Comments on: Episode 46: Thinking Positively – or Running Away from Your Feelings?

By: Ruth Eyrich

Ruth Eyrich — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:37:48 +0000

Hey,
I found two sites with different sheet music one in Eb Major and one in F Major.
http://www.heroicmusic.de/h_mNav/notenausschnitte/Notenausschnite_Orgel/Mascagni_Intermezzo_Eb_Org.html and http://www.heroicmusic.de/h_mNav/notenausschnitte/Notenausschnite_Orgel/Mascagni_Intermezzo_F_Org.html
My Problem is that usually the last chord shows which tonality the music is in, and it’s supposed to end with the tonic, but here it ends with the tonic of the parallel minor, either the C minor chord or the Eb minor chord. That’s probably what makes the music sad.
Bye,
Ruth

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:19:34 +0000

Interesting question Ruth. I don’t know for sure if this is major or minor. I’ll see if I can get the sheet music and check it out. Sure sounds sad to me. When I find out I’ll post that info here (or feel free to do so if you find it first).

By: Ruth Eyrich

Ruth Eyrich — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:58:02 +0000

Hey,
I have to comment on the music from this episode. Like my friends would say, I can’t help it to be a BeWI (that’s the appriviation for Besserwisser and means Know-it-all ).
First of all you where asking if there is an oboe. Yes, there is all playing by itself, after the strings and the flutes.
I don’t know if you wanted to use this music as an example for sad music, because I think this music in in major, and music somposed in major can’t be sad! It can have sad components but it can’t be sad. I was searching the internet for informations which tonality the music has. But I couldn’t find anything. So this is based on my hearing.
I know this because I was a music major in school (our school system is a little bit different than in the states). We had to analyse the music, if you know what I mean.
Bye,
Ruth

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