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笔记笔记。一个很常用的modulation手法
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YouTubeYouTubeMusic Theory - Chromatic Mediants in 7 Minutes!
Music Theory - Chromatic Mediants in 7 Minutes!

Music Theory - Chromatic Mediants in 7 Minutes!

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关于“和弦性质相同”这一要求
YouTubeYouTubeSongs that use Chromatic Mediant chords
Songs that use Chromatic Mediant chords

Songs that use Chromatic Mediant chords

❗This video was originally released on 30th Dec 2022 but was removed due to copyright strike on 8th Jan 2023. This is a reupload. Chromatic mediants are a great way to add a sense of wonder and intrigue into your music, making them a common choice in film music. What I find most interesting about them though is how the definition of "chromatic mediant" is not only debatable, but how the concept overlaps with some other music theory ideas, making for quite a confusing topic! And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/davidbennettpiano 🎹 0:00 Introduction 0:30 The Imperial March 1:55 Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode 2:41 What is a chromatic mediant? 4:25 Light My Fire by The Doors 5:19 Lord of the Rings 5:50 It Won't Be Long by The Beatles 6:20 Morning Bell by Radiohead 7:21 Chromatic mediants Vs. Modal Interchange 8:30 Chromatic mediants Vs. Secondary dominants 10:30 100% chromatic mediant composition

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YouTubeYouTubeChromatic Mediants | A film composer's favourite weapon?
Chromatic Mediants | A film composer's favourite weapon?

Chromatic Mediants | A film composer's favourite weapon?

🎹 Purchase my Jazz Piano course: https://jamnight.michaelkeithson.co.uk Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MichaelKeithson ☕️ Donate a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/michaelkeithson Donate: www.paypal.me/michaelkeithson ✍️ Sign up to my mailing list: https://www.michaelkeithson.co.uk/mailing-list Here's my quick run down on Chromatic Mediants. This is such a ubiquitous tool in film scoring, you will have most definitely come across this sound at some point before. Hopefully my video helps you understand it a little more if you weren't very familiar. MK My Equipment: (Affiliate links) Microphone: https://amzn.to/3NhdTIo Nord Stage 2EX Keyboard (this is the upgraded Stage 4): https://amzn.to/3BwCW7v Main Camera: https://amzn.to/3Yg0Wot 2nd Camera: https://amzn.to/4dAkkAT Main lens: https://amzn.to/4eRS1z0 Computer: https://youtu.be/PQWbQY1UPfo Audio interface: https://amzn.to/3XYYSj8 Main Light: https://amzn.to/3Nh2Iz8 Light wand: https://amzn.to/4eUqnkU Accent light: https://youtu.be/PQWbQY1UPfo Headphones: https://amzn.to/3YaLB8y Chapter markers: 00:00-00:58 Intro 00:58-04:25 What is a Chromatic Mediant 04:25-06:51 Same of different chord quality 06:51- How can we use them?

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国内有人把这个技法翻译成“色彩中音”，我完全没有办法理解为啥这么翻译…
  • btw我也不知道为什么chromatic会被习惯翻译成“色彩的”。国外的某个视频里提到chromatic在这里是和diatonic相对的概念。diatonic是自然音阶的，chromatic其实理解成半音阶的会更合适。
  • 中音 属于 下中音-导音-主音-上主音-中音-下属音-属音 这个音级概念中。下中音submediant和中音mediant都是mediant。
所以:
  • mediant: 和主音成三度
  • chromatic: 不在自然音阶内
就这么简单。
表格中第二个视频里还提到了一个要求，即chromatic mediant和弦需要和主和弦拥有一样的和弦性质（大三小三），这样和弦之间才能有共同音。当然也提到了有些人会忽略这一要求（如第一个视频）。如果忽略这一要求，则像下面的例子：
如果以C大调自然音阶为例，Cmaj这个和弦开始，往上和往下大三/小三度一共有4个根音选择（降A/A/降E/E）。再加上大三/小三和弦的分支，一共可以找到8种和弦。但是其中Amin和Emin都是diatonic，所以chromatic mediant一共有6种:
  • 降A的maj/min、A的maj、降E的maj/min、E的maj。
也可以扩展为例如七和弦，进一步增加两个和弦之间的共同音。
总之和声进行带来的色彩和张力变化可以多多尝试和去感知。
对和弦性质有要求的chromatic mediant
对和弦性质有要求的chromatic mediant
 
在其他乐理框架中它也可以得到有效解释。比如modal interchange把它理解成音阶的替换。或在更长的语境中，若chromatic mediant被解决，也可以被理解成比如Secondary Dominant。