At home with Ralph: Modulations
Ralph Allwood is back with another video as part of our At Home With Ralph series. One of the features of most music which lurks just below the surface is modulation. Modulation in music is the change in tonality, or key, to another. If we are able to identify it and understand just something of how it works, then our enjoyment is greatly increased. Ralph describes what happens in seven pieces.
At home with Ralph: Tuning with David Pinnegar
Ralph talks to the extraordinary David Pinnegar, owner of Hammerwood Hall, a country house in the South of England containing 30 pianos, all tuned differently. He has a method of tuning dating back to the middle of the 19th century which, he convinces us, is a superior system!
At home with Ralph - Harmonics
Have you ever wondered what makes up the sound of a note, and how we understand different timbres and vowel sounds? Ralph is here to tell you all about harmonics, including how to sing them!
At home with Ralph - Bruckner's Os Justi
For our next virtual project, members of The Rodolfus Choir and participants from the 2020 Choral Courses have been working on Bruckner's Os Justi. Our Artistic Director, Ralph Allwood, walks us through the structure and harmony of the piece, giving us an insight into the composer and why the work starts in F major but continues without Bbs!
At home with Ralph - The Best Chords
Ralph is back to tell you about the best chords! With a brief introduction to sound and harmony, these are a handful of Ralph's favourite (i.e. the best) chords in music.
At home with Ralph - Bainton's And I saw a new heaven
Our first Virtual Anthem following the Virtual Evensong is 'And I saw a new heaven', by Edgar L Bainton, featuring singers due to attend choral courses this summer. Our musical director Ralph Allwood is really excited, and has made this video to share his love for this great piece of music with you.
At home with Ralph - What is Evensong?
Our Musical Director Ralph Allwood wants to tell you all about Evensong and the amazing music within “…people of all faiths and none should be able to join in the glorious music…”