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Has word of the "eXtreme Quartetting" Harmony Brigade movement reached you ?
Has word of the "eXtreme Quartetting" Harmony Brigade movement reached you yet? It may be a bit under your radar but it shouldn't be. There is an annual event that started 18 years ago in North Ca...
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Started by Neal Siegal Jan 31.
How to be a great bass
The bass singer delivers the essence and character of the barbershop sound. I just love to sing along with recordings featuring good, quality bass singers and from there develop my own style of sin...
Started by Gavin Chase Jun. 28, 2008.
Have I got this Barbershop thing right?
Barbershop harmony in its present form originated in the United States. The time frame can be debated, but probably the first example of barbershop harmony appeared in public about 1880. Only when ...
Started by Gavin Chase Jun. 2, 2008.
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Notes on Arranging Barbershop
Song Selection
In order to make a Barbershop arrangement, the song itself (that is, the lyrics, melody and harmony) must be suitable to the Barbershop style.
In reviewing a piece of sheet music, consider the following factors:
Melody: the range should not be over ten steps. Melodies with bigger ranges will require "tinkering", like giving the melody for a few notes to the tenor or bass (this generally reduces the amount of Barbershop sound that can be produced). Also… Continue
Posted by Gavin Chase on June 28, 2008 at 7:35am
Historical Origins
In 1597, the ‘Thomas Morley Guide to Practical Music Making’ said of barbershop singing ‘You sing you know not what. It would seem you come lately from a barbershop.’
In the 1600s before Mozart and Rossini dreamt of operatic barbers, there was written in a music publication an article that went as follows:[citation needed]
The… Continue
Posted by Gavin Chase on June 2, 2008 at 8:42am
Ringing Chords.
The physics and psychophysics of the effect are fairly well understood; it occurs when the upper harmonics in the individual voice notes, and the sum… Continue
Posted by Gavin Chase on June 2, 2008 at 8:41am
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The meaning of Barbershop
Barbershop music features songs with understandable lyrics and easily singable melodies, whose tones clearly define a tonal center and imply major and minor chords and barbershop (dominant and secondary dominant) seventh chords that resolve primarily around the circle of fifths, while making frequent use of other resolutions. Barbershop music also features a balanced and symmetrical form, and a standard meter. T… Continue
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