at about 4:55 I thought he was about to start playing "Shape of you". Beautiful composition and I'm in love with the sound of the floor tom. Thanks for the video!
While it certainly is feasible to get a pretty crisp sound with ambience mics out of frame, especially in a good, accurate room, this is definitely not live footage. It looks like he's synced to click track going into his right ear, which you can see glimpses of. Also at 1:58, it goes from what is clearly a close-up hand held shot straight to a wide shot without any camera operator getting into the wide shot. None the less, the recorded performance is pretty stellar.
What are the pitches of those wood planks? Sounds similar to the atonal set from Rustic Percussion. I'm trying to make my own, so if anyone has suggestions on the pitches they used let me know! Thanks.
Rebonds B only calls for one conga. It could be that he was recording/playing rebonds in its entirety, however. Rebonds A calls for 3 toms, the two other congas could be serving as two toms in addition to the one actual tom
@@camille7751 Classical mic technique is usually some stereo configuration, placed optimally in the room. Spaced pair, ORTF, Decca Tree - though the latter would be overkill for one percussionist. Blumlein is nice for this kind of thing. Rare to see 'spot mics' in this kind of thing let alone close mics.
@@nickmccabe7444 This level of audio quality is unbelievably unlikely with stereo mic set ups. Vic Firth videos are known to record audio and video separately.
@@nickmccabe7444 LMAO nobody mentioned an iPhone. I know this guy and have recorded this piece before as well. Spot mics are almost always used for solo percussion recordings in some form or fashion. If you don’t see them in the final product it’s because they recorded audio and video separately. I’ve been behind the scenes for a few of these Vic Firth recordings (although not this one specifically)
Great performance, don't care for the sound of the bass drum though - the tom is more like what I would want the bass drum to sound like, with the tom tuned higher.
I think the bass drum was more for texture, Vic firth knows what they are doing. If they wanted the actual sound of a bass drum they would set up a kick drum instead of a concert basd
@@thebrickstudios9 Bro there are so many wild comments here 😂 This has nothing to do with what Vic Firth wants. The piece he’s playing calls for a Gran Cassa, a concert bass drum.
@@RonaldRumRaisin Those aren’t marimba mallets, they’re xylophone mallets. Also, the bass drum isn’t being used in a traditional setting, but rather a multi-percussion setting.
Very musically differenciated!.. - good energy... clear accents und structure...virtous but I think the modern interpretes have not the courage to give the natural power of Xenaxis in the music...
Yo, what in the f**k!~.. Uh. Yeah, well done! Ok... Maybe I should try this one too at someday on some point. As a musician and~ Wait! Are there any of the charts.?? Like this one? Y’all let me know or I should find it on all my own self! Alright. I guess I gotta go. So Bye. Now. ~~~ 👍
Great ideas, intriguing and beautiful too, but Xenakis suffers from the problems of most contemporary composers: a sense of proportions, a sense of when to stop.
Amazing. I cannot even imagine all the hours of practice that went into this incredible performance.
Those ruffs at the outset are probably the best I've heard, to say nothing of Sam's beautiful interpretation! Respect!!!
Percussion pieces are so underrated, its to bad this is a great performance, harkens me back to my college days. Barton,Crumb and Xenakis
the wait for the wood blocks was worth it
I love the tone choice. The bass drum sounds like a dominant to the tom's tonic
Amazing, so much narrative felt in the music
Haven't heard this in years! Enjoyed it very much.
I have always enjoyed Xenakis' percussion works and this is a fine performance
at about 4:55 I thought he was about to start playing "Shape of you".
Beautiful composition and I'm in love with the sound of the floor tom.
Thanks for the video!
This is beautiful music masterfully played .
Thats really good man. He has made a very good rythem and a Refrain.
It’s so nice!
1:49 What kind of wood block do he use?
I would like to see how the cameras and mics where set for this, I love the performance and the production.
Seems like no mics, probably recorded and shot at different times
That would be nearly impossible to line up after the fact. It's most likely some overhead and ambience mics out of the frame.
While it certainly is feasible to get a pretty crisp sound with ambience mics out of frame, especially in a good, accurate room, this is definitely not live footage. It looks like he's synced to click track going into his right ear, which you can see glimpses of. Also at 1:58, it goes from what is clearly a close-up hand held shot straight to a wide shot without any camera operator getting into the wide shot. None the less, the recorded performance is pretty stellar.
Beautiful performance I love this piece!
What is the device in the right ear (seen at 1:02, 2:24, 2:45, 3:06)?
3:18 is awesome, as is this whole thing
Great performance!
wow! good job!!
What are the pitches of those wood planks? Sounds similar to the atonal set from Rustic Percussion. I'm trying to make my own, so if anyone has suggestions on the pitches they used let me know! Thanks.
Reminds me of the drum Corp days.... phenomenal piece, executed perfectly.
Banger
🎉Thank you
This is fantastic
incredible performance
3:05
And there he goes, into the octopus mode
Yeah Sam!!
Bravo, gutes Tempo, sehr musikalisch !!
Master !!!
It would be epic to see Ferneyhough's "Bone Alphabet" in the Future
Well played!
the best！
Amazing!!!
love it!!
Where did you get the wood slats? Was curious to know if you made them or bought them. Thanks!
Is it 3 congas, bongos and a tom and bass? Along with the woodblocks that is
Yup
Although I’m convinced that only 1 is used. I’ve watched through 2 times, and I haven’t seen him hit either of the 2 congas closest to him.
Rebonds B only calls for one conga. It could be that he was recording/playing rebonds in its entirety, however. Rebonds A calls for 3 toms, the two other congas could be serving as two toms in addition to the one actual tom
Yuhhhhh
Sad this isn't on the UIL Prescribed Music List
👍👍👍👍👍👍
how talented and being beyond his time Xenakis was
🥁🥁🥁🔥🔥🙏🙏🤗🤗
Dang
Where can I found the partiture of this?
Please
Which kind of woodblock ? I love it
Looks and sounds like it might be purpleheart, but I'm not sure
Musicalidad!!!
Wow
yeah sam!
30 neighbors of Mr. Iannis Xenakis viewed this video.
What mallets were used?
Give this man a bass drum pedal, and he would rule the world!
what? no stick trix?
Siiickkkkk
I'd love to see how this was mic'd up
Actually it wasn't, looks like it was recorded elsewhere and filmed without being recorded :)
@@camille7751 Classical mic technique is usually some stereo configuration, placed optimally in the room. Spaced pair, ORTF, Decca Tree - though the latter would be overkill for one percussionist. Blumlein is nice for this kind of thing. Rare to see 'spot mics' in this kind of thing let alone close mics.
@@nickmccabe7444 This level of audio quality is unbelievably unlikely with stereo mic set ups. Vic Firth videos are known to record audio and video separately.
@@克立张 we aren't talking iPhone. Please google the above techniques.
@@nickmccabe7444 LMAO nobody mentioned an iPhone. I know this guy and have recorded this piece before as well. Spot mics are almost always used for solo percussion recordings in some form or fashion. If you don’t see them in the final product it’s because they recorded audio and video separately. I’ve been behind the scenes for a few of these Vic Firth recordings (although not this one specifically)
0:57
you could build a meshuggah song around this
Great performance, don't care for the sound of the bass drum though - the tom is more like what I would want the bass drum to sound like, with the tom tuned higher.
I was thinking that the bass is usually hit with a bigger mallet. The marimba mallets aren't heavy enough to get the fundamental note.
the floor tom is just right, the bass drum doesnt say what it could, de to wrong mallets and such
I think the bass drum was more for texture, Vic firth knows what they are doing. If they wanted the actual sound of a bass drum they would set up a kick drum instead of a concert basd
@@thebrickstudios9 Bro there are so many wild comments here 😂 This has nothing to do with what Vic Firth wants. The piece he’s playing calls for a Gran Cassa, a concert bass drum.
@@RonaldRumRaisin Those aren’t marimba mallets, they’re xylophone mallets. Also, the bass drum isn’t being used in a traditional setting, but rather a multi-percussion setting.
Very musically differenciated!.. - good energy... clear accents und structure...virtous but I think the modern interpretes have not the courage to give the natural power of Xenaxis in the music...
Hacía falta escribir una partitura tan larga para hacer eso? X favor
Turned into Legend of Zelda when he introduced the wood blocks
Yo, what in the f**k!~..
Uh. Yeah, well done!
Ok...
Maybe I should try this one too at someday on some point. As a musician and~
Wait! Are there any of the charts.??
Like this one? Y’all let me know or I should find it on all my own self!
Alright. I guess I gotta go.
So
Bye. Now.
~~~
👍
Meditation...
Ill
Great ideas, intriguing and beautiful too, but Xenakis suffers from the problems of most contemporary composers: a sense of proportions, a sense of when to stop.
I could not possibly disagree more
Yeah no
Wonderful performance!
the best！