Oct 6, 2023 06:53 PM
(This post was last modified: Oct 6, 2023 07:09 PM by C C.)
RICK BEATO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVllpzhA5VM
VIDEO EXCERPTS: ... He found that a quarter of the songs from the 1960s to the 1990s included a key change. But from 2010 to 2020 I could have told him this there was only one song [...] that had a key change in it.
Here's the chart. You'll notice that the number of songs -- that really begins around 1964 or 65 -- where the key changes start going crazy. And it really continues on until about 2005 and then it falls down to nothing.
It dipped a little bit in the 70s, probably the Disco era, but then came right back up in the 80s and 90s. And then back down to nothing.
He says in the article a key change can be used at the end of a song to create a lift. Okay, I'll give you some examples of that [in the video below or link above]. Or it could be used in the middle of the song as a change in mood, and I'll give you some examples of that...
EXTRANEOUS COMMENT: The Beatles especially kick-started the trend in the early-mid sixties, along with adding "surprise chords" that aren't native to a key. But it was classical composers who originally invented such novelties. Wasn't really new, except maybe for rock music.
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The disapperance of key changes in modern music
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rVllpzhA5VM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVllpzhA5VM
VIDEO EXCERPTS: ... He found that a quarter of the songs from the 1960s to the 1990s included a key change. But from 2010 to 2020 I could have told him this there was only one song [...] that had a key change in it.
Here's the chart. You'll notice that the number of songs -- that really begins around 1964 or 65 -- where the key changes start going crazy. And it really continues on until about 2005 and then it falls down to nothing.
It dipped a little bit in the 70s, probably the Disco era, but then came right back up in the 80s and 90s. And then back down to nothing.
He says in the article a key change can be used at the end of a song to create a lift. Okay, I'll give you some examples of that [in the video below or link above]. Or it could be used in the middle of the song as a change in mood, and I'll give you some examples of that...
EXTRANEOUS COMMENT: The Beatles especially kick-started the trend in the early-mid sixties, along with adding "surprise chords" that aren't native to a key. But it was classical composers who originally invented such novelties. Wasn't really new, except maybe for rock music.
RELATED THREADS (scivillage): Why most Zoomers don't care about music ..... Why old music is killing new music in sales --plus-- Why modern pop music is boring ..... Modern music's death by Auto-Tune
The disapperance of key changes in modern music