Improvisation from Mooreiche, tune by Matthias Loibner recorded live at Zona da Zanfona Festival, Rianxo, Galiza, Spain. 19th April 2013. Filmed by Sabela Vázquez
He just plays a German/Austrian "DREHLEIER" but this BEAUTIFUL MEDIEVAL Instrument was AND IS USED all over EUROPE and some people in EUROPE call ih " Hurdy Gurdy".......
He just plays a German/Austrian "DREHLEIER" but this BEAUTIFUL MEDIEVAL Instrument was AND IS USED all over EUROPE and some people in EUROPE call it " Hurdy Gurdy"....... but it was and IS just FUN.....
Electronic amplification greatly changes the tonal quality of the Vielle a Roue. It's only vaguely reminiscent of a medieval instrument, which is OK, but I think the most impressive way to hear the Hurdy Gurdy is in a hall or or old church without electronic amplification. Hearing it performed on a street with a competent singer is completely different, but gives you a more earthy perception of the drones vs. the melody strings. Played by a quietly crackling campfire, it is even more haunting and completely mesmerizing. I simply adore this instrument.
I saw him about 15 years ago at a loop festival. He did similar stuff like this, but used a loop machine to bring more layers to his music. I remember I was just standing there hardly being able to grasp what was happening in front of me. This guy is from another planet...
Sorry to bother you after all this time, but do you have a link to a video of that event? Or even the audio of it in itself? It would be very interesting to hear.
So today I was looking at The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades (don't ask) and there was an etching from around 1200 of a guy on a hurdy gurdy playing with a bagpipe and horn player. I realized I had no idea what a hurdy gurdy was! Glad you posted this. It's a very cool looking ax actually! Seems like it could become indispensable to movie soundtrack composers.
Funny you should mention that, because Arin and Dan were talking about it today which inspired me to look it up, leading me to this video and your comment!
Dear loibner you are a real master and somehow your music and instrument connects screw all the ugly comments Sennen Antonio Dourado Milwaukee Wisconsin India Mumbai
listened to this guy in another song that I disliked. Glad I decided to give him another chance this Dude truly is a master. I didnt care for the first song I heard him play but this is much more pleasing to my ears and dang can he play this thing to its full potential. Need to hear more from him!
@Tucker Latham the game uses HG music as most of it. its a totally fair thing to say. get off your high horse, its not about how they discover something. its that they bothered to.
Can someone tell me how this hurdy gurdy sounds so deeper on this video than it does on the other video of him? Can you mute certain string or add lower strings?
Hi Mat, it's not only the strings he uses (tonality) for the drones and melody but also the type sound recording when we filmed. On this video the sound source was taken directly from the mixing desk; the other video was recorded from the camera's inbuilt microphone, so the sound is weaker.
It sounds like Satan standing in line at the DMV to get his tabs renewed after just downing a Big Gulp of Mountain Dew and six chili cheese burritos from Taco Bell
This instrument is verrry old, when it first arrived in 900, everybody was very pleased with it. But after a while, like the sound of bagpipes: you 'know' the sound. Violins have the same: if you have heard a few hours of violin, you go: 'ok, enough with the violins already'. The sound is always 'the same' thing: drones, violin sound on top, and thats it. Because it was a one-man instrument, mostly played in inns and such, and because the rich bastards have moved on to more 'exciting' instruments like the pipe-organs in churches to name one, it slowly became 'the poor mans instrument'. Not that a poor man owned such an expensive instrument: but only poor people would listen to it, in the pubs. that was back around 1500 if I am not mistaken. Later there was a bit of a revival, and now the instrument is appreciated a fair bit again in many countries.
Just learned what a Hurdy Gurdy was. I'm speachless... this was absolutely amazing. Such beautiful and unique sounds!!
Synth from the Middleages.... just ENJOY.....
He just plays a German/Austrian "DREHLEIER" but this BEAUTIFUL MEDIEVAL Instrument was AND IS USED all over EUROPE and some people in EUROPE call ih " Hurdy Gurdy".......
He just plays a German/Austrian "DREHLEIER" but this BEAUTIFUL MEDIEVAL Instrument was AND IS USED all over EUROPE and some people in EUROPE call it " Hurdy Gurdy"....... but it was and IS just FUN.....
Medieval instruments are the coolest.
This Hurdy isnt medieval. Medieval Hurdy gurdys are Organistrum, Chiffonia and some types of rebec-vielle.
Electronic amplification greatly changes the tonal quality of the Vielle a Roue. It's only vaguely reminiscent of a medieval instrument, which is OK, but I think the most impressive way to hear the Hurdy Gurdy is in a hall or or old church without electronic amplification. Hearing it performed on a street with a competent singer is completely different, but gives you a more earthy perception of the drones vs. the melody strings.
Played by a quietly crackling campfire, it is even more haunting and completely mesmerizing. I simply adore this instrument.
Powerful stuff.
He is able to convey a great deal in his music, and it is a unique honor to be able to heat it.
it is indeed hot
I know it's kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to watch new tv shows online?
There are some epic trance gates in this piece!!
Synthesizer from the Middleages. Just PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Completely mesmerizing....ethereal. It takes me to a different time & place
I am completely spellbound! What a talented gentleman!
... I too am speechless.
The depth and substance to his music is on another level. Mindblowing stuff.
Wooooow! It was a really nice trip, thanks!
absolutely mindblowing
Artist extraordinaire!
51 people without soul...
this is Amazing.
This is a cool unique instrument.Wow! I didn't even know this existed.The musician is also excellent with it.Thank you for sharing this.
This is such dope sauce.
Fantastic.
I saw him about 15 years ago at a loop festival. He did similar stuff like this, but used a loop machine to bring more layers to his music. I remember I was just standing there hardly being able to grasp what was happening in front of me. This guy is from another planet...
Sorry to bother you after all this time, but do you have a link to a video of that event? Or even the audio of it in itself? It would be very interesting to hear.
Yes, astounding, mesmerizing. It puts me in the realm of Paul Giger and Arvo Part. Masterful.
This is astounding.
AMAZING! Simply AMAZING man !
This is beautiful. I love the music of the hurdy gurdy.
This is called mastery. Most of us will die before achieving this in our given pursuits.
Sublime! I could listen to this over and over!
This is so beautiful
So unique. I love it. The harmonics are so cool.
Synthesizer from the Middleages.... BEAUTIFUL....
We love this and we return to it..! Always!
Love it !
If you combined this with Mongolian/Tuvan Throat Singing...
That's exactly what I thought!
It would blow your mind to shreds i think 😍😍😍😍
...There are some here in Vienna, who make this! - - -
So today I was looking at The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades (don't ask) and there was an etching from around 1200 of a guy on a hurdy gurdy playing with a bagpipe and horn player. I realized I had no idea what a hurdy gurdy was! Glad you posted this. It's a very cool looking ax actually! Seems like it could become indispensable to movie soundtrack composers.
You should listen to the theme song from "Black Sails". It's pretty amazing.
Thank you Arin Hanson for making me want to look this up.
Funny you should mention that, because Arin and Dan were talking about it today which inspired me to look it up, leading me to this video and your comment!
Ive never heard or seen anything like it. Its totally amazing. The man is a talented genius!
This is absolutely freaking amazing!
Welcome to heaven, here's your harp. Welcome to Hell here's your accordion. Welcome to purgatory, here's your hurdy gurdy.
This is what I call an unplugged analog modular synthesizer
Matthias, please upload more of your playing.
Master ! way beyond that.
Dear loibner you are a real master and somehow your music and instrument connects screw all the ugly comments Sennen Antonio Dourado Milwaukee Wisconsin India Mumbai
listened to this guy in another song that I disliked. Glad I decided to give him another chance this Dude truly is a master. I didnt care for the first song I heard him play but this is much more pleasing to my ears and dang can he play this thing to its full potential. Need to hear more from him!
Nothing is obwious
Maravilhoso... o instrumento e a maestria de quem o toca!
Sublime....
That is the complete story!
Unfreakin believable!!!!!
Mindblowing.
The Hurdy Gurdy's Hendrix!
It reminded me of a sunrise
Just Beauty
Reminds me of the Witcher 3
+Kalish Kovacs Because they use a Hury Gurdy in the tracks :)
/watch?v=CJ2k4JWFMV0 try this
beacouse half of the ost is hurdy gurdy
@Tucker Latham the game uses HG music as most of it. its a totally fair thing to say. get off your high horse, its not about how they discover something. its that they bothered to.
@Tucker Latham B...but you post clips of gameplay. How is referencing Witcher a bad thing?
Thats amaizing. And it's like 3 instruments in one
wonderful
Amazing
ok i will start somewhere and i will end somewhere, but i'm not very sure about it
-story of my life
Medieval psychedelic music. Hurdy Gurdy is like a synthesizer.
Yes thats BEST Medieval-Synth.....
OmG. So this is what it was like to shred in medieval tines?
Превосходно! темная материя
это ОЧЕНЬ круто!
That's insane...and to think it's a invention from 900 years ago...
Far out man !
when we are in space
Synth from Medieval Europe.... if you get vibrations.... you may have got european forefathers./mothers.... just enjoy....
Wow...! Speechless.... do you have more of this concert?
we have a ferw more tracks filmed and recorded. We expect to upload more soon.
aCentral Folque
Ah, nice. I'm looking forward to them!
+aCentral Folque Dear friends.. We are waiting for the new Uploads :-)
This is amazing, where can I buy more like this from Matthias?
Big!
Wu Chi ;)
hurdy grudy rule
Where can one obtain a hurdy gurdy?
be..isimooooo!!!!!!!!
sharing to #HGWeekly :)
Can someone tell me how this hurdy gurdy sounds so deeper on this video than it does on the other video of him? Can you mute certain string or add lower strings?
Hi Mat, it's not only the strings he uses (tonality) for the drones and melody but also the type sound recording when we filmed.
On this video the sound source was taken directly from the mixing desk; the other video was recorded from the camera's inbuilt microphone, so the sound is weaker.
Medieval metal
Is the Hurdy Gurdy even Making the low note too?!?!?!
Yes, it does. It has multiple drone strings, the low note comes from one low drone string.
2:00 reminds me of bastion
1:52 and 3:10
1:53 hits like a sword does in mordhau
this would be good for game of thrones
this instrument is used for Black Sails, a similarly epic show
everyone is too well manicured on that show. bunch of sexy pirates keeping their hair dry.
But what of Jon Snows hair?
Dane Bardroff that support's my argument. it's unkempt
Adam Katz I guess your right. Last try- Daenerys season 4?
Patty Gurdy sent me here :)
It sounds like Satan standing in line at the DMV to get his tabs renewed after just downing a Big Gulp of Mountain Dew and six chili cheese burritos from Taco Bell
They call this a "folk instrument?". What folk could afford it nor have time to learn to play it? They must have been a lot simpler in medieval times.
This instrument is verrry old, when it first arrived in 900, everybody was very pleased with it. But after a while, like the sound of bagpipes: you 'know' the sound. Violins have the same: if you have heard a few hours of violin, you go: 'ok, enough with the violins already'. The sound is always 'the same' thing: drones, violin sound on top, and thats it. Because it was a one-man instrument, mostly played in inns and such, and because the rich bastards have moved on to more 'exciting' instruments like the pipe-organs in churches to name one, it slowly became 'the poor mans instrument'. Not that a poor man owned such an expensive instrument: but only poor people would listen to it, in the pubs. that was back around 1500 if I am not mistaken. Later there was a bit of a revival, and now the instrument is appreciated a fair bit again in many countries.
please, set free that bee inside.
not sure what makes him a master, this seems pretty average.
The poor instrument ! 👎👎👎
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