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The video offers a thorough exploration of 7th chords, elucidating their construction and classification across various musical genres. It delves into the intricacies of fully diminished, half diminished, minor, dominant, major, and minor major 7th chords, detailing their roles in classical and jazz compositions. Examples from renowned works such as Beethoven's Piano Sonata #8, "Pathétique," Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Erik Satie's "Gymnopédie No.1," Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier," will be analyzed to illustrate the diverse applications and significance of these chords in both traditional and contemporary music settings. Additionally, excerpts from film scores, such as those in "Up," will be used to demonstrate the versatility and relevance of 7th chords in popular culture. Through these musical examples, viewers will gain a deeper understanding of how composers utilize 7th chords to evoke emotion, create tension, and shape harmonic progressions.
0:00 Intro
0:10 What are Seventh-Chords?
1:33 Fully Diminished 7th Chord
1:52 Half-Diminished 7th Chord
2:24 Minor 7th Chord
2:40 Dominant 7th Chord
3:14 Major 7th Chord
3:45 Minor Major 7th Chord
4:10 How are Seventh-Chords Used?
4:33 How Beethoven uses a Fully Diminished 7th Chord
6:20 How Mendelssohn uses a Half-Diminished 7th Chord
7:27 How Bach uses a Minor 7th Chord
8:40 How a Dominant 7th Chord functions
9:10 How Beethoven uses a Dominant 7th Chord
10:56 How Satie uses a Major 7th Chord
11:43 Does a Minor Major 7th Chord exist in Classical Music?
12:24 Outro