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In The Bleak Midwinter - Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier
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2 HN users recommended this music video2 months2019–2022 score 2.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

Recommended as a showcase of Collier's harmonic and microtonal skill.

Jacob Collier layers ten vocal parts to arrange and perform Harold Darke's carol "In the Bleak Midwinter", with inventive harmony and tuning.

“Probably the best example, especially the middle” (HN, 2022)

1 strong recommendations · 1 recommendations · 1 citations · Music

3 Hacker News comments

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@cousin_it Nov 2019 Strongly recommends
on HN thread Jacob Collier’s four magical chords
"In the bleak midwinter" is an amazing recording: [this video] But the people who say it doesn't strike a chord with them do have a point. Here's Myrone doing something similar, with 1/10th the complexity but 10x the feeling: [link]
Amazing Jacob Collier recording of In the Bleak Midwinter.
@spookthesunset Nov 2022 Recommends
on HN thread Resources for microtonal music
Another grand master of microtonality is Jacob Collier: [link] [link] Probably the best example, especially the middle: [this video]
Collier microtonality at its best.

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@rdlw Feb 2022 Cites it
on HN thread Music theory for nerds (2016)
Except for voice [0], any fretless stringed instrument [1], any fretted string instrument with separate frets for sharps and flats [2], keyboard instruments that allow expression [3], keyboard instruments with split flat/sharp keys [4], and electronic instruments that allow unorthodox tunings without huge hassle [5]... I'm sure I'm missing some, but other than that you're totally right ;) [0] [link] , [this video] [1] [link] [2] [link] [3] [link] [4] [link] [5] [link]
Voice example of flexible tuning.

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