Chapter 13 of 'Techniques of my Musical Language' by Olivier Messiaen....introduces his ideas about Harmony and in particular the rich sonority in Debussy associated with an added 6th in the chords. Examples abound!

1:46 let me just start in
6:17 added 6th and augmented 4th derived
7:16 at the piano for some examples
8:45 harmony with the 9th
11:53 digression on hearing
13:39 refer back to chapter 8
16:20 an interesting point concerning the relationship between harmony and meter
18:54 the reason to study this music is most profound
20:05 chords from 'Pelleas' ....warning, too beautiful to stand
21:55 casual improv
23:52 no excuses, but we have puppies
26:40 coming up
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Studying music is a fair analogy for examining the human condition. The music of Olivier Messiaen is particularly suited for this study. I'll often wander into an extra-musical tangent hoping to explore more about composition, listening, performing and practicing.

In each episode, I'll work through the text and also play the many musical examples Messiaen provides. Occasionally I'll work on some homework assignments, setting myself the task to write short practice pieces based on the material at hand.

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