Literally the only guy I've seen who actually understands and physically plays an instrument when showcasing it, unlike most other boring reporters who are just reading off memorized script.
For anyone searching - I've finally found it: The piece at 6:12 is from the Antwerpener Tanzbuch (Chorearum Molliorum Collectanea, 1583) by Pierre Phalèse and is called Gaillarde Mais pourqoy. So far, I've only found a recording with an arrangement for multiple instruments, not for solo harpsichord.
My grandmother has a harpsichord I used to play on all the time when I was a kid. You can really feel the pluck when you press down each key, it's a completely different feeling from playing piano.
Love these instruments and I've especially loved harpsichord since I first heard it! Transports me back in time. Maybe I had a past life during those times...
The harpsichord doesn’t have dynamics since it plucks the strings and they always give under the same amount of tension, so you can’t change the volume by hitting the key harder or softer. You can see at 4:49 he pulls they key down very slowly and it still sounds at full volume. You might be thinking, “but you can adjust dynamics on a guitar and that’s plucked”, but it works there because you can adjust the position of your finger. On a harpsichord, the jacks are locked into only moving vertically. The piano replaced the jacks with hammers which allows you you have dynamics. But the clavichord strikes the strings with tangents, so it has dynamics too. The name pianoforte (later shortened to piano) comes from the fact that the instrument can play piano and forte which the harpsichord can’t
*You sit In your chambers, waiting to fall asleep. Suddenly, you hear your harpsichord being tuned very silently, despite it being closed.* *You hear a pleased squeek as the string reaches a perfect C note.*
I’m impressed at how he’s well versed in all these instruments. These pianos are very different from one another ... you really have to have a good ear to be able to be get the flow.
Excellent explanation of the differences between the harpsichord, clavichord, and piano. Thanks so much. You are, or would make, a great teacher. Your grasp of the subject and clear explanations should set the standard for others.
i like when he said " this piano Mozart finally bought" reminds me how i borrow tools or an instrument to a friend and they never return the item and finally they decide to give me some money and purchase it from me, in which case i never get back the initial investment but in turn i end up helping a friend in need
I love the sound of the clavichord and the harpsichord. They are my favorite of the keyboard instruments from before the modern electronic era. Well, I suppose you also have to add in the organ but that's in a different class. I especially love the small, almost lute-like quality of the clavichord.
Wonderful presentation. Thank you for making it. Any chance you could make more on other instruments such as the celesta? It’s really nice how you explain the history of the instruments and how they work.
Simply brilliant! Expert knowledge of the history and very skillful use of the instruments! Thank you for taking the time to write, *compose,* and perform this! And of course...if ain't *baroque,* don't fix it.
The master pieces still to be written, only await the mastering of these tools....this fellahs playing took my mind back to the age of Georgian England, a place i only know from books, movies building architecture and archeaology, the harpsicord breathes life into it all.
It’s from what the keys used to be made out of. The accidental keys (black) used to be made of ebony wood. And the natural keys (white) used to be make of ivory. After that kinda.. became not okay, they moved to either plastic stuck to wood, or painted wood. The colour just stuck.
I believe thats incorrect. The white keys were originally made from black ebony wood since it was more widespread. The modern black keys used to be white ivory since it was more scarce
@@MrHantz101 how would white keys be made of black wood and black keys of ivory? would they just paint over them to basically rid them of their aesthetics?
I meant that the colors were reverse of what we have today. The (currently) white keys would have been made from black ebony wood hundreds of years ago. My reasoning was incorrect tho, they actually swapped the colors because the black keys (currently white) were too hard to differentiate with the black gap between them. Making those keys white highlighted the gap, making them easier to play. And no, I dont get high anymore :)
Another observation: The harpsichord shown appears to be in the Italian style; there is no provision for moving the jackslides to provide a contrast of tone, as in Flemish instruments...
If I might make a couple of clarifications: Actually, the earliest stringed keyboard instrument known is the hurdy-gurdy; it has been depicted since the 12th century, whereas the earliest possible references to the clavichord are from the 14th century. Additionally, there is a more direct ancestor of the piano known from the 15th century: the "dulce melos", or keyed dulcimer, described in the manuscript of Henri Arnault van Zwolle ...
2:46 That was just a beautiful demonstration. Can anyone help me by identifying the composer/composition and maybe point to some similar late renaissance/early baroque? style music for clavichord? I really need some more of that 😍. ( I'm also in the need for an ear-heart emoji! 😄)
One can imagine the people who made the clavichord saying to themselves, "This is fine, what kind of maniac would expect F and F♯ to be played at the same time anyway?" (And then composers, being composers, immediately going "Hold my ale, 'tis dissonance o'th'clock." :)
Thanks for a set of great presentations. I appreciate the comparison of the fortepiano to the clarinet. You are right. I just never made the connection. Also, thanks for the comparison to the guitar at several points in your presentation. Lutes and guitars are some of the oldest string instruments we know, so the connection to the keyboard instruments is inescapable (but the history of plucked instruments and their connection forward seems to have eluded many musicians and historians. King Louis XIV was a guitarist, for example. One should think, therefore, that guitar music from that time would provide a source for understanding the performance of French baroque music.) As a guitarist, I always assumed that the change in sound intensity when pushing the instrument was an inferiority, compared to the modern piano. I need to rethink that. Thank you!
I rather like the sound of all these older instruments. Thank you for sharing and posting this. And Willard Martin. I wonder if it isn't one of the Martin Family of guitar makers.
Literally the only guy I've seen who actually understands and physically plays an instrument when showcasing it, unlike most other boring reporters who are just reading off memorized script.
Tanhlei i know, but he is also boring, i just want to see him playing it only
@@Roy_100Malaeb then how you'll learn about the instrument it self, this isnt a video about him playing
this is a video about the instrument itself
sailor7k i know i know but he should play it first than explain
@@Roy_100Malaeb
Dumbass.
@@Roy_100Malaeb Boring?, you must be looking for the guitar section...its down the road.
This video single-handedly got me interested in historical instruments back in ninth grade. Now I have my own clavichord!
So lucky man..
How did you get such a rare instrument? I’m really curious because I love it’s sound!! :D
For anyone searching - I've finally found it: The piece at 6:12 is from the Antwerpener Tanzbuch (Chorearum Molliorum Collectanea, 1583) by Pierre Phalèse and is called Gaillarde Mais pourqoy. So far, I've only found a recording with an arrangement for multiple instruments, not for solo harpsichord.
Maybe its in one of the FitzWilliam Virginal books
tls give us an update when you do!
Thank you!
goddamn man, i been looking all over the place for it lol
What about the piece at 2:46
My grandmother has a harpsichord I used to play on all the time when I was a kid. You can really feel the pluck when you press down each key, it's a completely different feeling from playing piano.
TheDude4077 yeah the harpsichord technique is entirely different from the piano.
Better.
Patricia Yeiser well, yeah.
My piano teacher had one with a reverse keyboard color. I loved playing it!
They also have a super light action, in my limited experience
This guy looks like a Red Dead Redemption character
"How ya holdin' up, Blacklung?"
@@chaingrower I'VE GOT LUMBAGO. Very serious.
Holy shit this was exactly what I was thinking lol
Lol.
Lmfao
the harpsichord is so very fabulous. it makes you feel as though you are in the renaissance
Physics Only
For me it makes me feel I'm in the 18th century, or in my grandma's old, classically furnished house
baroque maybe?
Fuck Google well the piece is from the renaissance
Ekvitarius
I meant 1400-1800 :-)
Rhizosphere Nylon String harpsichord: th-cam.com/video/fMvq0jIKmlI/w-d-xo.html
The harpsichord sounds like a mix of a modern piano and a guitar, that's why I love it!
No, it doesn't
@@ArturoEscorza it likely reminds him of the sound when you pick a guitar string very close to the ends
Perfect description!
It sounds like itself.
I love the way he changes his posture when speaking in German
Love these instruments and I've especially loved harpsichord since I first heard it! Transports me back in time. Maybe I had a past life during those times...
I'm a new film maker documenting interesting collections. Check this piano collection in Massachusetts: th-cam.com/video/a-ZzsKl3qJE/w-d-xo.html
when he started to play my jaw fell off very nice
5 seconds rule buddy, better pick it back up
You must have some kind of deformed face to have a jaw connected to the face
Might want to have that checked out. Not normal. Not right.
Reminded me of Romeo and Juliet , though I wonder if Shakespeare used music in his plays..not very versed.
Sad to see this channel posted 4 very high quality videos 10 years ago and hasn't posted anything since.
The presenter passed away a few years ago. Lovely man and amazing musician.
David is an absolute boss, and can play literally anything, and can easily read full scores. He's an unbelievable musician, one in 100 million really.
Harpsichord is majestic and heavenly instrument, I would listen to it for the whole eternity.
Who likes the harpsichord best?
I love it because it sounds so beautiful and majestic.
@@SugarQueen972 Olivia: Now, in this modern generation, they call it a funk machine.
Lurch from the Addams Family
Me
I DO .. ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL ....
6:12 when I enter a medieval tavern and this plays:
I was told the clavi/harps had limitations that the piano solved...however they still have its own character and I appreciate it
The harpsichord doesn’t have dynamics since it plucks the strings and they always give under the same amount of tension, so you can’t change the volume by hitting the key harder or softer. You can see at 4:49 he pulls they key down very slowly and it still sounds at full volume. You might be thinking, “but you can adjust dynamics on a guitar and that’s plucked”, but it works there because you can adjust the position of your finger. On a harpsichord, the jacks are locked into only moving vertically. The piano replaced the jacks with hammers which allows you you have dynamics. But the clavichord strikes the strings with tangents, so it has dynamics too.
The name pianoforte (later shortened to piano) comes from the fact that the instrument can play piano and forte which the harpsichord can’t
The trouble with the clavichord is that it was too quiet to play publicly
This dude was a mouse that used to live inside of pianos.
LMAO
*You sit In your chambers, waiting to fall asleep. Suddenly, you hear your harpsichord being tuned very silently, despite it being closed.*
*You hear a pleased squeek as the string reaches a perfect C note.*
This is genuinely the only comment thats made me laugh ever tyty
Jay Bee 😂😂👌🏻
Draicor 😂
The harpsichord sounds absolutely phenomenal, like the brightest and most brilliant acoustic guitar
I've taught piano for 20 years and this is the best info video with actual examples of all keyboards I have found. Thank you!!!
Oh how beautiful these instruments sound. I love the sound of the harpsichord.
I’m impressed at how he’s well versed in all these instruments. These pianos are very different from one another ... you really have to have a good ear to be able to be get the flow.
My grandma's friend's late husband had a Clavichord. It sounds really nice!
This man can play these like a pro…
Excellent explanation of the differences between the harpsichord, clavichord, and piano. Thanks so much. You are, or would make, a great teacher. Your grasp of the subject and clear explanations should set the standard for others.
It's nice to see how Trevor has recovered from his GTA trauma
Really nice presentation. Thanks for sharing. The video holds up great after 10 years.
This man is such a good presenter. I could listen to him explain anything.
I went back to listen to the amazing clavichord playing and it said "most replayed" ... others appreciated it too! 😊
This was great. Loved the video. Harpsichords have the best stringed keyboard sounds, to me. Baroque music is true love.
By the time he got to playing the harpsichord I'd forgotten what the clavichord sounded like
This is a very well done video, and provides quite a bit of insight on these various instruments. Thank you so much for doing this video!
What an informative video; thank you! I've always enjoyed the history of instruments and this was a fun way to learn.
i like when he said " this piano Mozart finally bought" reminds me how i borrow tools or an instrument to a friend and they never return the item and finally they decide to give me some money and purchase it from me, in which case i never get back the initial investment but in turn i end up helping a friend in need
I love the sound of the clavichord and the harpsichord. They are my favorite of the keyboard instruments from before the modern electronic era. Well, I suppose you also have to add in the organ but that's in a different class. I especially love the small, almost lute-like quality of the clavichord.
I just have to say, your performance skills are excellent! Thank you.
You tough me about all my favorite instruments today thank you
I've viewed this at least 10 times, and it's still good content.
Lol, same!
Such a great video. Very well, clear explained. And entertaining. Thanks!
A wonderful comparison... I really love these two videos. make sure to watch part 2!
Somebody please tell me the name of the piece at 6:12, I can't find this 'Antwerp Dance Book of 1587' hahaha
Such a majestic moustache. Congratulations 🎊
Wonderful presentation. Thank you for making it. Any chance you could make more on other instruments such as the celesta? It’s really nice how you explain the history of the instruments and how they work.
Thank You!! Very lovely🌸💐🌸
Very instructive, and beautiful executions. Many thanks for these videos, Sir.
The man looks like he’s from the era of the clavichord
Pianoforte is the greatest acoustic instrument ever invented. What do you get when you drop a piano down a mineshaft? A flat minor.
No ur wrong pipe organs r the best
What do you get when you drop a piano into an army base? A flat major
no! A flat minEr!
B major
@@daman7387 C flat major*
Great video filled with plenty of information about the history of keyboard instruments from the beginning through the grand piano.
GREAT video! I loved learning the history, mechanics, and differences of them. And boy does he play so well! Thanks for this
I had clavichord once but the antibiotics took care of it.
that was cheesy
Are you a docter
What do you buy for the man who has everything?...................answer PENICILLIN
@@johnboyle3297 Answer: CASTRATION.
I broke my clavichord riding my bike it was poking out my skin
What's the piece played on clavichord? It sounds MAJESTIC! Antwerpen dance too
I think it may have been just an improvisation.
th-cam.com/video/PA3Bz0u7pZg/w-d-xo.html
I remember watching these as a kid, and this sparked my interest in music.
Simply brilliant! Expert knowledge of the history and very skillful use of the instruments!
Thank you for taking the time to write, *compose,* and perform this!
And of course...if ain't *baroque,* don't fix it.
How many just skip to hearing what these instruments sound like!
7:00 Wowwwww black keys!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
The master pieces still to be written, only await the mastering of these tools....this fellahs playing took my mind back to the age of Georgian England, a place i only know from books, movies building architecture and archeaology, the harpsicord breathes life into it all.
Expert knowledge and brilliant playing - great video, thank you!
Coincidence. The original clavichord has the same number of keys as a Minimoog synthesizer: 44!
I prefer the sound of the ancient clavichord, it has a distinct sound!
Using this video for relaxation for many years.
Loved this. Thank you.
I wonder who came up with the idea of the black and white key pattern and how they came up with it?
It’s from what the keys used to be made out of. The accidental keys (black) used to be made of ebony wood. And the natural keys (white) used to be make of ivory. After that kinda.. became not okay, they moved to either plastic stuck to wood, or painted wood. The colour just stuck.
I believe thats incorrect. The white keys were originally made from black ebony wood since it was more widespread. The modern black keys used to be white ivory since it was more scarce
@@MrHantz101 how would white keys be made of black wood and black keys of ivory? would they just paint over them to basically rid them of their aesthetics?
@@MrHantz101 were you high when you wrote that
I meant that the colors were reverse of what we have today. The (currently) white keys would have been made from black ebony wood hundreds of years ago. My reasoning was incorrect tho, they actually swapped the colors because the black keys (currently white) were too hard to differentiate with the black gap between them. Making those keys white highlighted the gap, making them easier to play.
And no, I dont get high anymore :)
Another observation:
The harpsichord shown appears to be in the Italian style; there is no provision for moving the jackslides to provide a contrast of tone, as in Flemish instruments...
Excellent little program. Just what I wanted to know (and hear). Thank you.
Love that clavichord! Great playing! Thank you
Is the tune at 2:46 an improvisation or an actual piece? It sounds gourgeous ♥️
I guess it’s an improvisation since no one else can find it
I want a harpsichord now
This is a great presentation. Just what I was looking for.
Very informative! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us😺
2:46 i need to know this, plis help me
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@@Joao-ms3vb wow so helpful
@@Joao-ms3vb incredible
@@Joao-ms3vb Wow!
If I might make a couple of clarifications:
Actually, the earliest stringed keyboard instrument known is the hurdy-gurdy; it has been depicted since the 12th century, whereas the earliest possible references to the clavichord are from the 14th century.
Additionally, there is a more direct ancestor of the piano known from the 15th century: the "dulce melos", or keyed dulcimer, described in the manuscript of Henri Arnault van Zwolle ...
Interesting presentation! Thank you for sharing! We have definitely come a long way.
I just saw this and all I can say is WOW!!!. So informative. I learned a lot from your video.
Looks the auditorium in Raiders where Dr. Jones explains the Ark of the Covenant to those FBI top men.
4:14 "There's no such thing as a fretted harpsichord."
Fretted harpsichords: am I a joke to you?
Beautiful and knowledable demonstration!
This is so beautifully done and so insightful and informative!
It would be so easy to electrify that harpsichord.... that would be awesome.
2:46 That was just a beautiful demonstration. Can anyone help me by identifying the composer/composition and maybe point to some similar late renaissance/early baroque? style music for clavichord? I really need some more of that 😍. ( I'm also in the need for an ear-heart emoji! 😄)
did you find it yet? im also looking
@@thanosleontaris8248still didn't find anything
Beautiful instruments 👑🎼🎶🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹❤❤❤
Oh, I actually love the clavichord! it's small and has a very nice sound. Lovely!
i just had an operation on my clavichord
i want a harpsichord so much! :(
You can get them in Kit form - look in the Early Music Forum
Excellent explanation. Thanks you. 👍🏻
Thanks for making this - informative and fascinating! I had a chance to play a harpsichord as a kid and its coolness has stuck with me to this day.
His mustache to his mouth:
Stop! You’re surrounded!
Your brain to your mouth: Nobody home.
what composer was it that said the harpsichord sounded like 2 skeletons making love on a tin roof...
The Rachmanioff I have to agree :P I don't like it very much
Rockstar Pirate It's pretty nice.
Sounds like something a 20th century bloke would say.
It doesn't matter what composer said that because he's wrong.
Ekvitarius
It’s the 21st century right now!
Beautiful 😍✨
Your playing is wonderful!
2:13 “IT G MA! Skr skrr skrr Under water SQUAD.”
One can imagine the people who made the clavichord saying to themselves, "This is fine, what kind of maniac would expect F and F♯ to be played at the same time anyway?" (And then composers, being composers, immediately going "Hold my ale, 'tis dissonance o'th'clock." :)
Thank you. Wonderful presentation.
The 'stache is clearly the star of the show. Rock on, man!!
4:29 he was a bit too into the tongue there...
Jack Le He likes giving it to those nursing home ladies 👅
"Oh god yes, the tongue..."
Thanks for a set of great presentations.
I appreciate the comparison of the fortepiano to the clarinet. You are right. I just never made the connection.
Also, thanks for the comparison to the guitar at several points in your presentation. Lutes and guitars are some of the oldest string instruments we know, so the connection to the keyboard instruments is inescapable (but the history of plucked instruments and their connection forward seems to have eluded many musicians and historians. King Louis XIV was a guitarist, for example. One should think, therefore, that guitar music from that time would provide a source for understanding the performance of French baroque music.)
As a guitarist, I always assumed that the change in sound intensity when pushing the instrument was an inferiority, compared to the modern piano. I need to rethink that. Thank you!
well done, I like it! Good recording quality, good text, well played.
Excellent video, much appreciated!
How to show off? to have these 3 in your house :P
I've only got one in my house - but it has to live under my Steinway
I rather like the sound of all these older instruments. Thank you for sharing and posting this. And Willard Martin. I wonder if it isn't one of the Martin Family of guitar makers.
This is wonderful, thank you!
I honestly wasn't ready for him to start shredding... This dude is GOOD.