Libertango by Eric Sammut (Sam Um) - Marimba Literature Library

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  • Performed by Sam Um
    Welcome to another installment of 100+ "standard" pieces that will comprise our MARIMBA LITERATURE LIBRARY - recorded by some of the most talented young percussionists in the country.
    We're confident that the performances in this project will become an essential reference that ALL young students should study while learning the important pieces in the marimba repertoire!
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  • @psychedahlia
    @psychedahlia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Love it when an intense piece ends with a nice, quiet little umph.

  • @Zircon4
    @Zircon4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Dude that low C at 3:07 is PHAT with headphones all the way uo

  • @LePwny454
    @LePwny454 7 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Always matches his outfit with his mallets

  • @jacobsingson12_
    @jacobsingson12_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    3:05 that part is so cool idk why

    • @paulozambarano6309
      @paulozambarano6309 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Jacob Singson it incorporates the bottom C into the bass for the fist time. Super cool Harmonically and sounds super beefy.

    • @lukewyatt46
      @lukewyatt46 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love it too

  • @KyoKaminari_Elen638
    @KyoKaminari_Elen638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    My ears are happy every time I hear this piece, and touching it is a pain in the hands, but 100% worth it.
    *Update* jsjs now I know where I wrote wrong there... but, now that I am 17 I can happily say that I was able to play that piece and now I will present it in my first orchestra audition.

    • @benwilcox1192
      @benwilcox1192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      did you translate from another language lol? "touching" should be "playing" but I think they come from the same verb in Spanish lmao
      Also, I 100% agree with you. Amazing piece - one of my favorites

    • @mykahdallas5763
      @mykahdallas5763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@benwilcox1192 its just a saying

  • @bconfetti2786
    @bconfetti2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    This guy got bored of the actual piece and decided to go ham at like measure 3

  • @benharrison4579
    @benharrison4579 7 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    is that the same guy who performed in the Catching Shadows sextet? What a boss

  • @parrissatchison6273
    @parrissatchison6273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I just played this solo for my sophomore year in S&E, It was really fun learning this piece and I will always remember it, jumping from Ghost Garden to this was pretty weird and difficult but I managed and pushed through, thank you for making this recording of libertango, it helped a lot when I ran into some weird rhythms.

    • @aidenvendz
      @aidenvendz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      in high school? holy crap. i played etude in c major for my sophomore year haha

    • @gigapoptart7616
      @gigapoptart7616 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bro what I'm going from ghost garden to Libertango as sophnore

    • @shadowkille8r99
      @shadowkille8r99 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gigapoptart7616he’s ass, don’t worry about him

    • @meatstick3046
      @meatstick3046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Woah this is literally me! I did ghost garden last year and now doing this my sophomore year! So excited to learn it

    • @hero_bit
      @hero_bit 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm going to play this sophomore year too. I just learned Chorea Luna and I have also learned etude in B, so Im hoping this is fun

  • @jamesdolnik409
    @jamesdolnik409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I played this my senior year in 2012. I like to think none of my competitors had the balls to even think about it but this dude ripped it harder than I ever could have.
    Those octave hits were cleaner than a fresh baby wipe

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a sophmore playing this for state 😭😭😭 this will kill me

    • @user-bq3qr9kn5x
      @user-bq3qr9kn5x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Я это играла в 6 классе

  • @binny_y
    @binny_y 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    2:05 LOVE the little momentum thing, so creative!

  • @DrumUltimA
    @DrumUltimA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Get it Sam!!! You're the man

  • @user-vf3cr2fc7y
    @user-vf3cr2fc7y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Dude, that's strong! I'll order the sheet music right now and then: After beginning to practice, I'll give up and we speak again in 20 years! Then I will play it with half the tempo :P

    • @newmanhiding2314
      @newmanhiding2314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol. It’s actually surprisingly easy at slower tempos.

  • @adrpercussion
    @adrpercussion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm playing this for my Junior Fall juries! Excellent playing Sam. Hope our paths will cross! I am loving your marimba playing

  • @fumifumi._.5
    @fumifumi._.5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    とっても素敵です✨
    大好きな曲なので何回も聴いてます☺️
    (日本語で失礼しました)

  • @JDD_Music_Press
    @JDD_Music_Press 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Very nice use of hip dampening!

  • @_tayp8850
    @_tayp8850 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What i love about this piece is not only is it insane, and fun to listen to, it doesnt fully resolve until the very end

  • @nikadorii_percussion
    @nikadorii_percussion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Why is libertango so GREAT

  • @marleyadams1861
    @marleyadams1861 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hats off to you. Great job.

  • @thomaspate9328
    @thomaspate9328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I see you at 1:30 with the hip deaden technique👏👏

  • @ThatWasLoud
    @ThatWasLoud 7 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    ThatWasMusical

  • @kramermilan
    @kramermilan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Simply amazing.

  • @pixelmine2
    @pixelmine2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Learning this for State Solo and Ensemble! I'm a sophmore in high school. Any tips from anyone who played this?

    • @tylergash3175
      @tylergash3175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How far have you made it into the piece?

    • @tylergash3175
      @tylergash3175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I more or less learned the chords and melody and played different variations on the chord and melody just to get it in my ear. Whilst doing this, I’d practice the pattern on just one set of notes and build it up slowly. Once I felt comfortable with the pattern, I added the notes to it. With the third iteration in the triplets that’s more difficult, it was a lot of solo and stuff like RH only practice and LH only practice. Just practice in a variety of ways and you’ll get it

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tylergash3175 I know about 90 percent of the song. Just trying to work out the final part of that triplet part it is pretty weird. But honestly not too difficult. I did work on the pattern for a bit until I learned notes. The octaves aren't as hard as I thought and the 32 note part just came naturally after time. Really fun solo. Still got 2 months to practice it and get even better until state solo and ensemble!

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Update: I know the whole solo and I am getting better and better. Division 1 at state incoming 👀

    • @korby1912
      @korby1912 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pixelmine2 How did it go?

  • @jaspering88
    @jaspering88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:07 dropping the bass

  • @user-ju5ze2qr6b
    @user-ju5ze2qr6b 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Marimba sound very good so beautiful

  • @BassBrandon
    @BassBrandon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful!!!

  • @RodolfoValero01
    @RodolfoValero01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    what is the song that always play at the beginning of these videos?

  • @NicDunn
    @NicDunn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My friend tried playing this last year, he didn’t get very far...

  • @hotdog3392
    @hotdog3392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Why's this gotta be so hard?!

    • @_cynth_wave
      @_cynth_wave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Eric Sammut is a legend lol.

    • @tylergash3175
      @tylergash3175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@_cynth_wave it’s the same pattern over and over really fast lol. Conceptually it’s easy, but requires chops. Middle section with the the dampening and the triplets is the most difficult part between the hands

    • @saleplains
      @saleplains 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tylergash3175 this piece is a 3 and a half minute stamina test from the looks of it, wish i had a 5

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tylergash3175 literally rotation 2 on steroids

  • @rockspyder3970
    @rockspyder3970 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Piazzola would be impressed!

  • @cas3961
    @cas3961 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to see one of these videos of Two Mexican Dances for Marimba by Stout.

  • @romanlanzas508
    @romanlanzas508 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Goals

  • @_cynth_wave
    @_cynth_wave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Anyone know how to make sure the 2nd LH note (on the and of one) in the melody phrase comes out, especially after chord changes? I have almost everything in this piece down, that still gets me.

  • @ForeverUndead1912
    @ForeverUndead1912 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:32 is awesome 😭

  • @MunchTheMuffin
    @MunchTheMuffin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've always wondered what the little snippet of music was in the intro to these videos. Is it a piece, or just a little lick?

    • @VicFirthCompany
      @VicFirthCompany  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bach's 5th Cello Suite! th-cam.com/video/ZxwAwJRKg0c/w-d-xo.html

  • @nicks4251
    @nicks4251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So in my music of the same piece, in measure 30 it has 17 16th notes in the 4/4 bar. Does anyone know why it is written like that?

    • @iangillies711
      @iangillies711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nick S maybe one of the beats was a fivelet?

    • @destroniumwastaken
      @destroniumwastaken 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m responding 4 years later but, that note is actually supposed to be doubled by mallets 3 and 4 I believe. This is to keep the same feel of double stops that you’re hearing in the phrase leading up to this

  • @miipuns6318
    @miipuns6318 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh, and will you ever add the Bb flat musser etude?

  • @soupienips6338
    @soupienips6338 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was waiting for this

  • @solsbourn
    @solsbourn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Why’d I pick this I might be cooked

    • @jkbassett
      @jkbassett 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When I learned this for my Junior Recital, it took weeks for me to hit a point where it all made sense. Rep for piano also sits weird on marimba, but once you find the patterns the learning curve goes crazy. Hang in there, it’s so worth it!

    • @jkbassett
      @jkbassett 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When I learned this for my Junior Recital, it took weeks for me to hit a point where it all made sense. Rep for piano also sits weird on marimba, but once you find the patterns the learning curve goes crazy. Hang in there, it’s so worth it!

  • @bertilleouin5798
    @bertilleouin5798 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if you like this song go check the performance of Adelaide Ferriere!!

  • @zaccsonofjohn1132
    @zaccsonofjohn1132 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How does bro change between octave’s and not octaves so smoothly

  • @tylaxle2217
    @tylaxle2217 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My toxic trait is that as a sophomore I think I could learn this, I mean maybe with lots of tears and difficulty but I doubt it 😭

  • @tylergash2161
    @tylergash2161 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy's a boss

  • @josefonseca800
    @josefonseca800 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can this be played on a 4.5 octave marimba?

    • @Neatnate99
      @Neatnate99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I played it on a 4.5 octave for an audition. It's definitely possible, you just have to change a few notes. There's no low E which is the worst part. I just changed all instances of a low E or lower to another note that fit with my ear and made it work for me. It's a really fun piece, and even more fun on an actual 5 octave

  • @tv-wi1uh
    @tv-wi1uh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is left hand suppose to be doing ripple?

    • @lemonswounge2930
      @lemonswounge2930 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      in the octaves at the end, yes

    • @fullduck97
      @fullduck97 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The right hand but yes

  • @TheOdontocetes
    @TheOdontocetes 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would this piece be possible to play with the Burton grip?

  • @sophiageorgieva1407
    @sophiageorgieva1407 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    straight heat

  • @feruzakhaydarova6610
    @feruzakhaydarova6610 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool!!

  • @leonavarrete9071
    @leonavarrete9071 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    piazzola !

  • @Brian-pk1ol
    @Brian-pk1ol 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks frantic

  • @NoxMortem
    @NoxMortem 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This could be the drums in a Tool song!

  • @j0bro190
    @j0bro190 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This song is such a meme at our school

    • @xNinjabob
      @xNinjabob 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jobro why tho

    • @j0bro190
      @j0bro190 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Literally everyone in our percussion section knows the beginning part and it seems to never not be played before or after school.

    • @xNinjabob
      @xNinjabob 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jobro tbh our percussion meme is the easy parts of 2+1 and we are number one

    • @leylastewart9196
      @leylastewart9196 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jobro lol I'm the only one who even knows what the solo is

    • @DarthPapi36
      @DarthPapi36 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Jobro why don't u be the first to break the meme lol; be the first to know the whole damn thing 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

  • @SkyrimRules599
    @SkyrimRules599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been using some Nebosja Zivkovics (the light blue NJ5s?)for this piece, and was wondering if I should use different mallets. My main problem in playing this is just general confidence and then the sextuplet into the damp band C part. (The very first one) Because the sticking then begins in a left hand lead and it's supr difficult to do the 32nd notes into the melody with this lead.

    • @goatmagic5220
      @goatmagic5220 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SkyrimRules599 this is SUPER late but I do I triple lateral there, so I’m playing the D, E, then back up to the B with all left hand so it still leads with right. It’s still very hard chop wise bc the fast interval change and triple laterals but it’s easier in my opinion than leading with left

    • @danieldavis2049
      @danieldavis2049 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goatmagic5220 hey so i was wondering on a scale of 1-10 how hard is this solo for a sophomore in high school

    • @goatmagic5220
      @goatmagic5220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Daniel Davis I played it as a junior this year and it’s not too tough if you practice. All depends on your chops. If you’re triple laterals, double laterals, and octaves (mainly in right hand) are good and you have a good sense of rhythms you should be fine. The solo is deceptively repetitive in terms of patterns, so once you learn the first part of the melody you’re set, just gotta learn the middle section and variations of the pattern. It’s grade 5/6 on Steve Weiss, and it’s a undergrad piece typically, but it rly all comes down to how much you practice and how much you’re chops are developed. If you can play 32nd notes w 4 mallets at 150 bpm (for 1 beat or so) consistently you SHOULD have enough chops, just a matter of endurance

    • @danieldavis2049
      @danieldavis2049 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goatmagic5220 Thanks a lot! i really appreciate it!

  • @joeysmith04622
    @joeysmith04622 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If it was put up a octave could it be played on a 4.3 octave marimba

    • @_cynth_wave
      @_cynth_wave 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you haven't found out, the answer is yes. The piece doesnt use the entire top octave, so you can simply move it up an octave. Note accuracy is harder with smaller bars and it doesn't sound as good, but it's definitely doable.

  • @derryktheberge8695
    @derryktheberge8695 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vic Virth Are those Flams around 2:40 in his right hand?

    • @shelbymccowan3728
      @shelbymccowan3728 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Derryk Theberge They're sixteenth notes, it seems

    • @shelbymccowan3728
      @shelbymccowan3728 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I listen to this piece all the time (and I am currently learning it as well...it’s hard af), so I decided to correct my comment. They’re actually sextuplets.

    • @_cynth_wave
      @_cynth_wave 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sixteenth triplet, going down into the left hand

  • @popquin_4977
    @popquin_4977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    is the a 5 octave marimba piece or can it be played on a 4.3 octive

    • @GH_percussion
      @GH_percussion 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You might be able to fit it on a 4.3- I guess you just need to play it up an octave.

  • @raionoiar
    @raionoiar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    良い!

  • @adrpercussion
    @adrpercussion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    has anyone tried these mallets?

  • @benrolfe8490
    @benrolfe8490 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Around what grade would this be? (Kind of an arbitrary question but still)

    • @lawfulsurgeon974
      @lawfulsurgeon974 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like grade as in Senior?

    • @KCH732
      @KCH732 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd say it's a grade 1. Looks way too complicated to be anything else.

    • @miipuns6318
      @miipuns6318 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ben Rolfe I use a Steve Weissish scale. 1 Would be like Kain or Fry, 2 is Like Yellow After the Rain etc... I'd put it at like a 5. For reference I have Odessa at a 6 and White Knuckle Stroll at a 5.5

    • @lemonswounge2930
      @lemonswounge2930 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      white knuckle stroll is harder than odessa

    • @ashleygilbert718
      @ashleygilbert718 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i don't know if you're still wondering but it's a grade 7. It's the most difficult grade.

  • @benblaesing2376
    @benblaesing2376 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Liam McManus your move

  • @angelcarrillo7421
    @angelcarrillo7421 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone know what marimba he was playing on?

    • @Musiconnixs
      @Musiconnixs 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adams Alpha 5.0 Octave with Maple frame (I think maple) and desert resonators!

  • @funglutkwan
    @funglutkwan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @nantschev
    @nantschev ปีที่แล้ว

    Who made the arrangement?

  • @user-ic9dl5tx2z
    @user-ic9dl5tx2z 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:18

  • @trentglenn3463
    @trentglenn3463 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is a 5 octave necessary for this or would a 4.5 work?

    • @danieldavis2049
      @danieldavis2049 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you need a 5 for the low c and low e that is played

    • @GH_percussion
      @GH_percussion 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you could play it up an octave on a 4.3

  • @matteodamianobosotti
    @matteodamianobosotti 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    why the end in piano? WHY?

  • @xNinjabob
    @xNinjabob 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    kinda just sounds like his own piece with bits of Libertango, which is amazing in his own right but I wouldn't really call it Libertango

  • @bellabice7512
    @bellabice7512 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Swear to god this guy is inhuman

  • @KingAladeyelu
    @KingAladeyelu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    oops

  • @jackrundle6474
    @jackrundle6474 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remerber playing this in year 3, pre easy, jus get better i guess😪😪💩💩💩

    • @MatthewWilson-ty2pd
      @MatthewWilson-ty2pd ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah i played this one in year one mate, atm im playing an 8 mallet peice, get better🍆🍆

  • @sunjy9522
    @sunjy9522 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It looks like that the video had been accelerated

    • @VicFirthCompany
      @VicFirthCompany  7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ha! Well it's definitely not!

    • @northcape87
      @northcape87 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It really seems accellerated... the movements of the body are unnatural from 0:36 to the end...

    • @ArnyT12329
      @ArnyT12329 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@northcape87 it’s not, plus what part seems unnatural?

  • @jonathanpalmquist4894
    @jonathanpalmquist4894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:35 Wrong note!!! lol

  • @iskandarjbi2295
    @iskandarjbi2295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ???.rattanshaftsmallets.???
    From indonesia ❤️

  • @yourtwiceestrangedgrandmot618
    @yourtwiceestrangedgrandmot618 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:18