Improvising on a 500 Year old Music Instrument - The Carillon
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- In this episode i got the chance to improvise a short piece of music on the huge and 500 year old Carillon, Enjoy! Martin & Co
Have you ever been in a city and suddenly heard clock tower playing music in the distance? The chance is high that it was some kind of Carillon you were hearing.
The Carillon is a clock tower instrument and probably a dutch invention although historians are not entirely sure. This carillon is built around 1600 in Zierkzee, The Netherlands.
Name: Carillon
Type of Instrument: Clock Tower Instrument
Origin: Probably The Netherlands
Year Built: Turret Clock is from ca. 1550-1600 and the carillon was added later
Maker: unknown
Place of Manufacture: Zierikzee, The Netherlands.
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first. hehe.
lois tonen second
Programming drum has a better ring to it! Repinnable musical drum just doesnt roll of the tongue!
Yes, programming drum is more catchy!
Lois, just curiosity but... you play some "not mechanical" instrument?
0:47 What's happening here, Lois? XD
Btw, thanks to you, Martin and all the Speelklok to let the "world" getting know this masterpieces
"I'll improvise something" - creates a new classical music piece on the go
"Internet bandwidth was really low during the renaissance."
That made me giggle.
Only 72p videos back then.
Well with my router it still caps at 144p -_-
Gary Thompson lol
The Salty Artist they didn't have have Microsofts
windows they had DaVincis Shutters...
it's tru tho !
"Im gonna make an improvisation..."
- *Makes* *a* *beautiful* *song* -
Sounded like you are my sunshine
Can't play a wrong note on this instrument!
*Plays for the first time, and it's better than any music on the instrument I have ever heard*
KK Icons he is the king of music theory what do you think 😅😅😅
If Martin had lived 500 years ago and built something like the marbe machine...he would have been famous today
Let's hope he'll be in 500 years!
probably executed for use of magic
Kk That was only for women, to uproot their healer roles in pagan culture.
But people actually build such stuff at that time as we can see in this video. But none of them are famous. And those old machines did not need microphones and stuff.
Sooo, not really.
52,424,745 views, 1,100,266 likes on the Marble Machine video, as of this moment. That's a bit of fame.
that improvisation on the carillon was beautiful
The improvisation was better than the song on the programing wheel :)
Of course! The wheel can't play with musical feeling. ;-)
@@foekevanacker9064: If it were programmed exactly after a performance "with feeling" it surely would have.
@@spelkult I'm carillonist and I know more mechical drums like this. I like winding drums, but they can never play with nuances. It shall always play very strictly and with the same volume.
The modern day equivalent allowing play with feelings would use computer-driven solenoids where timing and strength could be adjusted.
It should be possible to make lifters for a wheel where each programming tab or whatever they are called may have different height, to adjust how hard the hammer hits. But wiyh index holes, I guess it would be very hard to get enough timing resolution to replicate human play - instead of fitted using index holes, the programming tabs would need to be fixated at arbitrary locations. Possible if it isn't one wheel but many narrow cylinders and the programming tabs reaches around the side to just fixate them by friction.
Savage xD
Yeah... carrier pigeons didn't have good download speed.
500 year old music machine and it works. Today I get overjoyed if I get an mp3 player to last 3 years.
or if a phone last for 2
That was improvised?!? wow, really impressive!
Dude... improv on carillon...
you're a wizard....
In case anyone is wondering, the extra bell playing at the end of the automatic carillon performance is the hour strike for the clock, which is why it is a totally separate train and weight and otherwise makes no musical sense. This turret or tower clock mechanism appears to have three trains: music on the left, timekeeping in the center (with verge and foliot escapement), and hour strike on the right. Of course, any other clock enthusiast will recognize this right away, I just didn't see a comment like this yet so thought I'd leave one. Great video and nice piece and performance, thanks!
Thanks for the clarification! I suspected that was what it was for, but didn't notice the timekeeping in the center at all. That's really interesting.
There are even towers with clocks wich have multiple trains, like one for the clock, one for the music on the quarters, one for the hour an one for the half our.
I think St.Rumboldstower in Mechelen is a good example for that.
Digging the educational nature of this series.
No one has rocked the bells as hard as him since Quasimodo.
this comment did not age well
and maybe someday you might see me in a glossy photo 👏
"Internet bandwidth was low in renaissance." Never thought I'd hear that sentence but I'm glad it exists.
when you're saying ''its quite a big instrument'' in the end i can see your mind going ''i want one but i have no idea how i'll fit one of these in my living room''
regarding the spelling: In netherlands it should be carillon so i wrote it wrong inside the video! english wikipedia is also carillon i think
Don't you mean: In Dutch it should be...? Well, literaly translated it is right, in Dutch we say 'in het Nederlands' but in English it is different :p
The dutch word is beiaard
Wintergatan there's a person who plays a carillon called Cast in Bronze here in the USA he travels between Renaissance festivals and around the globe with it and i think it weighs around 14 tons or about 12.7 metric tons. He plays covers of O Fortuna, Christmas songs and others as well. One thing that i find very interesting about his is that his Bass bells use an organ like mechanism where you play them with your feet. I thought that it would be interesting to you to know someone plays this still and is quite skilled at it check him out he has a website I hope you find interesting castinbronze.net/about-cast-in-bronze/ And i bet he would be happy to know a musician such as your self enjoys him and his music.
40's Gaming , Yes, I've seen him play several times, at a faire.
The real question is where did you people find the extra i/y in the word carillon to pronounce it as carillyun/carillion.....
In my home town Bremen we have one of these! But the bells aren't in a tower, they're hanging in a grid between the roofs of two parallel houses.
Btw, I can't wait for the tour!
That improvised piece sent quite a few shivers down my spine.
Monsieur Jacques it was pretty good, same for me
Monsieur Jacques Same thoughts, god damn, the chills came in hard.
You are literally a musical genius *-* your videos kinda give me hope and make me so happy. Always. I wish you the best.
That improv tune was very beautiful. If you made it into a full song or a music box or something, I would totally buy it.
i was gana say the same thing like maby played with a chello and some drums
I fix and maintain those... Usually the manually played versions. Imagine trying to make sure you put oil on every single pivot and linkage while you inspect for any worn or broken parts.
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Faishal Ridwan mama?
Incredible the inventions that have been made over the centuries if not millenniums of time.
_"Internet bandwidth was very low during the Renaissance"_
Actually I believe they had a very large _pier to pier_ network in the Netherlands during this time.
Can't wait for the next episode, This is awesome Martin.
Thanks for sharing these awesome pieces of musical history.
"and they couldn't even watch matthias wandel videos on youtube" lol
I can't say it enough, but I seriously love your overall creativity, it's very admirable
Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen, one of my favorite Mozart works to sing!
That carillon song you played was actually a bit haunting. Love it.
I can see your Wording is more geared to a younger audience.
That's pretty good actually !
Need more younger people being inspired to invent things instead of just rushing to die in a 9-5 hampster wheel all their life.
The Livid Dead yes sir!
To a younger audience or to people whose first language isn’t English and/or don’t have much knowledge about musical instruments.
I like how things are explained, simple and understandable :)
The Livid Dead Are you a native English speaker?
But also its not patronising or boring in any way, as a young adult its awesome, can't wait for the next one!
More "geared"? Eh? Eh? Get it?
Music you carry in your heart and soul. Your passion shines in your eyes every time an instrument is in front of you. Hopefully you can create your machine and I can see it working. I wish you from the heart. Greetings from Argentina
I'm a simple man. I see a talented individual sharing information about our past in a fun, engaging way, I subscribe and like the video. There's not enough people like you, Martin. Keep at it!
I really like this video series! :) The way you explain how the instruments work and demonstrate them is just perfect. I'm lucky enough to live not far from the museum and I love the way they cherish the instruments. Keep these great videos coming, and I hope you'll be doing a video on one of the museum's majestic dance organs one day.
Very nice!! I would love to hear the pipe organ in the background also.
Brilliant machines Carrilons are! Loughborough Carrillon is amazing! Sir Edward Elgar even wrote music for its unveiling!
In the renaissance the Internet was so slow that it will take almost 600 years to download an image!
The Renaissance bandwidth is the most professional meme I've ever witnessed.
Would be AWESOME to hear the Carillion play the Game of Thrones theme!
If it wasn't for you Martin. I would never found that museum. Now I want to take a trip just to see. Thank you for your help.
Love your videos. Even this was nothing I was thinking as interesting. But after your marble machine and made me wach more of your videos and now I'm so fascinated... Thank you Martin
I remember when the internet connection became better in the late 1800s
The improvised song on the carillon was great can't wait to see you on your world tour with marble machine x
"Oh, just lemme improvise something on this random instrument" o.0
That was f*cking improve?!?!
Holy crap that was amazing!
Upvote for yet another Matthias reference.
Hah i thought that was so neat! like "wow, I've watched his videos, i know who that is, i know stuff"
Fun Fact:
The calgary tower in alberta plays the Carillion every night out loud into the city. if your in calgary at night, your probably going to hear it.
We have one in the city hall where I live and you can regularly hear it playing adaptations of modern music. And since the composition has to be a bit different it can at times be quite a challenge to figure out the tune.
Konzetsu Oh my goodness! In which city do you say you live?
I might have heard one of these at Pachuca, Hidalgo, México. They have a clock tower at the Downtown Plaza, and I suspect it might be a Carillon. They've never played modern music so far as I know, but I think it might be awesome!
Cheers!
Norrköping, Sweden. The Carillion had 35 bells, (4,5 octaves) but was expanded with 13 additional bells to a total of 48. they play 2 tunes a day (double wheels i guess) that they switch up now and then. And it occasionally happens that they play live.
And for the Swedish people, current tunes are
Det var dans bort i vägen, Fröding/Lambert
Sjösala vals, E. Taube
Not exactly pop right now, but Ive heard Aqualung, Wonderwall and Daft Punk to name a few other through the years.
Konzetsu usually for multiple tunes, you either have just a very large drum (so one tune is half of the drum) or it's a little offset, just like on an eight track cassette - so you have tune 1 note A, then tune 2 note A, then tune 1 note B, tune 2 note B, etc. so you can switch tunes by simply shifting the drum a tiny little bit.
What a wonderful improvised song, your capacity for make its brilliant, you are a genie
This man is a musical GENIUS hands down, to watch him play any instrument is an absolute joy, not to mention his skill set on knowing how to create instruments is pure ingenuity at its finest. Can you imagine what he will create in the future, so if you ever have the chance get his autograph.
Thank you for doing what you do. You *must* be a genius, but this series you are undertaking is absolutely fascinating.
I want you to seriously consider moving into a house with a tower that can fit a carillon. Think about the community service and public relations value!
Thanks you Martin for the tour in this Museum. We changed our plan this week-end to go first in Utrech and see this museum. It was fantastic, except i wish to see more the inside of all the instruments, as the video you did last week with the piano+violons (unfortunatelly under maintenance :().
Damn I want that Outro Song... Is it on bandcamp?
ScribbleLP same!
Me too!
I think it's gonna be in their next record. Ikr, I can't wait.
i dont have a decent version good enough yet, its really scrappy as a whole, but by the end of the series i think i should edit it into a decent fullength version and put it on bandcamp!
Wintergatan The song is really good! Keep up the good work!
This is amazing you inspire me everyday by showing how amazing humans are and how innovative we truly are as a species
I always knew this bell tower instrument as a "carrilon." Probably another difference between US/UK English similar to "aluminum/aluminium."
Bravo! Wonderful improvisation on the Carillon, and thanks for showing all these instruments. I'm unlikely to be able to visit the museum anytime soon so this is a treat.
When can I buy "Improvisation on Carillion"?
Lol, his face when she corrects him on the right term for the wheel... "Youre makin me look bad *****!"
yeep, I'm early!
*_This is so cool!_*
I love these. Please continue forever thanks
+1 for mentioning Renaissance bandwidth
+1 for mentioning Matthias' gear program
+1 for talking them into doing the improv
Your improvisation sounded so haunting. It gave me chills, and I loved it!
Dude.. imagine playing the marble machine song on that machine
Liam Davis and you got your wish
This channel is amazing!
keep doing what you guys do, entertain us through music and knowledge.
Big up from Denmark
"Internet bandwidth was really low during the renaissance." I always learn something wonderful from your videos :)
Thank you very much for your videos and updates, Love to see what comes from the CNC Router!
'Bandwidth was low during the rennaisance era' :''''))) hahaha
Since I've heard the story about the Carillon on the Tour in the Museum, I can't ignore the music anymore from the clock tower in my city. I'm impressed by how it works and I actually stopped this morning when I heard it and stood there, listening :)
Wow! Great video! I really enjoyed it and learned something new! Can't wait to see the next video
This reminds me of that tower in pokemon rise of darkrai
Rand Art I really need a video of one of these playing Oracion.
Truly fascinating, loved it !
Love all of your vids really so interesting and so informative easy to understand!
*Cheers!* from Philippines
That was quite nice, I think I liked the improv more than than programmed song.
Martin, in my humble opinion I consider you no less than Leonardo. You not only invent your own "tools", but you are an amazing artist with them (and with other instruments) as well. It moved me seeing you play a 500 year instrument with such an exquisite musicality, just as if you were contemporary to it. Kudos to you, man. I hope to meet you one day.
man that improvisation was beautiful though
3:45 Ladies and gentlemen, the understatement of the year.
Fascinating.
3:05 song please? i really like it
Same
i think he makes unique music beats per videos or variations of others.
pretty sure that was using the same beat as the bells were too
Hoon Key lee Wadude dancestorm
maybe.... maaaybe... if you watch the video until the end, you will see a black square with a musical note in the uper right corner. it will send you to his website, where you can buy any of his melodies... But you can listen for free too... Dig there, maybe that melody is already in there... greetings!
wish these where longer
4:19 you can see how excited he gets when she explains how you can play it manually
I had an ad for train safety, lady's kid died because he had noise cancelling ear buds in and didn't hear the train. *WHAT EARBUDS WAS HE WEARING?!? I WANT A PAIR! They seem to be REALLY good*
Another great video from Martin :D
Playing it by hand kind of reminds me of you practicing on one of those wooden Kung-Fu training posts with the arms coming out.
4:59 i remembered about donkey kong main theme
I'm loving your videos!
I have to say that the pronunciation of 'Speelklok' is perfect! which may not sound like a big thing but Dutch can be very annoying and difficult when it comes to pronunciations.
Chris W well, he is Swedish and both languages are pretty close
Best Dethklok cover band ever.
Liquid 4 Swedish and Dutch are very different, im dutch and I cant speak a single word of Swedish
Haha if your english it is
Its verry fun to hear english people saying dutch words when your dutch yourself😂😂😂
Fantastic work man 😘
That, dear friends, is quality content!
Alright episode 2. YASS!!
Ya know what else happened 500 years ago? A dozen bell ringers would replaced by a machine and put out of work.
Wow. Just.... WOW.
Should the video title say 'carillion'? It says 'carillon' at the moment.
carillon is correct, not carillion. It's french
In french it's also carillon, Sagolel.
Carillion is just a misspelling in either french or english. Maybe it's the right way to write it in some other language.
It's carillon in Dutch ;)
Well, I think we just got the first taste of the first song on Marble Machine X
4:57 you played the Carillon so beautifully!! It's magical.
It's amazing (in a kind of a sad way) that the creator of this ingenius machine, who must have spent years making it, is completely unknown.
What a charming instrument, or should I say *chime-ing* haha! #clockpuns
That is a beautiful machine.
Amasing sound quality and mechanical
Could someone talented enough transcribe that improv to the piano? It's so beautiful
We all are but rain drops in an ocean. Each of us adds to it shaping it differently with each drop.