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LYLE MAYS - CLOSE TO HOME: ANALYSIS

Dr. Guy Shkolnik Composer

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Lyle Mays Close to Home: Analysis.
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Analyzing the harmony and motivic development of Lyle Mays's Close to Home 1985.

More videos on the music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays:
The music of Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
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First Circle by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
https://bit.ly/2LQ2txl

Videos on the album Speaking of Now
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20 Comments

@ThomasSenaTV 6 years ago

Had to watch this again. Still reeling in sadness on Lyle’s passing. This is the song that first brought me into Lyle apart from Pat. Thanks again for your study, appreciation and explanation of his work. Please don’t stop. You are appreciated. Forever Lyle.

@MsRiccig 5 years ago

as joe zawinul said dont be sad that its over be grateful that it was

@jjsc4396 6 years ago

I'm actually shedding tears now. This tune speaks to how I feel at this moment trying to take on Lyle's passing.
No composer's music has given my soul more peace, joy and contemplation.
He left behind beauty for us all.

@stefanocancelli8654 6 years ago

RIP Lyle Mays. A giant and legend has found his way home, yesterday. I’m feeling very sad this evening but so thankful for the gift he left me.

@stevescott200 6 years ago

The most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard in my life

@flyt993 6 years ago

devasted by his passing. i've been listening to this tune for 35 years. it's simply sublime. i used it to put my daughter to sleep, and she's been listening to it now for over a decade. the music he and pat created...untouchable.

@jfs70ss 2 years ago

Chick Corea and Lyle Mays are two of my ALL TIME Favorites. So Creative yet so different. Two Greats, even though they are not with us anymore, their music remains with us forever. RIP Lyle and Chick.

@ViniciusNipote 6 years ago

Guy, now he is close to home... for sure. What a big loss.. but his music will always be touching our heart and soul!

@AllanKoayTC 6 years ago

i see a lot of videos on YT about music, and the technical knowledge they impart is great, BUT what places you way above those other "music analysts" is that you understand music not just from a technical standpoint but also emotionally and subliminally. and that's why I enjoy your videos more than others.

@j.o5717 6 years ago

Guy, best tribute to Lyle, R.I.P

@dlneto 6 years ago

Your approach to the song is almost as fantastic as the song itself!! I'm amazed!
Thank you for sharing it!

@olafaalop1188 3 years ago

That tune breaks my heart

@TuesdayWells27 5 years ago

I cry every time I hear this song.
I wrote a screenplay around this song.
Hearing it makes me so sad Lyle May's is gone....

@mrbee8522 6 years ago

Guy fantastic job, this is one of the few songs in my life that brings me to tears. I will miss Lyle indeed.

@thomasoleary970 6 years ago

Thank you for honoring the genius of Lyle Mays. This is a huge loss in my heart.

@jean-francoisleger 6 years ago

I always wander how Lyle manage to express that little thing burried deep inside my heart. It's like he "knew". Very few pieces of music bring me to tears so much. It still does. Wow. This post is like a gift for me this morning. Thanks mr. Shkolnik for sharing your vision and analysis of this masterpiece. I guess it does that same magic on you too.

@mikeo2420 6 years ago

Wow! You knocked it out of the park on this one, HOLY COW!

@rieske2000 4 years ago

What a fantastic analysis ... but still magic. Thank you for these insights. Rest in love Lyle. Forever.

@MsRiccig 1 year ago

maybe my fav song of all time just gorgeous

@kloug2006 4 years ago

The idea that this composition is a succession of questions and answers, has opened my mind on a sublime musical landscape, at an intimately human scale.