musanim | Walton, Symphony 1, 4th mvt. (harmonic coloring) @musanim | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
The final movement of William Walton's first symphony, performed by Jay Bacal, with an animated graphical score.
FAQ
Q: How was this recording made?
A: Jay Bacal performed and rendered this piece using virtual instrument software by Vienna Symphonic Library.
Q: What do the colors, shapes and layers indicate?
A: In this version of the video ...
youtube.com/watch?v=CKbDHC17EX0
... each family of instruments has its own range of color ...
percussion: white
brass: yellow-orange
wind: blue-green
string: red-violet
... and for most of the notes, the instruments are layered back to front in this order with these shapes ...
percussion: diffuse
brass: octagon
wind: ellipse (clarinet/flute/piccolo), rhombus (oboe/bassoon)
string: inverted ellipse (star)
... but for some notes, other shapes are used; for these, the shape indicates how the notes move, and the instruments are differentiated only by color.
A: In this version of the video ...
youtube.com/watch?v=9KBWR6m3S_U
... the shapes are the same as in the other version, but musical pitch (as ordered in the musician's "circle of fifths") is mapped to twelve colors (as ordered on the artist's "color wheel"). With this mapping, changes in tonality and harmony correspond to changes in the color palette. You can read more about this technique here:
musanim.com/HarmonicColoring
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends
$$$: become a Patreon patron: patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)
!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: musanim.com/underwriting
Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please read this:
musanim.com/requests
The final movement of William Walton's first symphony, performed by Jay Bacal, with an animated graphical score.
FAQ
Q: How was this recording made?
A: Jay Bacal performed and rendered this piece using virtual instrument software by Vienna Symphonic Library.
Q: What do the colors, shapes and layers indicate?
A: In this version of the video ...
youtube.com/watch?v=CKbDHC17EX0
... each family of instruments has its own range of color ...
percussion: white
brass: yellow-orange
wind: blue-green
string: red-violet
... and for most of the notes, the instruments are layered back to front in this order with these shapes ...
percussion: diffuse
brass: octagon
wind: ellipse (clarinet/flute/piccolo), rhombus (oboe/bassoon)
string: inverted ellipse (star)
... but for some notes, other shapes are used; for these, the shape indicates how the notes move, and the instruments are differentiated only by color.
A: In this version of the video ...
youtube.com/watch?v=9KBWR6m3S_U
... the shapes are the same as in the other version, but musical pitch (as ordered in the musician's "circle of fifths") is mapped to twelve colors (as ordered on the artist's "color wheel"). With this mapping, changes in tonality and harmony correspond to changes in the color palette. You can read more about this technique here:
musanim.com/HarmonicColoring
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends
$$$: become a Patreon patron: patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)
!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: musanim.com/underwriting
Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please read this:
musanim.com/requests
