In The Bleak Midwinter - Jacob Collier
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a showcase of Collier's harmonic and microtonal skill.
What it is
Jacob Collier layers ten vocal parts to arrange and perform Harold Darke's carol "In the Bleak Midwinter", with inventive harmony and tuning.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2019 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec cousin_it · 2019-11 · on “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]
Recommends spookthesunset · 2022-11 · on “Resources for microtonal music”
Another grand master of microtonality is Jacob Collier: [LINK] [LINK] Probably the best example, especially the middle: [this video]
Cites rdlw · 2022-02 · on “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]