"All That Noise, and All That Sound:" Tonal Ambiguity and Melodic-Harmonic Disconnect in the Music of Coldplay

"All That Noise, and All That Sound:" Tonal Ambiguity and Melodic-Harmonic Disconnect in the Music of Coldplay

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Welch, Nathanael C.
Language:English
Published: Youngstown State University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:
Music
Coldplay
Rock
Music Theory
Popular Music
Britpop
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1442761317
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ysu14427613172021-08-03T06:33:15Z "All That Noise, and All That Sound:" Tonal Ambiguity and Melodic-Harmonic Disconnect in the Music of Coldplay Welch, Nathanael C. Music Coldplay Rock Music Theory Popular Music Britpop Within the music of Coldplay there often exists a disconnect between the melody (vocal line) and the harmony (chord pattern/structure). It is often difficult to discern any tonal center (key) within a given song. In several of the songs I have selected for analysis, the melodies, when isolated from the harmonic patterns, suggest tonal centers at odds with the chords. Because of its often stratified pitch organization, Coldplay’s music is sometimes in two keys simultaneously. Exploring the disconnect between melody and harmony, I will show how that can lead to tonal ambiguity in the sense that there is no one key governing an entire song. Rather, these songs often exemplify sectional centricity, where one or more pitches act as a tonal center in one section of a song. 2015-09-28 English text Youngstown State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1442761317 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1442761317 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Music
Coldplay
Rock
Music Theory
Popular Music
Britpop
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Coldplay
Rock
Music Theory
Popular Music
Britpop
Welch, Nathanael C.
"All That Noise, and All That Sound:" Tonal Ambiguity and Melodic-Harmonic Disconnect in the Music of Coldplay
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