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It's not the original, but an arrangement. Thanks for your comment and for listening!

@@clavichord Oh I understand, still impressive and really stands out for itself as the clavichord is an extremely uncommon instrument to see, refreshing to see someone who enjoys playing it

@@kolafluffarts1771 Thanks. I am just an amateur/hobbyist, of course, but, to be honest, kind comments like yours and from others here on youtube do motivate me to continue and improve. Thanks again!

Thank you!

Printed music in Bach's time was also very expensive... certainly only the rich and well off could afford it, and those musicians who could not, copied the score by hand

Nearly! 🙂 It's a clavichord, a predecessor of the fortepiano

@@clavichord Cool!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you! I plan to upload similar music regularly, so don't forget to subscribe and press the bell icon, so that you will be notified of new uploads

Thanks for your question. Strings in a clavichord are not plucked but hit by a metal tangent. As soon as the key is released, the metal tangent no longer makes contact with the string... which is then muted by a listing cloth which is woven inbetween the strings at the left side. If you look carefully at my other videos on my channel, you will see the listing cloth at the far end of the strings away from the camera. Ultimately, I think all stringed instruments are related if you go back far enough in time. I know that early European keyboard music and lute music were influenced by each other at the end of the Renaissance and start of the Baroque period... and the lute is related to the Arab oud... so there was definately influence from the Medieval Arab world, regarding musical instruments. I will be uploading new videos regularly, so please don't forget to like and subscribe so as to be notified of new uploads. Many thanks! 🙂

Oh, my bad! I'm coming from Guitar-centric based music. I have, for couple of years now, been listening to lots of Classical music after been dappling with contemporary music and progressive rock. My bad on the "plucking", I generally thought that plucking also meant striking, but coming to think of it, it's guitar-centric use. I haven't been too much into Claviochord, but I guess it has caught me by charm and struck me with a question, if there are any contemporary composers who makes contemporary music out of it?.. A bit of a far fetched question, though I hear potentials in classical instruments having a comeback. It's an interesting instrument, and personally, it has taken me a long time to finally have a listen to them. Thank you for the awesome answer!

I've definitely subbed to the channel and I'm looking forward to hear some more of that style of music!

@@FelixKaff Brilliant! I plan to try to stick to the music niche my current subscribers expect. That seems the best strategy to grow my channel and to keep my subscribers satisfied. Thanks again! 👍

The plucking of strings isn't a bad assumption, actually, because harpsichord strings are indeed plucked. To some extent, the clavichord is probably more qualified to be the ancestor of the modern piano, as with both instruments, the strings are hit. Clavichords tended to be more for private home use and are not loud enough for concerts, unless using a modern microphone and amp. Harpsichords, with their plucked strings are much louder, take up more room, and are more ideal as concert instruments. Clavichords were the ideal private practice instruments for musicians and composers, in the 17th century. You can't really guage the loudness of my instrument from my videos, but its volume is about right for a modest private livingroom

Beethoven definately wrote it for his early piano or pianoforte and I had to adapt it somewhat. Also I'm an amateur hobbyist, as is mentioned on my channel description, so I'm sure a professional, who would probably charge you for listening, could make it sound better on this instrument. Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment

Thanks for listening!

Merci d'avoir regardé!

Thank you. You may notice I made some adaptations. Beethoven really wrote it for the pianoforte, and I can only sustain notes on my clavichord (and harpsichords) by keeping notes pressed longer. Also I had to adapt the final passage due to shortage of notes on my keyboard. Beethoven liked to use all octaves avaiable on his pianos. The faster parts were played slower than on professional recordings more due to me being an amateur player than limitation of the instrument. My playing ability is "work in progress" also, I must admit to being more at home with baroque keyboard techniques of pre-1750s. I do enjoy trying to play post baroque and hope to try out some more Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart soon.

@@clavichord understood, your solutions to the challenges you described were elegant and fitting!

@@zhukant That's kind of you to say so. When trying to play piano era works, it becomes impossible to completely stay true to the score and adaptation becomes necessary in order for the piece to "work" and sound as best as possible on clavichords and harpsichords, although Beethoven's early published keyboard works were marketed at both harpsichord and pianoforte players

Этот инструмент называется клавикорд

Спасибо!

Большое спасибо!

Welcome

You are kind. Thank you!

​@clavichord great playing excellent, I love playing the piano myself, I am humbly speaking a self taught pianist from the age of 15yrs old, iam 53 yrs old now, I had a great play on my digital piano 🎹 today, played fur elise, and the moonlight sonata 1st and 2nd movements, and also the sonata A major mozart k311 theme and 6 variations and 3rd movement rondo alla turca and the sonata f major k332 managed to play all 3 movements, finished with Scott Joplin ragtime pieces the entertainer and maple leaf 🍁 rag, greetings from wales uk 😀

@@adrianthomas6244 Sounds very impressive. I'm glad to hear you also enjoy our shared hobby. Diolch a hwyl fawr! 😁

@@clavichord ah diolch yn fawr, most appreciated ur comment, it is indeed a wonderfull hobby to have, and a God given gift to be able to play piano, and what's amazing is that is a continuing process of learning and improving, I never heard of the k331 theme and 6 variations of the A major sonata by Mozart before, then I saw on you tube, a fab young lady pianist Marnie laird play it and I was captivated and so glad I managed to learn how to play it, and then I managed to learn the 3rd movement of the A major k331, the famous Rondo alla turca, ( menuetto and trio next) and the sonata f major k332 Mozart, I first heard the 1st movement on tik tok, I love the start and then I heard the circle of fifths with the fabulous like chase sequence going down the base and the chords and I was captivated and humbly speaking managed to teach myself to play this sonata and now recently the 2nd and 3rd movements of the f major, just wonderfull to be able to do this, all the best from Wales uk.

Thank you!

Dankje. Ben je al subscribed? 🙂

Thanks!

I currently don't have professional recording equipment, unfortunately. Thanks for your feedback

@@clavichord I'm not trying to complain, while I enjoyed the camera switches, as some other creator creator said, video quality is not that important - it's mostly about the microphone. Doubly so if it's music I reckon. In case it might help prioritize if you're planning on spending money on these things :) There are also interesting reviews of microphones on YT too I think

@@clavichord I can imagine accurately capturing what the ear actually hears it is an exceedingly difficult thing to do. Best of luck.

Yes, this is very true

Thanks. I'll have a look

I also haven't noticed a considerable amount of audio hiss tbh, although it isn't professionally recorded. Could it be your audio settings? Thanks for your feedback

Beethoven next, but I will do some Haydn afterwards

@@clavichord Thanks 🙏 👍👍

Thank you for your kind comment

Many thanks!

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Lykke til!

Je vous en prie!

Sorry to hear that. Positioning is very important, but with arthritis, I guess no positioning will help. Thanks for sharing your comment!

I have a video on exercises for piano players to stabilize and strengthen the low back, as well as treatments for the upper extremity. If you have arthroses it might help. If you have arthritis, that is another matter. Often heat helps for the pain in a arthritic condition, whilst cold is often better for an arthroses. Oh My Aching Bach

Is that an 'unfretted' clavichord?

@@class87srule Yes, it is

You are kind. Thank you!

Many Thanks 🙏

Thank you!

This instrument is called a clavichord

I definitely plan to upload new videos each month. Thank you for your kind comment!

Thanks for listening!

Thank you! 😊

Merci beaucoup! 🙏