Beethoven, Symphony 9, 1st movement (complete), Allegro ma non troppo, Philharmonia Baroque
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2011
- Philharmonia Baroque playing the first movement (Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso) of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, accompanied by a scrolling bar-graph score.
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Q: I appreciate the animated graphical scores you make; how can I support your work?
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Q: What do the colors in the bar-graph score mean?
A: The colors show which instruments are playing. Here's a chart:
www.musanim.com/img/b9m2_color...
Q: Why are the notes different sizes?
A: Each group of instruments (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion) is shown in a separate layer, and has a different size; this helps you see when instruments in more than one group are playing the same pitch at the same time. The timpani is blurred because that's how it sounds to me.
Q: Please tell me more about the composer.
A: You can read about Beethoven here
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven
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The introduction is God tuning the universe.
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@Brodie Russell Instablaster ;)
That's a brilliant way to put it!
What a great way to describe the opening of the greatest piece of music ever written!
One of the most powerful pieces ever composed.
13:40 to the end is possibly my favourite bit of music ever
8:08 is Beethoven's "I don't care if you break your instrument, play LOUDER" section. Perfection.
Beethoven’s 9th is the 8th wonder of the world
These videos are the best way of understanding the complexity of music without having the ability to read sheet music. I tip my top hat for you!
In some ways it is even better than the sheet music! It is definetly more limited than sheet music, though.
5:53 FUGUE
8:08
1:49 Amazing canon
On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th and last symphony called Chorale, in Vienna. Here we are, today May 7, 2024, some 200 years later, God Bless Ludwig, and what would be the most powerful, spiritual and brutal musical work taught to the world. But if that were not enough, every time in my life that I lose my reason, my conscience, the motivation to even live, I can never help but hear the Ode to Joy echoing. And although I don't express it, I always break into tears of happiness remembering every word and every letter that the choir makes great.
Best piece ever made, 1º movement.
13:54 best part change my mind
3:35 9:42 10:47 12:15 12:54
At first Beethoven whispers in your ears..."listen, I have something wonderful for you to hear." And Ludwig takes off on a wonderful ride...just listen and praise God!
Thank you for your smart method. It allows for a non initiate, to follow the "line" of each instrument, emphasizing this extraordinary music. You give us the way to a better understanding of each musical plan. It means a small progress for us and I am grateful for this.
Amazing...is an original way to "show" the compositions...
You might want to see some of my more recent visualizations: www.musanim.com/TH-camHighlights/
a true masterpiece.
This movement has grown on me so much
when i first heard this in class i was amazed of this music.
This piece is so very moving. completely beautiful. I also find that watching the bars light up in line with the music helps me to appreciate every tiny detail that might be lost to my untrained ear. Thanks for this video. very emotional in a very good way!
smalin, you are a genius in your own right
I agree
Ingenious! Seeing the dialogue between instruments, the imitation of themes, and the sweeps of contrary motion - as well as hearing it all - is very satisfying.
If you enjoy that, you might want to check out my more recent graphical scores ... www.musanim.com/BeethovenStringQuartets/
I love both Beethoven and your work.
The soundtrack of eternity
Even the pattern is beautiful!
Smalin, this is beautiful, im sure if any of the composes were alive to see the beauty their scores visually create they would be proud of theirselves and you. Keep the vids coming. :P
Thanks, Franco.
After using a program like Logic, I realize now how seriously incredibly great this is. Even though I'm not a huge fan of the music, it's the composition that astounds me. The attention to detail of every little piece and working everything in where it belongs, seeing it represented visually is amazing, and a totally different experience. It's crazier to think that the dude did all of this while deaf, with no editing or digital software to play it back, hear it, save it, etc. Truly amazing.
I am stunned with pleasure. I have relished this 1st movement for decades. Tonite has exceeded them all. The execution by the maestro is the best I ever heard, bringing out tonal content that I have never heard before. This is the first time that those predictably uncomfortable parts sounded truly interesting. And those wonderful graphics gave me an unprecedented glimpse into the genius of the tortured soul who wrote it. I must grab a drink and enjoy this again.
This is my battle symphony...especially this first movement, and ESPECIALLY the recapitulation starting at about 8:00. It is perhaps the most awesome moment in music (although the coda is incredibly badass too)...bringing about "a vision of the avenging angel; one's eyes would be dazzled by his radiance though one's heart would quake with terror”. The intro is rushed in this, but I like the brisk tempo overall. Best performances I've heard are under Eugene Ormandy or Leonard Bernstein
Hii.
Can the recapitulation be soo long upto 7 mins?
The recapitulation comes exactly at 8:08.
If this is not clockwork precision, I don't know what this then is.
@@siddhuzplace3737 There's a coda that's part of that 7 minutes as well.
It's wonderful to SEE the individual melodies being set up and then being intertwined, to watch the way the piece is progressively developed. The video helped draw my attention to subtle things I missed in the music. I keep discovering new things each time I see and listen to this.
Thanks for helping me to appreciate the music more, smalin!
I just wanted to say thank you very much for posting these videos. I use them with my elementary music students to show them this terrific music in a way that is very engaging for them to watch. Because of these videos, my students know some of the composers that you feature with this presentation software, and they love their music. They are beautiful. Thanks again! :)
You're quite welcome. If you have any ideas about how to make more teachers aware of my videos, please let me know.
smalin I am a teacher too and these videos are invaluable in helping pupils listen to music actively and understand what's going on ! I had whole class of 12 year olds absolutely buzzing for Stravinsky after watching your Rite of Spring video. Really good, these videos have the potential to make the world of music more accessible and enjoyable for pupils, teachers, and every one a like . thanks
dan haworth
If you want to help me share these videos, tell musicians and arts organizations in your area (e.g. your local symphony orchestras) about your experiences with your students, and encourage them to add the animations to their live performances (www.musanim.com/live/).
The whole movement is sublime, Steven, but I just cannot believe how genial the moment 7:13 - 7:20 is. I know I've said this before but... you're a fantastic uploader!
My videos are for viewers who want to grapple with the complexity of the real score; those wanting a simplified view must go elsewhere.
Yes! You're absolutely right. I think this is a wonderful way to listen to this music and to gain greater appreciation for the complexity of the material..
Thank you for the time you took in doing this for all of us, Steven. God bless you!
This has helped me appreciate the piece even more, since I can now see things visually that I was not aware of before. Thanks for posting.
Great visual stimulation!
I love the way you've set the score out. Really interesting seeing how everything fits together and helps you to listen out for bits :)
This is not only fascinating and beautiful, but it must have been a ton of work. Kudos to you Smalin.
Ah! You finally did this piece! I am forever grateful.
Absolutely brilliant. The beginning sounds like the instruments tuning.
This is wonderful work really.
I just converted most of your videos into a full screensaver for my PC.
I love it when it begins, then end up not surfing the net for an hour or so LOL.
Thank you for the great pain staking work you have created here.
Cheers
Thank you for listing those artists.
im an avid heavy metal listener, however the structure, harmony and beauty of the whole 9th got me into allsorts of classical music....thanks for the uploads, i love it
This is fantastic. Thank you so much for doing this.
Congrats for all the work in the video description! Great!
This truly is a masterpiece. But my favorite is still his 3rd symphony.
I've heard this piece many many times before. I thought I knew it note for note. But, for the first time I have seen it in a different light. I have now seen it performed and understand it's complexity. Oh, to be a Conductor and to know these things. I thought to myself while listening, what would Beethoven think. Would he smile? Would he see the music he could not hear? In a bar graph? Now seeing this for the first time, what will the future hold for us? Yes, a visual masterpiece for sure.
Beautiful music, beautiful visualization!
Oy! now THAT is a good music there mate! real thanks to you for uploading this!
The symphony that established Ludwig van Beethoven as the greatest composer of all time!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome!!
It's kind of a fun puzzle, decoding which instrument each color stands for. Quite the brain tease.
I could seriously stare at this for hours. Magnificent!
@mdenapole Have you watched my video of Steffen Wick's piece called Aero?
@alienalienss I've played it from two staves myself; I guess I've been looking at too much dense contrapuntal music, because it doesn't look like Boulez to me. There are two 5-voice fugues in the Well-Tempered Clavier.
What an undertaking! Thank you so, so much!
Its' always a pleasure to immerse in your videos, both visually and aurally!
Thank you for sharing!
@mdenapole What style is that?
@TheodorKruegerMusic A project is currently underway which goes in somewhat that direction.
@MadBomber0420 Some people like it with a "now" line as you suggest, but I don't, so I don't include it.
@mixmam1 Ah, good point. I've added it to the FAQ.
@DFDalton1962 The way I think about this is: is there an algorithm which, if applied to the animations, would be illustrative? I've experimented with various combinations of these, but have not found anything reliable that works better than what I'm currently doing. This may change.
Your clips are so captivating, it just adds a new dimension to music, but every time i look at them i feel the like it would be nice to see a visualization of amplitude...to perceive differences in levels
I have shown the amplitude in some of my videos.
This movement has been stuck in my head for three straight days since I first listened to it.
Classical music can never go wrong.
I particularly like your playing of Moonlight Smalin...
@DFDalton1962 No, my program does not take audio; it takes MIDI. Much less amazing. As for adding things by hand, I could do that, but I don't want to; I like it without commentary.
FANTASTIC!!! I loved This vídeo!!!!
This is a remarkable achievement sir. I salute you.
this is the real music..
im listening to it while the sound is the highest level :)
on headphones of course ^_^
Amazing!
@100jllp Well, first I would need to learn it, and then make a video ... then I could post it.
lol..i just wanna say, great inspiration for anyone doing work with fl studio's piano roll. a visual masterpiece as well as a symphonic one..!
@colyerT I only get paid on click-throughs on the ads.
MIDI files?
Wonderful.
Wow, this is awesome.
all i can say is major teamwork for this to sound right, major props for the band that played this MAJOR props.
Amazing song. Thank you smalin!
@mermaydlondon The question is: what's it like to watch the clips *with* acid? So far, we don't have any reports about that ...
@banginghats2 "Compressed and distorted"? I wonder what you're referring to. Are you watching the 720p version? To me, it looks an sounds fine ...
I've been waking up with this movement in my head for months.
wow I can finally see what I've been hearing, Smalin you are great for doing this my ears thank thank beethoven for the 9th, but my eyes thank you Smalin for the graphical score , keep up the excellent work ty :)
@19ZeldaLover95 That was not true for me (ah, the '70s). Except maybe for the "can't talk right" part (though that's true for me normally, to some extent).
Its great, what you did. I've seen it Monday 10.15. in Nuremburg to Beethovens 7nd Symphony.
@guyboy625 Probably, like in a year or so.
7:00-7:25 I love the flute in that part I replay it at least 7 times every time I listen to this movement.
Best peace of music ever written!
This is really nice stuff. Watching it go really adds a whole extra dimension, makes it more...textured. PLEASE DO THE 4TH MOVEMENT AS WELL!!!
Earth anthem
@Bucketheadhead Well, there are similarities and there are differences. What would you say is different between Beethoven and Dvorak? It's possible that I notice differences that you don't, or that we both notice the same differences, but the things which Beethoven has that Dvorak doesn't (or vice versa) don't matter to you as much as they do to me.
Simplesmente sensacional!
Well it starts out as an octave tuning session.. simplistic.. and then explodes into a complex and dynamic masterpiece.
Love the coda.
Thanks a lot. And no more I can give you. Thanks one more again !!!
@smalin These videos are great for not only listening to the music but also for helping me in my music theory class so that i can see different chords, progressions, and all that jazz. Thanks for uploading these videos. You deserve a cookie. :D
0:31 When I walk into my room, and I see that it's a mess XD
Great video!
@mrlarry1975 Not the last, but certainly in his last period.
so im watching this smoking a joint on full screen in the dark, its like my mind got blown with the most gentle breeze,,, WOW!
:D one of my favorites! Thank you!
@Gmanunit13vers2 I would need to get permission from the copyright holders (for the compositions and for the performances). If you can get me those, I'll consider it.
mesmerizing!
Thanks, smalin!!!
A whole new take on Beethoven. Great!
Just wow😍
the first part of the song sounds like the musicians are tuning their instruments (whole sections playing the same note, than another section, to make sure it sounds right) but it's actually the beginning of the song.