Mothership - Mason Bates
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- The TH-cam Symphony Orchestra 2011 performs Mothership by Mason Bates at the Grand Finale concert. Featuring solo improvisations by Paulo Calligopoulos on Electric Guitar, Ali Bello on Violin, Su Chang on Guzheng (zither) and John Burgess on Bass.
Here I'm again, after 13 years. I'm a music student in a university here in Brazil, and this video is one of my biggest introductions to a different kind of concert music, contemporary, but with deep roots in our synphonic tradition. After talking with a spalla of one of the biggest orchestras here in Brazil, which played some of Mason Bates compositions, I had to listen to this once again. I got a little emotional, I must say. Seeing how the internet and the world has changed in those 13 years, and how this same evolution of internet gave us so much possibnilities to know about the great tradition of composers and all the new great musiciains and inventors of music that we have in our times, gave me so much energy to keep pursuing my very need of creating music for our times. This is one of the best things that happened to our contemporary music.
i remember watching this concert live. Stayed up all night for it, one of the best decisions ive made.
We can listen to Mozart forever or we can expand the concept of the symphony into the next century.
I was trained as a classical musician but really wasn't quite good enough to make a reasonable living at it, so I went Harvard Law School and turned out to be a successful lawyer who could afford to attend classical performances.
This piece is an amazing maturing of the classical orchestra into the modern world. The traditional instrumentation is fully present and played in traditional style AND it is joined to a modern palette of sound and texture not normally associated with the formal music hall.
The joining of horse hair and electrons seems seamless, completely complimentary, and totally additive (no! multiplicative) of the resources of the ensemble!
On the basis of this presentation, I shall attend the Bates opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, at Santa Fe this summer!!
Please no more Mozart: a really cool guy for his time. I want to hear music that communicates the present and future to me.
This is not a "maturing of the classical orchestra into the modern world." This is the modern orchestra pandering to modern tastes for the simplest common denominator. It is a regression from the complex harmonies and developmental techniques of Wagner, Mahler and Schoenberg, to the simplistic rock structures that enthrall 10 year olds. And not all the finely turned phrases in the world can hide that fact.
@@1MRBASSMAN absolutely untrue!
As a classically trained composer myself, I hear all the same poly rhythmic ideas of Wagner and the choral harmonies of a Mahler and on top of that, Bates has found a way to make it sound fresh by keeping it relatively Diatonic. There's as much brilliance her as Wagner or Mahler. Grant it, Wagner wrote music that was very different then what others of his time were writing but Mahler didn't. He took the classical styling of his time and crafted it as his own. That's what Bates is doing here. Yes it has a rock flavor but through a highly sophisticated and educated lens. I would gladly take a 10 year old to hear this if it opened them to the joys of orchestral music.
I bet you don't like Hamilton either do you?
look - DUMMY - there are a helluva lot of important pre and post-Mozart symphonies and symphonic music - this guy isn't moving music anywhere - educate yourself before opening your type-written pie-hole
@@DarrinNewhardt You know nothing of good music. This is just pandering and the work of an empty mind with nothing to say but platitudes.
The Guzheng was one my favorite parts of the peice, its such a beautiful instrument.
My only complaint: this is roughly 70 hours too short.
About 3 years ago, Mason Bates came and performed this with the Santa Cruz Symphony. This is such an awesome piece of music to see and hear live. I wish I could have seen it with the San Francisco Symphony. What a great presentation!
I can't fathom how people don't like this, it goes indubitably hard!
The lyrical solos made me goosebump so hard.
The guzheng sounds totally out of this world like a nebula answering the beacon of the mothership. It sounds like silk weaving through space, flowing, turning, alive and beautiful. I play Chinese orchestra but have never heard the guzheng like that. Absolutely in love and in awe.
If Bates wanted an instrument that sounded like an orchestra instrument he wouldn't have chosen the electric guitar. The player made the electric guitar sound like an electric guitar, and that deserves some credit.
We heard "Mothership" last night, performed by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. It was every bit as exciting as this production, even without the light show. It's a wonderful piece of music!
This blew me away! I never thought I'd like my classical mixed with electronics. How wrong I was.
This is the best piece of musical art I have ever heard. I can't compare it to anything else I know. I have literally no words to describe how it makes me feel.
I'd listen to Beethoven's 9th, Mozart's Requiem, Gershwins Rhapsody in blue, Handels Messiah, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture ect before making a comment like that. Trust me there is music out there that is brilliant to such a high level that it makes this look rather generic and lacking IMO.
Steve Gardner Maybe I should have states "contemporary classical music"! ;) Totally (and obviously) agree with you.
Steve Gardner Even One Winged Angel is better than this. I suppose it is designed with great video game music in mind, but ended up failing to compete.
The guzheng solo gave me goosebumps. Amazing work.
This has got a really good film-esque quality.
We just got this song in my Wind Ensemble, we're supposed to play it sometime in March. It's long, and it's fairly challenging, but I'm definitely excited to play such an interesting piece. I'm sincerely looking forwards to this.
for people Who say this is horrible. he might not be the best composer and it may not suit your style. but it is still superior to most popular music now, and no one here is going to surpass this. it is okay if you dont like it, but saying it is horrible proves that you know nothing about music, because there is far worse.
1 person doesn't know how to appreciate an awesome piece of music.
Always enjoy rocking out to this piece!! Full of emotion. :-)
The lyrical part of this song...... Just omfg. I can't. Describe. How. Amazing. This. Section. Was. CHILLS.
People keep saying the guitar was "too much" or "too extraneous"... that's what Bates tries to do that so many good artists can't. He pushes the limits and boundaries. If you're truly pushing limits it's never gonna land with everyone right away, sometimes it's even a hit and miss. But at least he went for it.
if this vapid shit is "pushing limits" I'll stick to the status quo
@@ndf3 yeah.... you just don't like it. Pretty obvious considering that comment you wrote. If this was really truely "shit" then no one would listen to it. Same applys to mainstream popular music. If it's truely "shit", as a matter of fact, no one would listen to it. It's like heavy metal music; some people don't like it, and those people might find it strange that other people like it. But there's a group of people in the world that in fact like that sound of screaming and heavy guitar and drum sounds. Just thought I'd point that out.
@@ndf3 Also, this "pushing boundaries" is in fact what Mason Bates does. Think about it. How often do you hear unconventional instruments/sounds, like a techno beat, in a symphony orchestra? Not that often. So my point is there shouldn't be a limit for what instruments should/shouldn't be used in the orchestra.
Also, if you're gonna complain that this is "vapid", then chances are you're not gonna like some of Max Richter's music, like his piece called "Sleep" for example. I personally choose to judge the quality of music not based on how technically complex it is, but on the emotion I get from hearing it. I could hear a rather simple song that could be easily recreated by a beginner musician but that song might make me feel quite joyful and excited. Or I could hear a rather simple song that could be easily recreated by a beginner musician but that song could make me feel very relaxed and peaceful, or it might even move me to tears. So I would advise people to look past the fact that a song is simple and ask themselves, "what emotion do I get from hearing this?" or "what emotion might other people get from hearing this?" I won't choose to avoid listening to a song just because it's pretty simple musically. If it gives me positive emotions after hearing it the first time around, then I'll gladdly listen to it again.
The violin is so flawless.
I have to say, this is excellent! Congratulations to Mason Bates!
Everyone thinks the guitar is too much but do you hear the contrast? It's great coexisting between the two. Sure his guitar solo was a little heavy but the whole piece isn't exactly upbeat. It's supposed to be different and it sounded great, my that's just my opinion.
I almost forgot how much I loved the violin and bass solos
No one else is saying it. This has MIB energy. The cinematic orchestra with the modern sci fi electronics.
the lyrical solos are beautiful.
I love this piece, love the bouncing bass
so cool. all the solos are amazing. the solos are playing whatever they feel to play.
This is definitely my #1 top 10 Orchestra Music Piece! AMAZING!
This must have been a truly spectacular event. That girl can play on my guzheng any time she likes !!!!!
I am not to sure if the awesomeness goes far. Dozens of orchestras around the world are financially imploding, while their recordings are uploaded on TH-cam, viewed by billions for free. On the other hand, TH-cam's tremendous advertising revenue made their own orchestra awesome. Is there something seriously wrong with this picture?
I remember seeing the Missouri All-State orchestra playing this a couple days ago, it was awesome
When is this happening again? I would love to see it the YSO revived even if I don't make the auditions. This is such an awesome opportunity and concept. To see so many musicians from all around the world come together to make great music is really inspiring. Please bring it back.
i watched the TSO (Toronto Symphony Orchestra) do it live today. but the audience chose what instruments for them to
wrong!
it was a different song...
same as rayanthememer for me (i was there with him actually)
Missouri all-state orchestra will do it in January
@@cooldude32ism Awesome! University of West Florida will be doing this piece later this semester.
I listened to this by the Nashville Symphony at the Renaissance center last night in Dickson, TN.
the lyrical solos make me goosebump so badly :)
1:55 - Music
10:34 - Applause
The electric guitar was implemented wonderfully i don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. perfect dichotomy between symphonic and modern sound.
i don't know it's just my opinion haha
that was the only part i couldn't completely appreciate
I liked the second two improv bits the best by far. Of the first two the first guy seemed make patterns that fit in with the orchestra but just overwhelmed them. Sometimes it didn't but then it just went WAM and it it was like the bad sort of chaos in my hears. The violin guy meanwhile didn't feel to me like he fit in with the shapes of the rest of the orchestra and though he didn't overwhelm them it just didn't FIT.
The melody part though was fantastic and I loved them!
Yes, the second two soloists were quite good. They did have the advantage of the slower passage, which seemed easier to flow with. That lady Su was really excellent.
perfect place to play a piece titled "Mothership"
i want in YTSO one day...
Amazing! Love this music :)
I really enjoyed this!
The last two solos were beautiful
My wind ensemble is playing this for this season/tour. So much fun to play especially as a trombone player! :)
This is so awesome
I like the GuZheng! This is the original stringed instrument in China. Keep up the good work for the GuZheng player! Fantastic!!!
Our local orchestra, MOSC, just performed this and it was amazing, but their version didn't have the guitar.
Excellent performance!!
Nothing this cool will ever happen again...
Every time I listen to this song, I fall in love with it again. (:
So beautiful.. Too bad I play sax.
THIS VIDEO NEEDS MORE VIEWS MAN.
Man, the soundtrack for the new EPCOT ride sounds fire.
Adorei. Um guitarrista de São Paulo representando o Brasil. Arrasou.
オーケストラというマザーシップが、春の祭典風の心地よいリズムを刻む中、ソリストという乗客が一人一人乗って来ては、それぞれの音楽ワールドを創出し、やがて、去っていくと、その余韻が、オーケストラの心地よいリズムに乗って、聴衆に引き込まれていきました。プロジェクションマッピングも、曲とピッタリとシンクロして、心地好い10分間でした。
日本では、これから10年以上もたって、やっと初演が行われました。そこそこの音楽監督によるものでしたが、TH-cam発信もなく、世界にはおろか、国内へのアピールも、いまいちだったようでした。残念なことです。
6:14 starts my favorite part.
OMG This made me so happy!
Yall can say what you want about the guitar solo...that shit was fantastic. You know who else things so? My rock buddies who don't really do classical, but do this piece. I'm glad Mozart wasn't afraid of innovation and doing things a little different...hm...
1:20 - 1:22 Loved how the oboes started rocking out
Piece starts at 1:54
A piece like this makes me wonder if Mason Bates ever tried movie scoring. I would love to hear this kind of music in a movie, especially considering the amount of electronics etc that movie scores use nowadays. This fares well as a concert piece (obviously), but I feel like he would overhaul as a movie composer.
Bravo....
Who here in 2020 lmao
Su Chang and the Bass solo were the best! =)
this is what EDM was always supposed to be
AMAZING !
i love this!
I think they're getting a little too excited about using a beat pad alongside the orchestra, even though Captain Metronome seems to be having a really great time.
"Captain Metronome" wrote the piece haha that's Mason Bates
When is the next edition of the TH-cam Symphony?
Introducing of Su Chang at 1:27 the Guzheng-Solist from Peking (Beijing) China.
And her amazing musical journey continues around the globe into the 21st Century, on stage, as well as in numerous shows on TV, TH-cam and Facebook under the hashtag #suchangguzheng
(If you like her music then check it out)
It's very interesting that so many are commenting on the guitar--like it's extraneous? Really? Listen to what you're saying. If it's so unimportant, why so many comments about it?
It's too bad youtube doesn't do incredible things like this. Now its all ads and clickbaits.
The guzheng part was beautiful.
the views need to be over 9million
Good Grief, that guitar solo.....
Awsome, Right!
I think the point of this was to bring polystylism together. Everyone was meant to stand out, not conform. It is 21st Century classical music. It sounds awesome.
Would *LOVE* to see this with Page Hamilton!!!
What's the movie?
I really don't understand all the hate towards this piece
Ikr
it's a bit sad to me, honestly! It's as if people are hating on musicians thinking outside the box, if you know what I mean.
Prog rock, with grant money.
Is there the possibility of another one of these happening? I was too young and inexperienced for the first two occurrences, but I'd love to be part of something like this.
I'm wondering the same thing! #ytso #youtubesymphony
Probably not ever. Worlds most expensive amatuer orchestra.
Rejoice, for there is a wind ensemble version! If you can find it, check out the version by Ohio State University's wind ensemble. It has a wicked sax solo.
Trombone for the win!
The opening was boss!
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I like the bass solo too. :)
People say he ripped so many composers off... Yeah and every composer ever living is ripping off Bach...
+Mauriziobarenboim what an incredibly educated point
I'll second that wholeheartedly. Great comment.
Or Pachebel canon...xD
not vivaldi lol
i see this in the next oscar winning fantasy movie
Amazing
Fantastic !!!
🌈😎🌈
This was intense.
That guitar solo was just right! Don’t be posh
I saw this last friday
@mrfreemusic1 the important thing is that you liked it. Question: how do you know the other soloists are simply "playing a rehearse routine", as you put it. Is it because it seems like they melded with the piece closer? Or maybe you saw them rehearsing their routine and heard all the exact same notes? Also, I'm not saying anyone played badly, it's just that it takes an even higher talent to express yourself improvisationally while still melding with the spirit of a particular piece. 'nough said
EPIC!
You could see the pipe organ during the performance.
Lol the music sheet u see in the begin is the percussion part for 3 players, again proud to be percussionist
Awww... thanks for checking my channel. Bless your heart. smh.
thumbs up if the guzheng is awesome
@telephoneshooters not all the time, only on special occasions.
omg su chang... so hot.. so talented
it was our school field trip
@thersjoel the hd audio on the reprodcast sounded great, not really sure what happened but its totally compressed. :'(