The GENIUS harmonies of Mozart's Requiem Lacrimosa: A harmonic analysis

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  • @DomSigalas
    @DomSigalas  3 роки тому +12

    Check how I recreated the piece in Cubase using just two libraries here: ua-cam.com/video/C5UUsZRHGIc/v-deo.html

  • @bobrobrules
    @bobrobrules 3 роки тому +409

    Crazy lucky that Mozart left his midi files for us and future generations

    • @DomSigalas
      @DomSigalas  3 роки тому +28

      😂😂😂

    • @gandalfgrey91
      @gandalfgrey91 3 роки тому +6

      Talk about having foresight

    • @asloii_1749
      @asloii_1749 3 роки тому

      idiot they ddidnt have midi in the 1500s

    • @bobrobrules
      @bobrobrules 3 роки тому +5

      @@asloii_1749 yeah I know. I was there.

    • @asloii_1749
      @asloii_1749 3 роки тому +4

      @@bobrobrules so ur like 50

  • @johnmac8084
    @johnmac8084 3 роки тому +167

    It's strange, but a lot of people who think they don't like orchestral music, will be deeply moved whilst watching a film, and not even be conscious they are listening to orchestral music, and the whole range of emotions it can convey.

    • @MoodScores7538
      @MoodScores7538 Рік тому +1

      100%. Great comment.

    • @TachyBunker
      @TachyBunker 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm personally so tired of hearing just orchestras in movies. It's been done to death for 100 years already, can we move on aaaa

  • @YigitAydnn
    @YigitAydnn 3 роки тому +69

    It's a rare thing to find such people who talks this passionately about classical music. Keep up the good work buddy!

  • @NatureandSpirit111
    @NatureandSpirit111 Рік тому +5

    This is probably the best explanation I’ve heard. I’m not classically trained. But I think I kind of understand why people call him a genius now.

  • @Esperluet
    @Esperluet 4 роки тому +40

    Thankyou so much to talk about classical music.

  • @GodsUnrulyFriends
    @GodsUnrulyFriends 2 роки тому +13

    The first time I heard the Lacrimosa I was in tears at the end.
    I have a guitar arrangement of the Lacrimosa I enjoy playing for myself. Taking this music apart and seeing how it works is an amazing experience. Thank you for making and sharing this video.

    • @natalieueno
      @natalieueno Рік тому +4

      Could you please share your guitar arrangement? I'd love to play it. Thanks in advance!

    • @GodsUnrulyFriends
      @GodsUnrulyFriends Рік тому

      @@natalieueno ua-cam.com/video/4qHvNuDFilk/v-deo.html

  • @DMeletis
    @DMeletis 4 роки тому +33

    Interesting topic. I like how understanding harmony can make your songs better, so analyzing important Pieces is like having a cheatsheet !! :D

    • @heatherduthie9609
      @heatherduthie9609 3 роки тому +1

      Mozart did exactly the same thing...that’s why his music changed over time, after studying with Haydn and J.C. Bach, among others

  • @Markrspooner
    @Markrspooner 4 роки тому +25

    Yes I would like a breakdown of this piece of music!

  • @hamacaboy
    @hamacaboy 4 роки тому +19

    Dom you are a treasure, nobody makes videos like this, music theory with fun modern approaches and a jovial charismatic host. Fantastic job, i really like your videos and you are really really talented. Thanks for this aweskme vid

    • @verache2250
      @verache2250 3 роки тому

      Check out Adam Neely's channel, it will blow your mind

  • @jean-baptiste6479
    @jean-baptiste6479 2 роки тому +1

    The introit of the requiem and the ouverture of the Magic Flute are beyond compréehension too.

  • @IMSColoradoSprings
    @IMSColoradoSprings 6 місяців тому +1

    Superb. I have been teaching music for over 50 years and this is a great explanation of the Lacrimosa.

  • @jean-francoisleger
    @jean-francoisleger 2 роки тому +5

    Dom, this video is incredible. Bullseye. You took up the challenge of opening the mind of younger musicians for classical masterpieces with a modern approach. A specialist in music technology talking about the genius of Mozart, if one guy have the credibility to do this. it's you. More-more-moooore!!!! ;-D

  • @aimardom
    @aimardom 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for sharing this. Beauty will save us.

  • @davidstojanovic7519
    @davidstojanovic7519 3 роки тому +2

    Bro, please more Mozart analysis!!!! I came here because in my own compositions I find my harmony somewhat boring, and you explained this amazingly. Great job, thank you, and please do more!

  • @malcolmhodgson7540
    @malcolmhodgson7540 4 роки тому +3

    My favourite Mozart piece.

  • @randallnielson2011
    @randallnielson2011 4 роки тому +6

    Duuuuuuuuude. This is a killer idea. Can’t wait.

  • @ruben1o
    @ruben1o 4 роки тому +2

    Lacrimosa is simply Divine!

  • @Gee-no
    @Gee-no 4 роки тому +8

    Great job. I literally could not find a theory breakdown this good anywhere on YT. Im using your video to write out the main theme as a sort of lead sheet with chords so i can study it more easily. Again, thanks brother.

  • @gerzonsosa2902
    @gerzonsosa2902 Рік тому

    Thank you for your explanation of the chord scales of a Mozart musical piece that steals and enthralls me.

  • @IroLidorikioti
    @IroLidorikioti 4 роки тому +6

    Beautifully done! It's always great to go deeper into masterpieces of classical music! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @vulkanosaure
    @vulkanosaure 4 роки тому +2

    Perfect analysis. I actually found you by searching "lacrimosa harmony analysis" without too much hope of finding smth. The internet will never stop to amaze me

  • @Larsmannetje66
    @Larsmannetje66 3 роки тому +2

    I watched this video a few times over in the past year. Dom’s enthusiasm and explanation really delivers Mozart’s brilliance so well. And it’s so instructive and inspiring. Thanks, Dom & Mo! 😉

  • @lewisknudsen1
    @lewisknudsen1 4 роки тому +1

    I had no idea a chord analysis could be this adventurous, kudos!

  • @CinderellaVasia
    @CinderellaVasia 4 роки тому +3

    Woooow! A video that none should miss! A great composer's harmonies by another great composer!

  • @cenkkurt5582
    @cenkkurt5582 Рік тому

    Thank you Dom Sigalas.
    It is very deeply explanation what and how Mozart did in this part of Lacrimosa.

  • @ForkySeven
    @ForkySeven 4 роки тому +1

    Most satisfying build up to a cadential 6/4 ever. Thanks for this, Dom!!!

  • @stutty1400
    @stutty1400 8 місяців тому

    Thank you Dom, that is one of the most wonderful pieces of music EVER written .. thank you thankl you thank you!!

  • @templatemusic
    @templatemusic Рік тому +1

    This was an excellent video, thanks so much for making it!

  • @malcolmhodgson7540
    @malcolmhodgson7540 4 роки тому +2

    Love your analysis. Awesome. My heart is fill this evening with the most beautiful music. Thank you!

  • @lindaross783
    @lindaross783 2 роки тому

    There was a great episode on Mozart in the City where the conductor refuses to do a version a robot has filled in for the part Mozart didn't get to. The conductor Roderigo just conducts the Requiem, including a beautiful version of Lacrimosa, my favorite as well. So wonderful, on Amazon.You did a great job. Thanks for keeping Mozart out there.

  • @iamnaudar
    @iamnaudar 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent work bro

  • @martinfalls6614
    @martinfalls6614 2 місяці тому

    Excellent work, Dom. Many in the USA are grieving now in the wake of our 2024 election, I among them. Don't be surprised if your channel blows up. I can stream the music elsewhere, but your analysis I find brilliant. All the best to you, brother. Blessings in these dark times.

  • @donedevane5922
    @donedevane5922 2 роки тому +1

    Great video.

  • @robinneuvonen5269
    @robinneuvonen5269 3 роки тому +1

    I love this. Mozart is absolutely incredible

  • @tonyswatchchannel755
    @tonyswatchchannel755 2 роки тому +1

    Love this classical music study!

  • @ericmuller6902
    @ericmuller6902 6 місяців тому

    Loved it. Highly insightful. I learned something. Much appreciated. I like the mood you convey. Fantastic.

  • @erickeisman1954
    @erickeisman1954 2 роки тому

    Thanks!

    • @DomSigalas
      @DomSigalas  Рік тому

      Thank you so much Eric, highly appreciated ❤️

  • @mortonbaychestnut4072
    @mortonbaychestnut4072 5 місяців тому +1

    Wonderful video! Watched many times!!! BTW score has A natural 8:54. Still, the best analysis! Big thanks!!

    • @jamesdoldastephenscisneros8029
      @jamesdoldastephenscisneros8029 3 місяці тому

      This is pretty important. Without the Ab that cord isnt an augmented 6th, its just a diminish 7 from g

  • @kiranthakrar1292
    @kiranthakrar1292 2 роки тому +1

    So so amazing...

  • @JamesUnityFuchs
    @JamesUnityFuchs 9 місяців тому

    We are strung from the same web. Love classical and Mozart is truth. You know I am doing a study on this piece and teaching the concept of hemiola rhythm which lacrymosa is perfect for. It’s crazy how he wrote the requiem and 3 of his last symphonies which are perfect beauty and the pinnical of his creativity. Thanks for teaching with all of us and reminding us that music is truth.

  • @MartinMcAvoy
    @MartinMcAvoy 2 роки тому

    Thank you, Dom for making this video with such enthusiasm and fun. If we see further, it is only because we are standing on the shoulders of giants.

  • @herbertbrazil2351
    @herbertbrazil2351 4 роки тому +1

    Yes Dom, we want to see how you made it, it already sounds great. I think we'll appreciate that😊👍

  • @geeyou3508
    @geeyou3508 4 роки тому

    By far your best video so far.. thank you..

  • @tenderklang
    @tenderklang 4 роки тому +3

    I hope the season will start with the phenomenous transition from the confutatis to the lacrimosa

  • @djerice1
    @djerice1 2 роки тому

    You're the man Dom. I've been an Ableton user for years and am sorry I didn't begin with Cubase.The learning curve hasn't been easy, but not giving up. I played trumpet in the school band, and used to read music. The biggest mistake of my life was quitting. I got infected with underground music in the late 90's particularly progressive trance. Bought two Techniques 1200's and the rest is history.

  • @sejtaridiss
    @sejtaridiss 4 роки тому +1

    I liked you and your content already, but now you have my mad respect for doing a video on classical music. Love your channel!

  • @idontgivea1769
    @idontgivea1769 2 роки тому

    It’s genius in simplicity, the kind of genius that is long gone. Vision, that’s what is lost; mastering every tricks in the book doesn’t make you an artist, vision does

  • @cocchiaf
    @cocchiaf 4 роки тому +1

    AMAZING! Your passion is contagious. Wonderful job; I'm delighted. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos: following you is just a pleasure!

  • @toyotascheitzeneder6618
    @toyotascheitzeneder6618 2 роки тому

    holy shit thank you for this video, you literally saved my life since i chose to base my skilled work on this incredible piece!

  • @rafik2910ify
    @rafik2910ify 3 роки тому

    Every time I see this vid… Dom U’re killing us !! Extraordinary, simply magic !!
    it seems to me like I’m hearing Neville Mariner’s St Martin in the Fields, although I heard this piece maybe thousands time.
    You really made something great, I think this is the best electronic music piece ever done !

  • @Thesnakerox
    @Thesnakerox Рік тому +1

    While Mozart died before he could finish Lacrimosa himself, I think Franz Xaver Sussmayr deserves a fair amount of credit for tying it all together the way he did too! Especially with the ending, which goes from a Minor Plagal Cadence to a Picardy Third. Normally the Picardy is associated with a brighter and more "hopeful" sound, but Sussmayr, through some black magic, managed to make it sound absolutely crushing, like all light has fallen.

  • @ryanlock2u
    @ryanlock2u 3 роки тому

    Great video! Geeking out about the Mozart Requiem got me through music school. As a vocalist I am frequently reminded of Mozart’s tremendous knack for musical psychology when he’s setting a text, and I think an analysis of the text is helpful here as well. The text for this section is, in English, “when the guilty man rises from the ashes to be judged.” Mozart paints this with that huge ascending scale in the soprano, BUT ALSO on the harmonic level, he gives us a sequence rising by thirds (A to d, C to F, E to A, G to C). I think we can feel that root motion and the affect is visceral.

  • @acheron4444
    @acheron4444 4 роки тому +1

    Great vídeo, i would like more like this. Thanks a lot, Dom.

  • @pattmerion4379
    @pattmerion4379 2 роки тому

    so much passion in this piece, also to Don. You can feel it from your heart! amazing !!

  • @AlexandreRitterBass
    @AlexandreRitterBass 4 роки тому

    Dom, thank you so much for helping Classical music to be alive! Cheers from Brazil!

  • @Parabola849
    @Parabola849 2 роки тому

    I am amateur musician with no knowledge in harmony but very interested in classics. Your video is just a perfect conbination of musical knowledge withou being too much dense or confuse, very didatic. Thank you so much gor you effort

  • @UFOUneFamilledeOuf
    @UFOUneFamilledeOuf 4 роки тому +2

    i love this song

  • @jonathanbennett4535
    @jonathanbennett4535 4 роки тому

    Keep your favourite pieces coming! Love the harmonic analysis, your knowledge and enthusiasm...

  • @benbartlettmusic
    @benbartlettmusic 2 роки тому

    Totally love the Salieri jealous insets!
    Mozart manages to make a journey from D minor, away and back, feel like one has touched God on the way. The second G6th is as you say the work of a genius.

  • @avivron1111
    @avivron1111 10 місяців тому

    great video Dom!!!

  • @Wolfbabypuppylove
    @Wolfbabypuppylove 4 роки тому

    Dom you seriously should have 1million+ subs now excellent work Bravo.

  • @marcoeugster9722
    @marcoeugster9722 4 роки тому

    Great ending of this great video. I couldn't resist to press the like button...

  • @jonatasnogueira7626
    @jonatasnogueira7626 9 місяців тому

    Arrepiante, extasiante. Maravilhoso!

  • @fonzflex5608
    @fonzflex5608 4 роки тому

    your most passionate video, by far. do more, you are very good to transmit your goosbumps from music, and people needs to know who Mozart was. let's do a series about classical music, I think people will like.

  • @Cat-hw1vh
    @Cat-hw1vh 4 роки тому

    Excellent! I like the way of remembering the German 6th. They're sods to remember at times with the French & Italian as well.

  • @thebarrylurveshow5530
    @thebarrylurveshow5530 4 роки тому

    Once again Dom, brilliant video

  • @vedmishra5081
    @vedmishra5081 3 роки тому

    pls make a lots of video like this .... you are really great .. thanks

  • @charlychalton7743
    @charlychalton7743 3 роки тому

    Yes mr Dom nice 👍 video , please more videos like this 😋

  • @lawrencescotto
    @lawrencescotto Рік тому

    OUTSTANDING!!

  • @esonicsound
    @esonicsound 4 роки тому

    Hi Dom, amazing analysis of this magnificent piece. I sang the Requiem years ago for the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death and the Lacrimosa was my favorite part. I can see your passion for this music! Great video, thank you!

  • @wolfhirlinger3818
    @wolfhirlinger3818 3 роки тому

    gratulations- you know a lot about music harmony and moreover you are a great teacher with much motivation. Thanks so much!

  •  4 роки тому

    Nice explanation! Thanks maestro!

  • @matchafig9829
    @matchafig9829 2 роки тому

    Love this piece. Your video just made me to love it even more! Thank you!

  • @HowlingUlf
    @HowlingUlf 4 роки тому

    That's music ... and that's Mozart hehe! Just the raw music! Total endorphin trip! :D

  • @russellbaston974
    @russellbaston974 3 роки тому

    Really enjoyed this.

  • @doktorkakapo3364
    @doktorkakapo3364 4 роки тому

    This gives an entire different perspective to people who are unfamiliar with the classical music, LOVED IT! -- and for those who spends most of their time on jazz harmony or stuff like me, a quick reminder; aslo in jazz harmony, we see (ii b) voicings leading to the dominant/tonic time to time, like Mozart does. For ex: Db maj 7 - (G7) - C min6

  • @DEADLINETV
    @DEADLINETV 4 роки тому +1

    I just love this! You explain it very well. I found it very interesting especially since this field is kind of new for me. Thanks Dom!

  • @Raggo12345
    @Raggo12345 4 роки тому

    What a brilliant video and analysis! It brought tears of joy to my eyes....
    As a blues dude, these harmonies are sort of a mystery to me... :D But so beautiful!

  • @foaadfallah2143
    @foaadfallah2143 Рік тому

    Great explanation

  • @0U8123MTA3
    @0U8123MTA3 Рік тому

    15:35 I am not a musician but I am a music enthusiast. I've figured there are about 25 chord expressions in a diatonic scale. Double that to count the 3rd inversions for a reasonable palette of harmony choices within a scale. What Mozart did with chromatic scales and harmonies while moving through different keys is hard for me to follow. Thanks for stepping through Mozart's mind on this example.

  • @jessieberetta4808
    @jessieberetta4808 3 роки тому

    Awesome. Thank you for this video!

  • @MusicOfTheOldGods
    @MusicOfTheOldGods 3 роки тому

    absolutely fantastic. Thank you!

  • @jd0808jd
    @jd0808jd Рік тому

    Brilliant work!!!

  • @marcioaffonso0
    @marcioaffonso0 9 місяців тому

    He was talking about eternal damnation and put the tension the topic demands, genius!
    Great video.

  • @MaggaraMarine
    @MaggaraMarine 3 роки тому

    I think this is the proper way of teaching theoretical concepts. It shows how these things are actually used in music, and also gives you an idea of the sound that they achieve.
    Reading about augmented 6ths and secondary dominants in a textbook may sound scary, but I think this demonstration alone taught a lot more about these chords than reading any book about these chords would (considering that one hasn't heard of these concepts before). I would actually encourage people to start from musical examples first, and only then read what the books say about those chords. This gives context to what the textbooks are actually talking about, and this gives you a much better understanding of how everything works.
    Reading about music is kind of useless if you don't have an idea of how the concepts actually sound like. But of course reading about the concepts, when you know their sound already, gives you a more in-depth understanding of them. This is why I would say, sound first, theory second. When you know the sound, then theory is a really powerful tool for gaining an in-depth understanding of the sounds. But if you don't know the sound, then theory is really difficult to approach, and not very useful either.

    • @DomSigalas
      @DomSigalas  3 роки тому

      Thank you! I actually totally agree with you. I wish more of my teachers were teaching harmony like this- it shouldn’t be all rules and guides - let’s hear how this is actually used!

  • @JudgeFredd
    @JudgeFredd 4 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @miguelangelmanriqueestupin3868
    @miguelangelmanriqueestupin3868 3 роки тому

    i feel in love with a video

  • @zecalimazeca
    @zecalimazeca 2 роки тому

    WOWWW , Thank you. Subscribing immediately, liking commenting, bell buttom... thank you and greetings from Brazil.

  • @GuyVignati
    @GuyVignati 4 роки тому

    Beautiful, one of your best videos so far! I love the Mozart Requiem all, but the way resolves that Bflat German 6 into d 4/6 it's so genial (also love the suspended cadence on the dominant right after, just to confirm the D minor tonal center even more, astonishing...)

  • @eDrumsInANutshell
    @eDrumsInANutshell 4 роки тому

    Hi Dom! I really love your ethuasiasm , you really love music, that's great!
    AND I love your huge screen in the back with the analyzer! I love coloured lights and screens and levels ...
    Greetings from Germany!

  • @eliadesa3552
    @eliadesa3552 4 роки тому

    Excellent video Dom! Your shirt is also fantastic ... I want it!

  • @YASIR.K
    @YASIR.K 4 роки тому

    10000000000000 of Thanks, Dom.

  • @jamie69murphy
    @jamie69murphy 4 роки тому +1

    I’d love to see how you put this together, it sounds incredible.

  •  4 роки тому

    Thank you Dom for this!

  • @xhelo4776
    @xhelo4776 3 роки тому

    Majestic Bombastic!

  • @bryandowdey1779
    @bryandowdey1779 4 роки тому

    Brilliant Dom! You’re a genius too! Love it!

  • @GaryGP40
    @GaryGP40 3 роки тому

    Another fantastic video on this piece!! I love the interjections from 'Amadeus' - the Lachymosa at the end brought me to tears, it still does. Thank you for discussion the scales and tension building. I am a composer myself and I am always looking for ways to build character, tension and interest in the uses of harmony. You do excellent videos and I will be watching for more. Fantastic job. It would be interesting to see what Mozart would have accomplished if F. Murray Abraham didn't do him in! lol :-) I am envious of your studio and equipment as well! Keep up the excellent work, Dom!

  • @cindychabot3049
    @cindychabot3049 4 роки тому

    This was wonderful; I enjoyed it so much. Thank you, Dom, for another inspiring video.

  • @matteolorenzetti3978
    @matteolorenzetti3978 3 роки тому

    You are Great!