This is the best video of the octobass I've heard so far because I can actually hear it playing! I'm a bass player, and I wish I had an octobass except that my ceiling isn't high enough!
Hector Berlioz dit dans son traité d'instrumentation et d'orchestration que l'octobasse ne sonne qu'une tierce plus basse que le mi de la contrebasse, autrement dit que la note la plus basse de la contrebasse. Étonnant, vu la grosseur de l'instrument.
L'objectif de l'octobasse était surtout d'apporter plus de son au pupitre des contrebasses. Issu du gigantisme ou l'on s'est dit que plus la caisse est grosse plus l'instrument grave sonnerait. Evidemment pour des raisons pratiques, l'ajout d'une cinquième corde grave a la contrebasse s'est révélée plus simple à tous les points de vu
Apparemment, l'octobasse mentionnée par Berlioz était un modèle nettement plus petit que celui-ci, qui est capable de descendre une octave plus bas que les contrebasses postromantiques.
@@aelfwine119 Je me suis informée auprès d'un ami faisant partie de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, qui a 3 octobasses, actuellement, d'après un document trouvé sur internet. En tout cas, j'en vois une, quand je vais aux concerts à la Maison symphonique, où l'OSM fait ses concerts. Cet ami est trombone-basse solo de cet orchestre. Voici sa réponse : « En principe ça peut être un octave plus bas (que la contrebasse) mais souvent il (l'octobassiste) s'accorde (avec) la dernière note, (soit) le dernier la du piano. Une (contre-) basse arrête au mi le plus bas du piano, mais tous (les octobasses) ont une extension qui permet d'aller au do. C'est pour ça qu'on dit une tierce plus bas. » Les mots entre parenthèses sont mon interprétation pour aider à comprendre ce que mon bon ami m'a dit, parce qu'il n'a pas tout écrit... Mais je pourrais m'être trompée.
Well that the reason this one doesn't sound so good is due to technique. The overtones of all the lowest notes are very hearable, so it still works very well! With that as a sub bass to the orchestra it would sound amazing
@@johnrobinsoniii4028 Thank you - I realised long after making this comment that the Anthem comes from the Emperor Quartet, so the correction where I did not come back is appreciated.
you've got to be kidding me I think that produced some awesome sound waves especially when played in an octave. really nice. shakes the whole house because it's such a good clean sound wave.
In case no one has noticed, this particular octobass setup has a lowest note of C1 (33 Hz, lowest C of piano), NOT C0 (octave lower) as in many other octobas setups. There is apparently a theory that says that the original octobasses of the 19th century had a bottom note of C1, merely a major 3rd below the low E of the traditional 4-string double bass, same C as the modern double bass with C-extension, as this one here does, and that the body was so oversized in order to give more power to the normally weak lowest notes of the traditional double basses. The octos with thicker strings that go down to C0 may therefore not be historically accurate.
Goofy musical trivia time! Franz Joseph Haydn wrote the melody after hearing "God Save the King" and thought, "Hey! My home country of Austria doesn't have an anthem. I should write something for the Emperor and maybe it will catch on!" He did and it became the basis for AUSTRIA'S national anthem from 1797 to 1918. Austria didn't do so well as World War I ended in 1918. The Austro-Hungarian Empire became plain old Austria and there wasn't an emperor. So, Germany took the tune and made it their anthem in 1922.
Yeah, subcontrabass strings don't work too well. Subcontrabassons are a MUCH different story. Much more versatile and beautiful sounding. Unfortunate how people look past subcontra so quickly
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It’s probably unique to see a double bass playing the high pitched part
That last note lol
My EXACT thought ;)
Raymond Alcantara I know right😂
The dreaded BROWN note.
Sounds like a sad mammoth's farts.
best comment of the year
If this is what a sad mammoth’s farts sound like, I wanna hear what a _happy_ mammoth’s farts sound like!
the most farty, stingking comment, and man of this universe.
Can't stop laughing ! Brillant !
😂
This is the best video of the octobass I've heard so far because I can actually hear it playing! I'm a bass player, and I wish I had an octobass except that my ceiling isn't high enough!
Hector Berlioz dit dans son traité d'instrumentation et d'orchestration que l'octobasse ne sonne qu'une tierce plus basse que le mi de la contrebasse, autrement dit que la note la plus basse de la contrebasse. Étonnant, vu la grosseur de l'instrument.
L'objectif de l'octobasse était surtout d'apporter plus de son au pupitre des contrebasses. Issu du gigantisme ou l'on s'est dit que plus la caisse est grosse plus l'instrument grave sonnerait. Evidemment pour des raisons pratiques, l'ajout d'une cinquième corde grave a la contrebasse s'est révélée plus simple à tous les points de vu
@@maximebertrand5626 Intéressant ! Merci !
Apparemment, l'octobasse mentionnée par Berlioz était un modèle nettement plus petit que celui-ci, qui est capable de descendre une octave plus bas que les contrebasses postromantiques.
@@aelfwine119 Je me suis informée auprès d'un ami faisant partie de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, qui a 3 octobasses, actuellement, d'après un document trouvé sur internet. En tout cas, j'en vois une, quand je vais aux concerts à la Maison symphonique, où l'OSM fait ses concerts. Cet ami est trombone-basse solo de cet orchestre. Voici sa réponse : « En principe ça peut être un octave plus bas (que la contrebasse) mais souvent il (l'octobassiste) s'accorde (avec) la dernière note, (soit) le dernier la du piano.
Une (contre-) basse arrête au mi le plus bas du piano, mais tous (les octobasses) ont une extension qui permet d'aller au do. C'est pour ça qu'on dit une tierce plus bas. » Les mots entre parenthèses sont mon interprétation pour aider à comprendre ce que mon bon ami m'a dit, parce qu'il n'a pas tout écrit... Mais je pourrais m'être trompée.
Quelle merveille 🤩😍
I think the problem with the octobass is, it's so low that it goes below what most people can hear clearly, so it doesn't sound great...
Well that the reason this one doesn't sound so good is due to technique. The overtones of all the lowest notes are very hearable, so it still works very well! With that as a sub bass to the orchestra it would sound amazing
just wait till the subcontrabassoon is done
16 hertz is the lowest note octobass can do, while ppl can only heard on 20hertz normally
I can here it perfectly fine
Jeremiah Simpkins You are hearing overtones, not the actual fundemental
Wow! That was actually beautiful... except for the last note... :)
the last note was the best
And a couple others that were wrong. I'm surprised they didn't record this again to correct that. Otherwise, it was great!
I like that powerful sounds...
I could just about recognise the German anthem there. Nicely Played!
And of course that’s Haydn’s “Theme From The ‘Emperor Quartet’”.
@@johnrobinsoniii4028 Thank you - I realised long after making this comment that the Anthem comes from the Emperor Quartet, so the correction where I did not come back is appreciated.
Comment ça se fait que je découvre cet instrument seulement maintenant : ce truc est GIGANTESQUE 😂
you've got to be kidding me I think that produced some awesome sound waves especially when played in an octave. really nice. shakes the whole house because it's such a good clean sound wave.
dat bow is *T H I C C*
Это удивительная музыка. Конечно не обычно но красиво!
Рекомендую смотреть всем и пересылать друзьям!
beautiful!!😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
Whenever I hear this song my mind immediately jumps to “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser”
Ok, now THAT's compensating !
Frenchmen playing "Deutschland Über Alles"? Si intéressant!
(I KNOW it's a Haydn theme, OK?)
Sounds cool with 2x speed fam
It must be similar when you go to hell
18 people need subwoofers!
Well that was very interesting, thank you
Wow, beautiful!
Of course!
Damn didn’t realise how beautiful the Double Bass sounds I play it also
The right location to play this piece ^^
En grande , je l aime aussi.
A O
J en ai vu une il y a longtemps celle est comme neuve .
Austria/String quartet by Joseph Haydn. Glorious things of thee are spoken
Шикарный инструмент. На него бы поставить звукосниматель и через примочки подключить к усилителю
In case no one has noticed, this particular octobass setup has a lowest note of C1 (33 Hz, lowest C of piano), NOT C0 (octave lower) as in many other octobas setups. There is apparently a theory that says that the original octobasses of the 19th century had a bottom note of C1, merely a major 3rd below the low E of the traditional 4-string double bass, same C as the modern double bass with C-extension, as this one here does, and that the body was so oversized in order to give more power to the normally weak lowest notes of the traditional double basses. The octos with thicker strings that go down to C0 may therefore not be historically accurate.
Оно живое.😱
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オクトバス (ヴァイオリン族の楽器) : ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9
Octobasse : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octobasse
ヘェ～・・・こんな楽器がある事を始めて知ったヨ
世の中、広いネ！
Mon instrument à corde préféré de loin
it must be difficult to play with speed because you gotta have good contact on that big string. lotta rosin I bet.
😻😻
German hymn played with an octobasse....awesome!
Notable.
I play the double bass!
thats is a quartiple bass
Walter Naranjo I play the violin!
Germany has an amazing national anthem
Actually, the Andante from Haydn's quartet, the Opus 76 No. 3, "Emperor", written in 1797
The hymn came first.
W O W
Octo Bass has an interesting bow
DAT BASS
BUT DOES IT DJENT?!
IT DOES! put some EMGs on there XD
Isaac Lim just lost it
J'A-DORE
Dig it!
It's actually not a musical instrument, it's the dried remains of an extinct giant cephalopod.
Deutschland ❤❤❤
that double bass player keeps looking at his left hand, how does that even help ? that well and truly puzzles me
I suppose it helps with intonation so that he can play the right notes throughout the piece.
It also may be because hes just used to it from playing regular double bass
Sur le papier c'est chouette, mais à l'oreille je trouve le son épouvantable...
Does anyone know what the octobass' strings are made out of?
It looks like gut strings
That bass though
Tellment grand les instruments
Big violin
Lol boutta ask my middle school orchestra teacher about this.
Is this German anthem song? :")
I play cello
Whats happend 3 strings not 4 strings?!
La contrebasse, cet instrument aigu 😂
Une guitare basse 5 cordes passe pour un ukulélé à côté d'une octobasse.
Why the hell does the bass have 3 strings?
want it in some funeral doom metal songs
で、でか!!!!!!
Go on Amazon and get a pair of Audio Technica M50 headphones (bundle with a cheap amp) then come back to this track. It's ridiculous.
I think that's when the pipe organ came in to play
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit für das Deutsche Vaterland
Germany
Finally found something that Djents
This is the only octobass that sound good for me.
Rob scallon ? Wanna try slapping on it ?
German National Anthem
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles
Über alles in der Welt..
lol how come they are playing the German national anthem??
Goofy musical trivia time! Franz Joseph Haydn wrote the melody after hearing "God Save the King" and thought, "Hey! My home country of Austria doesn't have an anthem. I should write something for the Emperor and maybe it will catch on!" He did and it became the basis for AUSTRIA'S national anthem from 1797 to 1918.
Austria didn't do so well as World War I ended in 1918. The Austro-Hungarian Empire became plain old Austria and there wasn't an emperor. So, Germany took the tune and made it their anthem in 1922.
With a 16 Hz fundamental, what microphone did you use to record it ? Thanks -- Charles Cohen / Richmond BC
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sounds like a contrabas
Perhaps, that ist their musical way to say that they are afraid of Germany
i think a child saying i wanna learn to play octobasse
Deutschlandlied
holyfuck
the regular stand up sounds like an ordinary Cello, when placed beside that monsterous abyss-like creature o.o;;;;;
The National Anthem of Germany!
Sounds like something from a horror movie
とんでもねぇ…
They use guts strings on octobasse wtf
wife said it sounds like a blown up lawnmower
I hate the sound of it.
it uses elephants gut strings D:
ah le bruit
lmao
A twee bit impractical. Good for a laff all the same.
to me, its a waste of great wooden materials, breaking down that big dude can make some great double bass
no offence to octobasse players and lovers
Yeah, subcontrabass strings don't work too well. Subcontrabassons are a MUCH different story. Much more versatile and beautiful sounding. Unfortunate how people look past subcontra so quickly
player thinks-- who invented this shit?
That octobass sounds like utter shit. Also makes me shart my pants.
that sounds like shit
that's what happens when a bass takes steroids
SamurayGiatto its to low for us to hear so it sounds bad
I bet shit sounds better than this.
Parts of thee notes ya we can't hear. Nothing will be bigger than the octobasse cause we wouldn't ever be able to hear it.
Alucard Hellsing Thank fuck for that
Poooooot.
MATEZ-MOI CET ENGIN !!!!
it's pretty obnoxious at times in this setup
Worst instrument of all time 😂
BORING!
That is stupid..
I know right, it ruined the sound of the bass. :(
That sounds terrible