The Aeolian Mode | The Unexplored Sound of Sadness, Melancholy and Longing
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2020
- In this episode I discuss in detail how to use the AEOLIAN MODE or Scale for composition (Film Scoring) or in improvisation on the Guitar, Piano or any Instrument. I talk about the unique qualities of the Aeolian Mode's b6 and b3 and why it creates the sound of Sadness, Melancholy and Longing, The composers I discuss are John Williams, Aydin Esen, Sting and the Theme from Halloween.
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My favorite 5 words through covid:
"Hey everybody, I'm Rick Beato!"
Thank you for teaching me so much, and having so much fun doing it. Seriously appreciated.
I believe I remember Sting saying that I burn for you was the first song he ever wrote, whilst students took a maths test in a class he was teaching. As much as I love his music, this remains my favorite song of his.
Been teaching music for 30 years and I’m realizing I don’t know crap. Got your book, though, so I am working on it. Thanks for what your doing, Rick!!!!!
That's a refreshing change from all the " oh yeah? I've been playing for 30 years so how dare you doubt my expertise!!" comments. Well done sir!
Jon Brooks - I teach middle school band and fell into a rut....same stuff, different day......my students deserve better. And Rick makes it fun!! Thanks for your comment!
@@dgauper U R welcome.
Well. Daniel thats do honest of you to admit that👍.
Teach them more than they need to know and they'll remember more because of it even though it'll be more challenging.
Rick's body of work on UA-cam is like a master course in music appreciation. Even though I play guitar and love music, I hear things in music that I never noticed or appreciated before I started watching his videos. Both my technical knowledge and enjoyment of music are improving as a result.
"I burn for you" such a beautiful love song, moves me every time.
I love Sting, but this song was new to me. Which made me think... I follow some writers online and all of them of course have a "recommended books" section on their homepage. How about a "recommended listening" segment on your channel? Discovering great music should be quite easy with Spotify and the internet, but ironically I find it to be a quite frustrating task. With your taste being so versatile and good, I am quite sure it would give us all some profound musical epiphanies. I think people would love it. Than you for showing me a new Sting song!
About twenty-five years ago, a friend of mine introduced me to "I Burn for You", which in his opinion is the most beautiful song in the world. Since then, whenever I need to wallow in sweet melancholy, this is my go-to tune. Thank you for this insightful analysis into the reasons why.
I'm right there with you!!!
Sting's "I Burn For You" was recorded live in a "jazzy" style, but was first recorded in studio in '82 by The Police for a UK movie OST (Brimstone & Treacle).
Actually, it was first recorded by Sting with Last Exit, the band he was in before The Police. :)
Carpenter is underrated as a musician. The fog, Halloween, Christine, Escape From New York, and Prince of Darkness are all great scores.
Not underrated by me
Love his soundtracks! He’s a master of suspense and horror, imho.
@@nickavenoso7851 truth
You missed the Thing
Man. So evocative. Like someone running home and the audience knows that the town has been burned to the ground....but his dog is still alive!!
blipco5 the dog died a slow and painful death, suffering under a fallen structure for multiple months without food or water in a bizarre medical anomaly, completely lucid the entire time.
Specific
@@Not_what_it_used_to_be Awwwww....in MY hallucination, the dog made it. The major chord.
Wing Nut The scene in Independence Day when Will Smith’s GF gets to El Toro and finds it completely destroyed!
Later Activity yea the dog still made it homie
When I was in high school orchestra and band in the early 60's our band diredtor predicted that in the future the greatest orchestral music would be scored for films. How correct he was. At that time Hollywood composers like Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia) , Elmer Bernstein, Alfred Newman, Dimitri Tiomkin and others were writing some great music. Thanks, Rick for your insights and for sharing your knowledge with us.
So true. Even the cartoons in those days had great music.
well sadly now film music is degrading. ;(. not to say there isn't lots of good stuff, but overwhelmingly it is becoming poor quality.
@@KarMa-lx6oq maybe a lot will disagree but i think videpgames are the natural next (and current btw) place to orchestral music, theres tons amazing and original orchestral music in videogames since at least 2 decades
And the best of them all, Ennio Morricone.
I’m glad you used “I Burn For You” as an example. Every time I hear it I have the same reaction that you did in the video. One day about 30 years ago, I went out and bought the Bring On The Night soundtrack after seeing the movie on PBS on night. I was bummed out at first because the version of “I Burn For You” in the film is different from the version on cd. In the film, drummer Omar Hakim just goes off at the end of the song and, being a drummer myself, I was blown away and was looking forward to having that version on cd because up until then I had never heard drumming like that. However, after hearing both versions many times, I think the version on the soundtrack is the better version. It’s just haunting. And It should be because the song originated on the soundtrack to a movie called, “Brimstone and Treacle,” where Sting plays the devil in human form. It’s a doozie. The Police recorded a version of the song along with a couple other songs for the soundtrack to the movie. It’s a great recording but I think the best version is the one you played which is the version from “Bring On The Night.” Great melody and lyrics too.
I concur with everything you wrote except I much prefer the live version from the film. Its power can't be denied, and Omar's drumming climax at the end of the song can't be topped. What a great song!!!
Always love hearing Sting's music broken down. Would love to hear something like Fortress Around Your Heart reviewed. Love his first album.
Not 15 minutes before I watched this video I was in the car listening to “I burn for you.” It’s my favorite Police song. Thanks for explaining why I like it so much.
It evokes the same for me
I often wonder if people like Sting know musically what they are doing or it just comes naturally to them?
I saw Sting perform that song live on the Blue Turtles tour. Add in Omar Hakim’s drum solo, and it was one of the two masterpieces of the night.
I burn for you was actually one of his first solo tunes I believe, for the Brimstone and Treacle soundtrack. The Live release he had that included it really fleshed tgat tune out with that incredible band. Omar, Kenny, Brandford...Fire.
@@martincox9691 Nice, I never got to see that band. Omar is amazing.
Very informative and beautiful examples throughout!! :)
The intro to A Forest by The Cure is probably the most aeolian thing I've heard
Dazzyls that’s an amazing song! The one on “Mixed Up” is even better than the original. If you haven’t heard that version I suggest checking it out. You might like it if you don’t know it already.
great exemple, intro of FLASH OF THE BLADE (Iron Maiden) is one as well
Marcus Vinnas nearly all of Iron Maiden is Aeolian/Natural Minor.
i - Vii - Vi was their thing.
@@mtn7224 A lot of their songs are in a major key
The Only reason I continue expand my musical knowledge is because of This Channel..Thank You so much Rick!!
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My entire life I've always had a fascination with Aeolian sounds and melody. There's something...eternal...about it.
Rick is the Chuck Norris of music: he knows EVERYTHING and can tell you any and all of it. You can't know more than him or tell anyone more than Rick can.
If I want my head expanded, I watch these videos.
Fun fact: Rick doesn't even have a beard in this video, it is all a photo-morphological effect that springs naturally from the Aeolian mode.
Kudos!
Mind blowing
I suspected that
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When the guitar part went that was oddly apparent
I Burn For You has been one of my most favorite songs- ever- sexy AF- Its originally from the soundtrack toBrimstone and Treacle- a movie Sting did a hundred years ago. He actually played a creep- The live version is very embellished- but beautiful as well. Bravo for highlighting it.
Love these “old school” theory videos hypes. Aeolian, the language of longing...
Thanks Hypes! They are my favorite too.
Halloween is such an awesome composition! The first time I heard it was at a Secret Chiefs 3 show, they performed an absolutely *electrifying* rendition of it. That 5/4 rhythm and haunting harmony, coupled with SC3's amazing live sound, blew me away so bad!
8:58 Beato improvs... love.
My favorite mode of the Major scale for a long time. This really opened my mind to see that the b6 and b3 can be used in non-diatonic chords to add the Aeolion tonality to them. So beautiful!
This is the reason why your channel is one of the best! Amazing inspirational, great contents, help to discover and rediscover the joy of Music! Thanks.
Anyone else notice this? Aeolian mode by itself can sound dull and ugly, but with some of this video's examples with rapid, galloping percussion the mode can gain gravitas. The contrasting long notes gain a "bluesy meaningfulness" and soar. Fascinating video.
I Burn For You is my absolute favorite Sting song. It just draws me in every time.
This is where Rick shines. Love it.
I wish there were a drug that would give me Rick's musical knowledge/ear for a few hours of an evening. I would put on an album and weep all night at the absolute beauty of it all. And I'd wake upon the morning, back in the land of the dull.
Facinating and beautiful- I'm now going to check out all the music you used in this video. I'm definitely feeling this, Rick- thanks!
Why I love your videos; you never miss an opportunity to educate. Thanks for showing this! You rock Rick!
Pretty cool, I played that b6 yesterday and remembered myself of a tune I wrote in musescore 2016. Seeing this, now I plan on learning it on the piano even more. ☺️
That guitar solo is beautiful
And so is every time you touch the keyboard in this video.
Extremely helpful stuff. Sting/The Police are my all time favorite
Dear Rick: I've been obsessed with "I Burn For You" since its original iteration. Thank you for dissecting it.
I Burn For You - Sting has always captured me as most hauntingly beautiful - along with Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, my two favourite Police/Sting tunes
"I burn for you" is one of my absolute favorites. Go check The Bob Belden Ensemble version also. Jimi Tunnell on vocal and guitar + Dennis Chambers, Darryl Jones etc.... Incredible!
Stunning cover
The whole Islands record by King Crimson uses the Aeolian mode, notably in Sailor's Tale, including a great double bass intro in Formentera Lady.
That has always been my favorite Sting song- and now I finally know why.
wonderful video. Going directly to watch the Phrygian Mode next. Thank you for the inspiration!
That sting song is dope
Wow that's so cool about Halloween using Aeolian! Amazing content as always, thank you.
The Aeolian Mode is easy to hear when you point it out so well. Nicely done.
I started watching you through your chart reviews where you play along and now I'm realising that was just the tip of the iceberg of your competence. Your knowledge and understanding of music is phenomenal.
Wow that intro is beautiful! Definitely sadness, melancholy and longing in those voicings...
Some of the chords around 10:30 remind me of the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack. I think you’d really enjoy that.
If you like that soundtrack the channel '8 Bit Music Theory' did a video on chord voicings and dissects the OST soundtrack as an example
@@michaelturner4755 it's some of Salvatori and O'Donnel's most beautiful work.
I am almost 40. Why was this not in ANY of my musical education (school, guitar, Keys and singing Lessons). So many possiblies to play moodshifts.
Looking Forward to the Rest of the series. You're a good and passionate teacher, Mr. Beato!
Without a doubt the mode to evoke an emotional response. The mode of remembrance and wanting to forget, a joyous sorrow and a heartbreaking realization and yet.., they become one in the same.
I'm always intrigued on how well you know your sh!t Rick, keep the information videos coming. It's like having a free fun college class :)
Sting is such an inspiration
I like his work too. I hear he can be a real A-holeian, sadly.
Well, he was. There's not much left of this, unfortunately...
Absolutely tremendous! I truly did not want this to stop.
Thank you.
this was simply amazing! I love these excursions into the modes individually, I'm learning so much
Omg, my favorite mode!!! I was really... longing for this one
boo!
Dorian has always been more melancholy to me. The raised 6th is like seeing a glimpse of sunlight far away in the distance while you're in a deserted city on a grey day.
I agree, that version of Burn for You is stunning. Just stunning. So pleased it's appreciated by others!
Would have gladly watched another 10-20 minutes of expanded content! LOVE this stuff Rick
It's rather beautiful.
The Christmas song “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman” is also aeolian.
It's ironic that the mode of "sadness, melancholy and longing" can still bring "tidings of comfort and joy"
Excellent point James
@Victor Sage Well, I care, and at least eleven others do too.
Your book has completely changed my perspective on music altogether. I’ve been playing for 14 years and I thought I knew what I was doing, but after discovering your channel and your book I realize how little I actually know. Thank you for all the help!
You're the only teacher ive had who has explained this with such clarity but made it accessible. Thank you u for all your hard work.
Up next: the unexplored sound of C major
Hehe.
Yep, and then after that The unexplored sound of music. 😆
He can't do “the unexplored sound of air pressure oscillations” unfortunately because literally nobody has explored that yet.
tasfa10 Joy To The World = major scale, descending. but yeah A minor = A Aeolian. So no black keys. C Major from A to A.
picture a spooky dark barn and there's some Alice Cooper looking guy on a household organ, thru a powerful stereo, shaking the whole building. Playing this EXACT SOLO KEYBOARD STUFF. Trick or treat ! WELL I'D BE SCARED. LETS GO !
Men don't cry!
Aeolian mode: Hold my minor 6th...
Ha!
lol
Amazing. Niche, but amazing...
Oh gosh. What a comment.
I'm stealing this hahaha
You are the best musician i have ever seen, you really have a crystal clear understanding of one of the most mysterious things in our universe. I watch your videos and leadn things even when i thought i understood things well and i realize im such a beginner, even though to a regular person they would say wow thats amazing
Thank you. I’m drawn to these parts of soundtracks. They convey so much emotional communication without words. Very expressive. Always wondered why it caught my attention in film..... nice to know it has a “name”.
This is very interesting and informative thanks. As an aside, I believe that Losing My Religion - R.E.M and All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix are both in Aeolian mode.
I like that you used the terminology "Sadness, Melancholy, and Longing" because I always hear music in terms of emotions. I always wondered why I responded to Prokofiev's ballets so negatively as compared to Tchaikovsky's ballets. Prokofiev's ballet music always felt mostly oppressive while Tchaikovsky used negative emotions more selectively and allowed more elated resolves to relieve the negative tensions. Does any of this make sense? I never studied theory, so I am only saying this based on listening.
Makes perfect sense; I am very similar
Me too. I wrote a line. Music is emotion flowing like the ocean always moving always soothing. To me this put Randy Rhoads into perspective. His music matched the songs perfectly and I know he used Aeolien.
Me too buddy..
I should have read this before I replied above... there's this thing in music about how do you portray happiness and sadness in context... nothing exists in a vacuum, and it's obviously a very particular art, but I'd love an analysis of how you get to happiness through discomfort... I love hearing those barely perceptible dissonances... because that's life... the three sounds of two claps...
I love both- but Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet is like a perfect musical narration of the story. It’s genius and gets me every time.
Sir, what you do is indeed music ministry. Continued blessings to you.
What a great composition, Sting - Burn 4 you. I play this song often because it is such a beautiful and soul fulfilling melody, along with Fragile and They Dance Alone. I like the way you explain music, you are quite gifted yourself. Great videos.
Í Burn For You' has always elicited an emotional response musically. Thanks for explaining why Rick. :-(
Can't hear that minor chord with flat sixth without hearing "The X Files" theme song.
Even some of the melodies. Couldn’t stop thinking x files
yeeeeesss
I was thinking exactly that when Rick played the 4 notes when explaining about the Hallowe'en theme!
Rick, your extraordinary teachings have opened a new world of comprehension for me. I do not know how to thank you enough. I have bought all your educational products which I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who wants to understand music. It is a joy. Thank you again. Giovanni
I am just starting out on my musical journey and your videos help me understand things about the fundamentals of music I have struggled to grasp previously, thank you.
Stands to reason that minor chords and notes create a sense of longing since being incomplete is the very nature of the minor
allow me to point out that this is quite a genius observation
I love this conversation and your presentation SO MUCH.
This is my favorite content of yours! I very much enjoy your modal videos, Thanks Rick!
I'm pretty impressed that you managed to shave your beard in just 1 minute!
Aha moment!!! The melody at the end of Fire and Rain, "Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain" 5 b6 b7 1, 5 b6 b7 1, 7 b6 b6 5
Been singing that for 40 years and never knew why it sounded so awesome!
thanks peter, didnt realize that!
Good God Mr B, not only do you do your usual insightful tuition on a the mastery of music but you drop in one of my all time favourite love songs 'Burn for You'..which is achingly beautiful. Listen to the remaster of this...no doubt straight from the mixing desk without the audience sound but still the same great performance. And thank you , another superb video.
For a flicker of moment you allow me to touch music, I understand the concepts but then it fades away but for a brief moment during your video I get to touch music. Thank you!
I was sending my future wife the lyrics from I Burn for You a year before we were married. I've always been so drawn to Sting's melancholy lyrics, even more than Dylan's.
One of my favorite songs ever. A hidden gem that few seemed to know about! Pleased that Mr Beato mentions it a couple of times in different videos.
the version on the album 'Symphonicities' is stunning
The Show Must Go On is in B Aeolian.
What about Who wants to live forever by Queen also?
@@charlesmiller3916 Those are my favorite Queen songs. Now I know why.
I'm no musician, but i think the "Six feet under" opening music from the series about a decade ago is in this mode?
That song always makes me sad. Knowing it was his last song.
Leddy Gee it opens with a Lydian chord
One of the most fantastic and informational theory clips I’ve ever seen. What a treat!
Loved the visual representations of each key at the end. Each one has its own color
My favourite mode
Mine is Depeche Mode! 😁
Phrygian for me
Lydian gang rise up
mine too. why do i have so much sadness inside me...
mine too
Hell, Rick. You could've been one of the greatest movie composers if you wanted haha
Hollywood, are you listening? 🎭
um ,,, still can ... ;-) Rick, that last piece - i could write realms about the 'evoking' brought forth from it ...
GLORIOUS
I am waiting for the day to hear... And the Oscar for best original film score goes to Rick...
When you do these mode pieces, I always find out about music I like and did not know about. Excellent!
I have this album (Cityscapes)....it is impossible to describe the ups and downs it pushes and pulls you through. Your video explaining this is truly wonderful phenomenon is God sent.
I believe that Stephen Sondheim uses the Aeolian a great deal in Sweeney Todd to great effect. And great example of Sting -- what a songwriter he is.
So much of Sweeney Todd utilizes the Dies Irae. I'd love a Rick video on Sondheim (Sweeney in particular) but I'm not sure how the audience would feel...
@@stevewood694 I would love it. I actually fell in love with Sweeney Todd via Forbidden Broadway's spoof, Teeny Todd. I just had to find out what the original song was.
@@MonolithTMA Sondheim's harmonic language is so rich. An analysis of just "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" would prove quite a substantial video.
I was percussionist in several Sondheim shows in London in the 90s. To be paid to be surrounded by those amazing harmonies for a few years was a privilege. Been downhill ever since but never forgotten.
@@stevewood694 he's just left the planet, sadly, so maybe it's time.
Ah saudade, the beautiful sadness.
best video series throughout the whole you tube! Thank you Mr Beato
We need music that moves our soul and gives us purpose. These tunes feed our souls
Hey Rick, you should really check out / do a "what makes this song great" for some of the composer Marty O'Donnell's works. He is known for the Halo and Destiny soundtracks. The track Another Rain from Halo 3: ODST is a gorgeous Aeolian piece
"Lick My Love Pump" is in D Aeolian...….The saddest of all modes.
That made me lol.
Spinal Tap yeah
Best performed using a lot of hole notes.
😂😂
@@zoltannemeth8864 and must be recorded Dobly
I've been learning modes. And this was a wonderful and informative video outlining not only the notes of the mode but how they can be used. Love the examples, and I really have been enjoying these videos! Thank you sir!
Man...you have such a gift for this. I hope that in the next ten years I can be found a worthy student of this kind of depth.
I believe the Aeolian mode is the equivalent to the Minor Scale, and I am all for that! Minor is my favorite of the tonalities!
They are the same exact thing.
@@josh_7569 Yes
It's a little more complicated than that, given that there's four scales that are called "minor scale". Aeolian corresponds to the natural minor, but often tonal music will use what's called "harmonic minor" (with a raised seventh to have a leading note that can resolve to the tonic), and there are also ascending and descending melodic minor (with moving sixth and seventh for similar reasons).
@@TyphonBaalHammon Ahhh gotcha. Cheers for the refresher!
9:47 sounds like a score from Thomas Newman (like in Road to Perdition or Revolutionary Road..)
Such a lovely mode to write in, love all the examples; shall be listening to more ''Sting'' now for sure!
Absolutely fascinating! Really well done Rick!
The info about which modes "feel" heroic, sad, ethereal, etc.. Is that in your book, Rick?