Poison The Well - Nerdy

“But this is E flat major,” I said. Not because I wanted to show myself to be a great expert, but to illustrate what I just said: major does not always sound radiant and fun, and sometimes thoughtfully and melancholy. In addition, I wanted to show that composers change the modes and keys within one composition to create contrasts, encourage mood swings, evoke new emotions, increase tension and dissolve in peace. So did Dvorak and Beethoven, who wrote in a notebook of instructions to his disciple, Archduke Rudolph: “Many argue that the composition, begun in minor, must also end in minor. Many, but not me. On the contrary, I believe that in soft scales a large third in the end will have a magnificent, extremely soothing effect. Joy follows sadness; after the rain the sun peeks out.It touches me, like the silver light of an evening star. ”