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To understand the composition technique used by Arvo Pärt in Für Alina more deeply, I thought I would take the “rules” of tintinnabuli that we established a few weeks ago in our Für Alina composition techniques article and video and apply them in a series of exercises. The first of these will be a contrapuntal exercise that sets Twinkle Twinkle in counterpoint with different forms of t-voice, in A-aeolian/natural-minor. In advancing the principles of the first exercise, the second exercise will experiment with harmony and tonality, discussing the effects of each. Similarly to the second exercise, the third will experiment with harmony and tonality of the t-voice, but modality between the two voices as well. The last exercise will be to create an arrangement of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, using the principles of tintinnabuli.
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Article link: https://anyoldmusic.com/twinkle-twinkle-tintinnabuli-star/
Fur Alina video analysis link: https://youtu.be/CBbXI4OzSyY
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Revising the t- and m- voice
03:46 Experimenting with the root triad of the t-voice
08:17 Experimenting with the modality of the m-voice
12:53 Twinkle Twinkle Tintinnabuli Star
15:14 Close
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Links to Music
Twinkle Twinkle Tintinnabuli Star: https://youtu.be/Syq97g0-nmM
Tintinnabuli Counterpoint: https://youtu.be/Z_WtUIuSJUs
Experimenting with modes in the m-voice: https://youtu.be/KekTTwtjISI
Harmonic experimentation in the t-voice: https://youtu.be/8qc9_PJSG6c