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01Rising Sun2:29

02格闘技場1:57

04果てしなき戦場1:29

06街（ゲーム未収録曲）1:45

07ドワーフのテーマ2:49

08グランス公園1:30

09ダンジョン12:06

11王宮のテーマ4:05

12マナの使命1:50

14ジェマの自覚1:59

15聖剣を求めて3:41

16チョコボ誕生0:29

17チョコボのテーマ0:45

18ダンジョン21:10

19モーグリ0:10

20ダンジョン32:06

22哀しみのなかで3:50

23想いは調べにのせて1:05

24マナの神殿2:11

25ジュリアスの野望0:34

26最後の決戦1:41

27伝説よ永遠に3:07

28プロローグ～目覚めゆく物語～1:57

29Rising Sun2:29

30少年の夢2:23

31格闘技場1:57

33果てしなき戦場1:29

35戦闘1 ～勝利を信じて～1:59

36ジェマの自覚1:59

38少女の憧れ1:57

40やさしさの風景2:16

41王宮のテーマ4:05

42想いは調べにのせて1:05

43マナの使命1:50

44運命の鎖2:01

45満天の星の下で1:12

46聖剣を求めて3:41

47サボテンハウス0:36

48ドワーフのテーマ2:49

50深淵の誘惑1:42

51迷界の道標1:52

52時の侵食1:51

53からみつく心1:58

54追憶の調べ1:01

55未来への疾走2:43

57戦闘2 ～勇気と誇りを胸に～1:55

58哀しみのなかで3:50

59愛しい面影2:16

60決断の時2:35

61壊れゆく世界1:54

62マナの神殿2:11

63消せない傷み2:16

64永遠をゆく者2:11

65最後の決戦1:41

66エピローグ～新たなる世界～2:29

67伝説よ永遠に3:07

68Grateful Memories4:45

69Pure Smile3:33

70Rainy Tears4:39

72Lost Scene4:10

73Hold Your Heart4:52

74Ever Promise4:23

75Rising Sun ～果てしなき戦場 (Premium Arrange Version)2:00

76天使の怖れ1:42

77不思議なお話を1:30

78薔薇と精霊1:27

79いつもいっしょ1:09

80やさしい思いで1:02

81少年は荒野をめざす1:56

82夏の空色1:24

83踊るけものたち1:19

85妖精族のこども3:58

86月夜の出来事0:47

87闇の奥1:04

88聖なる侵入0:59

89熱砂の秘密1:11

90森が教えてくれたこと1:03

91ねがい1:03

92夜の魂1:47

93君は海を見たか2:09

95嵐の孤児2:03

96風の焉るところ1:14

97未知への飛行1:30

98永却回帰2:12

100八点鐘1:33

101奇妙な事件1:06

102海辺の王様1:37

103暗黒星1:33

105鋼鉄と罠1:43

106祈りと囁き1:10

108明日にとどく1:06

109愛に時間を1:26

111たたり1:20

112呪術師1:48

113ある結末1:08

114君を忘れない1:11

115そのひとつは希望1:08

116子午線の祀り2:19

117翼はもうはばたかない2:01

118最後から二番目の真実2:47

119ひとみを閉じて0:32

120Not Awaken0:09

121Where Angel Fear to Tread2:45

122Ordinary People2:26

123Whiz Kid4:14

124Walls and Steels3:01

125Axe Bring Storm3:28

126Little Sweet Cafe3:08

127Witchmakers2:37

128Another Winter3:36

129Ancient Dolphin3:55

130Hope Isolation Pray3:21

132Damn Damn Drum2:49

133Innocent Sea2:43

135Oh I'm A Flamelet3:12

136Evening Star3:39

137Don't Hunt The Fairy2:40

139Lefthanded Wolf2:57

140Person's Die3:16

141Harvest November4:19

142Few Paths Forbidden3:14

143Female Turbulence4:10

144Intolerance3:33

145Different Road3:10

147Political Pressure4:31

148Nuclear Fusion3:17

149Positive0:54

150Meridian Child3:12

151Closed Garden0:52

152Splash Hop2:28

153Innocent Water3:31

154Delicate Affection2:12

155Three of Darkside3:12

156Last Audience3:02

157Obsession3:41

158Strange Medicine2:44

160Can You Fly Sister?3:43

161Decision Bell3:23

162Secret of Mana3:32

163Faith Total Machine2:55

164Weird Counterpoint3:46

165Rolling Cradle3:45

166Black Soup3:36

167Hightension Wire3:21

168And Other0:31

169Electric Talk4:01

170Religion Thunder3:09

171Angel's Fear4:15

172Sacrifice Part One3:35

173Sacrifice Part Two4:10

174Sacrifice Part Three8:05

175Reincarnation3:09

176Farewell Song2:39

178Return to Forever8:39

179Long Goodbye1:20

180Dawn of Mana -opening theme4:55

181プロローグ～マナと大地と精霊と～2:46

182Rising Sun2:29

183Mana's Tale2:33

184パストラル・メロディ2:10

185氷狼の群れ Ver.12:09

186神獣の迷宮0:56

187静寂の雫2:41

188大樹の種子2:25

189Dark Shrine2:49

190エメラルド・シャイン2:31

191闇のこだま Ver.12:14

192未知なる光0:38

193ストラウド Ver.12:53

194氷狼の群れ Ver.21:32

196A Mysterious Forest3:00

197シャドウ・オブ・バイン4:19

198忘れえぬ想い2:58

199背徳の仮面1:05

200失われた希望1:01

201Goblin's Beat2:35

202揺るがなきもの2:24

203緑の渦3:23

204レッド・ワイバーン3:55

205ストラウド Ver.21:05

206守護聖獣フラミー Ver.10:58

207守護聖獣フラミー Ver.21:01

208深き碧3:27

209光をもとめて3:54

210凶なる記憶1:03

212闇の衝撃2:40

213戦慄の予感1:23

214氷狼の群れⅡ4:13

215闇のこだま Ver.22:22

216闇の結晶0:52

217ストラウド Ver.32:40

219絶望への序曲0:56

220砂の輪舞曲3:37

221黄昏の頂4:00

222デスサリー・バトル5:12

223運命の代償2:04

224悲しみと希望0:34

225折れない心1:39

226さまよう心0:33

228遠き古の記憶3:24

229還らざる道3:07

230愚者の舞3:22

231仮面の下の真実2:50

232新たな決意0:32

233鉄塊の轟き2:42

234マナのもとへ2:39

235勝利の狼煙0:31

236果て無き攻防2:22

237ゴッドレス・ゴーレム6:06

238氷狼の群れ Ver.30:53

239決死行1:25

240冥王城4:32

243闇のこだま Ver.32:05

245滅びの舞台2:06

247最後の決戦1:41

248永遠の別れ1:05

249女神誕生～新たな世界の始まり～2:17

250終わりなき愛5:18

251伝説よ永遠に3:07

252エピローグ～続いてゆく未来～1:24

253おもかげ0:21

254Pop, pop, pop1:26

255March, march, march3:35

256Rush, rush, rush2:37

257Shout, shout, shout1:52

258果てしなき戦場 -SK4 Ver.-2:04

259悠久の草原 -SK4 Ver.-2:25

260妖精族のこども -SK4 Ver.-3:03

261Splash Hop -SK4 Ver.-2:33

262Weird Counterpoint -SK4 Ver.-4:53

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菊田裕樹, 仲野順也

263Don't Hunt The Fairy -SK4 Ver.-2:46

264子午線の祀り -SK4 Ver.-3:59

265The Darkness Nova -SK4 Ver.-4:27

266ドワーフのテーマ -SK4 Ver.-1:56

267Irwin On Reflection -SK4 Ver.-4:31

268果てしなき戦場 -Hurry Up Ver.-1:38

269悠久の草原 -Hurry Up Ver.-1:24

270妖精族のこども -Hurry Up Ver.-1:19

271Splash Hop -Hurry Up Ver.-1:08

272Weird Counterpoint -Hurry Up Ver.-1:19

273Don't Hunt The Fairy -Hurry Up Ver.-1:13

274子午線の祀り -Hurry Up Ver.-1:19

275The Darkness Nova -Hurry Up Ver.-1:36

276ドワーフのテーマ -Hurry Up Ver.-1:43

277Irwin On Reflection -Hurry Up Ver.-2:03

278やさしい瞼1:26

279曙光のホルン1:44

280前線に立て0:08

281Hurry Up!0:06

282はい!そこまで!0:08

283チャレンジアリーナ・ファンファーレ0:09

284大勝利0:33

285Breath of MANA4:24

286Rising Sun (Piano Solo Version)2:15

287Legend of Mana ~Title Theme~2:24

288懐かしき歌3:32

289World of Mana5:06

290Song of Mana ~Opening Theme~2:49

291心のある場所1:49

292ホームタウンドミナ4:10

293ディドルのオルガン0:55

294旅人たちの道4:32

295Pain the Universe3:22

296断崖の町ガト2:52

297彩りの大地4:11

298Marginal Beast1:37

299月夜の町ロア2:11

300夢想う遠き日々 ~セイレーンの歌~2:31

302港町ポルポタ2:24

303夢想う遠き日々…1:27

304悠然なる歴世1:50

305Bedight Orbit3:36

306風歌う、その旅路2:15

307魔法都市ジオ2:36

308駆け行く記憶2:15

309The Darkness Nova4:21

310パストラール2:53

311牧場にて1:14

312Maker's Gallop1:19

313夢見る果実1:17

314いいことあるよ0:06

315オルガンを弾こう！0:13

316オルガンを弾こう！その20:17

317夜想曲0:39

318Digger's Song ~穴掘り団の歌~0:55

319穏やかな曲0:36

320悲しい曲0:30

321楽しい曲0:29

322不思議な曲0:42

323真実の行方3:06

324二つの思惑 ~ルシェイメア~3:49

325Irwin on Reflection2:53

326真実の彼方2:17

327重なりゆく運命3:51

328賜わりし絆へ2:03

330真紅なる竜帝2:25

331運命の先に待つもの3:07

332蒼い憂鬱2:35

333宝石泥棒サンドラ参上！0:44

334滅びし煌めきの都市3:23

335愚かなる宝愛3:40

336涙色した輝きの…3:06

337想いは遠くマナの樹に寄せて ~Theme of Mana~2:13

338マナの聖域3:52

339蒼范の時4:21

340Nostalgic Song ~Ending Theme for Mana's Story~1:33

341Song Of Mana ~Ending Theme~5:59

342Breath of MANA -for the Glory-1:43

343Rising Sun2:29

344小人の合奏1:13

345遠い日の物語2:42

347しのびよる鼓動2:57

349蒼い空の向こう2:24

350ゆらめく祈りの塔2:28

351静かなる地底湖2:44

352赤砂の嵐3:28

353凍りついた栄華3:05

354かまいたちの森3:23

355高らかに風がうたう3:23

356混沌の王2:57

357立ち塞がる脅威1:28

358凶なる獣2:19

360消えゆく願い0:13

361戦友とともに1:24

362光の歌声2:52

364滅びの大地3:03

366水晶の轍4:05

367震える大地1:38

368慟哭の空2:28

369悠久の草原2:19

371孤高の雷帝2:41

372マナの嬰児4:02

373忘れえぬ想い2:58

374新たな物語のはじまり4:46

375古の勇者達へ ~Opening Theme from HEROES of MANA~1:53

376HEROES of MANA

377始まりの予感2:33

379お話を始めよう0:10

380The Beast Kingdom

381獣王軍3:40

383明日への力1:12

384ひとときの休息1:16

385セットアップ2:30

386その心のままに4:39

387黒き鏡2:11

388風の王国2:39

389古く懐かしき国の物語4:04

390聖なる都に祈りを3:25

391流れる砂が見る夢は2:07

392熱砂の果てに3:36

393秘やかな燦めき1:52

394友よ誓いを!3:16

395運命はかくも残酷に3:55

397勇気と願いを4:16

399神獣召還1:02

400幸せのとき1:13

401作戦会議2:13

402氷と雪が奏でる歌3:40

403冷たき鼓動4:34

404古の勇者達へ3:23

405アナイス王に捧ぐ3:42

406The Battle VS. Celestan

407風の騎士たち3:15

408一息入れて2:39

409頑張りやさん2:31

410内緒の目標3:55

411天翔る真実の翼2:33

412神獣との闘い3:59

413悲しみ2:11

414我らに希望はないのか…3:50

415幻影のフラグメント3:54

416廻る運命の輪4:54

417それは真実か幻か3:24

418震える大地、運命の時3:54

419そしてそこへ辿りつく者4:15

420滅び行く時4:28

421聖剣でとどめ1:55

422闇への旅立ち1:29

423風が教えてくれた物語 ~Ending Theme from HEROES of MANA~3:55

424序章—決意3:31

425第二章—脅威5:59

426第三章—使命5:56

427第四章—仲間4:50

428第五章—別離6:55

429第六章—決戦3:43

430終章—生命4:12

431Secret of Mana3:32

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Weird Counterpoint -SK4 Ver.-
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David Bennett Piano

2y↑48

Get full access to over 40,000 sheet music works with a Tomplay 14 day free trial: https://tomplay.com/premium-trial?ref=davidbennett6 🎼

FurretWalk Epic

2y

yes

spongegar

2y↑492

There’s a lot of instability in my life but one thing I can always count on is seeing Paul McCartney in the thumbnail of a David Bennett Piano video

Gloom's Doom

2y

@Ander Son That’s more proto punk

Ander Son

2y

@Gloom's Doom early pop punk is Ramones and the Buzzcocks

Gloom's Doom

2y↑1

@Hector Fox Lol, Green Day is not a random band. They are one we’re at the forefront of the early pop punk movement. If you think they are random then you aren’t digging deep enough.

amans021

2y

I hope life is better for you now.

Hector Fox

2y↑1

I hate the thumbnails. Can't quite put my finger on why they bug me so much. I think it's because they're always very staged photoshoot shots. Also he frequently puts randoms like green Day alongside the Beatles, you get the impression he doesn't know that much popular /rock music other than Beatles and Radiohead, apart from a couple of random bands like green day

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Jaakko T

2y↑343

The ending piece was lovely

Rozalina Gutman

2y

@Andreas Heine but with no announcement of the name of Ukrainian anthem

Rozalina Gutman

2y

But what cognitive dissonance ! Where is the announcement of the name to make it this video as the expression of solidarity? Most odd, indeed

Warren Eckels

2y

@GorillaCanon If you want an idea of how baked-in the West European musical tradition of harmonization is, try learning how to play "Bozhe Velyky Jedyny" (Prayer for Ukraine) by Mykola Lysenko. There will be many points where Western composers would move a voice in one direction and the Prayer leads in another. It is a beautiful hymn, but a little humbling to learn.

Alec Rechtiene

2y↑2

@Fartein Jonassen the math involved in Ukrainian music is just astounding and unlike anywhere else.

Ivartshiva

2y↑3

There I was playing along innocently until the end. Then I went back and played it again.

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Mateus Bez

2y↑234

Oh god. That ‘vocals only’ of God Only knows is beautiful. Brian Wilson is such a brilliant mind.

Lorraine Donahue

2y

It's a masterpiece!

Dee Taylor

2y↑1

I loved all the harmonies and polyphony of The Beach Boys. Even in a less serious song like Be True to Your School, check out the cool chord change on the word fly in the sentence Let your colors fly and also later in the song on the Oos going into Rah Rah after the chant Push En Back, Push Em Back, Way Back! Genius!

User_error

2y↑4

I went to a religious college, where we occasionally sang from "101 Bach Chorales". It was some of the most amazing, hauntingly beautiful music I've ever been a part of. The classical composers have earned their fame!

Robert S

2y↑2

Sir Paul’s all-time favorite song.

Replicant

2y↑8

You should check out his latest solo piano album. You will hear harmonies of some of those Pet Sounds and Smile tunes like you’ve never heard before. Some of it resembles a blend of Debussy, Mozart and Gershwin. Unbelievable mind.

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Vera Che

2y↑4

Queen's "Prophet's song" is an awesome example of the canon technique - the polyphonic part starts by looping individual melodies and repeating them in rounds, but then Freddie starts layering whole harmonies in a counterpoint, which is crazy. Such a cool and underrated piece!

P.S., as a Ukrainian, I didn't expect to hear the hymn in here. Thanks for this little gesture of support, it made me smile <3

Dario Tinucci

2y↑140

Paul McCartney also uses counterpoint in Wings' "Silly love songs" layering the 3 melodies introduced before then adding a fourth melody with the bass

Jakob Barger

2y

"Dear Boy" is Paul McCartney's magnum opus if we're talking about counterpoint.

Johnny Punish

2y↑2

Incredible counterpoint, brilliant

Kittenfuud

2y↑1

Yes! Paul just has the knack

MyFirstName MyLastName

2y↑4

@brentmcf Listen to the Lennon vocal "Picture yourself ..." against the synthesizer line in "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". That's kind of a classic counterpoint in a Beatles song- same rhythm different movement.

brentmcf

2y↑5

@NN nn yep, definitely! That’s a great example. That second melody comes in with the horns under the verse about midway through the song, and then as has been pointed out, it becomes really prominent with the two overlapping vocal lines at the end. Although it’s not from the bass on that one—I mean something like All My Loving

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Marina

2y↑91

oh my. David this is insanely good?! I mean everything you do is perfection. Whenever you do the 'if it was......, then it would sound like this', I LOVE it. So much care goes into stuff like that and it is so satisfying to watch while learning!

David Bennett Piano

2y↑23

Thank you! That means a lot 😊😊

Marina

2y↑7

And an example by Blur? YES.
Also, as a piano player, fugues are bastards :)
Lovely arrangement at the end too.

vav247

2y↑92

My favorite Bealtes counterpoint is the 4 parter at the end of I’ve Got a Feeling with John and Paul’s vocals mixing with Georges and Billy’s riffs. Great stuff.

tina in the sky with diamonds

2y

Yes!! Looove that as well!

What Ever

2y↑92

I'm a big fan of counterpoint, so this may be my favorite video of yours yet. Also bravo for your arrangement at the end!

David Bennett Piano

2y↑8

Thank you!

Matthew Worswick

2y↑211

Great video. Blackbird by The Beatles is the example of counterpoint in pop that I most often hear cited. In terms of vocal counterpoint, Queen’s The Prophets Song and Duran Duran’s New Religion are great examples.

Rafael Moreira

2y

From the same album, A Night At The Opera, there's the "big band" section by the end of Good Company. It's brilliant!

Jorgito Islámico

2y

@Domingo Montero Nah Dave hates Queen

Jorgito Islámico

2y↑1

@aldeayeah Lmao nice reference

Domingo Montero

2y

The Prophet Song also came to mind, I was hoping David would mention it :)

Bad Cornflakes

2y↑1

wELL AcTuaLlY Blackbird was inspired by Bach's Bourrée which uses counterpoint, of course

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SKYES00T

2y↑69

Great video! I especially love the arrangement of the Ukrainian national anthem <3 keep it up

David Bennett Piano

2y↑7

Thank you 😊

Sarah Bird

2y↑62

Great example with For No One. It’s one of my favorite Beatles songs and hearing those two melodies come together toward the end of the song always hit me extra hard.

Dirge Media

2y↑3

my daughters fave Beatles song, however she says it doesn't go long enough, maybe an extra verse-chorus? Come-on Paul you can do it!

ThinWhiteAxe

2y↑5

yes it's soooo good

Philippos Pratsos

2y↑302

Beautiful arrangement of the Ukrainian national anthem at the end! We’re playing that piece in my orchestra to honor the citizens of Ukraine 🇺🇦

thefishtruck

2y↑1

@Michael Baker outrageous only if you’re completely ignorant about the origins of the conflict and the US’ role in instigating it.

Michael Baker

2y↑2

Too many of my favourite youtubers have been silent on Russia's outrageous invasion of a neighbouring state. Well done

Henri the Horse

2y

@Some stupid with a flare gun Funny how now it's okay to support real neo-nazis when being just patriot was being "nazi".

Some stupid with a flare gun

2y↑2

I know right! Go Azov Battalion! Strike like Lightning!

GoddessPallasAthena

2y↑3

It was beautifully played. And a lovely tribute to all those fighting to survive. Pres. Zelenskyy said "Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today, to tell our story."

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Pup64HCP

2y↑120

It took me a moment to realize why the second voice in the final piece was marked yellow. Brilliant. 🇺🇦

Iwan Setyawan

2y↑27

I always love Bach's use of counterpoint, although it caused me great grief when I was learning the piano as a child. It was my piano teacher, who pointed out that my two hands were playing independent melodies although together they make nice harmony. Perhaps that was the point when my liking of counterpoints (in any genre of music) begun.

Spencer Smith

2y↑15

Now i want to hear bachs inventions but with the beach boys' voices.

Lovetadraw

2y↑44

When you mentioned musicals, my mind when straight to the last bit of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" when all the verses come together.

Killer Nutz

2y

Yes. Lin Manuel Miranda is a master polyphonist and has incredible understanding of counterpoint. See “Blackout” “Non-Stop” and “The Battle of YorkTown”

Steven R

2y↑4

Lin Manuel Miranda uses counterpoint a lot. "The Schuyler Sister" from Hamilton has a great counterpoint section with Angelica repeating a section, Eliza and Peggy a different section, and the ensemble doing a third section.

King of the Juice

2y↑6

Yes, of course, but, you know, We Don't....

thegothaunt

2y↑21

Beautiful arrangement at the end there. 💜 Blessings to Ukraine.

Jorge Guberte

2y↑5

Counterpoint is definitely my favorite subject. I'm still a beginner so i can do only second species, but it's still fascinating. It relaxes me, makes me dream, makes me feel immense satisfaction when I crack the puzzle.

Jason Remy

2y↑30

Thom Yorke, Paul McCartney, and JS Bach. David's big three...

Paul Soderquist

2y↑41

I love this! I hadn't even considered what made these songs special. It feels so freeing to have interwoven melodies that don't need block chords to support them

Lisa Smith

2y↑1

I COMPLETELY AGREE!!! 🎵☺️👌💓

leon723

2y↑24

I was rooting for Scarborough Fair / Canticle to make into this piece, and there it was!

IncredibleGoliath

2y↑10

At last! Counterpoint is my single favorite aspect of music. As always, a great range of examples -- I had no idea Paranoid Android went up to five species, if only for a phrase.

Garfield H.

2y↑42

One of my favorite examples of counterpoint (round) in popular music has got to be "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" by Spiritualized

Franco Soria

2y

I LOVE THAT

M Hoppy

2y↑1

Great shout. Great album and I have the original album with orescription drug packaging. Superb.

Sarah Howell

2y

i LOVE that song

Daniel F

2y↑5

Mine would be Fiona Apple's Hot Knife, which is pretty much a baroque pop fugue.

tanukishady

2y↑1

You’re such a great teacher! I’d add that, to me, avoiding parallel fifths and octaves makes for more satisfying voice-leading in general, especially in string or other instrumental backgrounds where lines should flow smoothly without detracting from other parts of the song.

Atom-T

2y↑12

Man, coming with a great video topic. I think a lot of music lacks counterpoint today. Doesn’t matter what genre but legit counterpoint would be nice to hear again in some music from someone.

John Aiello

2y↑4

"I Got a Feeling" by The Beatles uses counterpoint when Paul and John's parts overlap toward the end.

Bob Sykes

2y↑9

I love this one. Also, a nice reminder of the never matched awesomness of JS Bach.

Daz Turner

2y↑2

Thanks David, Homophony is a completely new concept for me. I have written a song that was intended to use counterpoint to overlay up to 4 different melodies in the verses. The melodies are introduced one at a time and moved in the stereo mix to keep them clear. As there is an accompaniment, would this be an example of homophony rather than Counterpoint? I'd be grateful if you could have a listen and give me your opinion? best regards, Daz. https://youtu.be/zF7K3baHzyc

Diana Pas

2y↑5

Great video,, as usual. Special thank you for your arrangement at the end. As a Ukrainian, I really appreciate the support 💙💛

A Montreal Paul or Other

2y↑4

REM made use of countrapuntal vocals in songs like "Fall on Me" and "It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"

AF TP

2y

The Great Beyond is a late R.E.M. treasure of counterpoint.

Joe cribbin

2y↑4

Love this very informative, Thanks. Just a quick point on Scarborough fair, the original song is already heavily laid in irony. The lyrics are a series of impossible tasks, like 'ploughing an acre of land...... between the saltwater and the sand, basically the message is 'when hell freezes over' he or she will be a true love of mine. I suppose setting these dark lyrics against this beautiful melody was part of the songs original intention. The Simon and Garfunkel version is excellent and takes it to another level.

ThinWhiteAxe

2y↑1

@Peter Kelley cambric, and I'm pretty sure you still can't make a shirt out of that type of fabric without seams or needlework. You can probably knit one, but that's arguably still needlework.

Peter Kelley

2y↑1

All three verses of the original Scarborough Fair were in fact three impossible tasks. I believe in contemporary times the calico(?) shirt can now be done. (Feel free to correct me on that.) If so, that now can be checked off the list.

ThinWhiteAxe

2y

Indeed!

Kieran Dansey

2y↑11

That understated finale was marvelous! David Bennett you dastardly little showman!

Edward James

2y↑7

How about Tears for Fears "sowing the Seeds of love."? Love the counterpoint in that tune. Great video David. Keep 'em coming!

counsel

2y↑5

"Carnival Fugue" - on the album Focus 3 - written by the astonishing Thijs Van Leer, is a rare example of a fugue for a rock band.

Anton Lushankin

2y↑1

Damn David! Our anthem in the end was so good. Sorry for responding that late, but only now had a possibility to finally catch up with this video in particular. Thank you for your videos and for your support! Been a fan since too long. Greetings from Ukraine! Together we'll be strong as no one ever before. Peace out✌

John C

2y↑11

"Fall on Me" from R.E.M. has three vocal lines in the chorus. "Pilgrimage" from Murmur is a good example as well.

AF TP

2y↑1

There are so many examples by R.E.M also in late R.E.M. as well like the Great Beyond, Leaving New York and Binky the Doormat.

John C

2y

@Tommy Amoeba Yes, I think those were the key ingredients to their sound those first few albums.

Tommy Amoeba

2y↑3

was going to post fall on me. early r.e.m. has a lot of counterpoint with backing vocals singing different melodies and lyrics that lead vocals often more clearly, blurring the line between lead and backing. other examples, harborcoat, driver 8 and it's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine). additionally, their melodic bass lines and ringing guitar arpeggios bring even more counterpoint to the party.

la Melania

2y↑4

I really enjoy watching your videos and it caught me by surprise to hear our Ukrainian anthem at the end!!! Thank you so much for this gesture, it's sounds just wonderful and I absolutely love it🥺💙💛

Andrii Liakhov

2y↑16

Great video and lovely ending :). Thank you from Ukraine.

Unfriendly_Ghost

2y↑8

Amazing ending, David. One song which recently came out that uses counterpoint is one of my favourite songs, The Adults Are Talking. In several parts, the guitars that Albert Hammond Jr. and Nick Valensi play are contrapuntal against each other.

GQ Gaming

2y↑10

Knots by Gentle Giant has some of my favourite vocals in music. They’re known for complicated music, even for prog rock, & the vocal counterpoint is dense and rich.

Juniper Balbus-Holmquist

2y↑1

Yo that song is sick

Bill McGonigle

2y↑4

Counterpuntal vocals are the real harmony in my book. "4-part" choruses that are just stacking chords grind my gears (especially intrusive sevenths) but a proper ensemble of counterpuntal melodies (like One Day More) is transcendent.

AppleCorp3

2y

“Canticle” can be heard on its own as “The Side of a Hill” from The Paul Simon Songbook. It was an attempt at a solo career after Simon & Garfunkel’s first album fizzled out.

Ninja Pastry

2y↑10

I learned a lot about this in theatre, MANY musicals use this technique with the last song of the first act, ie Hamiltons "Non-Stop" or in A Gentlemens Guide to Love and Murder combative character/pushing moment, "I've Decided to Marry You". It's a fantastic opportunity to really sink multiple people and ideas together in such a creative way. I adore it, it's one of my favorite things about transitive music writing.

Tor van der Linden

2y↑1

I’ve always been aware of counterpoint due to my love of Les Mis and my favourite song, The Confrontation. I’ve never however understood it to the extent I do now, thanks to your video.

Thank you.

It’s made me realise why I adore certain songs, for example Mad Hatter by Avenged Sevenfold. I knew I loved it and kind of why, but didn’t realise that it’s the counterpoint that comes in is what really draws me into the song.

Again, thank you

Andrew Mole

2y↑1

Thank you. As a choirboy, I heard all these on a weekly basis, but it is lovely to see it all laid out and explained so clearly and with examples from different genres.

I was wondering what the piece at the end was… then I read the name… then I became aware of the colours. More meaningful because of its understated nature.

MaquiladoraIII

2y↑7

Excellent fare as ever. I actually love that 100% counterpoint version of God Only Knows.

andrea strazzari

2y↑7

the ukrainian anthem was a pleasant surprise. nice to hear nothing but music in that part, as that piece fits the theme of the video and no explanation was needed.

Anton Visser

2y↑4

A great example of a 3-part vocal counterpoint is in Silly love song bij Paul McCartney & Wings. Love it!

psy-kylo-gy

2y↑1

Oh I wish he’d included that one, it’s such a perfect example!

JCBigCat

2y↑3

One song you may have missed is “Omission” by John Frusciante ❤️

NN nn

2y

yes he omitted it.

John C

2y↑8

The middle, slower section of "Close to the Edge" by Yes has a great example of two inter-woven melody lines.

Stephen McG

2y

Great counterpoint in And You and I on the same album.

Brian Hartman

2y↑2

The breakdown in Prophet’s Song by Queen feels like a great example of counterpoint

Jarkko Hyppönen

2y↑2

Thank you so much David Bennett. I just learned in a few minutes what counterpoint and fuque actually mean, something I’ve been trying to understand for a long time.

Fynn

2y↑34

Could the last section of "I've Got a Feeling" be considered as counterpoint?

Victor Wilburn

2y↑5

Definitely. I was thinking the same thing when he talked about examples of counterpoint where the different parts were previously introduced separately.

It's also a good example of how John played off of Paul's ideas -- that song wouldn't have been nearly so interesting without the melodic AND thematic counterpoint of John's contributions.

Bob Sala

2y↑11

@Maxime Turgeon Well said.

Maxime Turgeon

2y↑26

oh yeah!

Ian Wallace

2y↑1

The end of "Enid" by Barenaked Ladies, when they have three different independent vocal parts going at the same time is one of my favorite counterpoint examples.

OnkelPeters

2y↑10

Another musical example: Tradition from Fiddler on the Roof. Four melodies comes together quite dramatically.

Jeff W

2y

And, roughly from the same era, The Music Man’s “Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You?” Barbara Cook, in a 2000 interview, said that every time she and the Buffalo Bills did that number it stopped the show, something that utterly baffled her until she saw it as an observer in the audience.

Victor Wilburn

2y↑4

What I found interesting in the Paranoid Android example was that the various voice do sort of HINT at homophony. Like, in some places they come close to some similar motion, but passing notes, pick-up notes, and other ornamentation gets in the way.

gwalla

2y↑3

I know of one good example of imitative counterpoint in pop/rock music: "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space" by Spiritualized. If not a proper fugue, it definitely has the feel of one. Great tune too.

Carleton Fisher

2y↑1

I’ve always loved the ending of Fluorescent Adolescent by the Arctic Monkeys, where they mix the bridge melody with the verse melody.

benlitterick

2y↑1

This was a really good one, even by your standards. Makes me wish I'd followed my parents' advice and carried on with the piano as a kid, rather than just becoming a nerdy music lover. Love finding out why the 'easter eggs' in songs I've loved for years make them work.

Also Slava Ukraina

Gumby Cat

2y

The best music teacher and of course, my favourite Beatles song. I just love those Bach fugues, they are mind-blowingly complex.

Jacob Kilström

2y↑2

Thank you for showing "Uprising" by Muse. I have been searching for that song a longer time without knowing neither the name of the song or the band. I'm releasing a new song today with a falsetto vocal part which can be considered as a mini counterpoint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMKwLzGf2k8

WhyCan'tIRemainAnonymous?!

2y↑5

Gentle Giant's "On Reflection" is, mostly, a fugue. You should really have included it. Actually, you could have included almost any of their songs. They almost always feature plenty of counterpoint.

Missy Beal

2y↑2

Watched a number of David's videos and personally, I don't think he is that well versed on progressive rock beyond the most obvious examples, such as Jethro Tull's "Living in the Past" on songs using 5/4 time signature and Yes's Roundabout as a song that uses the Picardy third.

Unfortunate, really as progressive rock bands such as Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Rush, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Genesis, etc from the 70s provide excellent examples of the various topics he covers. Really, this is kind of the wheel house for prog rock when discussing more advanced music composition, such as counterpoint.

Bands such as Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull and Rush in particular from the 70s were not some obscure band that attracted a small cult following. Between them, these bands had gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums and drew huge concert crowds.

He's familiar with the Beatles, Beach Boys and Radiohead and that's where he will draw most of his examples. Missed opportunity to bring attention to other bands. In complete agreement on Gentle Giant and counterpoint as they went to that well often. Probably much of the credit belongs to the band's multi-instrumentalist Kerry Minnear, who graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with a degree in music composition.

Svatopluk Kůrka

2y↑2

Yes, finally! I've been scrolling down through the comments hoping to find at least one Gentle Giant example! "On Reflection" is the most obvious example, but there are tons more - large portions of "Knots", "Advent of Panurge", smaller bits of "Cogs in Cogs", "No God's a Man", "Prologue", "Schooldays", "Proclamation", "His Last Voyage"... and I'm picking just the ones where there's direct counterpoint between vocal lines - to mention all songs including instrument-to-vocal or instrument-to-instrument couterpoint would be to list them all, probably...
Sorry, David, but making a video about the use of counterpoint in songs and not mentioning Gentle Giant is the same as making the video about the use of the Circle of Fifths in songs and not mentioning "Awaken" by Yes or "Incantations" by Mike Oldfield.

Richard Doan

2y↑3

Many Rush songs have great counterpoint between Geddy Lee (bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) in the solo sections -- Subdivisions, Camera Eye, Natural Science, Distant Early Warning, just to name a few good examples.

thepie

2y↑1

great video once again man!
the middle section of paranoid android is also really interesting harmonically. a lot of borrowed chords and key changes here and there. its honestly beautiful.

Sepoy Band

2y↑3

I’m not sure some of these examples have enough “independence” for it to count as counterpoint - like supermassive black hole where the voices follow each other pretty much have the same contours of movements.

Jyri Lukkala

2y↑1

Wow, finally some examples from The Beatles and Radiohead!

Thank you, I love your content! ❤

VultureClone

2y↑6

You may not know Gentle Giant, but they have some intense vocal counterpoint going on in their song, 'On Reflection'

Ramón Romero Hernández

2y

And instrumental as well. I was looking for this comment, yes, Gentle Giant are the kings of counterpoint (fugues or imitatives): The Advent of Panurge and Experience also have counterpoint

ML Franklin

2y

I love this channel. It's perfect for when I want to focus deeply and learn music. It's also great background music, intelligent and complex, while I develop Excel financial models.

loshomusic

2y

Brilliantly done! You can tell how much effort was put into this. Thank you!

BIg Red

2y↑1

This is why bach has been a favorite to play since i was a child . Enjoyed this video! Thanks

Teacher of Teachers

2y↑2

Counterpoint seemed like the hardest class I took at the time, when I resumed music studies at the ripe old age of 35. On the other hand, Fux's 1725 book, Gradus ad Parnassum, became a pedagogical touchstone for me as it has an engaging approach resembling the Socratic dialogues that a number of people (not just Plato) would write centuries earlier. But my teachers never discussed the Beach Boys! Slava Ukraini, now and the future.

AndyRubio

2y↑5

that Bach Fugue in G minor BWV 578 wtf incredible, heart-stopping - holy moly - never heard it before, thanks for sharing

Peter Kelley

2y↑1

You've never heard of Bach's Fugue in G minor BWV until now! That was one of the first classical works my parents introduced me to when I was a kid! (1960's). It is still one of those 'ear worms' that I have from time to time. Ear Worm = a song you can't get out of your head.

Frozenblaze

2y↑13

So I guess this is why I prefer baroque music over classical. Bach is the bomb--that's all I got to say. I guess that's also why I am drawn to Radiohead. It's not simple pulpy music. It takes concentration to digest it and hear all the parts simultaneously.

Miguel Pereira

2y

@Ignacio Clerici Mozart's Requiem

Ignacio Clerici

2y

@Frozenblaze watch Richard Atkinson videos on Mozarts symphonies to get an idea of how good he was at counterpoint, and how amazing and sophisticated his music is

Frozenblaze

2y↑2

@Ignacio Clerici I like classical as well, but baroque sticks out more. And Pop music is pulpy, not classical.

Ignacio Clerici

2y↑2

I'll tell you a secret... There is counterpoint in the classical period as well

Another secret: classical symphonies are not simple nor "pulpy" and are full of counterpoint, specially Mozarts and Haydns, and Beethovens

Ellen Pye

2y↑1

One of my favourite things!
I originally learnt about counterpoint from "Walk Like A Man" by The Four Seasons ☺️

royalex21

2y↑10

Reptilia by The Strokes is a good example of counterpoint between the guitar riff and the vocal melody

Reptilia12

2y

Indeed

Reptilia12

2y

One of my favourite songs is the track “Burn, Don’t Freeze” by Sleater Kinney. To my ears there is strong counterpoint in both the vocals and in the guitar melodies, would this be a fair assessment?

ѕloтн'n'вadger

2y↑16

Kudos to the last piece.

Micah Bannister

2y↑6

Counterpoint is what I'm going over in university, this is perfect timing! Thanks for all the videos

Amaranthe Zinzani

2y

My favorite example of counterpoint is Emilie Autumn's "Good Night, Sweet Ladies," which brings in three of Emilie's previous songs ("Four O'Clock," "The Art of Suicide," and "If I Burn") to serve as counterpoint to each other and the outro of "Good Night, Sweet Ladies."

Adarsh Mane

2y

I was struggling to understand the concept of counterpoint, but this video just made it so easy to understand. Thank you David🖤✨

Kevin Bush

2y

7:03... Yes! That's what I love about counterpoint, as well. Love how your attention can wander around between the different lines.

Ivo Icehard

2y

Great video as always! If I may throw in a suggestion, one example of counterpoint (tho I'm not 100% sure if it's counted as such) that I find particularly interesting is the acapella part of Haken's "Crystallised" (starting around the 9-minute mark). It's not their only song featuring a complex stacking of vocals, I've noticed that they do like to experiment with this a lot, but it's a remarkable example that I believe more people should check out.

AYNANGSHU SAHA

2y

Thank you for the service you are doing for The Music Enthusiasts of the whole World 🙏 Love and admiration from India

Dee Taylor

2y

Thanks for a great informative video! This was right up my alley as I am a retired K-8 music teacher. Love Bach and the Beatles! The Bach Invention # 13 you played at the beginning is one I play on the piano all the time! (2nd favorite after # 8) I have always loved music with a lot of countermelodies going on, like with The Beach Boys, Motown groups and so on back in the day. I started my students on countermelodies at an early age- Kindergarten- get them singing in tune- 1st grade we did Borduns- one half the class singing a simple repetitive phrase while the other half sings the melody; 2nd- 4th rounds (going up to 8 part rounds, not being next to someone singing your own part) and partner songs where you divide in groups and each group sings a different song, like Row Row Row Your Boat, The Farmer in the Dell (head start for upbeat), Three Blind Mice, Frere Jacques, starting and ending at the same time (Row Your Boat and Farmer sing twice), with the piano keeping the steady beat with a common chord. We also went up to 8 partner songs at a time. So my students learned about countermelodies and could easily go into harmony choir music after that. Some other random thoughts- I also liked the countermelodies in the vocals in Scarborough Fair and there was another nice melody going on with the harpsichord, which really added to the beauty of the song, despite the depressing lyrics! My favorite countermelody from a musical is Tonight from West Side Story (This is from the original movie with Natalie Wood) where Tony, Anita, Maria, the Jets, and the Sharks are all singing the song together from different locations, and adding to the excitement is the orchestra, which is playing music that is crazily reminiscent of the theme to Jaws, only at a faster speed! Anyway, thanks for a great video, new subscriber here, and thanks to all who commented. I am going to look up the music you suggested since I am an old codger and have not kept up with a lot of the more modern music!

rosco1pug

2y↑5

The 'Scarborough Fair-Canticle' model of counter melody brings to mind David Bowie and Bing Crosby's 'Little Drummer Boy-Peace on Earth' from 1977. The latter has an interesting story to it. Worth looking it up.

OurHarmonyhouse

2y↑1

Good for you, David. Thank you for that brilliant ending statement to a fabulous video.

robster

2y

A very interesting and informative segment that provides context to a variety of musical styles and concepts. Thank you, David!

vgatsuk

2y↑1

big thank you from a Ukrainian for a beautiful arrangement of the Ukrainian anthem.

Philip Sharp

2y

Lovely work as always, David. It makes me want to jump out of bed and try my hand at it.

Perhaps I’m oversimplifying, but is something like “vocal A, then vocal B, then vocal A+B” a straightforward type of pop music counterpoint? Something along these lines happens in “Eleanor Rigby,” doesn’t it?

E C

2y↑13

Longtime Sunshine by Weezer features a great example of counterpoint. It takes 5 melodies from different Weezer songs and layers them one by one at the end of the song.

Ernesto Runkelrüb

2y

There's no such song on Spotify - did you mean "Undone - The Sweater Song"?

Phatsultan

2y

George Michael used this to build up layers on lots of his songs. Amazing, Star People ‘97, and Fastlove are three off the top of my head but there were lots of others.

Jim Guru

2y↑3

I love when songs have two different verses (or a main verse and a "bridge") and then bring them together at the end. My main example is I've Got a Feeling by the Beatles, with Paul's and John's parts sung together. another one is In The Morning by Razorlight. Anyone has any other examples?

NN nn

2y↑1

wanderlust by Paul McCartney does exactly that.

Ian Wallace

2y↑1

"Randy Scouse Git" by the Monkees (known to our UK friends as "Alternate Title") might be an example, since it has two distinct sections that come together at the end of the song.

rome8180

2y↑2

What about "Hot Knife" by Fiona Apple? By the end of that song, there are at least five voice singing separate melodies with radically different rhythms and contours.

Two more examples: "My Eyes" from Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog and "Longtime Sunshine" from Weezer's unreleased album Songs from the Black Hole. Admittedly, those two are a little obscure. It's definitely a technique that needs to be used more often in contemporary music.

Alessandro Summer

2y↑3

Many Linkin Park songs use counterpoint by mashing up the final chorus with another section (usually the verse) you can find it in Numb Crawling and Papercut for example

Betty Swunghole

2y↑4

It's vids like this that inspire me to keep plugging away at music, even though I'm rubbish at it.

toneDeFguitar

2y↑1

Same here. Keep it up buddy! 👍

Matthew Woodburn

2y↑1

Loved hearing the isolated vocals in this!

Gary S. Seth

2y↑2

There are a lot more interesting examples of dramatic Counterpoint in Cinematic Soundtrack compositions that I was hoping would be examined. Like Ennio Morricone’s “State Of Grace” and “Bugsy”.

OnlyIfUsayPlz

2y

I remember a pretty interesting example of this in a perhaps unexpected place, a song featured in Initial D. Skip to around 3:21 in this song. It starts out as a 3-way contrapoint but very elegantly transitions into homophony before you even realize what happened. https://youtu.be/GrK6qbYcxr4

Cake Martyr

2y↑2

Excellent informative video once more thank you. We Have Heaven by Yes from the Fragile album has to be a good example of a vocal counterpoint. For an interesting suggestion of instrumental counterpoint, what about six minutes into Force Majeure by Tangerine Dream? Unusually for them, it's two guitar tracks.

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