How the Great Composers Used Modal Mixture | How Composers Use Series | The Soundtrack of History

This video discusses the concept of modal mixture, particularly in the context of major keys incorporating elements from their parallel minor keys. It emphasizes how this technique can evoke powerful expressive effects without necessarily modulating to a different tonic. The musical pieces analyzed include Bach's Prelude No. 6, showcasing the Picardy third, Grieg's "Morning Mood," where the major third chord serves as a contrast, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Movement 2, which juxtaposes major and minor tonalities to convey emotional depth, Chopin's Nocturne Op. 48, No. 1, employing modal mixture for contrasting emotional landscapes, Mozart's Fantasy in C minor, K. 475, demonstrating modulation through modal mixture and pivot chords, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," using chords outside of the key to depict a journey and arrival.

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0:00 Introduction
0:10 What is Modal Mixture?
0:32 What is a Picardy Third?
1:32 How Bach Uses Modal Mixture in Prelude No. 6 in D minor
2:35 How Mozart Uses Modal Mixture in K. 475
4:37 How Beethoven Uses Modal Mixture in Symphony No.7 Mvt II
6:58 How Chopin Uses Modal Mixture in Op.48 No.1 Nocturne in C minor
9:11 How Grieg Uses Modal Mixture in Morning Mood
11:29 How Dvorak Uses Modal Mixture in Symphony No.9 Mvt II
13:41 Outro



"JOHN MICHEL CELLO-BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY 7 Allegretto" by Ludwig van Beethoven is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

“Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 "From the New World" by Antonin Dvorak is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.“

"Fantasia in C minor, K475” by Wolfgang Mozart is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

“Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op. 46” by Edvard Grieg is licensed under CC BY 3.0 DEED