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Tik Tok and spicy harmony do not mix.
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Tik Tok has recently imploded over a young singer who sang harmony to Matt Maltese’s As the World Caves in. Why? Well, it’s the legacy of Palestrina, Fux and the long shadow of Western European aesthetics in the modern global musical ecosystem. Let’s dive into it.
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Imagine harassing someone because you didn’t like their harmony. Bruh
imagine getting bullied all over tiktok but then Adam Neely makes a video about your harmony
ah yes, the internet, where people willingly start drama over others living their lives
The worst thing about this is how smug all of the responses were
Me hearing the duet for the first time: I don’t see the problem, it sounds like Bulgarian womens A cappella
Adam Neely: *Compares it to Bulgarian womens A cappella*
Me: Holy shit! that’s what I said!
I’m the one who sang that Schoenberg tone row. Thanks Adam for including me here! I’m getting a dose of Tiktok’s hard love myself, and mine was supposed to be a niche joke! I’ve really come to enjoy that girl’s harmony, and this is a great breakdown.
I’m also a composer – and if anyone would like to search my name on here and check out some of my music, I’d be very grateful!
I actually really appreciate her harmonization. I feel like the dissonance really compliments the lyrical content in a way that the 3rd and 6th versions do not.
She had an idea for a harmony, recorded it on her phone, and put it on TikTok. People reacted like Apple pushed this version to all their phones. Damn, relax.
Adam: “The lesson we can take from this…”
Me: “Don’t harass people?”
Adam: “Western-European polyphonic aesthetics are being relentlessly upheld as what is good.”
Me: “Ah..yes..of course.”
“Like they’re singing TO each other.”
Yes! It sounds like a chaotic love duet from something dark and unsettling. Almost like a Sondheim duet turned up to 13. They’re saying the same words, but somehow inflecting the sentiment differently, and something is just *off* about it.
When he was talking about parallel 5ths and which line feels more “important” I had to laugh – because as a choral Soprano, of course I always hear the top line as the ‘main’ part 😆!
Music teachers: Don’t use parallel fifths, unless it fits the following 999+ scenarios…
Her harmony was amazing. There is no “correct” way of music. Tik tok kids are weird.
the lesson here is that you should not focus on sounding “correct” but putting such a memorable performance that Adam Neely makes a video because of you
Taking the opportunity to point out that she’s LITERALLY 16.
Adam Neely: (mentions David Bowie)
“oh boy…”
(scrolls down description)
“I was right”
*Adam:* “Does this harmony sound good to you?”
*Me:* Yes.
“western European polyphonic aesthetics are being relentlessly upheld as what is ‘good’ or ‘correct’ on social media”
** every tiktok user has left the chat
“I’m playing all the notes! You tell me which one is wrong.” -Victor Wooten