Poetry of Tone

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I'm Vasili Byros, a Yale PhD and multiple-award winning tenured professor at Northwestern University. This channel is dedicated to Classical music theory, history, and composition, covers broader topics in creativity, education, the arts, and ideas, and publishes original compositions, improvisations, and performances.

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IT WAS ME! I fixed Bach’s son’s counterpoint

IT WAS ME! I fixed Bach’s son’s counterpoint Poetry of Tone

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LOST Bach Counterpoint Studies. Part 2 of *Counterpointing with the Bachs*

LOST Bach Counterpoint Studies. Part 2 of *Counterpointing with the Bachs* Poetry of Tone

1.1K views - 5 months ago

BACH fixes his son's COUNTERPOINT: Part 1 of *Counterpointing with the Bachs*

BACH fixes his son's COUNTERPOINT: Part 1 of *Counterpointing with the Bachs* Poetry of Tone

9.9K views - 5 months ago

The BUTTERFLY PATTERN in 2, 3, and 4 parts (harmony and counterpoint)

The BUTTERFLY PATTERN in 2, 3, and 4 parts (harmony and counterpoint) Poetry of Tone

2.6K views - 2 years ago

Scale harmonization, ascending and descending, major and minor, all 3 positions (The Rule of Octave)

Scale harmonization, ascending and descending, major and minor, all 3 positions (The Rule of Octave) Poetry of Tone

3.3K views - 2 years ago

The ascending 5-6 sequence with 2-voice canon, inversion, and chromaticism, from Bach’s Art of Fugue

The ascending 5-6 sequence with 2-voice canon, inversion, and chromaticism, from Bach’s Art of Fugue Poetry of Tone

1.7K views - 2 years ago

Bach's ninth and seventh chord with augmented, diminished, and perfect fifth

Bach's ninth and seventh chord with augmented, diminished, and perfect fifth Poetry of Tone

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Bach’s six-part sequence with 9-8 & 7-6 suspensions combined (3 parts ascending, 3 parts descending)

Bach’s six-part sequence with 9-8 & 7-6 suspensions combined (3 parts ascending, 3 parts descending) Poetry of Tone

3.1K views - 2 years ago

Chromatic loop, playable forwards and backwards (ascending and descending) through all minor keys

Chromatic loop, playable forwards and backwards (ascending and descending) through all minor keys Poetry of Tone

1.8K views - 2 years ago

How to do the RULE OF THE OCTAVE like BEETHOVEN

How to do the RULE OF THE OCTAVE like BEETHOVEN Poetry of Tone

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MOZART'S TEACHER'S wild WHOLE-TONE scale modulation

MOZART'S TEACHER'S wild WHOLE-TONE scale modulation Poetry of Tone

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J. S. Bach, Prelude in E minor, Clavier-Büchlein for W. F. Bach, BWV 855a, by Vasili Byros

J. S. Bach, Prelude in E minor, Clavier-Büchlein for W. F. Bach, BWV 855a, by Vasili Byros Poetry of Tone

545 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Prelude in E minor, WTC 1, BWV 855, by Vasili Byros

J. S. Bach, Prelude in E minor, WTC 1, BWV 855, by Vasili Byros Poetry of Tone

511 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C minor, Clavier-Büchlein for W. F. Bach, BWV 847a, by Vasili Byros

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C minor, Clavier-Büchlein for W. F. Bach, BWV 847a, by Vasili Byros Poetry of Tone

380 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C major, Clavier-Büchlein for W. F. Bach, BWV 846a, by Vasili Byros

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C major, Clavier-Büchlein for W. F. Bach, BWV 846a, by Vasili Byros Poetry of Tone

776 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C major, WTC 1, BWV 846, by Vasili Byros

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C major, WTC 1, BWV 846, by Vasili Byros Poetry of Tone

200 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (on the Bovenkerk Hinsz), by Vasili Byros

J. S. Bach, Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (on the Bovenkerk Hinsz), by Vasili Byros Poetry of Tone

490 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C minor, WTC 1, BWV 847 (as Beethoven may have played it)

J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in C minor, WTC 1, BWV 847 (as Beethoven may have played it) Poetry of Tone

433 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Fugue in C minor, WTC 1, BWV 847, by Vasili Byros (as Beethoven might have played it)

J. S. Bach, Fugue in C minor, WTC 1, BWV 847, by Vasili Byros (as Beethoven might have played it) Poetry of Tone

364 views - 3 years ago

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C minor, WTC 1, BWV 847, by Vasili Byros (as Beethoven might have played it)

J. S. Bach, Prelude in C minor, WTC 1, BWV 847, by Vasili Byros (as Beethoven might have played it) Poetry of Tone

701 views - 3 years ago

Fundamentals of Baroque Counterpoint: Clausulas and Cadences, Part 2

Fundamentals of Baroque Counterpoint: Clausulas and Cadences, Part 2 Poetry of Tone

1.2K views - 4 years ago

Fundamentals of Baroque Counterpoint: Clausulas and Cadences, Part 1

Fundamentals of Baroque Counterpoint: Clausulas and Cadences, Part 1 Poetry of Tone

1.9K views - 4 years ago

“Creating Music in Old Styles”: An Interview (2017)

“Creating Music in Old Styles”: An Interview (2017) Poetry of Tone

916 views - 5 years ago

Improvisation on a Mozart Figured Bass featuring The Rule of the Octave (© Vasili Byros 2018)

Improvisation on a Mozart Figured Bass featuring The Rule of the Octave (© Vasili Byros 2018) Poetry of Tone

2.1K views - 5 years ago

Vasili Byros, Variation on "Quaerite primum regnum Dei" for String Quartet (© 2017)

Vasili Byros, Variation on "Quaerite primum regnum Dei" for String Quartet (© 2017) Poetry of Tone

1.9K views - 6 years ago

Vasili Byros, Fugue in B minor, for String Trio (© 2013)

Vasili Byros, Fugue in B minor, for String Trio (© 2013) Poetry of Tone

2.2K views - 11 years ago