Bach convinced the Leipzig council to hire him with this music. (BWV 23) smalin 2024-10-16 | Bach convinced the Leipzig council to hire him with this music. (BWV 23)
Rhythmic training wheels for Große Fuge (Beethoven opus 133) smalin 2024-05-10 | Ludwig van Beethoven's Große Fuge (Great Fugue), opus 133, performed by The Alexander String Quartet, with an animated graphical score showing measure downbeats.FAQA: What is the purpose of this video?Q: There are many ways Beethoven's Große Fuge can challenging for listeners: much of its motivic material is very angular, the chromatic harmonies contain lots of dissonance, the texture can be very dense, and it's highly contrapuntal. I've made several videos of the piece in an attempt to clarify its motivic structure ... musanim.com/GrosseFuge... and given some guidance in following the harmonies in the piece's opening ... musanim.com/GrosseFuge/UnderstandingBeethovensGrosseFuge.html... but one of the major stumbling blocks is rhythm. The music is highly syncopated, and it's hard to understand what's going on if you don't know where the beats are. So, in this video, I've add a bouncing ball measure marker so show where the downbeats are. If you'd like to refer to a conventional score, this one ... musanim.com/pdf/BeethovenOpus133Score.pdf... has measure numbers that match the ones shown in the video.Q: Where can I learn more about the Alexander String Quartet?A: Here: http://www.asq4.comQ: Where can I buy the album this is from?A: Here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002M2V06MQ: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I support your work?A: Thank you! The easiest way to support my work is by contributing via Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/musanimIf you'd like to help in more specific way, consider this: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a MAM video of _________?A: Please read this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Delplace, Fugue in E-flat major smalin 2024-05-09 | Fugue in E-flat major (from Préludes et Fugues dans les Trente Tonalités Livre I), composed and performed by Stéphane Delplace, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I learn more about the composer?A: Here ... stephanedelplace.comQ: Where can I hear the rest of the pieces in this book?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=Og3DDMmyZNkQ: Where can I get the sheet music for this?A: Here ... tinyurl.com/DelplaceBookIQ: 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$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Ravel, Le tombeau de Couperin, VI. Toccata smalin 2024-05-09 | The toccata from Maurice Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin, arranged for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema, performed by the Akropolis Reed Quintet, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=fIvBSR83Xx8Q: Where can I learn more about the performer ?A: Here: akropolisquintet.orgQ: Where can I learn more about the arranger?A: Here: raafhekkema.comQ: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?A: There are many ways you can support my work:free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Victoria, O vos omnes smalin 2024-05-09 | O vos omnes, by Tomás Luis de Victoria, performed by The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=j0DF4xso-YwQ: Where can I learn more about the performers?A: Here ... http://www.ecse.co.ukQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Gabrieli, Canzona per Sonare No. 2 © smalin 2024-05-07 | Canzona per Sonare No. 2, by Giovanni Gabrieli, performed by the combined brass of the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago symphony orchestras, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear more of this?A: Here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4qPaS3YV_nRMOU9pBI9OGQ09hKpXhsSuQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Gabrieli, Canzon à 12 in Echo © smalin 2024-05-06 | Canzon à 12 in Echo, by Giovanni Gabrieli, performed by the combined brass of the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago symphony orchestras, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear more of this?A: Here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4qPaS3YV_nRMOU9pBI9OGQ09hKpXhsSuQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Scriabin, Etude in A-flat major (opus 8 no. 8) smalin 2024-05-06 | Etude in A-flat major (opus 8 no. 8) by Alexander Scriabin, performed by Bernard Job, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear more performances by this performer?A: Here: youtube.com/@entretienentre2notesQ: Where can I learn more about the performer?A: Here: concoursdepiano.com/images/2021/2021-AG-JOB-Bernard-CV.pdfQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Stravinsky, Galop (from Five Easy Pieces) smalin 2024-05-05 | Galop (from Five Easy Pieces) by Igor Stravinsky, performed by Bernard Job and John-Patrick Millow, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Chopin, Etude, opus 10 no. 10, A-flat major smalin 2024-05-03 | Frederic Chopin's Etude, opus 10 no. 10 in A-flat major, performed by Stephen Malinowski, with by a graphical score.FAQQ: Didn't you already make videos of this piece?A: Yes, but I happened to watch one of them today, and I thought "hey, I play that pretty nicely" and decided the animation deserved an update.Q: You sure are playing slowly for a piece marked "Vivace assai."A: It's true. This piece can be played in a very flashy way, but I didn't feel like it.Q: What instrument are you playing?A: This is the Acoustica "Pianissimo" piano.Q: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I support your work?A: Thank you! The easiest way to support my work is by contributing via Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/musanimIf you'd like to help in more specific way, consider this: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you do a MAM video of _________?A: Please read this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Ravel, Le tombeau de Couperin, III. Forlane smalin 2024-05-03 | The forlane from Maurice Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin, performed by Bernard Job, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear more recordings by this performer?A: Here: youtube.com/@entretienentre2notes/videosQ: Where can I learn more about the performer ?A: Here: concoursdepiano.com/images/2021/2021-AG-JOB-Bernard-CV.pdfQ: 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$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Cantata 29, Sinfonia smalin 2024-05-02 | Sinfonia to J. S. Bach's Cantata 29, arranged for recorder ensemble and performed James Howard Young, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear more arrangements by James Howard Young?A: Here is his YouTube channel: youtube.com/@JamesHowardYoungQ: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?A: There are many ways you can support my work:free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Cantata 127 (Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott) 1. Chorus smalin 2024-04-29 | The opening chorus from J. S. Bach's Cantata 127 (Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott) performed by the musicians of the Netherlands Bach Society, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=M1A6dq4kK6kQ: What do the colors and shapes mean?A: The shapes are assigned according to the what the notes are doing (main subject, dotted rhythms, slow/angular motion, etc.); colors are assigned according to voice/instrument (flutes blue/green, oboes/ blue, high strings red, high voices shades of yellow/orange, basses and continuo violet).Q: What do the words mean?A: See: https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-127Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte smalin 2024-04-28 | Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavan for a dead princess) by Maurice Ravel, performed by Alice Sara Ott, with an animated graphical score.FAQN.b. I've so far been unable to contact Alice Sara Ott. So, two things: first, if you know how to get in touch with her, please let me know, so that I can show her the video and ask for her permission to use the recording. And second, if she would prefer that the video not be public, I will remove it, so if it disappears in the future, that's probably why it happened.Q: Is there an Easter egg in this video?A: Yes! I wonder if anyone will understand it (get the joke).Q: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=R-To_xjfiyIQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Pastorella in F major (BWV 590) IV (Alla Gigue) smalin 2024-04-28 | The fourth movement of J. S. Bach's Pastorella (BWV 590), performed by Reitze Smits, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=GLvt096_H6cQ: Why is this so high-pitched?A: Smits chose to play this on 4-foot (and higher) stops.Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Cantata 127, 3. Aria Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen smalin 2024-04-27 | Aria "Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen" from Cantata 127 ("Cantata Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott") by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Kristen Witmer (soprano), Rodrigo Lopez Paz (oboe), and the musicians of the Netherlands Bach Society, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=M1A6dq4kK6kQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: What do the words mean?A: See: https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-127Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Grieg, Melody (from Lyric Pieces, opus 47) smalin 2024-04-27 | Melody, by Edvard Grieg, from Lyric Pieces (opus 47, no. 3), performed by Boris Giltburg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Jt4Zr0a4Cc8Q: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Victoria, Alma Redemptoris Mater © smalin 2024-04-25 | Alma Redemptoris Mater, by Tomás Luis de Victoria, performed by Ensemble Plus Ultra, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I get this recording?A: Here: deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/victoria-sacred-works-ensemble-plus-ultra-noone-1170Q: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringThe ellipses show the main harmonic outlines.Q: I your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Grainger, Shepherds Hey smalin 2024-04-21 | Shepherd's Hey, by Percy Grainger, arranged for brass ensemble by David J. Miller, performed by Barclay Brass, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=573g05xe_q0Q: Where can I learn more about Miller?A: Here ... http://www.sterlingmusiceditions.com/music/about Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Zenos Chorale smalin 2024-04-18 | Zeno asked how you could ever reach your destination since you would have to go half the remaining distance, and then again half, and again ... indefinitely. This led me to wonder what a piece of music would sound like if, for each note, you played a note half its remaining duration, and followed it by another note half the remaining duration, etc.I chose a well-known Bach chorale as a test case.
Frescobaldi, Capriccio chromatico con ligature al contrario smalin 2024-04-18 | Capriccio chromatico con ligature al contrario by Girolamo Frescobaldi, performed by Dale Carr, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I see the original score?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=E7rQRLLofik You can also hear Carr perform it on harpsichord here ... youtube.com/watch?v=kk7fxkPFZH4Q: Where can I learn more about the performer?A: Here ... leonhardt-archive.com/view/member/post/34Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (a 5, with canon in inversion, BWV 671) smalin 2024-04-17 | Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (from Clavierübung Part II, BWV 671) by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Leo Van Doeselaar, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=ixSQcCcWV68Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach/Busoni, Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, (St. Anne BWV 552) smalin 2024-04-16 | Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major ("St. Anne" BWV 552) by Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed for piano by Ferruccio Busoni, performed by Lorenzo Cossi, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: prelude youtube.com/watch?v=Dl1QDu9Anas fugue: youtube.com/watch?v=LQGEBRDHXqwQ: What does the display mean?A: The notes of Bach's original piece are in color; the notes of Busoni's transcription are in white/gray.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: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Berg, Piano Sonata (opus 1) smalin 2024-04-14 | Sonata for Piano (opus 1), by Alban Berg, performed by Marc-André Hamelin, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=hpi8fJABVHoQ: Where can I learn more about this piece?A: Here ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_(Berg)Q: What does the display mean?A: This display uses several techniques to show details of the music and its performance. Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (which you can read more about here ... http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoring ). The display at the top shows the measures numbers and the position of the eighth-note (quaver) beats; in the future, these are spaced equally; in the past, they're spaced according to the timing of Hamelin's performance. The alternating background shading indicates sections of the piece (as described in Bill G. Evans' 1962 Master's thesis). The shapes and behaviors of the note markers indicate:() notes that move chromatically() notes that move by major third() notes that move by relatively small intervals (or not at all)() notes that move by relatively large intervals() notes in the dotted rhythm() triplet rhythm() notes that move very quickly() a prominent descending note pattern() notes that move in "curly" pattern() notes that move in bold, angular patternBecause notes might belong to several categories (and because I'm lazy), these assignments are not 100% consistent; they're just meant to call attention to things you might want to notice.Q: I'm hearing some strange artifacts in the audio ... ?A: In the recording I used for this video, there was a lot of audience noise (coughs, clicks, bumps); I did my best to edit these out, but it's not always possible to do a perfect job using the tools I have, and my hearing isn't very good these days, so even when it sounds acceptable to me, people with better ears may still hear noises. My apologies.Q: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Grieg, At the Cradle (Bådnlåt, from Lyric Pieces, opus 68) © smalin 2024-04-07 | At the Cradle (Bådnlåt) by Edvard Grieg, from Lyric Pieces (opus 68, no. 5), performed by Javier Perianes, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Have you heard the cicadas yet? (Alban Berg) smalin 2024-04-07 | The third movement (Allegro misterioso) of Alban Berg's Lyric Suite, performed by the Juilliard String Quartet, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringI've posted an alternate version of the video in which notes are colored according to melodic interval (which is a tad more useful with row-based 12-tone music) ... youtube.com/watch?v=3duI5ZurMFQQ: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Scriabin, Etude in D-sharp minor (opus 8 no. 12) smalin 2024-04-05 | Etude in D-sharp minor (opus 8 no. 12), by Alexander Scriabin, performed by Rio Takahashi, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=gDz14biHMoUQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Chopin, Nocturne in B major (opus 62 no. 1) smalin 2024-04-04 | Nocturne in B major (opus 62 no. 1) by F. Chopin, performed by Yuyang (@YUYANG_music on YouTube), with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Cantata 13, 1. Aria: Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen smalin 2024-04-01 | The opening aria (Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen) of J. S. Bach's Cantata 13, performed by tenor Thomas Hobbs and the musicians of the Netherlands Bach Society.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=iFAUvxllJZgQ: What is he singing about?A: Here is an English translation of the text:My sighs, my tears, cannot be counted. When melancholy is met daily, and misery does not go away, ah, then for us this pain must already pave the way to death.Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Beethoven, Symphony 5, 1st movement (study version) © smalin 2024-03-31 | The first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, directed by Herbert von Karajan, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: What do the colors mean?A: There are two versions of this video. In the original version ... youtube.com/watch?v=xCpxmaplu1U... the colors are assigned to instruments:flutes yellow-greenoboes greenclarinets blue-greenbassoons cyanhorns/trumpets yellowtimpani white1st violins red2nd violins pinkviolas violetvioloncellos purplecontrabasses blue-purple... and in the second version ... youtube.com/watch?v=XdlJvYI926s... the colors are assigned according to pitch (see musanim.com/HarmonicColoring for an explanation of how this works).Q: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
How Beethoven made the Fifth Symphony © smalin 2024-03-31 | The first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, directed by Herbert von Karajan, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: What do the colors mean?A: There are two versions of this video. In the original version ... youtube.com/watch?v=xCpxmaplu1U... the colors are assigned to instruments:flutes yellow-greenoboes greenclarinets blue-greenbassoons cyanhorns/trumpets yellowtimpani white1st violins red2nd violins pinkviolas violetvioloncellos purplecontrabasses blue-purple... and in the second version ... youtube.com/watch?v=XdlJvYI926s... the colors are assigned according to pitch (see musanim.com/HarmonicColoring for an explanation of how this works).Q: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Bourrée (from E minor lute suite, BWV 996) smalin 2024-03-30 | The Bourrée from J. S. Bach's E minor lute suite (BWV 996), performed by Evangelina Mascardi, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance (and learn more about it)?A: Here (performed in 2021) ... youtube.com/watch?v=rKebYt6m0t0Q: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: This video is too boring/confusing ... ?A: I've made two versions of the video; the first one ... youtube.com/watch?v=7lXkptoOsww... has a display in which I experiment with a display, and it doesn't work too well; the second one ... youtube.com/watch?v=tpw6KyTWNAY... is much simpler (and includes staff lines and bar lines for study purposes).Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Rameau, La Dauphine smalin 2024-03-26 | La Dauphine by Jean-Philippe Rameau, performed by Maciej Skrzeczkowski, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=JyH58UXS_wAQ: Where can I learn more about the performer?A: Here: maciejskrzeczkowski.comQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Grieg plays his Butterfly © smalin 2024-03-25 | Butterfly (from Lyric Pieces, opus 43) by Edvard Grieg, performed by the composer, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Is that really Grieg playing?A: Well, yes and no. It's a performance he gave on a recording piano, being played by on a modern reproducing piano. If you're wondering how well it represents how he actually played it, here's an audio recording of him playing it ... youtube.com/watch?v=lH57dNiUmxQ(Not the best audio quality, but you can hear the timing and phrasing pretty well.)Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Griegs counterpoint exercise? smalin 2024-03-24 | Canon a 4 voci, by Edvard Grieg, performed by Einar Steen-Nokleberg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: This doesn't sound much like Grieg's music; what's the story?A: This piece was composed in 1860, before he started assigning opus numbers (his opus 1 is from 1863). I'm guessing it was a counterpoint exercise for school.Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Grieg, Kanon (from Lyric Pieces, opus 38) © smalin 2024-03-24 | Kanon, by Edvard Grieg, from Lyric Pieces (opus 38, no. 8), performed by Isabel Mourão, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Cantata 13, 3. Choral: Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen smalin 2024-03-23 | The Choral Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen of J. S. Bach's Cantata 13 (Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen), performed by alto Alex Potter and the musicians of the Netherlands Bach Society.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=iFAUvxllJZgQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Scarlatti on Clementis square piano © smalin 2024-03-22 | Domenico Scarlatti's Sonata in F minor (K. 463), performed by Charles Metz, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I get this recording?A: Here: navonarecords.com/artists/charles-metzQ: What instrument is that?A: It's a square piano, built in 1806 by Muzio Clementi, who also (in 1791) edited the score Metz used for this performance.Q: Where can I learn about the performer?A: Here: charlesjmetz.com/aboutQ: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I enjoy your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Loesser, Inchworm song (sung by Danny Kaye, from Hans Christian Andersen) smalin 2024-03-17 | Inchworm, composed by Frank Loesser (for the film Hans Christian Andersen), sung by Danny Kaye, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this scene in the movie?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=fXi3bjKowJUQ: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Goldberg Canon duplex übers Fundament à 5 smalin 2024-03-16 | The 11th canon from Fourteen Canons (built upon the bass line of the Goldberg Variations) by Johann Sebastian Bach, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I see all fourteen of these canons?A: I knew about these canons, but hadn't heard them all, so I was pleased to come across this video ... youtube.com/watch?v=rqrZ9aeyQQc... by Small Dots Ensemble, which is what inspired me to make this video.Q: I'm finding this a little hard to untangle.A: I made a second version that's a little cleaner: youtube.com/watch?v=hp1xoiTupKgQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Bach, Goldberg Canon à 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem (BWV 1087) smalin 2024-03-15 | The 14th canon from Fourteen Canons (BWV 1087, built upon the bass line of the Goldberg Variations) by Johann Sebastian Bach, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I see all fourteen of these canons?A: I knew about these canons, but hadn't heard them all, so I was pleased to come across this video ... youtube.com/watch?v=rqrZ9aeyQQc... by Small Dots Ensemble, which is what inspired me to make this video.Q: The title in the video says BWV 675.A: Seems like I always make at least one mistake in these videos, huh?Q: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Blackwood, 14-note Microtonal Etude, Op. 28: 10. Allegramente - 14/12 EDO Comparison smalin 2024-03-13 | Blackwood's original (on synthesizer):youtube.com/watch?v=-iFN3JqXpxkMatthew Sheeran's acoustic 12 EDO version:youtube.com/watch?v=elA5vCBKbcEAcoustic version retuned to 14 EDO:youtube.com/watch?v=1r41oAj8g4U14 EDO on left channel, 12 EDO on right channel:youtube.com/watch?v=o-2Bw4K0I-U
Blackwood, 14-note Microtonal Etude, Op. 28: 10. Allegramente - 12 EDO Version smalin 2024-03-13 | Blackwood's original (on synthesizer):youtube.com/watch?v=-iFN3JqXpxkMatthew Sheeran's acoustic 12 EDO version:youtube.com/watch?v=elA5vCBKbcEAcoustic version retuned to 14 EDO:youtube.com/watch?v=1r41oAj8g4U14 EDO on left channel, 12 EDO on right channel:youtube.com/watch?v=o-2Bw4K0I-U
Haydn, Palindrome Minuet (from Symphony 47 in G major) © smalin 2024-03-13 | The palindromic minuet from Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony 47 in G major, performed by Il Giardino Armonico (directed by Giovanni Antonini), with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch the entire performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=gum0PNqgM_sQ: Where can I learn more about the ensemble?A: Here: ilgiardinoarmonico.comQ: I appreciate the fact that you don't have ads on your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Delplace, Single-paged Prelude XI in G major smalin 2024-03-13 | Prelude XI in G major, from Thirty Single-paged Preludes for Piano, composed and performed by Stéphane Delplace, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear all these preludes?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=b5DLaO4ZUCoQ: Where can I get the score for these preludes?A: Here ... stephanedelplace.com/partitions/22-thirty-single-paged-preludes-partitionQ: Where can I learn more about the composer?A: Here ... stephanedelplace.comQ: I would love to listen to this over and over ...A: I've made three versions of the video, one with the piece played once, as usual ... youtube.com/watch?v=nh-h9X-Y9rw... one with the piece played 11 times (since it's the eleventh prelude in the set) ... youtube.com/watch?v=eN8eG5cA71U... and a #shorts version that repeats endlessly automatically ... ... youtube.com/shorts/I9zEoqGg9K8Q: 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: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Delplace, Haunting Prelude (30:XI:G) smalin 2024-03-11 | Prelude XI in G major, from Thirty Single-paged Preludes for Piano, composed and performed by Stéphane Delplace, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I hear all these preludes?A: Here ... youtube.com/watch?v=b5DLaO4ZUCoQ: Where can I get the score for these preludes?A: Here ... stephanedelplace.com/partitions/22-thirty-single-paged-preludes-partitionQ: Where can I learn more about the composer?A: Here ... stephanedelplace.comQ: I would love to listen to this over and over ...A: I've made three versions of the video, one with the piece played once, as usual ... youtube.com/watch?v=nh-h9X-Y9rw... one with the piece played 11 times (since it's the eleventh prelude in the set) ... youtube.com/watch?v=eN8eG5cA71U... and a #shorts version that repeats endlessly automatically ... youtube.com/shorts/I9zEoqGg9K8Q: 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: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)!!!!: underwrite the production of a video: http://www.musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major (opus 53, Waldstein) COMPLETE smalin 2024-03-09 | Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major (opus 53, "Waldstein"), performed by Boris Giltburg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Boy0tCHxzEgYou can also hear Giltburg discuss the piece here: youtube.com/watch?v=SvFdsjguGnYQ: Where can I get the complete set of Beethoven Sonatas performed by Giltburg?A: Here: naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.509005Q: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major (op. 53, Waldstein) 2. Adagio molto 3. Allegretto moderato smalin 2024-03-09 | The second and third movements of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ("Waldstein"), performed by Boris Giltburg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Boy0tCHxzEgYou can also hear Giltburg discuss the piece here: youtube.com/watch?v=SvFdsjguGnYQ: Where can I get the complete set of Beethoven Sonatas performed by Giltburg?A: Here: naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.509005Q: What do the colors mean?A: For the first three movements, colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringIn the fourth/final movement, one color is used for each of the three voices in the fugue (and harmonic coloring is used for the non-fugal parts).Q: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Beethoven, Hammerklavier Sonata COMPLETE (Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, opus 106) smalin 2024-03-09 | Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata in B-flat major (No. 29, opus 106, "Hammerklavier"), performed by Boris Giltburg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8jIYmQk-YYou can also hear Giltburg discuss the piece here: youtube.com/watch?v=Qihe6utKVHUQ: What do the colors mean?A: For the first three movements, colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringIn the fourth/final movement, one color is used for each of the three voices in the fugue (and harmonic coloring is used for the non-fugal parts).Q: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major (opus 106, Hammerklavier) 3. Adagio sostenuto smalin 2024-03-09 | The third movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata in B-flat major (No. 29, opus 106, "Hammerklavier"), performed by Boris Giltburg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8jIYmQk-YAlso, you can hear Giltburg talk about the piece here ... youtube.com/watch?v=nW1y5eiz7X8Q: Where can I get the complete set of Beethoven Sonatas performed by Giltburg?A: Here: naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.509005Q: What do the colors mean?A: Colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringQ: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major (opus 106, Hammerklavier) 4. Largo. Allegro: Fugue. smalin 2024-03-09 | Q: Where can I get the complete set of Beethoven Sonatas performed by Giltburg?A: Here: naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.509005The fourth movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata in B-flat major (No. 29, opus 106, "Hammerklavier"), performed by Boris Giltburg, with an animated graphical score.FAQQ: Where can I watch this performance?A: Here: youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8jIYmQk-YYou can also hear Giltburg discuss the piece here: youtube.com/watch?v=Qihe6utKVHUQ: What do the colors mean?A: For the first three movements, colors are assigned according to pitch, in a system I call "harmonic coloring" (since it shows changes in harmonies). You can read more about this here: http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoringIn the fourth/final movement, one color is used for each of the three voices in the fugue (and harmonic coloring is used for the non-fugal parts).Q: I appreciate your videos; how can I support your work?A: There are several ways:free: like, subscribe, spread the worddonate: click the Thanks buttonsubscribe: patreon.com/musanimunderwrite: musanim.com/underwritingQ: Could you please do a video of _______?A: Please see this: http://www.musanim.com/requests
