He's an entertainment genius, great musician. He aims his content to foreign since it's not appreciated by his own people in Brazil. Since he's not very confident to speak English he chooses not to talk in the videos. I think it suits his style very well. You can find him in Brazilian podcasts and try subtitles. Such a character!
You have just inspired me to restore the dilapidated clavichord I found in a junk shop 12 years ago but never had time to do the work. Now in retirement, another project is added to my list.
That's because he's smacking the crap outta the keys. Clavichords sound good when played with very consistent, but minimal, downward force (if that makes sense).
Clavichords are apparently quiet relative to other instruments, making the mechanical noises of their operation louder in comparison (and easier for the mic to pick up).
It’s amazing to consider that Bach could compose such timeless and beautiful music on an instrument so basic as that. It’s a testament to his genius. ❤
@@Lord_VinheteiroIn my opinion it would be the same as an 80's boombox or other instruments. Carrying around 50kg is more preferable than a 200kg fortepiano or even a harpsichord. Seems like it could even be used for individual practice or exercises due to the lower volume. Such good condition it looks like.
Lord V., thank you very much for the Basic Intro to the Clavichord. Bach's music and it's church type sounds are peaceful and soothing, and you , as usual, play it magnificently.
What a marvel the clavichord is. It seems so simple, yet so elegant and refined. Several years ago, I went to a music museum in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It's called the Sigal Music Museum (formerly the Carolina Music Museum), and it has since greatly expanded. At the time I was there, they were still in their infancy, but they still had over two dozen antique pianos and keyboards fully restored, including a clavichord just like that one. One of the pianos there, according to the curator who showed us around, was reportedly played by Chopin himself in his early composing days and there was also a harpsichord confirmed to have been played by Mozart. Both sounded incredible, and the fact I was able to even LOOK at those keys, much less play them, gave me such a thrill.
Thank you for demonstrating the clavichord. I knew that Bach composed on it, but none of my professors ever showed us or played one for us (music ed, not piano performance). It definitely helps one understand why the range of The Well-Tempered Clavier and other of Bach’s non-organ keyboard works had such a small range. One thing I love about it is that it kind of has built-in percussion accompaniment because of the design and the stop bar for the hammers.❤
Thank you for the history! I thought the "Piano et Forte" or piano was the first instrument that could play both soft and loud. I'm never too old to learn. Thank you Lord V.
So delighted to hear your voice, sir!! It just dawned upon me why Bach's music 🎶 notation registers were the way they were written!! I'm somewhat familiar with these instruments 🎹 but, of course, I'm not a master musician of them!! I've been practicing my piano 🎹 for years now and have always tried to learn more about it!! There's always more to learn about piano 🎹 and everything else!! I'm a learning junkie!! 🎹 Thx for the info kind sir!! 😊
He speaks! Very interesting and informative, thank you for the lesson! Will you make more videos like this? I'd love to learn more about historic instruments.
Great video! I especially loved how you demonstrated each point on the clavichord as you went along. I would love to see more of this type of content. Thank you!
Thankyou. Very informative. My father took me to a museum where there were lots of old instruments. There was a clavichord there and my father played Three Blind Mice on it. I was impressed. Mike in Oz
Wow, I never knew the Clavichord existed! I mean, I knew about the Harpsichord and the Clavinet, but I had no idea about the Clavichord. It looks very interesting-thank you so much for showing and teaching us about it, Vinheteiro! 😁
It's great to hear your voice! Very educational, as well. Thank you! I always seek out pieces that are performed on period correct instruments, when I can. It gives me a better insight into the composer's vision. I also always wondered about the musicians who performed the music under the composer's direction. All of them had to have specific people in mind, who they knew could perform their music as intended. For Beethoven, in particular, had to take a giant leap of faith and insight into who could and would, perform his works under his direction.
Its counterpart was (especially in the 70s) the Hohner Clavinet, heard in many Funk, Disco, and Progressive Rock songs. (An example is The Nutcracker by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.)
As a much less skilled keyboard player, I found this absolutely fascinating. I would love to see you do more of these dives into pre-modern instruments and how they’re actually used by the performer. You taught me more about what the hell a clavichord is and how to play one in four minutes then I’ve managed to figure out in quite a number of years.😊
Fascinating. I’ve been a professional musician for nearly 50years, and this might be the first time I’ve heard an actual clavichord. It initially sounds awful to my “modern ears”, with even less character (but more flexibility) than a harpsichord, which can’t do dynamics/vibrato, and sounds annoyingly “sterile” LOL I now have a much higher understanding of why the Piano-Forte (Piano) was such a breakthrough at the time. Thanks for the demo. Very informative.
@ I will now 😉, while admitting that I’ve never searched for harpsichord or clavichord music. (I’m a bass player, upright and electric). Thanks for the referral. What intrigued me most about this video, is that I now see where the “Clavinet” came from. It is indeed closer in its mechanical function to a clavichord than a harpsichord, which I had erroneously believed was the inspiration for the clavinet, due to its sound. Interesting stuff 😉
Your stare and finger pointing are your trademarks. (Your baby and wife add another dimension) I enjoy all your presentations. This verbal presentation of piano history is a treat! Bravo!
Sebastian is smiling. Knowing this instrument well gives many insights into how Sebastian Bach's keyboard works could truly be performed. Well done Fabrício. Mark
This was awesome!! Please review more instruments, invite fellow musicians of the orchestra to demonstrate their instruments! And thank you for the delivery in English, much appreciated Lord V!
Интересно, а что будет, если построить такой клавикорд, который будет как банджо - подставка стоит не на дереве, а на мембране. По идее, сегодняшние пластики должны такую нагрузку выдержать. Тем более, что натяжение каждой струны явно меньше гитарного (по 10 кг), иначе вибрато не давалось бы так легко. Тембр у такого клавибанджо будет очень интересный, по идее, а также громкость будет посильнее, стопудово. Наверняка для больших площадок всё ещё подходить не будет, но тем не менее, хотя бы камерные концерты уже лучше пойдут ❤
That's really cool. It's interesting how the percussive sound of striking the keys kind of overshadows the tone produced by the strings. It's almost like playing keyboard and drums at the same time.
The sounds of the clavichord reminds me of the early "switched on" versions of Bach's work. It is amusing to the think that the most 'modern' of instrumental interns of his work might sound most familiar to him!
Wow! I had no idea the clavichord had that kind of expressive versatility! Ya gotta wonder shat would've happened if someone had found a way to make it much bigger before the invention of the piano. I wonder why harpsichords couldnt be made like that? 🤔 This may have been one of your most educational videos ever! Thanks for sharing that, Vinhetero--it was well worth the use of your voice! 😁
So beautiful and moving to hear the compositions in their elemental form. So much of world culture flows from this simple device, so humble, so modest. Earth-shattering. Genius arising from almost nowhere.
This video is very interesting. Indeed we often hear Bach on piano and much people don't know on what keyboard Bach composed. Yours explications in English are very clear for a french people like me. I like very much BWV 999 that I have played on my channel. The clavichord is dynamic, on contrary from harpsichord. For the vibrato, it's the same thing on my Yamaha organ D85 on the synthesizer keyboard. It's a pleasure to watch your channel. 🎹 🇨🇵 🎶
I was aware that pianos weren't yet invented during the time of Bach, and I've heard his music before on a harpsichord. This is my first time hearing a clavichord and it's fascinating! A portable keyboard instrument made hundreds of years before electronic keyboards made portability great again.
Actually, sounds just like the miniature Japanese grand piano I got ten years ago. It uses an sd card and you can customize the music. Also see the keys move. Pretty cool huh.
It's amazing out of a metal string and some cut wood you can create music like that. Something truly beautiful about the bare minimum tools. Question is how they melted metal into such tiny threads. From a really thin line carved into clay? But wouldn't it be very brittle? Did they take multiple thin metal strings and rotate them around each other? Maybe a special mixture of different metals?
Playing Alla Turca on Piano is like eating at a restaurant. Playing Alla Turca on the Clavi is like eating a shawarma outside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul heat.
Bach did have exposure to pianos made by Silbermann, initially not liking them but later liking them (reportedly after Silbermann made improvements based upon Bach's early criticism).
I appreciate this video very much. Even having completed a number of doctoral courses in piano, I've never actually heard what bebung sounds like. My imagination has yielded to knowledge.
That keyboard looks like it would be very difficult to play. My fingers are hurting just watching it. It's amazing Bach wrote that incredible music on an instrument like that.
Speaking of volume variation, I recently read a story (by Walter de la Mare) that was published in 1955 which still called the piano as 'piano-forte' (actually 'pyanniforty', to reflect the particular accent of the one character using the word). It was curious to see such nomenclature used in a story published in the 20th century! I had thought usage of that name had died out long before then...
El Lord, es un gran personaje que maneja perfectamente el instrumento además de crear en sus videos todo el misterio y alto contenido que le fascina a todos sus seguidores!!!!.... 👍👍
Who was the builder of this instrument? In the '80s, I built a clavichord from a kit by Carl Fudge of Boston--based upon an instrument by Hubert. Fun project, but sadly, I hardly play it.
Sorry for the correction, but it's not volume changes depending on the 'pressure' exerted on the keys, its volume changes dependent on the velocity that the key is pressed with. Slower softer, faster louder.
HE DOES HAVE A VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!
He sounds like a piano chad.
He's an entertainment genius, great musician. He aims his content to foreign since it's not appreciated by his own people in Brazil. Since he's not very confident to speak English he chooses not to talk in the videos. I think it suits his style very well. You can find him in Brazilian podcasts and try subtitles. Such a character!
I know right? He is awesome
I think he said he doesn't like talking that much in videos because he doesn't like the sound of his voice
A lovely voice and accent.
You have just inspired me to restore the dilapidated clavichord I found in a junk shop 12 years ago but never had time to do the work. Now in retirement, another project is added to my list.
You planning on recording the restoration or end product? I'm suddenly a lot more interested in clavichords for some reason
@@nutherefurlong Probably not for a long time. House move, age and health issues are slowing things up.
Congrats!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Don't know if it's intentional, but the wood on wood impacts adds a percussion accompaniment to the music. Very interesting.
That's because he's smacking the crap outta the keys. Clavichords sound good when played with very consistent, but minimal, downward force (if that makes sense).
Clavichords are apparently quiet relative to other instruments, making the mechanical noises of their operation louder in comparison (and easier for the mic to pick up).
Rather bad recording. The effect is much less noticeable when listening to a real instrument (or using better microphone placement).
@@carolvsmagnvs359 He is probably smacking them hard, so the room mic will pick up.
Professional clavichord and harpsichord players don’t make noise playing…
I love how he has a painting of himself staring at the audiences on the wall
You are right! Haven't seen that before. So funny 😄
Yes. I kept looking at it and then realized, hey!! Laughed out loud.
Staring into my soul
Great hearing your voice Vinheteiro!
This is one of the best introductions to the clavichord available. The Bach examples are revelatory. Thank you Mr. V.
Your English is getting better and better, bom trabalho!
Eu fico pensando quem só fala Ingles deve ter uma visão diferente do vinheteiro kkkkk
@@agoodlernão conhece 5% das maravilhas que ele fala kkkkkkk
@@luizmiranda3281 kkkkkk
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Thank you because you speak slowly and I can understand you. Thank you for your videos, very interesting!
Me too
That Vibrato effect is amazing!
This is probably your best video ever. Thank you for teaching me about the clavichord!
Thank you, Lord V! I really enjoyed hearing the sounds of and learning more about this historical instrument.
It’s amazing to consider that Bach could compose such timeless and beautiful music on an instrument so basic as that. It’s a testament to his genius. ❤
RIGHT! Sounds like a toy piano i had as a kid.
Nothing basic about it
Not a basic instrument at all
Looks to be the same size as a guitar case. Interesting instrument.
It's the same size. But it's heavier.
@@Lord_VinheteiroIn my opinion it would be the same as an 80's boombox or other instruments. Carrying around 50kg is more preferable than a 200kg fortepiano or even a harpsichord. Seems like it could even be used for individual practice or exercises due to the lower volume.
Such good condition it looks like.
Looks the same size as my alesis digital piano))
Lord V., thank you very much for the Basic Intro to the Clavichord. Bach's music and it's church type sounds are peaceful and soothing, and you , as usual, play it magnificently.
What a marvel the clavichord is. It seems so simple, yet so elegant and refined. Several years ago, I went to a music museum in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It's called the Sigal Music Museum (formerly the Carolina Music Museum), and it has since greatly expanded. At the time I was there, they were still in their infancy, but they still had over two dozen antique pianos and keyboards fully restored, including a clavichord just like that one. One of the pianos there, according to the curator who showed us around, was reportedly played by Chopin himself in his early composing days and there was also a harpsichord confirmed to have been played by Mozart. Both sounded incredible, and the fact I was able to even LOOK at those keys, much less play them, gave me such a thrill.
4:38 I didn't say "Stop"
Never ever stop in the of a hoedown
Thank you for demonstrating the clavichord. I knew that Bach composed on it, but none of my professors ever showed us or played one for us (music ed, not piano performance). It definitely helps one understand why the range of The Well-Tempered Clavier and other of Bach’s non-organ keyboard works had such a small range.
One thing I love about it is that it kind of has built-in percussion accompaniment because of the design and the stop bar for the hammers.❤
Nice! love the new type of video. I'm sure there is millions of things you can teach us
Love listening to you play.
Awesome! I learned something new today. Thank you!
Just goes to show that it is not the instrument, but the artist.
Thank you for the history! I thought the "Piano et Forte" or piano was the first instrument that could play both soft and loud. I'm never too old to learn.
Thank you Lord V.
I heard it stated (as regards public performance), that it is limited in that it goes from piano to pianissimo.
Really interesting. I didn't know that clavichords could play soft and loud notes.
This made me realize that, while I have heard OF the clavichord, I have never actually seen or heard one! Loved this video.
Thank you for the history lesson! It is encouraging to think that even "the greats" didn't have the "perfect" instruments when composing!
So delighted to hear your voice, sir!! It just dawned upon me why Bach's music 🎶 notation registers were the way they were written!! I'm somewhat familiar with these instruments 🎹 but, of course, I'm not a master musician of them!! I've been practicing my piano 🎹 for years now and have always tried to learn more about it!! There's always more to learn about piano 🎹 and everything else!! I'm a learning junkie!! 🎹 Thx for the info kind sir!! 😊
He speaks! Very interesting and informative, thank you for the lesson! Will you make more videos like this? I'd love to learn more about historic instruments.
That was really interesting to see and hear. Fantastic instrument.
This instrument is great, because it always sounds like there is a ghost clogging perfectly to the rhythm of the player.
Thank you! This has been the best demonstration of the clavicord I've encountered. Bravo!
Love your accent Vin. ❤ Great hearing your voice for a change.
Great video! I especially loved how you demonstrated each point on the clavichord as you went along. I would love to see more of this type of content. Thank you!
Thankyou. Very informative. My father took me to a museum where there were lots of old instruments. There was a clavichord there and my father played Three Blind Mice on it. I was impressed. Mike in Oz
Wow, I never knew the Clavichord existed! I mean, I knew about the Harpsichord and the Clavinet, but I had no idea about the Clavichord. It looks very interesting-thank you so much for showing and teaching us about it, Vinheteiro! 😁
It's great to hear your voice! Very educational, as well. Thank you!
I always seek out pieces that are performed on period correct instruments, when I can. It gives me a better insight into the composer's vision.
I also always wondered about the musicians who performed the music under the composer's direction. All of them had to have specific people in mind, who they knew could perform their music as intended. For Beethoven, in particular, had to take a giant leap of faith and insight into who could and would, perform his works under his direction.
Very much enjoyed your video and hearing you talk about it
Thanks for this precious demonstration!
Sounds like 8-bit computer sounds - specially videogames. Love from 🇧🇷!
No it doesn't
Great, interesting info. Thank you. I wonder what Bach would think of his music played on today's piano when he composed it on the clavichord.
Sounds like early NES music. Very cool instrument, especially for the time.
Haha, now I can't un-hear it :)
@@mattm7798 At 0:48 straight out of an NES adventure game. 😀
@@philipcooper8297 same at 4:26. I was debating whether it was actually Bach or something from Dragon Warrior lol
Always love your videos! This one was very informative.
Eu amo instrumentos antigos e "early music". Obrigada pelo vídeo incrível.
Happy New Year!
Its counterpart was (especially in the 70s) the Hohner Clavinet, heard in many Funk, Disco, and Progressive Rock songs. (An example is The Nutcracker by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.)
O artista brasileiro, nível máximo!
As a much less skilled keyboard player, I found this absolutely fascinating. I would love to see you do more of these dives into pre-modern instruments and how they’re actually used by the performer. You taught me more about what the hell a clavichord is and how to play one in four minutes then I’ve managed to figure out in quite a number of years.😊
Fascinating. I’ve been a professional musician for nearly 50years, and this might be the first time I’ve heard an actual clavichord.
It initially sounds awful to my “modern ears”, with even less character (but more flexibility) than a harpsichord, which can’t do dynamics/vibrato, and sounds annoyingly “sterile” LOL
I now have a much higher understanding of why the Piano-Forte (Piano) was such a breakthrough at the time. Thanks for the demo. Very informative.
Have you considered listening to a harpsichord recording by Robert Hill?
@ I will now 😉, while admitting that I’ve never searched for harpsichord or clavichord music. (I’m a bass player, upright and electric). Thanks for the referral.
What intrigued me most about this video, is that I now see where the “Clavinet” came from. It is indeed closer in its mechanical function to a clavichord than a harpsichord, which I had erroneously believed was the inspiration for the clavinet, due to its sound. Interesting stuff 😉
That's so awesome, I never heard of a clavichord ,thanks for the explanation and demonstration.
That is amazing. All of that beautiful music from such a small machine and a giant imagination.
Your stare and finger pointing are your trademarks. (Your baby and wife add another dimension) I enjoy all your presentations. This verbal presentation of piano history is a treat! Bravo!
As a Polish I am a little surprised the way you pronounce "Chopin". Very good work, anyway 😄
As a brazilian I'm suprised as well. We pronounce Chopin like the French.
Chop In
>:(
Very informative. Thank you. The physics and mechanics of music is as fascinating as the music itself.
Fascinating presentation. Color me captivated by the _clavichord_ .
Sebastian is smiling. Knowing this instrument well gives many insights into how Sebastian Bach's keyboard works could truly be performed. Well done Fabrício.
Mark
This was awesome!! Please review more instruments, invite fellow musicians of the orchestra to demonstrate their instruments! And thank you for the delivery in English, much appreciated Lord V!
Интересно, а что будет, если построить такой клавикорд, который будет как банджо - подставка стоит не на дереве, а на мембране. По идее, сегодняшние пластики должны такую нагрузку выдержать. Тем более, что натяжение каждой струны явно меньше гитарного (по 10 кг), иначе вибрато не давалось бы так легко. Тембр у такого клавибанджо будет очень интересный, по идее, а также громкость будет посильнее, стопудово. Наверняка для больших площадок всё ещё подходить не будет, но тем не менее, хотя бы камерные концерты уже лучше пойдут ❤
SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦🇺🇦
That's really cool. It's interesting how the percussive sound of striking the keys kind of overshadows the tone produced by the strings. It's almost like playing keyboard and drums at the same time.
I did not expect his voice to sound like that.
The sounds of the clavichord reminds me of the early "switched on" versions of Bach's work. It is amusing to the think that the most 'modern' of instrumental interns of his work might sound most familiar to him!
Thanks for the history and demonstrations.
I had no idea! Enjoyed the video!
I do prefer the sound of the harpsichord, but the clavichord is not often heard. It was nice to hear it for a change. 💜
Wow! I had no idea the clavichord had that kind of expressive versatility! Ya gotta wonder shat would've happened if someone had found a way to make it much bigger before the invention of the piano. I wonder why harpsichords couldnt be made like that? 🤔
This may have been one of your most educational videos ever! Thanks for sharing that, Vinhetero--it was well worth the use of your voice! 😁
Oh a history lesson…
Awesome
That was very interesting! Thank you!!
First time I heard Vinheteiro's voice!
First time any of his fans here have heard it, I believe. His English is excellent!
So beautiful and moving to hear the compositions in their elemental form. So much of world culture flows from this simple device, so humble, so modest. Earth-shattering. Genius arising from almost nowhere.
This video is very interesting.
Indeed we often hear Bach on piano and much people don't know on what keyboard Bach composed.
Yours explications in English are very clear for a french people like me.
I like very much BWV 999 that I have played on my channel.
The clavichord is dynamic, on contrary from harpsichord.
For the vibrato, it's the same thing on my Yamaha organ D85 on the synthesizer keyboard.
It's a pleasure to watch your channel.
🎹 🇨🇵 🎶
Fascinating, great, thanks !!!
For me, it is like a gift a New East Asian Lunar Year.
An ancient keyboard/synthesizer. Portable and silent ❤
I would like to have one❤
What a great explanation! Bom Trabalho! Excellent English! Toccata and Fugue in D minor, YES!
I was aware that pianos weren't yet invented during the time of Bach, and I've heard his music before on a harpsichord. This is my first time hearing a clavichord and it's fascinating! A portable keyboard instrument made hundreds of years before electronic keyboards made portability great again.
Wow! That's like a baroque mini synthesizer!
Finally, I get to listen to your voice. Keep it up, master!
Actually, sounds just like the miniature Japanese grand piano I got ten years ago. It uses an sd card and you can customize the music. Also see the keys move. Pretty cool huh.
makes the notes sound like some NES game music
Great video!!!
It's amazing out of a metal string and some cut wood you can create music like that.
Something truly beautiful about the bare minimum tools.
Question is how they melted metal into such tiny threads.
From a really thin line carved into clay?
But wouldn't it be very brittle?
Did they take multiple thin metal strings and rotate them around each other?
Maybe a special mixture of different metals?
Very interesting and informative, the sound of the clavichord is beautiful. Baroque is my favourite classical genre.
Playing Alla Turca on Piano is like eating at a restaurant. Playing Alla Turca on the Clavi is like eating a shawarma outside the Blue Mosque in Istanbul heat.
Love the video! Please do more videos where you explore baroque instruments.
Muito bom!
O Lute-Harpsichord também é um instrumento incrível, também apreciado por Bach 👏
This was super interesting and awesome to hear that instrument!
Italian Concerto second movement must sound wonderful on clavichord!❤
This video was really interesting! Thank you for sharing
Bach did have exposure to pianos made by Silbermann, initially not liking them but later liking them (reportedly after Silbermann made improvements based upon Bach's early criticism).
I appreciate this video very much. Even having completed a number of doctoral courses in piano, I've never actually heard what bebung sounds like. My imagination has yielded to knowledge.
Мы баловались, подкладывая газету на струны пианино. Звук получался похожим.
So interesting I love early keyboard music it’s so nice to hear you talk about these things ❤
That keyboard looks like it would be very difficult to play. My fingers are hurting just watching it. It's amazing Bach wrote that incredible music on an instrument like that.
Speaking of volume variation, I recently read a story (by Walter de la Mare) that was published in 1955 which still called the piano as 'piano-forte' (actually 'pyanniforty', to reflect the particular accent of the one character using the word). It was curious to see such nomenclature used in a story published in the 20th century! I had thought usage of that name had died out long before then...
Lovely, thanks!
Great and educational demo,seems the clavichord had about the same range as a guitar?
El Lord, es un gran personaje que maneja perfectamente el instrumento además de crear en sus videos todo el misterio y alto contenido que le fascina a todos sus seguidores!!!!.... 👍👍
Simply fantastic!!! This is really the "Father of Brazilian Classical Music"!!!
Who was the builder of this instrument? In the '80s, I built a clavichord from a kit by Carl Fudge of Boston--based upon an instrument by Hubert. Fun project, but sadly, I hardly play it.
Sorry for the correction, but it's not volume changes depending on the 'pressure' exerted on the keys, its volume changes dependent on the velocity that the key is pressed with. Slower softer, faster louder.
Makes J S Bach even more Amazing - if that is possible!!
🙏 Lord V for revealing the history!
Maestro! 🙌😎🌟
Quer dizer que naquele tempo já havia um instrumento de teclas com expressão e com vibrato? Fiquei impressionado agora.