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Kapustin, Etude op.40 no.3, Toccatina ©
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A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3iX7x73JY
Q: Where can I learn more about the performers?
A: Here ...
borodinquartet.com
classicfm.com/music-news/russian-cellist-alexander-buzlov-dies-blood-clot
Q: Where can I learn more about the piece?
A: Here ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Quintet_(Schubert)
Q: I'd like a link to the _____ movement
A: Here are the movements separately:
1. youtube.com/watch?v=LNOaxKSGJTw
2. youtube.com/watch?v=3XX2tF-4d3M
3. youtube.com/watch?v=KvfRJNtILQM
4. youtube.com/watch?v=zgo6CUiHGQ0
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=jUrqJp44QIQ
Q: What is a violoncello da spalla?
A: It's a small cello, played braced against the shoulder. You can read about it here ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello_da_spalla
... or see Malov play it (link in previous Q).
Q: Where can I learn more about Sergey Malov?
A: Here ...
sergeymalov.com/vita
Q: Where can I learn more about Georgy Tchaidze?
A: As of this writing, his website ...
http://georgytchaidze.com
... appears to be down, but here are some other pages ...
facebook.com/tchaidze.official
http://larusmusic.com/georgytchaidze
https://topoftheworld.no/team/georgy-tchaidze/
cliburn.org/?performer=georgy-tchaidze
Q: What do the colors mean?
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Q: Haven't I already seen this?
A: There are several YouTube videos based on this piece.
The original is the one on the composer's channel,
which shows a score in standard music notation:
youtube.com/watch?v=gHAtnu5QLEI
The first video on the smalin channel has a white background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=FRz8WV_bqWA
... and this one is identical to that but with a black background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=eisWGIhH2TM
... and this is the slightly tweaked version of that ...
youtube.com/watch?v=ysf_Co4BSdY
... and a version (v.2) showing the melodic motion more clearly ...
youtube.com/watch?v=qtCP9Rdb_WI
There's also a 3D animated graphical score (completely different graphics—not a 3D version of the first two) which can be viewed in true 3D if you have 3D glasses (ones that work with SBS/side-by-side videos) ...
youtube.com/watch?v=mEivduawxIA
If you don't have 3D glasses and want to get an idea of what it looks like, there's a 2D version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=qzX-pjN_tow
There's also a version for Chromadepth 3D glasses ...
youtube.com/watch?v=2qYVlOg9kpY
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net/works/to-the-power-of-10.asp
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: In the first two (non-3D) videos, 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/HarmonicColoring
In the second two (3D) videos (and the one labeled v.2), each oboe is represented with its own color.
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youtube.com/watch?v=76fJWIZZ_f0
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Q: Haven't I already seen this?
A: There are several YouTube videos based on this piece. The original is the one on the composer's channel, which shows a score in standard music notation:
youtube.com/watch?v=gHAtnu5QLEI
The first video on the smalin channel has a white background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=FRz8WV_bqWA
... and this one is identical to that but with a black background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=eisWGIhH2TM
... and this is the slightly tweaked version of that ...
youtube.com/watch?v=ysf_Co4BSdY
There's also a 3D animated graphical score (completely different graphics—not a 3D version of the first two) which can be viewed in true 3D if you have 3D glasses (ones that work with SBS/side-by-side videos) ...
youtube.com/watch?v=mEivduawxIA
If you don't have 3D glasses and want to get an idea of what it looks like, there's a 2D version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=qzX-pjN_tow
There's also a version for Chromadepth 3D glasses ...
youtube.com/watch?v=2qYVlOg9kpY
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net/works/to-the-power-of-10.asp
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: In the first two (non-3D) videos, 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/HarmonicColoring
In the second two (3D) videos, each oboe is represented with its own color.
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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FAQ
Q: Haven't I already seen this?
A: There are several YouTube videos based on this piece. The original is the one on the composer's channel, which shows a score in standard music notation:
youtube.com/watch?v=gHAtnu5QLEI
The first video on the smalin channel has a white background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=FRz8WV_bqWA
... and this one is identical to that but with a black background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=eisWGIhH2TM
There's also a 3D animated graphical score (completely different graphics—not a 3D version of the first two) which can be viewed in true 3D if you have 3D glasses (ones that work with SBS/side-by-side videos) ...
youtube.com/watch?v=mEivduawxIA
If you don't have 3D glasses and want to get an idea of what it looks like, there's a 2D version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=qzX-pjN_tow
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net/works/to-the-power-of-10.asp
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: In the first two (non-3D) videos, 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/HarmonicColoring
In the second two (3D) videos, each oboe is represented with its own color.
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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FAQ
Q: Haven't I already seen this?
A: There are several YouTube videos based on this piece. The original is the one on the composer's channel, which shows a score in standard music notation:
youtube.com/watch?v=gHAtnu5QLEI
The first video on the smalin channel has a white background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=FRz8WV_bqWA
... and this one is identical to that but with a black background ...
youtube.com/watch?v=eisWGIhH2TM
There's also a 3D animated graphical score (completely different graphics—not a 3D version of the first two) which can be viewed in true 3D if you have 3D glasses (ones that work with SBS/side-by-side videos) ...
youtube.com/watch?v=mEivduawxIA
If you don't have 3D glasses and want to get an idea of what it looks like, there's a 2D version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=qzX-pjN_tow
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net
Q: Where can I learn more about this piece?
A: Here:
http://davidbruce.net/works/to-the-power-of-10.asp
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: In the first two (non-3D) videos, 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/HarmonicColoring
In the second two (3D) videos, each oboe is represented with its own color.
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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Q: What does the title mean?
A: Elliott Carter wrote this: "When Pierre-Laurent Aimard, who performs so eloquently, asked me to write a piece for him, I became obsessed with the idea of a fast one line piece with no chords. It became a continuous chain of notes using different spacings, accents, and colorings, to produce a wide variety of expression."
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here (performed live, January 26, 2020) ...
youtube.com/watch?v=foIF3Dsn4T4
Q: Where can I learn about the performers?
A: Here:
kineticensemble.org/about
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youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Who are the performers?
A: The performers are Étienne Asselin (cornetto), Mieneke van der Velden (viola da gamba), Viola de Hoog (cello), and Benny Aghassi (bassoon).
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Who are the performers?
A: The performers are Étienne Asselin (cornetto), viola da gamba players Ricardo Rodriguez Miranda, Alex Baker, and Anna Lachegyi, and trombonists Simen Van Mechelen and Joost Swinkels.
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
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youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: What is going on here?
A: This fugue is written so that its melodic lines be played two ways, one the mirror of the other (intervals stay the same but direction is reversed). So, it is played twice; each time, the opposite version is shown in smaller notes below (so that you can imagine what it would be like inverted.
Q: Who are the performers?
A: The singers are Lauren Armishaw, Sofia Gvirts, Immo Schröder, and Donald Bentvelsen; Leo van Doeselaar is playing the organ. The first time through, the bass part is doubled by cellist Viola de Hoog; the second time, it is doubled by Mieneke van der Velden on the viola da gamba.
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Q: Who are the performers?
A: The performers are Marcel Ponseele (oboe), Femke Huizinga (viola), Simen Van Mechelen (trombone), and Robert Franenberg (violone).
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Who are the performers?
A: The instrumentalists are Marten Root (flute), Shunske Sato (violin), Taka Kitaz (oboe), and Benny Aghassi
(bassoon); the vocalists are Lauren Armishaw, Sofia Gvirts, Immo Schröder, and Donald Bentvelsen.
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: Who are the performers?
A: The performers are Marten Root (flute), Shunske Sato (violin), Viola de Hoog (cello), and Robert Franenberg (violone).
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: What is going on here?
A: This fugue is written so that its melodic lines be played two ways, one the mirror of the other (intervals stay the same but direction is reversed). So, it is played twice; each time, the opposite version is shown in smaller notes below (so that you can imagine what it would be like inverted.
Q: Who are the performers?
A: The first time through, the performers are Marten Root (flute), Taka Kitazato (oboe), and Mieneke van der Velden (viola da gamba); the second time through, they are Marcel Ponseele (oboe), Étienne Asselin (cornetto), and Benny Aghassi (bassoon).
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
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youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
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youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
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youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Who are the performers?
A: The viola da gamba players are: Mieneke van der Velden, Ricardo Rodriguez Miranda, Anna Lachegyi, and Alex Baker
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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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:
http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoring
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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and Femke Huizinga, with an animated graphical score.
FAQ
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
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Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU
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Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: Here:
musopen.org/music/729-holberg-suite-op-40
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: 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:
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Q: Who is Sidney Foster? I've never heard of him.
A: Until the day I started working on this video, neither had I. Here's all I know ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Foster
Q: What's going on in this video?
A: The first visualization of this piece ...
youtube.com/watch?v=zXgFnbvPEBQ
...uses an "harmonic compass" based on the circle of fifths. For each note, a circle of fifths compass is shown, with that note's position on the circle of fifths shown (with an extended petal of the flower). The angle of rotation of all the compasses changes according to the current tonality/harmony so that the current tonic (or chord root) is uppermost ("north" or "twelve o'clock"). If you'd prefer to see the standard visualization (bar-graph score), it's here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=pY9Ex3VJ-n8
Here is another version, in which the pitches are shown on a 2-dimensional grid, with P5 intervals on the y-axis and M3 intervals on the x-axis ...
youtube.com/watch?v=E9nnnAzNA_4
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/HarmonicColoring
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I've noticed that some viewers have subscribed to my 'musanim' channel but not my 'smalin' channel. It's an easy mistake to make, since 'musanim' is the name of my website, and part of my email address. But if you want to see videos as I release them, 'smalin' is the channel you want:
youtube.com/smalin
When I make a second version of a video (either a corrected version or an alternate version), I usually post it on 'musanim' but for most videos, this doesn't happen (which is why, as of this writing, I've posted 1227 videos on 'smalin' but only 476 on 'musanim' (and many of the ones on 'musanim' are duplicates of the same piece)).
Likewise, videos on the 'smalin' channel have gotten over 185 million views, while those on the 'musanim' channel have gotten only about 8 million. So, if you want to comment on a video and you want the most viewers to see your comment, you probably ought to post it on the 'smalin' version of the video.
Of course, if you want to see absolutely every video I make, feel free to subscribe to both channels! :-) But usually, if I make a second version that goes beyond a correction, I add a link to it to the FAQ on the 'smalin' version.
Thanks for watching!
FAQ
Q: Where can I watch the entire piece being performed?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=J2rQtGtxpOw
Q: Where can I learn more about the performer?
A: Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Hanta%C3%AF
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: Why is the pitch one-half step flat?
A: The music is being performed at "Baroque pitch." To learn more about this, see ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)#Pitch_standards_and_Standard_pitch
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about the performer?
A: Here ...
https://www.colorado.edu/music/robert-hill
Q: Where can I watch the sheet music while listening?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=U_rlk4H-DQ0
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: This video is too ornate/plain for my taste.
A: I've made two versions, a plain one ...
youtube.com/watch?v=SzWarr1zriY
... and an ornate one ...
youtube.com/watch?v=bLgRa_Qsjb4
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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Q: Where can I learn more about this performer?
A: Here ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hill_(musician)
https://www.colorado.edu/music/robert-hill
Q: What's happening at 0:58?
A: At that point in the score, it says "Ouch! a cobweb!"
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: I like the animated graphical scores you make; how can I contribute?
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FAQ
Q: Where can I hear the recording of the entire cantata?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=jgjgWDAaTbA
Q: Why is the pitch one-half step flat?
A: The music is being performed at "Baroque pitch." To learn more about this, see ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(music)#Pitch_standards_and_Standard_pitch
Q: What's going on with the repeated notes in the tenor at 3:13?
A: Oops. I accidentally turned on 8th-note tremolos on that note, and didn't notice it. This has been corrected in the updated version of the video:
youtube.com/watch?v=56ScZqTyFP0
Q: 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:
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FAQ
Q: Who are the performers?
A: Marten Root and Doretthe Janssens, traverso, Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba, and Mike Fentross, theorbo
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here ...
youtube.com/watch?v=gmBjWblFjIw
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I support your work?
A: The easiest way to support my work is by contributing via Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/musanim
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FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about this performer?
A: Here ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Puyana
Q: Where can I get the album this is from?
A: Here (if you're lucky):
amazon.com/dp/B000025YRM
Q: What instrument is this?
A: From the liner notes ...
THE INSTRUMENT
Three-manual harpsichord by Hieronymus Albrecht Hass, Hambourg, 1740 (collection Rafael Puyana, Paris). This is the most elaborate 18th century harpsichord to come down to us, representing the zenith of the German makers' art. One of the rare period instruments with an original 16' stop. Five set of strings and six registers: two 8', one 4', one 16', one 2', a lute stop and a harp stop on the 16'. Instrument admirably restored by Andrea Goble, from Robert Goble and Son, Ltd, Oxford. Pitch: A 466.2 Pythagorean temperament and tuning: Patrick Yègre.
... and here are some pages about it ...
http://www.flutist.dk/eng.%20hass%20photo.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Albrecht_Hass
sanctusrecordings.com/project/rafael-puyana-on-the-three-manual-harpsichord-of-1740
baroquemusic.org/bargerhpschd.html
... and here is a close-up of the keyboard ...
musanim.com/img/Hass1740.jpg
... and a photo of Puyana with it ...
musanim.com/img/PuyanaWith%20Hass1740.jpg
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: I like the animated graphical scores you make; how can I contribute?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I watch the entire performance of this cantata (and learn more about it)?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=h97JE4--p84
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I watch the entire performance of this cantata (and learn more about it)?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=jFold6aip6s
Q: I don't like this display.
A: The first version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=dQmEsiNzOfM
... had some mistakes, which I corrected in the second version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=plK7P7wpXqA
... but even that one seemed possibly too busy, so I made a simpler, third version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=oPD-O2usv50
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
$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)
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Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I watch the entire performance of this cantata (and learn more about it)?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=jFold6aip6s
Q: I don't like this display.
A: The first version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=dQmEsiNzOfM
... had some mistakes, which I corrected in the second version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=plK7P7wpXqA
... but even that one seemed possibly too busy, so I made a simpler, third version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=oPD-O2usv50
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends
$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)
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Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I watch the entire cantata?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=z2DiqpeWhtA
Q: I can't always see the oboes in the animation ... ?
A: Yes, in the first version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=VeYGRNhUHxE
... there were lots of mistakes like that; in the second version, I fixed those, and tidied up some other things, and added some things, and adjusted the colors ...
youtube.com/watch?v=CjybDXL91wI
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)
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I hear the whole piece and learn more about it (and the performance)?
A: Here:
http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-245
Q: Where can I learn more about the singer?
A: Here:
http://www.mariavaldmaa.com
Q: Didn’t you already do this piece?
A: Yes, I did, but the first version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=vDLZ7ZOj2Fs
... had some wrong notes in the animation, so I fixed them (and tweaked a few other things) in the second version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=WV43gziPfMk
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
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I watch this performance?
A: Here:
youtube.com/watch?v=pewGbrJLk2g
Q: Where can I learn more about the builder/performer?
A: Here:
colinbooth.co.uk
Q: The tempo seems a bit rushed/dragging ... ?
A: There are two versions of the video: a faster one ...
youtube.com/watch?v=zfo_vtoTNJE
... and a slower one ...
youtube.com/watch?v=0_J3BNSg5Hg
Which one do you prefer?
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
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FAQ
Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: Here ...
musopen.org/music/5261-string-quartets-hob-iii63-68
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: What do the ellipses mean?
A: They show the main harmony notes. You can read about this here:
http://www.musanim.com/NonchordTones
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A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Didn't you already post this?
A: Yes, but my wife Christine made some good suggestions so I decided to make a second version.
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: Here:
musopen.org/music/3002-string-quartet-no-19-in-c-major-dissonant-k-465
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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FAQ
Q: What's going on in this music?
A: The notes of this piece are in a scale with ten equal divisions of the octave instead of the usual twelve, so the intervals between them are probably not what you're used to. In his Equal-Tempered Keyboard, Hunt presents preludes, inventions, and fugues in scales with between 5 and 20 divisions of the octave. You can get the score here ...
https://zwillinge.zentral.zone/katalog.php?en
... and you can hear all of the pieces here ...
aaronandrewhunt.bandcamp.com/album/the-equal-tempered-keyboard
Here's something Hunt wrote about the piece in 2015:
"10ET has no minor 3rd, and its Narrow Major 3rd at 360 cents sounds rather out of tune unless voiced carefully, or better yet combined with a 7th. Dominant harmonies sound great in this tuning because the Small minor 7th is very nearly 4:7 (hence, the Large Major Second is also near 7:8). These smooth sounds are made use of in the fugue subject, which expands to an octave leap via a French 6th chord arpeggiation. The 10ET circle of 5ths completes in 5 steps, and all episodes are based on this cycle with occasional chromaticism and augmented 6th cadences."
Q: Could I play this myself?
A: Yes! The score includes instructions on how to prepare an instrument (a suitable MIDI keyboard instrument, that is) for performance.
Q: Where is the prelude?
A: The prelude and fugue are together here:
youtube.com/watch?v=99t37KOiPw0
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here ...
https://aaronandrewhunt.zentral.zone/
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)
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: What does this video show?
A: When I listen to fugues (or play them), my attention shifts from one voice to another. This video shows where it switches (by make the first note of the new location bigger). I'm not saying that this is the right way to listen; it's just documentation of what it's like for me. In the first version of the video ...
youtube.com/watch?v=nVqAnKmzqls
... the first note of the subject is outlined; in the second version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=mtZxcazrGQA
... the phrase starting points within the subject are all outlined.
Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: Well, nowhere. At least, not in a way that sounds like this. I really liked the way Gulda played this piece in one of his recordings, but for this demonstration, it was too slow, and the tone seemed harsh to me. So, I changed the tempo, altered the pitch a little, added some reverberation.
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help you with this project?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about the performers?
A: Here:
thegesualdosix.co.uk
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josquin_des_Prez
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/HarmonicColoring
Q: Is there a mistake in the animation?
A: There was a mistake in the first version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=UVs7weDwppw
... but I corrected it in the second ...
youtube.com/watch?v=efTbUjPXO7w
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
$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)
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A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: Here:
musopen.org/music/2998-string-quartet-no-15-in-d-minor-k-421
Q: Why is this called a 'Haydn' quartet? Didn't Mozart write it?
A: Mozart dedicated quartets 14 through 19 to Haydn.
Q: Are there some missing notes?
A: Yes, in the first version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=ysvlmfINoco
... two notes were missing. I've fixed them in the second version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=0_RgL_kp2Sk
Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I help?
A: There are many ways you can support my work:
free: watch my videos, like them, and share them with friends
$$$: become a Patreon patron: http://www.patreon.com/musanim (per-video/per-month)
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Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please see this:
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FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about the composer?
A: Here ...
stephanedelplace.com
stdelplace@gmail.com
Q: Where can I learn more about the performer?
A: Here ...
https://aaronandrewhunt.zentral.zone/
Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
A: Here (paper score and PDF):
http://www.editions-delatour.com/fr/orgue-seul/4159-pieces-d-orgue-9790232115611.html
http://www.editions-delatour.com/fr/orgue-e-score/4160-pieces-d-orgue-e-score-pdf-9790232115611.html
Q: What do the colors mean?
A: In the first version of the video ...
youtube.com/watch?v=S0WudFLFqf8
... I used "harmonic coloring" for the notes ...
http://www.musanim.com/HarmonicColoring
... but in the second version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=iHI_lBfA2Q8
... I just gave every part (soprano, alto, alto 2, tenor, bass, pedal) its own color.
There's also a third version ...
youtube.com/watch?v=NLmELHSohg0
... with the original harmonic coloring and some corrections.
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)
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Q: Could you please do a video of _______?
A: Please see this:
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