What is voice leading and why it is important! feat. Dr. Derek Remes
Dr. Derek Remes teaches music Theory at the Music Hochschule in Lucerne, Switzerland, and is bringing his pedagogy and knowledge to tonebase today! He will be discussing specifically his book: "Compendium of voice leading patterns". Tune to understand this fascinating and important topic!
Find the start time in your time zone by clicking the photo or following this event link:
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/derek-remes-voice-leading
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions andquestions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like me to focus on?
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Dear Derek,
Thanks for sharing your time with us. I would like to ask a few questions regarding voice leading.
1. Is there genre-specific voice leading that is typical in say genre/style xyz?
2. When building and developing the technique of voice leading, do you have any chunks that you would suggest to study first and then expand upon?
3. What is the typical effect with or without voice leading and in which context/situation would it make sense to either use it or maybe even to voluntarily not use it?
Thank you very much! :)
Kind regards,
Lukas
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A Supplementary document from Derek Remes!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15UbYc-PS4x9Pi5V188rZCuFCE2hJ5ya5_5o6UBvOw7U/edit?usp=sharing
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To your point about likening voice leading patterns to the chronological perspective of the layers of Rome, is there a way to determine which Voice-Leading patterns emerged first and which came later as offspring of the original ones or just altogether new paths of their own? Have you or someone else put them in order? I've heard of Music in the Galant Style, but I haven't read it yet. Thanks!
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John Shaird Look at the website www.partimenti.org
Prof. Gjerdingen is still updating regularly that precious free library about partimenti and schemas. You will also find copies and translations of the original treatises with exercises.
Alternatively to Music in the Galant Style and to the resources Derek has provided, you can also take a look at "The Art of Partimento" by Prof. Giorgio Sanguinetti.
Unfortunately, many of these exercises in voice leading or for the rule of the octave have been lost or are hidden in some libraries.
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