucial role. Far from just plodding away in the background, bass lines can have a critical effect on the whole structure of a piece of music, helping to drive the chord progressions.
Howard looks at the dark horse of the musical family, and its use in the hands of such diverse musical talents as Johann (and Richard) Strauss, John Philip Sousa, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Albinoni, Bach and Motown's resident bass maestro, James Jamerson.
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Does anyone know the song on 0:48?
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UM this is wrong. The main note in a chord is not its tonic, it's its root. The lowest note in a chord is not its root, its the bass.
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If the harpsichord was a guy I'd punch his nuts until vagina.
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listened to this in music class and i was interested :)
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i'm learning so much
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Extroadinary...
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Fast forward to skrillex bass!
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64 ft organ reminds me of a dog growling
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64 foot pitch organ is useless and ugly.
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took em 3 minutes to feature mingus, im proud
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all your bass are belong to us
lesorciercalifornien 1 year ago 69
pay attention... bass means the harmonic, melodic and structural relationship of the bass sound to the rest of the piece... not just the sound itself...
schrire39 2 years ago 17