by Gisbert Schürig die deutsche Fassung findet sich hier Some time ago I attended a workshop by singer Anita Daulne (Ex-ZAP MAMA). She is teaching ‘Afropean Polyphony’, that´s what she calls it, and she shared with us parts of a Pygmy song – I am sure there are many more parts to this tune originally. [...] Read More
Overtone Etude Score
This is the score for the Overtone Etude I composed after examining chordal structures in the overtone scale. Listen to the recording here. Although the voice does not change the fundamental pitch, the chords of the guitar suggest different tonalities. So, while the overtone melody is quite simple, the complex harmony adds some subtlety and [...] Read More
Collaboration with Davide “Martinezzz” Martino
by Gisbert Schürig I did a recording session with virtuoso percussionist Davide “Martinezzz” Martino, doing some throat singing and overtone singing for him. He is a great player, it was a pleasure recording with him. Here is a snippet of his upcoming album: Visit Davide´s website for more info about his work.
Overtone Etude
by Gisbert Schürig A short piece with overtone singing and guitar. I composed this after looking at chordal structures in the overtone scale and demonstrating how to sing these as overtone arpeggios. Especially the augmented chordal structures are inspired by that, I did not use these for quite a long time. I like the shady [...] Read More
Singing Overtone Arpeggios
by Gisbert Schürig This is a demonstration of five triad chord structures that can be found within the overtone scale. I sing an E fundamental and emphathize the overtones to point out these five chords. It is interesting to note that these five chords (without the pedal bass note) are the same that Werner Pöhlert [...] Read More
Chordal structures in the overtone scale
by Gisbert Schürig Link zur Deutschen Version In the overtone scale, the five basic types of three-note chords can be found. In his book ‘Basic Harmony’ Werner Pöhlert decribes these five chord types. On the left, you see the overtone scale on the main pitch of A, on the right are the different chord types [...] Read More
Some thoughts on music aesthetics and overtone singing
by Gisbert Schürig Link zur Deutschen Version Some aesthetic considerations related to overtone singing To listen to overtones brings a deepening of the perception. At the beginning of practice an overtone singer experiences a change in his or her sound perception. What was routinely perceived as a single entity – one musical note – becomes [...] Read More