00:48-5:00 deals with the sonata-allegro form and other motivic elements, 5:00-10:43 I pull examples from his piano sonatas, 12:30-14:47 is my sonata movement "Happy Birthday in the Style of L.V. Beethoven"
Beethoven 5th.1 has 8 note-theme, it works on both G Eb F D -form and of course on the first 4 notes. After the repeat-barline it is the zig-zag downward form (in the horn).
Beethoven's music make my eyes being full of tears, I remember when I was 7 yrs old and my grandma bought me a cassette with the Pathetique, Moonlight and Les Adieux by Barenboim, and she said to me: "listen carefully, the piano speaks, much more than in Schumann, but you must be focused on that, or the piano will speak alone". Now, each time I listen any music from any composer, I try not to leave him speaking alone.
Nahre, This video is fantastic. Rick, yours are too. I'm an awful guitar player but I can see potential for applying this techniques to guitar playing too, octaves, call&response, trills, application for the "we'll talk about it later" diminuished chord, construction of chorus with that movement to the dominant V chord... I'd like to hear your wise thoughts on this Rick Love you both for your hard work and nice lovely smiles ❤️
I love and always look forward to your "How to Sound Like"-videos... I feel this might perhaps be the most in-depth look yet - I really liked how thorough you were in taking a representative sample of his works and extracting the patterns. Also - it's really exciting seeing you play through his catalogue.
@@NahreSol It's also quite an accomplishment in screenwriting and editing - getting so much into 15 minutes with such clarity and engagement. I mean... personally, I'd also love to watch you give 4-hour in-depths talks and demonstrations on the musical aesthetics of each of the composers and styles you mentioned - but this is truly a great use of a youtube-friendly format! I'd say your choice to do things differently this way paid off - bravo!
Completely agree. There is mimicry and then there is respectful tribute. This video is staunchly in the latter camp. It's a sign of his legacy that those with enough talent can study and build upon his structures to create their own art.
Thank you so much what you have done for musical education. I am immensely grateful for what you do and can testify to your videos inspiring myself and others in their pursuit of music
My name is Lucas. I'm a blind, autistic, 17-year-old piano player, and I love your videos. Thank you for creating such engaging and instructive videos, I am addicted to them! I have an idea to make a movie with my brother, who is a film major in college, and I'd like to ask if I can use some of your music in my movie. Thank you! (P.S. My mom helped me type this.)
Point number three to sound like beethoven is gold, it is the most characteristic and wonderful, and it even serves a lot as inspiration to compose. This video is great. I liked your sonata. And what a good composer and pianist you are.
Im a young composer, i am 14 years old i have composed 32 pieces, 12 sonatas, 2 symphonies, 15 melodies and 3 waltz, im still writing music and now working on my 13th sonata, i have been playing the piano for 2 and 1 month now, i would like to publish my pieces but not sure i am trying to correct them in many ways, sometimes my mind doesnt come up with a new composition but when i listen beethoven, mozart and other classical composers I suddenly get a new melody, I would like to thank you nahre sol for making music so easier for me thank you.
Beethoven is the first classical composer i instantly loved. When i discovered his music i was completely blown away, gave up listening to anything else and for the several straight months never had gotten his piano sonatas out of my mp3 player. So basically i clicked play the moment i woke up and often used his music to get myself to sleep. Which is rather strange thing to do considering how it is not in any way chill or easy listening. And i still have a dream of learning to play at least some of his music by myself lol. So this video is just awesome, thank you. Reminded me i should practice my non-existant piano skills.
Beethoven is one of the most prolific composers in classical music. His music is so symbolic that most of the people know Beethoven and Mozart more than the number of people know western classical music. He was far ahead of his time. Nahre has explained the significant characteristics of Beethoven’s music very systematically. Wonderful video! Loved it! Thank you so much, Nahre! 🙏🏼 Regards from India 🇮🇳
Personally, Beethoven and most of the other more Classical-era composers have always been a challenge for me technically. I'm tackling the infamous "Rage Over the Lost Penny" right now, and those runs are quite something, especially at that tempo. The way you used shapes as a metaphor to explain his sonatas is absolutely helpful, whether or not one had prior training, you have a talent for illustrating these difficult concepts!
This is genius. I can barely play a C Major triad on piano but I love to listen and watch great players like you. And I'm in awe of Beethoven, especially considering his later deafness, he's really on a whole other level.
I've always had respect for Beethoven, and the fact that his success was due to his incredible work ethic This video has heavily bolstered my respect for Beethoven, and I think you did an astounding job with your process. Honestly, you are an amazing pianist and a wonderful teacher. I recommend you to every person I know, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. Thank you for everything you do!
WOW!!! I love every "How to Sound Like..." video. They're super inspiring. It's a life goal to be at the technique, skill level and expertise you're at. You're a true source of inspiration, Nahre. Keep it up and hopefully we will work on something in the near future. See you in the next video. :)
Every time I watch your vids I have a 'head shaking' moment of disbelief. What you know, how you express it, and how you use it and play is nearly unreal. You are 10 steps ahead of anyone else on YT (Sorry Rick and Adam) in terms of your understanding of specific technical nuance and ability to make the nuance delightfully your own. Thank you for sharing this.
I have a degree in composition, but none of my teachers were as astute as you are when it comes to breaking down abstract concepts and serving them up in a clear (and entertaining) way.
Nahre, you are a brilliant teacher. You are an Italian who looks Korean! Italians are noted for talking with their hands. When you lecture, your hands are flying all over the place, every single word and phrase has a hand and arm gesture. No wonder you live by your hands and arms! Steve
Oh my God, this is incredible ! At first I thought "this is another downright pretentious and exaggerated title", until I heard how you turned the "Happy Bday to you" tune into a truly beethovenian sounding theme. This is right here the single best video on Beethoven's music on TH-cam. I hope you push this project further and write an entire sonata in the style of Beethoven.
The 1st ,3rd , 4th, 5th , 6th, 7th , 8th , 9th synphonies are the signature . Beethoven is is a real genious. Coriolan, Engmond overtures, perfect ones . Au clair de la lune sonata , impressive !!
This might be one of the best educational music video on TH-cam. I coming back to this like every 6 months or so. Especially the part with the 21 stylistic devices is so impressive and I can come back to rewatch it with with a larger frame of reference and understand more (the finished piece is super great too). There is something to be said for educational videos that are made not only by a great teacher but also by a great musician (i know you are/she is a musician first but on TH-cam its often the other way round).
Nahre: “First I’m going to study and analyze his piano sonatas”…..LOL - like that was a quick weekend project or something…more like a lifetime project right there!
Nahre Sol, a standing ovation from St. Louis, Missouri for this awesome video! Your analysis of the components of Beethoven's style will be a huge inspiration to my songwriting--took me back to techniques from my college composition courses, and gave me clear examples of ones I glossed over back then. As a pop/rock recording artist with a love for blending in classical music (like my hero, the awesome Jeff Lynne of ELO), your video made quite an impression on me. I know how much effort goes into the final editing of a video like this... and that's less than one-tenth of all the thinking that you put into the rest of it. Again, many thanks! --Jer of the pop/rock band "Mitch the Needle"
As a non musician, I really appreciate the format change to this series. I mean, it's been really cool to watch/hear what you end up creating, but this was just so much more digestible (for me at least). Loved it so much :)
I love to hear the Sad, happy, and anger in Beethovens pieces, its just amazing how you can hear it, BTW thank you for helping me understand it better! You have earned yourself a subscription!
You like or not the result, but definitely this girl knows her job and succeed to understand perfectly the elements brought by each composers. It's amazing to watch that on my screen, greetings from France ♥️
Wow!!! I've been waiting for this special moment! Long-awaited Beethoven episode is finally here!! He would be proud of this work Nahre! I'm amazed by the fact that even though the subject matter here is really comprehensive and requires solid theoretical understanding to comprehend, this work is incredibly enlightening/informative for every level of understanding! All these visuals, creative way of breaking down all these elements are so iconoclastic; each level builds on the existing fascination level with non-stop excitement until the whole video reaches its apex when your sonata is played which is mind-blowing and beautiful! I really appreciate your immense effort and how well you are explaining and successfully teaching all these complex topics and reframing every concept so creatively every time Nahre! As with every single work of yours, the whole Internet is so lucky to have unlimited access to this brilliantly articulated works! This is fascinating! Thank you so much as always! 👏🎉🙏🧠🚀 As you posited, his complete cycle of sonatas are such monumental works in music history that they literally witnessed the evolution of the piano itself. I think, Beethoven's works of art represents a very special point in which the listener both witnesses the transition from fortepiano to modern day piano and in each sonata, due to technological changes of the instrument, we listen to completely different and visionary works which were designed to take advantage of new technology and innovations of the instrument which gradually became almost symphonic in terms of expressive power! Therefore, it seems his complete sonatas are almost like a chronological diary of his own life and development starting from the age of 25 to 51 and not only that but also the complete evolution of the piano! Even it's claimed that after adding iron frames to the instrument which required stronger hands to play, in some of the performances of his sonatas such as Moonlight's finale, the piano strings snapped and became entangled in the hammers in the works's premiere. I think it also can be heard in his late period works, this outright tempestuous yet incredibly beautiful expression. I especially really love his late period works, his late string quartets such as String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130's Adagio movement influences me so deeply everytime and I can't believe that he created such modern sounding works of art in those years! Last but not least, when I listen to his works, I can see the influence of Well-Tempered Clavier on his piano works and also the precursor influence on ragtime in some of his sonatas! Especially his final sonata, No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111's second movement and Op. 101's second vivace movement really reminded me of ragtime! It's incredible that his influence is so endless that whole music history is still being affected by it! Your dynamic and lively playing really suits the spirit of this music Nahre, kudos to your artistry and enthusiasm as always! We can't thank you enough but thank you so much! Your influence cannot be overstated! 😊👏🎉🎉🚀
@@NahreSol Well that was very, very, very, very descriptive. You are very talented, and you're super cute 😘😏 After that, I'll just thank you and be off.
I like your "How to sound like..." videos because they always give a great perspective on a composer's style. I think I like this one more than the others because of how in-depth you went with the actual analysis of Beethoven's works. It felt more concrete because I could see that yes, he did use these things, instead of just being more general.
Amazing. I literally broke into an applause at the end. I also think this is your most in-depth analysis yet (21!), but perhaps I'm also the most familiar with his sonatas compared to other composers. Anyway, so well done!
I just wanna say I’m so happy you posted this. I LOVE Beethoven and am coincidentally playing a lot of Beethoven in the coming months. I am working on the tempest sonata and the F Major violin sonata privately, but also playing his 6th symphony (violin 1 part) one of his piano concertos (also playing violin 1) and the creatures of prometheus overture in the spring. It’s a ton of Beethoven for me and I’m excited for this video.
You are an incredible teacher. They say that Beethoven composed using the golden rule of proportions, like in the visual arts. That I believe shows in the violin concerto.
Honestly this is probably the most well put together video I've ever seen on TH-cam. The amount of work you put into it really shows, and we all truly appreciate it! I learned soo much from these 15 minutes, you're shaping people you've never even met! Thank you!
This is like, way beyond my level or understanding or appreciation of music, but it's still really inspiring to watch. And really engaging too! It's nice to see it all come together, and the uh musical subtitles are helpful!
Im mainly into pianists like rachmaninov liszt chopin etc but theres something about beethoven that is just phenomenal i really cant describe it but beethoven always makes me smile
Dear Nahre. Lots of love. You are making a huge difference in people's lives with this sharing. I must share a personal story...your videos are the only reason I decided to buy a keyboard and take my first baby steps into this world. Bless you!
This is actually mind-blowing! I remember as a kid, like 20 years ago, this information felt so utterly unobtainable to me. And now here I am, being served advanced music theory in simplistic, and easy-to-digest, fashion - on a silver platter. It surely is a wonderous time to be alive. Thank you, Nahre Sol, for sharing with us, inspiring us, as well as your time and dedication to the craft.
I've never studied music, and only got into classical piano in June this year (and I've now hired a classical piano teacher too! :D), there is so much to learn! That diagram you threw up with the shapes and colours explaining sonata-allegro form has been the clearest, concise explanation I've seen after watching a lot of videos on the subject, thank you so much, it was SO helpful!
Nahre Sol, If you do make a video of how to sound like Mozart, can you take into consideration his pieces other than piano sonatas and piano concertos: W. A. Mozart - Fantasie in C Minor K. 475 (1785): th-cam.com/video/UCdek-1aM0I/w-d-xo.html W. A. Mozart - Rondo in A Minor K. 511 (1787): th-cam.com/video/9SyYoA6EDDA/w-d-xo.html Mozart - Fantasie & Fugue in C K. 394 (1782): th-cam.com/video/005j5xKiroI/w-d-xo.html Fantasia in F Minor, K. 608: th-cam.com/video/Jkh8Re4JUCw/w-d-xo.html Fantasia in C Minor, K 396: th-cam.com/video/M_MI88Eqno0/w-d-xo.html Adagio in B Minor, K. 540: th-cam.com/video/ilI1OQYGbho/w-d-xo.html Gigue in G Major, K. 574: th-cam.com/video/jA6Rbmk1hOg/w-d-xo.html Fantasia in D minor K 397, Andante - Adagio - Presto - Allegretto: th-cam.com/video/kQJ7UsxZ278/w-d-xo.html Fantasia in F Minor, K 594: th-cam.com/video/ODR3jkD_IwA/w-d-xo.html
This is the deepest and longest I've EVER got in any sort of music dense content. I feel yet disconnected and out of place but still SO INTERESTED, idk how you do that, but it makes me want to watch out for music with more attention. Thank you so much for that, the piece was AMAZING
Nahre you are such a talented genius. You're knowledge is as enjoyable as it is impressive and we are blessed to live in an era when classical music (and theory!) can be so popular!
Your playing is flawless, and while I get only about 1/4 of the music theory behind your observations and process, I must say that the final product really did sound like something Beethoven could have composed.
Good grief, that was amazing! Watching you play your finished piece was like lifting off Beethoven's skull cap to see what the hell was happening in there. It's about what a thought it was. Chaos, virtuosity, wizardry, a bit of madness and artistic genius.
i have a very basic high school music class level of music theory understanding but your videos have fascinated me and im excited that i actually am beginning to appreciate and understand these concepts intellectually and apply them when listening to music! youre my favourite channel on youtube lots and love and happy new year!
I think most of these are just some very prominent elements but the style of Beethoven's music is absolutely inimitable. Nevertheless, you've done a great job discerning said elements and reusing them. You did something extraordinary.
The best Christmas present, how to sound like my favourite composer ever. Great video Nahre, you've grown so much in the past year, you deserve all the recognition you're getting
I found this really educational and useful for my own electronic music compositions. As a minimalist, figuring out how to accomplish a compositional structure with repetition of notes or few changes in melodic structure can be challenging. Having these elements as reference and as something to think about when composing in a minimalist electronic music framework is a awesome.
Please no! Tiffany Poon would have absolutely nothing to contribute creatively. She is just a decent piano player with a TH-cam following. Nahre is a creative musician/composer. There is no comparison and no need for a collaboration.
I just randomly came across this channel, and even though i cannot understand mostly of those technical terms, theres so much quality content that i cant just ignore. Its Just that, knowledge and inteligence are so attractive, that the least that i can do is subscribe to the channel and wait for more stuff :)
Thank you! You've finally managed to convince me that my years of music theory and analysis did not go to waste. Your videos are both instructive and funny. You're also a remarkable pianist!
I get more and more impressed on how I admire these composers more when I see their techniques after you explain them. The virtuosity on those guys was outstanding
Wow! This is no longer just sound like. It’s a educational breakdown! I will come back many times whenever I try to play Beethoven. May I add one thing you miss from Beethoven is loooooong coda.
00:48-5:00 deals with the sonata-allegro form and other motivic elements, 5:00-10:43 I pull examples from his piano sonatas, 12:30-14:47 is my sonata movement "Happy Birthday in the Style of L.V. Beethoven"
Beethoven 5th.1 has 8 note-theme, it works on both G Eb F D -form and of course on the first 4 notes. After the repeat-barline it is the zig-zag downward form (in the horn).
its time to write your own happy birthday tune :D
Even though I'm a trained composer, I never considered analysing a historic composer's music in this manner.
VERY impressive, Mrs. Sol!
I have to point out your mistake,you are actually celebrating his 249th birthday.
Beethoven's music make my eyes being full of tears, I remember when I was 7 yrs old and my grandma bought me a cassette with the Pathetique, Moonlight and Les Adieux by Barenboim, and she said to me: "listen carefully, the piano speaks, much more than in Schumann, but you must be focused on that, or the piano will speak alone". Now, each time I listen any music from any composer, I try not to leave him speaking alone.
today I learned that in order to sound like Beethoven, I have to practice.
40 hours... Everyday.
In order to appease lingling
Git Gud
dont need practice, just ling ling insurance
@@kudos4201 Ling Ling insurance will not protect you if you don't practise...
@@Max-jf5vu that's right-
It will just make them look more sacrilegious
How to hear like Beethoven:
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Hopefully he doesn't read this and get offended.
@@NahreSol dont worry, he wont hear the news
Nahre Sol There are tons of clones so one of them will read this. :p
Beethoven is like Music Theory.
Composing without hearing what the composition sounds like
How to Sound Like Beethoven?
Speak with your headphones on.
“Are you ready for this symphony?”
“Yes! Beethoven!!”
“I can’t hear youu”
Haha... :))
Ok this is underrated
Meme stolen!
Sooo original
Ayy ayy captain :))
Nahre: Ooh that was really hard
Also Nahre: *Plays amazingly with no mistakes*
Fantastic Nahre! A quick but in depth look into Beethoven’s compositional devices. Happy Birthday LVB!
Rick Beato Nice to see you here.
Nahre, This video is fantastic.
Rick, yours are too.
I'm an awful guitar player but I can see potential for applying this techniques to guitar playing too, octaves, call&response, trills, application for the "we'll talk about it later" diminuished chord, construction of chorus with that movement to the dominant V chord...
I'd like to hear your wise thoughts on this Rick
Love you both for your hard work and nice lovely smiles ❤️
The Justice League of TH-cam Musicians is assembling
Holy crap your explanation of sonata allegro form is so so good!
Thank you!!
@@NahreSol The Theme II recapitulation seemed too hasty here, by the way.
I love and always look forward to your "How to Sound Like"-videos... I feel this might perhaps be the most in-depth look yet - I really liked how thorough you were in taking a representative sample of his works and extracting the patterns. Also - it's really exciting seeing you play through his catalogue.
Thank you!! I was kind of stuck in a format before, but I tried something completely different for me... :) I appreciate your comment!
@@NahreSol It's also quite an accomplishment in screenwriting and editing - getting so much into 15 minutes with such clarity and engagement.
I mean... personally, I'd also love to watch you give 4-hour in-depths talks and demonstrations on the musical aesthetics of each of the composers and styles you mentioned - but this is truly a great use of a youtube-friendly format! I'd say your choice to do things differently this way paid off - bravo!
Completely agree. There is mimicry and then there is respectful tribute. This video is staunchly in the latter camp. It's a sign of his legacy that those with enough talent can study and build upon his structures to create their own art.
Different is good, different is growth.
Also, I wouldn't mind a Nahre Sol Master Class on classical music.
That is, without a doubt one of the best videos I've ever watched on TH-cam. Incredible job Nahre!
I completely agree! She breaks down the sonata form in such a relatable way.
Thank you so much what you have done for musical education. I am immensely grateful for what you do and can testify to your videos inspiring myself and others in their pursuit of music
Thank you so much, I really appreciate you writing that :)))
My name is Lucas. I'm a blind, autistic, 17-year-old piano player, and I love your videos. Thank you for creating such engaging and instructive videos, I am addicted to them! I have an idea to make a movie with my brother, who is a film major in college, and I'd like to ask if I can use some of your music in my movie. Thank you! (P.S. My mom helped me type this.)
Point number three to sound like beethoven is gold, it is the most characteristic and wonderful, and it even serves a lot as inspiration to compose. This video is great. I liked your sonata. And what a good composer and pianist you are.
What are you doin here bro
Im a young composer, i am 14 years old i have composed 32 pieces, 12 sonatas, 2 symphonies, 15 melodies and 3 waltz, im still writing music and now working on my 13th sonata, i have been playing the piano for 2 and 1 month now, i would like to publish my pieces but not sure i am trying to correct them in many ways, sometimes my mind doesnt come up with a new composition but when i listen beethoven, mozart and other classical composers I suddenly get a new melody, I would like to thank you nahre sol for making music so easier for me thank you.
10:35 "that is hard” thanks for making me feel better about struggling with that part
great video as always!
You are insanely talented
Beethoven is the first classical composer i instantly loved. When i discovered his music i was completely blown away, gave up listening to anything else and for the several straight months never had gotten his piano sonatas out of my mp3 player. So basically i clicked play the moment i woke up and often used his music to get myself to sleep. Which is rather strange thing to do considering how it is not in any way chill or easy listening. And i still have a dream of learning to play at least some of his music by myself lol.
So this video is just awesome, thank you. Reminded me i should practice my non-existant piano skills.
Beethoven's music will survive beyond all others. He is truly the GOAT.
Beethoven is one of the most prolific composers in classical music. His music is so symbolic that most of the people know Beethoven and Mozart more than the number of people know western classical music. He was far ahead of his time.
Nahre has explained the significant characteristics of Beethoven’s music very systematically. Wonderful video! Loved it!
Thank you so much, Nahre! 🙏🏼
Regards from India
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You are a born educator. It is people like you that give me hope civilization will survive.
Keep up the wonderful work!
All videos of this series are amazing, but this one is simply unbelievable. Great, great, great, great job.
Thank you thank you!!
Personally, Beethoven and most of the other more Classical-era composers have always been a challenge for me technically. I'm tackling the infamous "Rage Over the Lost Penny" right now, and those runs are quite something, especially at that tempo. The way you used shapes as a metaphor to explain his sonatas is absolutely helpful, whether or not one had prior training, you have a talent for illustrating these difficult concepts!
This is genius. I can barely play a C Major triad on piano but I love to listen and watch great players like you. And I'm in awe of Beethoven, especially considering his later deafness, he's really on a whole other level.
I've always had respect for Beethoven, and the fact that his success was due to his incredible work ethic
This video has heavily bolstered my respect for Beethoven, and I think you did an astounding job with your process.
Honestly, you are an amazing pianist and a wonderful teacher. I recommend you to every person I know, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest.
Thank you for everything you do!
WOW!!! I love every "How to Sound Like..." video. They're super inspiring. It's a life goal to be at the technique, skill level and expertise you're at. You're a true source of inspiration, Nahre. Keep it up and hopefully we will work on something in the near future.
See you in the next video. :)
Thank you so much!! I hope you're enjoying your holidays, and thank you again for the comment :)
I love how I can show this type of videos to my mom and she understands perfectly even tho she don't know much English. Great work
Every time I watch your vids I have a 'head shaking' moment of disbelief. What you know, how you express it, and how you use it and play is nearly unreal. You are 10 steps ahead of anyone else on YT (Sorry Rick and Adam) in terms of your understanding of specific technical nuance and ability to make the nuance delightfully your own. Thank you for sharing this.
This video truly is the sonata of your “How to sound like...” videos, marvelous work!
These videos are the rare gems that make me glad I’m still on youtube. Thank you Nahre!
I have a degree in composition, but none of my teachers were as astute as you are when it comes to breaking down abstract concepts and serving them up in a clear (and entertaining) way.
It's amazing that Beethoven was able to write such beautiful music even though he was deaf from birth and also had no hands or eyes. Wow.
Nahre, you are a brilliant teacher. You are an Italian who looks Korean! Italians are noted for talking with their hands. When you lecture, your hands are flying all over the place, every single word and phrase has a hand and arm gesture. No wonder you live by your hands and arms! Steve
Oh my God, this is incredible ! At first I thought "this is another downright pretentious and exaggerated title", until I heard how you turned the "Happy Bday to you" tune into a truly beethovenian sounding theme. This is right here the single best video on Beethoven's music on TH-cam.
I hope you push this project further and write an entire sonata in the style of Beethoven.
The 1st ,3rd , 4th, 5th , 6th, 7th , 8th , 9th synphonies are the signature . Beethoven is is a real genious. Coriolan, Engmond overtures, perfect ones . Au clair de la lune sonata , impressive !!
This might be one of the best educational music video on TH-cam. I coming back to this like every 6 months or so. Especially the part with the 21 stylistic devices is so impressive and I can come back to rewatch it with with a larger frame of reference and understand more (the finished piece is super great too). There is something to be said for educational videos that are made not only by a great teacher but also by a great musician (i know you are/she is a musician first but on TH-cam its often the other way round).
Hearing this music with the visual comments is somewhat close to watching a movie in a language I don't know much with subtitles. It helps a lot!
Mindblown and amazed. Beautiful and incredibly formative.
Thank you so much...
Nahre: “First I’m going to study and analyze his piano sonatas”…..LOL - like that was a quick weekend project or something…more like a lifetime project right there!
Nahre Sol, a standing ovation from St. Louis, Missouri for this awesome video! Your analysis of the components of Beethoven's style will be a huge inspiration to my songwriting--took me back to techniques from my college composition courses, and gave me clear examples of ones I glossed over back then. As a pop/rock recording artist with a love for blending in classical music (like my hero, the awesome Jeff Lynne of ELO), your video made quite an impression on me. I know how much effort goes into the final editing of a video like this... and that's less than one-tenth of all the thinking that you put into the rest of it. Again, many thanks!
--Jer of the pop/rock band "Mitch the Needle"
His style is so dynamic (or as you pointed out, lots of contrast). That's probably my favorite thing about his work.
It's one of those videos where you reach for the like button a dozen times -- "oh I've already liked it".
As a non musician, I really appreciate the format change to this series. I mean, it's been really cool to watch/hear what you end up creating, but this was just so much more digestible (for me at least). Loved it so much :)
I love to hear the Sad, happy, and anger in Beethovens pieces, its just amazing how you can hear it, BTW thank you for helping me understand it better! You have earned yourself a subscription!
You like or not the result, but definitely this girl knows her job and succeed to understand perfectly the elements brought by each composers. It's amazing to watch that on my screen, greetings from France ♥️
Wow!!! I've been waiting for this special moment! Long-awaited Beethoven episode is finally here!! He would be proud of this work Nahre! I'm amazed by the fact that even though the subject matter here is really comprehensive and requires solid theoretical understanding to comprehend, this work is incredibly enlightening/informative for every level of understanding! All these visuals, creative way of breaking down all these elements are so iconoclastic; each level builds on the existing fascination level with non-stop excitement until the whole video reaches its apex when your sonata is played which is mind-blowing and beautiful! I really appreciate your immense effort and how well you are explaining and successfully teaching all these complex topics and reframing every concept so creatively every time Nahre! As with every single work of yours, the whole Internet is so lucky to have unlimited access to this brilliantly articulated works! This is fascinating! Thank you so much as always! 👏🎉🙏🧠🚀
As you posited, his complete cycle of sonatas are such monumental works in music history that they literally witnessed the evolution of the piano itself. I think, Beethoven's works of art represents a very special point in which the listener both witnesses the transition from fortepiano to modern day piano and in each sonata, due to technological changes of the instrument, we listen to completely different and visionary works which were designed to take advantage of new technology and innovations of the instrument which gradually became almost symphonic in terms of expressive power! Therefore, it seems his complete sonatas are almost like a chronological diary of his own life and development starting from the age of 25 to 51 and not only that but also the complete evolution of the piano! Even it's claimed that after adding iron frames to the instrument which required stronger hands to play, in some of the performances of his sonatas such as Moonlight's finale, the piano strings snapped and became entangled in the hammers in the works's premiere. I think it also can be heard in his late period works, this outright tempestuous yet incredibly beautiful expression.
I especially really love his late period works, his late string quartets such as String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130's Adagio movement influences me so deeply everytime and I can't believe that he created such modern sounding works of art in those years!
Last but not least, when I listen to his works, I can see the influence of Well-Tempered Clavier on his piano works and also the precursor influence on ragtime in some of his sonatas! Especially his final sonata, No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111's second movement and Op. 101's second vivace movement really reminded me of ragtime! It's incredible that his influence is so endless that whole music history is still being affected by it!
Your dynamic and lively playing really suits the spirit of this music Nahre, kudos to your artistry and enthusiasm as always!
We can't thank you enough but thank you so much! Your influence cannot be overstated! 😊👏🎉🎉🚀
Thank you Bati!!!
I couldn't have meant it better Batì
@@NahreSol Well that was very, very, very, very descriptive.
You are very talented, and you're super cute 😘😏
After that, I'll just thank you and be off.
I like your "How to sound like..." videos because they always give a great perspective on a composer's style. I think I like this one more than the others because of how in-depth you went with the actual analysis of Beethoven's works. It felt more concrete because I could see that yes, he did use these things, instead of just being more general.
Amazing. I literally broke into an applause at the end. I also think this is your most in-depth analysis yet (21!), but perhaps I'm also the most familiar with his sonatas compared to other composers. Anyway, so well done!
Why do I love 13:29 so much! I could listen to the repeating V-1 cadences over and over again. Love those trills!
I just wanna say I’m so happy you posted this. I LOVE Beethoven and am coincidentally playing a lot of Beethoven in the coming months. I am working on the tempest sonata and the F Major violin sonata privately, but also playing his 6th symphony (violin 1 part) one of his piano concertos (also playing violin 1) and the creatures of prometheus overture in the spring. It’s a ton of Beethoven for me and I’m excited for this video.
You are an incredible teacher. They say that Beethoven composed using the golden rule of proportions, like in the visual arts. That I believe shows in the violin concerto.
I can't even begin to imagine how many hours went into making this. Just wow!
Honestly this is probably the most well put together video I've ever seen on TH-cam. The amount of work you put into it really shows, and we all truly appreciate it! I learned soo much from these 15 minutes, you're shaping people you've never even met! Thank you!
This is like, way beyond my level or understanding or appreciation of music, but it's still really inspiring to watch. And really engaging too! It's nice to see it all come together, and the uh musical subtitles are helpful!
Im mainly into pianists like rachmaninov liszt chopin etc but theres something about beethoven that is just phenomenal i really cant describe it but beethoven always makes me smile
One of my favorite videos, like ever! This was phenomenal!
J.S. Bach thank you Johann Sebastian Bach
I’ve listened to Air on The G like 500 times at least
I'm so happy you finally made this video! I bet even Beethoven would be proud. It's better than I had hoped.
MY GOD I feel like her ability to analyse is borderline genius in itself 😭
Dear Nahre. Lots of love. You are making a huge difference in people's lives with this sharing. I must share a personal story...your videos are the only reason I decided to buy a keyboard and take my first baby steps into this world. Bless you!
Your intellectual analysis and creation on it totally inspire music enthusiasts learn music with purpose. Thank you!!
Probably the most underrated channel on youtube!! Great work as always!!
By far my favorite video of 2019 !
This is actually mind-blowing!
I remember as a kid, like 20 years ago, this information felt so utterly unobtainable to me.
And now here I am, being served advanced music theory in simplistic, and easy-to-digest, fashion - on a silver platter. It surely is a wonderous time to be alive.
Thank you, Nahre Sol, for sharing with us, inspiring us, as well as your time and dedication to the craft.
Never been here so early and I really don't know what to say. I absolutely love your channel, it's one of my favorites, being a composer myself!!
Thank you!! I really appreciate it!!
I've never studied music, and only got into classical piano in June this year (and I've now hired a classical piano teacher too! :D), there is so much to learn! That diagram you threw up with the shapes and colours explaining sonata-allegro form has been the clearest, concise explanation I've seen after watching a lot of videos on the subject, thank you so much, it was SO helpful!
Can you please do a how to sound like Mozart video
Like if you also want to see this
Also, very good explanation of sonata form
Yer_Mom_Is_Lit Haydn would be great, too!
Just wait for their birthdays
Mozart's birthday is less than a month away! I wouldn't be surprised if Nahre is working on a video for the occasion :)
Nahre Sol, If you do make a video of how to sound like Mozart, can you take into consideration his pieces other than piano sonatas and piano concertos:
W. A. Mozart - Fantasie in C Minor K. 475 (1785):
th-cam.com/video/UCdek-1aM0I/w-d-xo.html
W. A. Mozart - Rondo in A Minor K. 511 (1787):
th-cam.com/video/9SyYoA6EDDA/w-d-xo.html
Mozart - Fantasie & Fugue in C K. 394 (1782):
th-cam.com/video/005j5xKiroI/w-d-xo.html
Fantasia in F Minor, K. 608:
th-cam.com/video/Jkh8Re4JUCw/w-d-xo.html
Fantasia in C Minor, K 396:
th-cam.com/video/M_MI88Eqno0/w-d-xo.html
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540:
th-cam.com/video/ilI1OQYGbho/w-d-xo.html
Gigue in G Major, K. 574:
th-cam.com/video/jA6Rbmk1hOg/w-d-xo.html
Fantasia in D minor K 397, Andante - Adagio - Presto - Allegretto:
th-cam.com/video/kQJ7UsxZ278/w-d-xo.html
Fantasia in F Minor, K 594:
th-cam.com/video/ODR3jkD_IwA/w-d-xo.html
Yes please!!!
This is so inspiring! My dad used to listen Beethoven since I was in utero. So somehow my fav classic musician have been him. Thanks for the video :D
Yesssss....I don't exactly know what to say but thankssss
Haha...thank you though!!
This is the deepest and longest I've EVER got in any sort of music dense content. I feel yet disconnected and out of place but still SO INTERESTED, idk how you do that, but it makes me want to watch out for music with more attention. Thank you so much for that, the piece was AMAZING
Really beautiful! Sounds just like Beethoven.
Nahre you are such a talented genius. You're knowledge is as enjoyable as it is impressive and we are blessed to live in an era when classical music (and theory!) can be so popular!
Wow I’ve never been so early. Time to enjoy another 10 minutes of quality!
Me too ! ☺
Thank you!!
Your playing is flawless, and while I get only about 1/4 of the music theory behind your observations and process, I must say that the final product really did sound like something Beethoven could have composed.
Wonderful playing and explanation 🤩 I always learn so much from your videos!! 😄
Thank you!! :)))
This is my favorite video you've made so far, Nahre. Bravo!
I Cant Believe He Sounded Like A Piano 😍😳
Tremendous work Nahre! As always, exceptional analysis and skills. I would definitely be interested in a Nahre Sol How to Sound Like concert.
Bravo!
Basically, Beethoven used every possible compositional element in his compositions 👍🏼
Beethoven would have absolutely loved the way you used these elements in your rendition! Love the way you used harmonic tension throughout!
Wow nahre, this is your best "how to sound like..." video yet! Worth the wait :) Im curious though... how long did it take you to write this piece?
I hate how easy you make this look. But I love how easy you make this look.
"tense shrug" is now my favorite term.
Boyfriend: what do you what for dinner?
Me: *tense shrug*
This is the most detailed breakdown of any musical language or structure...genius level observations
Good grief, that was amazing! Watching you play your finished piece was like lifting off Beethoven's skull cap to see what the hell was happening in there. It's about what a thought it was. Chaos, virtuosity, wizardry, a bit of madness and artistic genius.
Me: "I wanna make music"
*Finishes video*
Me: "Maybe not"
The sooner you start, the sooner you'll get good at this. :)
@@hfaouzi4332 thanks man :D
i have a very basic high school music class level of music theory understanding but your videos have fascinated me and im excited that i actually am beginning to appreciate and understand these concepts intellectually and apply them when listening to music! youre my favourite channel on youtube lots and love and happy new year!
you are a great teacher!
Thank you so much!!
As a composer and concert pianist I love this series so much!!!!!!
It lacks a coda that is twice as long as the exposition. ;)
You’re so much fun to watch! And even if I’m not studying, I just get the feeling I might use this naturally in my music.
You’re awesome! :D
I think most of these are just some very prominent elements but the style of Beethoven's music is absolutely inimitable.
Nevertheless, you've done a great job discerning said elements and reusing them. You did something extraordinary.
The best Christmas present, how to sound like my favourite composer ever. Great video Nahre, you've grown so much in the past year, you deserve all the recognition you're getting
I bet everyone when they saw the title were like "HOLD UP"
lmao exactly
ElI ALHAMWE No.
I found this really educational and useful for my own electronic music compositions. As a minimalist, figuring out how to accomplish a compositional structure with repetition of notes or few changes in melodic structure can be challenging. Having these elements as reference and as something to think about when composing in a minimalist electronic music framework is a awesome.
Petition for Nahre and Tiffany Poon to collab!!
Tiffany poon? Damn that's a terrible last name...
Please no! Tiffany Poon would have absolutely nothing to contribute creatively. She is just a decent piano player with a TH-cam following. Nahre is a creative musician/composer. There is no comparison and no need for a collaboration.
Don't forget Yuja Wang. She does some quite amazing improv though I'm not sure if she also composes.
I just randomly came across this channel, and even though i cannot understand mostly of those technical terms, theres so much quality content that i cant just ignore. Its Just that, knowledge and inteligence are so attractive, that the least that i can do is subscribe to the channel and wait for more stuff :)
Merci pour cette vidéo très intéressante ! Vous avez un don pour l’analyse musicale !
Thank you! You've finally managed to convince me that my years of music theory and analysis did not go to waste. Your videos are both instructive and funny. You're also a remarkable pianist!
If Beethoven still alive and saw this video...
He probably had no idea what he listened to...
I get more and more impressed on how I admire these composers more when I see their techniques after you explain them. The virtuosity on those guys was outstanding
Next video: How to Sound Like Nahre Sol
Maybe May in 2020 :)
@@NahreSol ;)
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Wow! This is no longer just sound like. It’s a educational breakdown! I will come back many times whenever I try to play Beethoven. May I add one thing you miss from Beethoven is loooooong coda.