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#1 ·
Hello there!

I struggle to connect G minor and B major, I found this solution, but it's not very statisfying.

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(Piece is in Dm)

Could you help me out, also with voice leading, if you can?
I'm fairly new at composing.

Looking forward for your help, guys!

Thanks.
 
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#2 ·
Check out the circle of fifths. G minor and B major are far apart, you need to find one or more key chords to get from one to the other. For example you may be able to go from G minor to F minor, to E-flat minor and then B major.
 
#3 ·
First, the example is lacking key sig and accidentals making replying impossible, but as for Phil's suggestion

Check out the circle of fifths. G minor and B major are far apart, you need to find one or more key chords to get from one to the other.
You do not have to go through all that. Use a chromatic modulation. Have first, a chord in G minor that contains an A natural (like the iio chord [aka A diminished chord]. Then have a chord in B major that contains a A# (like the V chord [aka F# major chord] and then have the new tonic B major chord. So the voice leading is A-A#-B.
 
#4 ·
With chromatic modulation how about this chord progression G minor (G Bb D), altered chord (Gb Bb Eb), B major (D# F# B). I thought chromatic modulation is having a common note or notes while shifting others?
 
#5 ·
No, there must be three notes in a row (2 or all 3 in one voice) all half steps. The first must be a pitch in the old key and the final two a natural occurring half step in the new key.
 
#7 ·
Ok, I get that part. But how is your example above chromatic modulation when the chords weren't specified to have a common note (ie. one chord with A natural, and one chord with A#)
 
#8 · (Edited)
Phil: A chromatic modulation is not the same as a common/pivot tone modulation. Or at least that's what I think you're thinking.

https://music.utk.edu/theorycomp/courses/murphy/documents/Modulation.pdf

Ancore: Your change of key is quite special since they both have two flats and the second key is major. So I believe your move to a F major chord that goes to B-flat is OK. The only way to make it more convincing would be to have either/or both (1) the chord or two before the F chord have the F# leading tone in it, so the F natural sounds less like G minor key when you get to B-flat major key (2) if you have more than two voices include the 7th in the F chord. Dominant 7ths make a stronger pull to tonic.

BTW: this whole discussion should be in the TalkClassical Music Theory section, not the composer section...but that's water over the dam.
 
#9 ·
Phil: A chromatic modulation is not the same as a common/pivot tone modulation. Or at least that's what I think you're thinking.

https://music.utk.edu/theorycomp/courses/murphy/documents/Modulation.pdf

Ancore: Your change of key is quite special since they both have two flats and the second key is major. So I believe your move to a F major chord that goes to B-flat is OK. The only way to make it more convincing would be to have either/or both (1) the chord or two before the F chord have the F# leading tone in it, so the F natural sounds less like G minor key when you get to it (2) if you have more than two voices include the 7th in the F chord. Dominant 7ths make a stronger pull to tonic.

BTW: this whole discussion should be in the TalkClassical Music Theory section, not the composer section...but that's water over the dam.
Ok, got it thanks.
 
#10 ·
Here is a solution where the IV6 chord in G minor becomes the V6/V in B-flat major:

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