Matching Classical Music to Artwork - Reacting to TwoSetViolin Video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- We react to TwoSetViolin's take on matching music to artwork!
The guys at TwoSetViolin did a good job matching some music to famous works of art, but here Fox gives his take on the matter. Let us know what you think!
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Yep. That's true
Yes
Yah...🙄
Yes. Nice reco though, i enjoyed the vid :)
Me watching 2 set's video: wow yeah completely agree.
Me watching this one: oh wow i also completely agree.
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AA if you don’t have anything nice to say about any of the channels, shut it lol
Oh same ahahah
@@ChiefHerzensCoach I'll put it on the ideas box. 😊
@@ChiefHerzensCoach yessss! Please SculptyWorks do it!
Do a crossover. They suggest pieces and you pair them with paintings
That could be interesting! 😊
Great suggestion!!!
YES.
@@SculptyWorks InTEResTiNg
Yes, someone needs to post it on LingLing40Hrs as I doubt they'll be checking comments here from 6/7 months ago...
I'm a twoset fan, but I stumbled upon this video and I love it haha. Thank you for making it!
Thank you! Glad it pleased you! 😊
Haha, same
Same! I'm an artist first and I'm part of the saxophone gang however I think both music and art depends on how you feel as you give meaning to them. 🤷♀️ each to their own - great vid!!
Same! Haha
Same
For some reason your zoom-ins really helped, it's a shame but I'd never taken a good look at The Great Wave off Kanagawa or The Kiss before... Your zoom-ins made me see entirely different things
Thank you for this 😊
Zooming on a piece of art is a must! I have been known to get told by museum security not to lean in to look so close at paintings before. 😉
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
yeah, i really want to experience those painting more. Ive never even seen the people below the waves before. Or maybe i havent seen the full version - but just the waves
I agree with you with Valkery over La Mer, but Mona Lisa was to hyped, yet the background is heavy as you explained, she is calming. Idk
i always felt the mona lisa is that kinda contrast - she seems calming, the background almost feels ominous in some way...heh.
yehhh the hokusai painting , i was like why la mer??? that's totally the wrong choice lol
Some ballet music by tschykovsy
I feel like she is too calm. Like she has seen what is to come and she is looking at you. You are too distracted by her to see the truth that she has seen before
would actually prefer Wagners Flying dutchmann overtüre over la mer or Valkery
@@Nezumi-- Regarding Hokusai with Debussy, you may want to read more on Debussy and his fascination with East Asian and South East Asian music. Stylistically La Mer may sound like an odd pairing to Hokusai, but I also understand where Eddy coming from when he chose La Mer (Debussy) for Hokusai.
"I bet someone made music out of the dial up sound."
Yeah, it's called Dubstep.
ShiroiKage009 Adam Nealy has a tune within dial up sound.
hm nah
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I’d love to hear you do this the other way around- match an artwork to a piece of music. I was listening to Poulenc sonata for piano and clarinet a few weeks ago, and wondering what art was being made at that time, what he would have been looking at.
Poulenc was from the early 1900's, so besides the classics, he'd certainly have been familiar with the works of Monet and Picasso. I think his works are very melodic, a bit too refined for the more daring art styles coming out at that time, but also rather grounded in reality, so maybe something from John Sloan would go well with Poulenc's music in general. 😊
Just did some googlating, and was surprised to find the pice I was thinking of was written in 1962, at the end of his life... and the John Sloans look a little too old fashioned for it... but the Poulenc doesn’t sound very 1960’s to me... I need to do some research on this!
@@susanbryant6516 Art and music can both be so very subjective! And some parts of a piece of music can make you think of some artwork, while others make you think of something completely different. 😉
Yeah, mix it up.
Seeing the connections between the art piece and sculpty’s / twoset’s choice and contrasting them only proves one thing: art is subjective.
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Most things are subjective, even things that shouldn't be are typically subjective.
Mass in B minor with The Last Supper must be the most spine-chilling combination in the world of art!
Wow, I thought the same!
@@gabrielnascimento161 Well it is, isn't it?
absolutely
Yes!! I teared up instantly
It is so beautiful because both works of art were created to depict the same awe inspiring moment. Bach's mass was written as liturgical music to be sung during the sacrifice of Christ through the sacrament of the Eucharist as instituted during the last supper. It's not a coincidence.
I actually agree with TwoSet that La Mer fits. Specifically that part. It definitely has the nuances of waves crashing. Plus, Debussy actually used that artwork as the cover for La Mer, which is why they went for it so quickly.
I think Ride of the Valkyries has so much symbolism already attached to it. It definitely doesn't give me stormy vibes. More like an army charging.
Agreed, the Valkyries is way too epic, it has too positive a vibe.
when he listens to Brett's lofi and thinks that it was raining
All jokes aside, it's a great video. Thanks for doing this and I hope to see your progress
SculptyWorks: At least they call him "Vincent", everybody can agree on that.
The French: *20 100*
“The Girl with the Pearl Earring” paired with the Reverie gave me goosebumps. There’s so much beauty in this world. ❤️
4:56
I like how your Dutch friend deliberately made it sound even more harsh than it's supposed to sound :D He exaggerated it a bit.
I agree completely with the Ride of the Valkyries matching the Great Wave of Kanagawa.
Yes, me too! When I watched it on Twoset, I was dissapointed with their choise of music for that painting. It's a tsunami for god's sake!
@@Boszoli yes, and I think it's important to reflect the struggle of those who are riding the small boats in the wave as well.
@@bravery2047 I agree with you.
I still think Ride of the Valkyries isn't grand enough. The last movement of Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade towards the end, the recapitulation of the main theme would fit this painting better.
The pairing reminds me greatly of Ponyo and its soundtrack, specifically the storm scene.
Multiple layers of enjoyment!
I recall delighting in TwoSet’s classical music interpretation of fine art.
In this video, SculptyWorks has heightened that initial experience with a perfectly angled chisel here and a beautiful, unexpected glaze there. Although I am neither a musician, nor an artist, I’m completely drawn in and feel both satiated and hungry for more.
Cathy...could not agree more, nor said it better.
15:44 Fun fact: Debussy was actually inspired by this painting when he composed "la mer". He also insisted that the cover of the first copy of his composition had "The Great wave off Kanagawa" on it. So I believe this is absolutely fitting
"We'll just call him Vincent." Haha, I like your humour! It was interesting listening to your thoughts.
As a Dutch person, I honestly prefer people saying "Vincent" over "Goff" or "Gock" xD
The thing is your mind is completely different from them. You’re looking in more deep like the meaning of the art while they’re only looking on what they can see to describe it. Your imagination is more wider than them, well ur an art major soooo that’s to be expected. To be exact you’re more ✨Artistic✨(don’t come to me linglings, music is an art too)
Anybody can (and should) appreciate the arts regardless of their background or degrees. We folks with degrees like to brag about them because we work hard for it! 😊
But in the end, on what comes to this, all it means is that there's greater expectation on me to know stuff about art. 😉
Still, I appreciate hearing your opinion, Sculpty!
I like this guy better than Davie504
Cool preference i guess
true davie keeps on saying non sense he doesnt even roast as good as twoset's
@@prodbyevadwave yea... i'm a fan for both of them but Davie's roast just does'nt make sense and Twoset didn't fake anything.
@@devonchristopher5837 true davie isnt even funny even more, twoset is better at roasting playing and not faking
@@prodbyevadwave yea, and Twoset will accept it if they got roasted, Not like Davie, he just makes a blatant excuse and always thinks he's the best
That's just my opinion
I would have chosen clair de lune for the starry night
I thought about that one!
Chopin's Nocturne in Eb Maj could be an option as well
Thank you! That's what I thought when fist watched TwoSets's video a couple of months ago, and now that I just watched this video. And yet, there are so many other possibilities...
Or Erik Satie's Gymnopedie
@@shin6181 it is good also but I think clair de lune is a happier piece and fits better as starry night is to gaze and not feel depressed. But it depends on your mood and what you want to feel. so yhea Gymnopedie n1 is a good choice also if you feel like it
Am I the only one that could match every single painting there with a piece from Vivaldi's 4 seasons?
It is normal that everyone has its own interpretation and feelings towards artworks and music. The most important point is to appreciate.
I nearly choked on my water when I saw "the scream" and the theme song 😂😂
Nobody:
Me: hello from twoset here to say that your reaction was great + you suggested some other classical pieces for the ones that I kinda disagree with Brett and Eddy's choices *pops off*
P. S. I'm interested now so I'll be browsing your videos after this :)
I love how when valuing the painting Eddy's immediate measurement is strats LMAO
They are the measurement standard for violinists. 😉
I love that he disagreed on La Mer. He said the something about it than a music critic of Debussy's time.
The audience expected the ocean. Something big, something colossal, but there were served instead with some agitated water in a saucer." Louis Schneider on La Mer
'La Mer' seems to be their go-to choice for anything water-related. 😉
SculptyWorks I believe Ravel’s « Une Barque sur l’océan » is far more appropriate. Both the piano and full orchestra versions!
May not be what you would consider classical music, but I think the famous traditional Japanese “Soran Bushi” is a very good match actually
that was sooo interesting what you said, about Mona Lisa and the background, i don't think i ever noticed that and it completely changed my view of the piece!
"they really like La Mer"
I like la mer too. It's an awesome piece. One of my friends recommended it and I couldn't stop listening to Debussy.
Gotta love Debussy!
Oh my god, ride of the Valkyries fit so well! Never thought that there's something fit the piece but completely different from the helicopter scene in Apocalypse now.
"we'll just call him Vincent!"
The Mona Lisa is now an evil genius. She’ll never be the same for me.
Jackson Pollock's No. 5 would actually be a GREAT fitting for John Cage's 4'33. It is a must listen
lol💀
There is an actual music composition by Ottorino Respighi with the title " The Birth of Venus" based on the Botticelli painting
It’s funny because I come at it from a musical perspective and you come at it from the perspective of the art pieces. I agree with two set more often than your picks I think because we have different information and interpretation of each piece. Good video.
My pairings:
Mona Lisa- Mascagni's Intermezzo dalla cavalleria rusticana
Starry Night- Verklaerte Nacht, by Schoenberg
The Scream-Carmina Burana, O Fortuna
The last supper- Fuggi Fuggi Fuggi (also known as "The Mantovana")
The girl with the pearl earring-Chopin Raindrop prelude (the drop being the pearl, key part in the painting story)
The thinker-Satie, Glossiennes, Glossiennes no1, lento
No 5-Poirrot Lunaire, Schoenberg
The birth of Venus-Introduction and Rondò, Saint-Saens
The persistence of time-Prelude in c@, Rachmaninoff
The creation of Adam-New world symphony, Dvorak 2nd movement
The great wave-Listz, Hungarian Dance no2
The kiss-Brahms, 3rd symohony, 3rd movement
Great list! 👍
@@SculptyWorks Thanks :)
Ahh Verklärte Nacht has exactly that insanity I was missing!
got literal chills watching the part with the ride of the valkyries and the great wave! i liked la mer for that painting but your choice for it so epic and all-encompassing.
I totally agree on "Ride of the Valkyries" for the "Wave" painting.
12:38 I tottaly agree, I got so overwhalmed by the lack of anything to focus on I got a bit freaked out (in a good kind of way)
I thought the violins were a bit high and piercing for Starry Night, as I think of that piece as a sort of calmer, cooler, nighttime scene. But i LOVE the match to the girl with the pearl earring. It's very contemplative.
interesting. whenever i see starry night i feel overwhlemed. i mean the whirls in the center of the sky, radiating as if they are interacting to make a storm of stars, and the whole sky filled in the canvas, the moon shine aloft all above the world, while the tiny little houses at the very bottom...
i feel it is a very majestic piece, dynamic and powerful with harmony .
the stars of the universe were telling giant secrets to the artist when he was painting it. he saw the great stars, and suddenly the things of the world seemed so small compared to this great stars of universe...
It is very exciting to know the opinions from different perspective. Thank you so much for sharing your opinion! Great video and I love it!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
This was a great vid, loved hearing your take.
Ps. Next time try and cut the vid you are reacting to and maybe talk more cause I wanted to hear you speak about the artworks and the pairing in detail.
Anyway it was cool!
Thank you! I tried to balance how much of their content and how much of my content was going to make it into the video. It's a bit of a juggling act! 😉
I really liked this! it was cool to see how these would be paired from both perspectives :)
Thank you! 😊
Well done. Fair and respectful. Definitely should do a collaboration as others have suggested. I do agree with most of his rethinks.
My humanities professor did this to us, while she played music across genres we were presented with images of art works and she wanted us to write down whatever words that came into our minds during that very sensory exercise. I still remember that exercise and it's been what, 21 yrs?
I'm a twoset fan
And I liked both views as I'm still making my choice between music and art to choose as career
In my opinion, everyone has a way to look at every art whether music or art so no debates please
I like the idea of connected pieces of art to music, it’s challenging and interesting
found this vid on reccomendation! great video!
Thank you! 😊
The scream. Accurate.
I like your thought that the Jackson Pollack should be Cage’s 4’33””. Actually went well. But I feel there is something that would be really good... I had been thinking a Dave Brubeck thing... but.... still thinking about it.
...Phillip Glass?...
Maybe in the future pick some pieces of music you haven't heard and pick art that goes with it.
I definitely agree with the silence for the thinker
The manner in which you speak makes this video incredibly enjoyable to watch. Thanks. subscribed and liked right away
Thank you! 😊
No wonder art museums and exhibitions are quiet sometimes.
I loved your review of twosetviolin so much that I am a new subscriber. Great job!
Thank you! It's an honor to have you aboard. 😊
@@SculptyWorks, it is my honor and I look forward to your next posts. ♥️
I was recommended to this video after watching the two set “match music to the painting”, it is super interesting to watch it from the other “side” and how and why your picks are different. Love it ! 😄
P.s I seriously thought you forgot to play that last song for the “the kiss” and was bummed out 😂. Great video !
Thank you for watching! 😊😊
I love how calm he is,fascintating
My favorite piece in the whole world is Toccata and Fugue. It's the most challenging piece I've ever learned to play --- and I still had the exact same reaction as you when they changed from 4'33"!
4'33" was the brilliant choice for The Thinker. I think Eddy in particular isn't a huge fan of conceptual music - so he didn't embrace it. Too bad.
@Johann Sebastian
Oh gosh - I should have noticed that - sacrilegious.
I think the best match is the last painting with rachmaninoff-vocalise. Romantic vibes. I like it!
I always think of free jazz when I see Jackson pollock
The nicest and mildest reaction video I’ve seen on the whole internet
16:05 I love how the piece you chose, complement and like highlighted the storytelling of the artwork!! It was a good experience to watch and listen both :] (sorry for my bad english hahha)
So cool to see the two different interpretations/prespectives of the same art pieces. Also never noticed the bkg of the Mona Lisa!!
People only ever talk about her smile. There's a lot more going on to that painting than just her face. 😉
It’s almost as if music and art are entirely subjective... loved both these videos though!
Whoa, it's so cool seeing two different perspectives for what music best fits the art.
Debussy’s La Mer actually used Hokusai’s wave as its cover :D
So happy to be recommended to this video! I love music, and I also love paintings and other forms of visual arts so this video is such a great coming together of both! Thank you for taking time to make this video, and share with us your thoughts! (Also love it that #twosets started off with their video and trigger this reaction video!) :) both of these vids are a great gift to the community!
Someone could try this idea:
When trying to convert painting genre to a music genre or a music genre to a painting genre something like this could be made.
When converting painting genre to music one:
1-Get a painting genre and list down all its characteristics.
2-Convert those characteristics to musical/sound ones using music thoery skills, painting theory skills and logic skills.
3-Create some music with ALL the characteristics from step 2.
Some music listeners forum tried that idea with colorfield painting genre and came with the genre tonefield
In the end the sub-genre works basically like this:
1-Song is mono, if its some format (like cd) that don't support true mono, both channels have the exact same thing.
2- The song start with a silent part with 1 second (or more) or with a tonewith 1 second or more (tone must have same waveform, frequency and amplitude during its entire length)
3-Song ends here OR continue with with a new silent part with 1 second (or more) or with new a tone a tone with 1 second or more (tone must have same waveform, frequency and amplitude during its entire length)
4-Go back to 3.
The problem is that people at the forum were not musicians so most of the songs of that genre sucks.
This label catalog the stuff they made: wavelength2.bandcamp.com/
Me start watching: iNtErEsTiNg video!
Me after 1:00 : * my eyes only focus on you *
You are too sophisticated 😍 I'm sorry. What did you say? I need to re-watch this video again! lol.
Stay safe and have a beautiful day! 🌈💖
Thank you, you're too kind! 😊
whoah this was really cool!! I learned a lot thank you
I like how twoset blurred the middle woman and didn't even blur the one at the left.
Why am I now just finding this video? I'm a TwoSet fan as well but I also love art. You have a new subscriber. :)
Thank you! And I blame it on the algorithm. Everything is the algorithm's fault! The good and the bad! 😉
@@SculptyWorks I feel bad for the TH-camrs i follow that have to deal with the algorithm hell. Hang in there.
@@lazymusician10 We're in this for the fun, so millions of views or not, we'll keep doing it as long as it's fun! 😊
(thank you for the views, though. It is appreciated!)
@@SculptyWorks You're most very welcome. :) And I'm glad that you enjoy your line of work, I wish more people could enjoy their jobs more. Yet I know thats a stretch, especially if its a job you never wanted in the 1st place. (Sorry for the little ramble.)
@@lazymusician10 Oh I know what you mean, I've had my share of jobs I hated. TH-cam however is a hobby for me, my day job is I'm a luthier (which I do enjoy). 😊
On an unrelated note, your smile is absolutely heart-warming
Lovely video
Thank you! 😊
For the Klimt, the Adaggietto from Mahler’s 5th Symphony.
For the Debussy, yes to La mer, but the 3rd movement (Dialogue between the wind and the sea).
Starry Night is more expressionistic than impressionistic to me. Maybe even philosophical - it expresses a sense of wonder and awe; it’s a map of spirit energy. It’s not what he sees; it’s about how it makes him feel to see the night sky above the place where he stands. It’s a very turbulent image but the feeling is simple awe. I’d pick Arvo Pärt’s Spiegle I’m Spiegle.
The Creation of Adam is full of visual energy but it’s also a frozen moment, a tableau. And it’s not the moment of connection; it’s either before the touch or after it. It’s clear to me that it’s before. Adam is languorous; The father is the agent in the scene. It’s very cinematic in our modern concept of depicted drama. Not-quite-touching - between passive and active. Maybe the subtext if not the outright intent is to ask questions about faith and power. The music should reflect that tension. It’s not in a museum; it’s in a chapel, so the music should also evoke that setting. I would pick Monteverdi - the tenor duet from Vespro della Beata Vergine.
I love your music choice in pairing with the paintings! :))
Thank you! 😊
Mom I think I fall in love. Oh wait I see the ring.
Uhm? Which one do you mean?
*coughs *coughs
@@sorestedhebytheTumtumtree ☕
When I heard Für Elise as a child I immediately thought it sounded the way Starry Night looks
The Jackson Pollock one gave me Flight of The Bumblebee vibes lol. Good on you for plugging in TwoSet, I love them. 👍👍
Having scrolled down through the comments, I appreciate the time and trouble you took not only to read them all... well I assume all. I didn't get THAT far... but to respond to them as well. Some very knowledgeable musicians out there. Homework for me would be to listen to their choices and see if I agreed! My classical music education continues apace...
I try to read ALL comments, yes. And most of the time respond or at least acknowledge them with a little ❤. TH-cam sometimes forgets to tell me I have a new comment, so some might unfortunately get overlooked, but for the most part I try to stay on top of them. It's part of the whole creator experience, in my opinion! ...for better or for worse. 😉
@@SculptyWorks I'm sure TwoSet would do so more often but what with their email, Twitter, Insta, Snapchat, FB, Subreddit and Twitter accounts in addition to the thousands of comments on their channel they can't. Not even their 40hrs a day is enough!
It is understandably impractical to read/answer/acknowledge ALL comments when you have several thousands of them coming in, so I don't blame them. It's one problem of growing big, if you like interacting with your audience.
this was fun! :D came here from twoset, thanks youtube!
Here from two set. Liked your suggested pieces!!
for the jackson pollock, theres this weird piece called the widmann viola concerto. it sounds like a viola joke because it has a lot of pizzicato and viola-being-used-as-a-percussion-instrument. it has the same weird and not-totally-art thing going on.
I'm gonna have to check that one out! 👍
im so happy you reacted to twoset i havent seen ppl do this!!!
I got another one in the works. 😉
I really liked your video,
Because it's like fixing and perfecting TowSets video.🥰🥰🥰🥰
I've seen alot of youtube videos, this is at the top of all time favorites. Also, the Klimt painting and music was the best, as you shared at the very end.
Maaaaannn! I'm a fan of TSV, and happen to stumble upon this video. I'm not a musician nor artist but your opinions are 👌
Thank you! And you don't have to be a musician or an artist to enjoy either! 😊
Woaaahhhhh, SculptyWorks noticed me! Thank you for the piece of advice! You earned a sub!
@@miroslava9203 Thank you!
I try to acknowledge every comment even if just with a ❤. TH-cam can make that difficult because it likes to forget to tell me I got comments sometimes, but I'm doing what I can. 😊
And you have the Conductor Painting Mona Lisa with their crazy artistic baton.
Mona Lisa hit you with that … Dum Dum Dum Dum
I appreciated your knowledge of art and music, and the editing of the Great Wave with Ride of the Valkyries was beautiful. I’d love to see that painting paired with a Japanese composer’s traditional or Western classical music. Any thoughts of a Japanese-inspired music? I don’t have a suggestion, but I’ll be looking for one now.
Unfortunately I'm not familiar at all with traditional Japanese composers.
I clicked on this video just to see the silence part, and then he give his own opinion to pair the silence with the noisy artwork. it's interesting.
For me, id put just a windchime sfx for that painting. The little chimes some house hang outside them. Because the colour reminds me of an autumn forest. Like dead leaves and thorny sticks.
For the Pollock one, my bf randomly said: "Rammstein, Benzin" and it actually works perfectly
It's not technically 'classical music', but sure! 🤘
@@SculptyWorks Nah when it comes to classical, I'm thinking something like Structures by Pierre Boulez, or maybe something similar that I don't know about xD
I enjoy your videos, I can tell you're a cultured man. Keep up the good work, I'll keep an eye out for new videos!
I love your speaking voice. it's calming :)
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Videos like this highlight the fun of art, you can have different emotions, and opinions, and everyone is right! Thanks for your take on this videoQ
It's all about the details.. You notice them they don't 🤷♂️.. Good video loved it.. And it was actually pretty informative I've learned a lot 🙋♂️😁
Very interesting video. Thanks. I definitely agree with your choice about “the Great Wave of Kanagawa”. That is no serene ocean!
I really enjoined this video!
You were very calm and pleasent to watch.
Subscribed!
Thank you! 😊
Great Video! Love your support to twosetviolin
Awsome vid! Respect for changing clothes it really fits the video
Thanks! ...I'm still mad I couldn't find my black bow-tie. Oh well, next time! 😉
I guess in that sense, you could interpret the calm demeanor of the Mona Lisa herself as 'calm among the chaos's, leading to the piece twoset paired with the painting.
Henri Dutilleux actually composed a piece directly inspired by The Van Gogh painting : "Timbres, espaces, mouvement", with the subtitle "La nuit étoilée" (The stary night).