Man, I really enjoy this channel and all these explanations about early instruments. Outstanding videos and contents! I would like you make a video talking about baroque treble (alto) recorder.
I loved the story of Bach having a scrap in the street and the fight being broken up by one one his female relatives - one hell of a Saturday night.....
Me, too, but I think there is a lot more to this story than meets the eye. For a start Bach was calling him something very different than a nanny goat - everyone gets the translation wrong - and anyway, why was Bach wandering around town carrying a sword/dagger? Bach was looking for a fight. More likely the bassoonist had earlier said something about how surprising for Bach's girlfriend to find an organ in the organ loft, and asking what was she playing. This brought a retort questioning the bassoonist's natural inclinations (the meaning of the nanny goat mis-translation) and a suggestion where the bassoon should go, and it all went downhill very badly from there. Bach got his revenge and last laugh later with the 1st Orchestral Suite.
@@Tenorcleff101 It was a fashion sword. Not a fight sword. It was common in those days. Also... somewhere else, the translation is, someone whose flatulence denotes he has had too many unripe onions. Not the most pleasant thing to say about someone's bassoon playing. LOL
@@ozielich Onions! :0 Either way, Mr Bach was not being very nice to our bassoonist. I am siding with the bassoonist here and I think Bach was looking for a fight. After all, when did you last see a punch-up after a rehearsal because someone in the band played out of tune? :)
Thank you for that! I happened to find you when I was trying to find more information after listening to the wonderful Gryphon Album. This is a beautiful instrument with such character and dare I say, joy.
Many years ago I acquired a Bassoon supposedly made in London about 1780 (Kusder). It has 5 keys and seems somewhat small in stature. The box it came in had the words: "Church Bassoon" written on it. Don't know if it has any value or not.
Watching this brings back so many memories. I remember getting bored and just blowing air through the reed like, "I'm a duck now. Quack quack kazoo." I never called it the boot though, I called the bottom piece the U-turn. This guy is so cool -- awesome story.
I am glad to learn that Bach was not a revengeful person, he never wrote anything for bassoon solo but he wrote a lot of nice notes for the bassoon in many of his works
This whole series gets an A+ from me, but this guy might have to work harder than anyone in the wind or brass sections, as he has to push so much air so much farther. What a workout! I doubt that he smokes.
I really like this family of instruments. Something about the vibration of the instrument that is so rich. I know almost nothing about woodwinds and why they sound differently, but I know I don't like the clarinet family in classical music. Oboes rule! I'm also a Bach monster (HUGE fan 😉😁😊)! He is my hero! Wonderful demonstration! Thank you!
Hi Christopher. The piece is by JS Bach - it's from an aria called 'Seid wachsam, ihr heiligen Wächter' from the Cantata 'Man Singet mit Freuden vom Sieg', BWV 149.
I have one made by Guntram Wolf that is 440. I got it at that pitch because I figured I could get more use playing it with modern instruments. A lot of manufacturers (like makers of recorders etc.) produce both 415 and 40 versions of the same instrument. One of the challenges of playing early music reed instruments is getting reeds. There are very few makers of early music double reeds. The best thing to do is to just bite the bullet and learn how to make your own!
Omg how dare they recognize a famous composer and not another. The audacity! I think I'll send in a formal complaint to this TH-cam channel! Should succumb my massive ego.
Rameau used a French-style instrument which is very different to the German instrument shown in the video. Perhaps we need another video to discuss the wonderful music of Rameau!
Thank you for answering ! I did not understand you were talking about german instrument ! Where can I find an article or a video about these différences ? I love the way Rameau used the bassoon as a tenor a bit like violas and I think this is a pretty big innovation !
Nahtanoj Enotsylb no cane is a type of bamboo that is hollow (excellent for making reeds), but bamboo is just a formality tropical grass that is used for furniture and well reeds.
I wonder how the one who plays an Eichentopf Bassoon can't pronounce properly his name, so "Áikentópf" instead of the (easy) "Aisshentopf". I wonder, in fact.
Actually, you can make reeds of bamboo, but they are very hard and don't work very well- I've done it. But you're right: bassoon reeds, including baroque bassoon, are not of bamboo, but of reed: arundo donax.
It's fully chromatic, save the low B natural and low E-flat (though some have an E-flat key). The fingering is simply a bit more creative and there are some notes that are more stable than others -- all features that give the instrument its unique character.
@@orgelspielerkmd neat, thanks! I know instruments like recorders are chromatic without keys, but there the fingers can reach all the holes, so I was curious about this one. (and the modern bassoon has... so many keys)
You: "This one time, in band camp..."
Bach: "I almost killed a man in a bassoon battle."
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Best Vsauce video yet
Vsauce1500
Vsauce, Bassoon here!
lol
hahaha, i literally choked in my spit when i saw this xD
*hey vsauce peter here*
The upper register does it for me. Also, that's a mighty fine instrument there!
Fantastic demonstration of this beautiful instrument
Man, I really enjoy this channel and all these explanations about early instruments. Outstanding videos and contents! I would like you make a video talking about baroque treble (alto) recorder.
Thanks Lucas! A baroque recorder video is definitely on the cards.. watch this space..
I love the sound of this instrument!
I loved the story of Bach having a scrap in the street and the fight being broken up by one one his female relatives - one hell of a Saturday night.....
He almost stabbed a guy
@@windmillwilly That guy must have played really out of tune. I trust they'd consider that self-defense at the time?
Me, too, but I think there is a lot more to this story than meets the eye. For a start Bach was calling him something very different than a nanny goat - everyone gets the translation wrong - and anyway, why was Bach wandering around town carrying a sword/dagger? Bach was looking for a fight.
More likely the bassoonist had earlier said something about how surprising for Bach's girlfriend to find an organ in the organ loft, and asking what was she playing. This brought a retort questioning the bassoonist's natural inclinations (the meaning of the nanny goat mis-translation) and a suggestion where the bassoon should go, and it all went downhill very badly from there.
Bach got his revenge and last laugh later with the 1st Orchestral Suite.
@@Tenorcleff101 It was a fashion sword. Not a fight sword. It was common in those days. Also... somewhere else, the translation is, someone whose flatulence denotes he has had too many unripe onions. Not the most pleasant thing to say about someone's bassoon playing. LOL
@@ozielich Onions! :0 Either way, Mr Bach was not being very nice to our bassoonist. I am siding with the bassoonist here and I think Bach was looking for a fight. After all, when did you last see a punch-up after a rehearsal because someone in the band played out of tune? :)
Thank you for that! I happened to find you when I was trying to find more information after listening to the wonderful Gryphon Album. This is a beautiful instrument with such character and dare I say, joy.
Many years ago I acquired a Bassoon supposedly made in London about 1780 (Kusder). It has 5 keys and seems somewhat small in stature. The box it came in had the words: "Church Bassoon" written on it. Don't know if it has any value or not.
Watching this brings back so many memories. I remember getting bored and just blowing air through the reed like, "I'm a duck now. Quack quack kazoo." I never called it the boot though, I called the bottom piece the U-turn.
This guy is so cool -- awesome story.
0:11 and a oop
I didn't notice it XD
I am glad to learn that Bach was not a revengeful person, he never wrote anything for bassoon solo but he wrote a lot of nice notes for the bassoon in many of his works
Very nice. One minor correction: the reed is not made of bamboo, but of the Mediterranean reed Arundo donax.
Donax, don't tell.
people have no idea what Arundo Donax is even if it grows in their back yard so calling AD bamboo in an informative video is ok I think.
No it's not, because it's misleading and a lie.
@@F0nkyNinja I agree but don't call it a lie. A lie is an deliberate attempt to misinform; I'm sure he wasn't doing that....
True. Call it a reed, made out of cane.
Really such a arousing sound invoking wonderful feelings..
This whole series gets an A+ from me, but this guy might have to work harder than anyone in the wind or brass sections, as he has to push so much air so much farther. What a workout! I doubt that he smokes.
Horns?
Gregory Weis oboists are working harder.
@@cmw12 Consider that the continuo part is always moving and in every aria.
Super interesting beautiful instrument
Some Modern Bassoons have an Extra Key that allows you to play one more note lower than Bb down to a Low A.
@@AncientRe Actually some bassoons also have an extra key and a slightly longer bell to allow for one more note lower than B flat down to Low A.
Very pretty, both the sound and the bassoon! I have an all-city and all-region competition coming up and I very excited!
Was there a bassoon? I didn't notice. Just kidding. This was awesome. Fabulous timbre. I could watch this all day.
I really like this family of instruments. Something about the vibration of the instrument that is so rich. I know almost nothing about woodwinds and why they sound differently, but I know I don't like the clarinet family in classical music. Oboes rule! I'm also a Bach monster (HUGE fan 😉😁😊)! He is my hero!
Wonderful demonstration! Thank you!
Great clip, well done
Hi Peter, I'm just in love with your sound 😍 what baroque bassoon do you play? Thank you 😊
dude i think your bassoon is baroquen
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Off topic but thank you for your direction of Radamisto with ETO last year. Splendid!
Would love to have more Bach soon! hehehe
Ask and you shall receive: th-cam.com/video/eumxlVBlG5k/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful
Beautiful instrument and demonstration. :)
Woof.
Yes!
Guntram Woof
1:55 "It's great to get bach"
Love the Seid Wachsam ihr heilige Wächter. Want the whole version!
Where can I get one of these?
I love how in almost every other language the bassoon is called something else... lol
It should be the first word to be taught when learning english so that you don't say that word accidentally when talking about the basoon
What an insight! Bach was a brawler!
Do you have the giant bassoon played in BBC Prom Water Music by Le Concert Spirituel?
That gigantic beast just amazing...
Hi Yamato, I think you are referring to the contrabassoon - we hope to feature this instrument in a future video!
O really? Wow okay....
So it's courtly on the streets and country in the sheets?
How do you hold that thing up?
I honestly LOVE the sounds of the baroque instruments far above the sounds of the modern...
it't probably also because a lot of people don't know how to play correctly. I do agree with you though
What was the music he was playing at the end?
Hi Christopher. The piece is by JS Bach - it's from an aria called 'Seid wachsam, ihr heiligen Wächter' from the Cantata 'Man Singet mit Freuden vom Sieg', BWV 149.
Thanks
@@christophertaylor8761 It's an awesome duet! Tenor and alto if I am not mistaken. Two bassons, partitiv and voices.
Gracias!
what is the name of the piece you play at the end?
2:10 - 2:19: So you saying Bach is from Philly or NYC? That's the type of stuff we do here.
The varnish isn't the only beautiful thing about this video... 🙋
A typical instrument for the basso continuo.
not a million miles away from those shepherd flutes in eastern europe with the 2 vertical pipes joined ?
No strap?
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Is this tuned to A440 or A415?
Hi cyndie26, it is A415
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Do you think they made any in A440?
I have one made by Guntram Wolf that is 440. I got it at that pitch because I figured I could get more use playing it with modern instruments.
A lot of manufacturers (like makers of recorders etc.) produce both 415 and 40 versions of the same instrument.
One of the challenges of playing early music reed instruments is getting reeds. There are very few makers of early music double reeds. The best thing to do is to just bite the bullet and learn how to make your own!
sifridbassoon Could I use a modern bassoon reed?
As a Vivaldi fan i find it irritating that every single member of this series refers to Bach instead
Bach was pretty good tho, you gotta admit
@@whs1pmjazz Yes indeed he was
Omg how dare they recognize a famous composer and not another. The audacity! I think I'll send in a formal complaint to this TH-cam channel! Should succumb my massive ego.
Vsauce! Steve Jobs here!
The sound reminds me of a saxophone 🎷 instead of a modern bassoon.
Reeds are not made of bamboo, they're made of cane.
what only left 4 thumbs!?!?! I wish
someone could say its a piece of baroque art...
The upper register sounds like a sax
If it's baroque, why don't you get it fixed?
It sounds very similar to a modern bassoon.
Not a single word about Rameau ... that is a pity !
Rameau used a French-style instrument which is very different to the German instrument shown in the video. Perhaps we need another video to discuss the wonderful music of Rameau!
Thank you for answering ! I did not understand you were talking about german instrument ! Where can I find an article or a video about these différences ? I love the way Rameau used the bassoon as a tenor a bit like violas and I think this is a pretty big innovation !
Considering the volume of a bassoon, I think Bach would have no chance to win...
I wish I could try bamboo reeds...cane reds kinda suck, and synthetic reeds are worse
Possessy aren't cane and bamboo the same thing
Nahtanoj Enotsylb no cane is a type of bamboo that is hollow (excellent for making reeds), but bamboo is just a formality tropical grass that is used for furniture and well reeds.
Synthetic reeds are great on single reed instruments
I wonder how the one who plays an Eichentopf Bassoon can't pronounce properly his name, so "Áikentópf" instead of the (easy) "Aisshentopf". I wonder, in fact.
Fact check please. The way I heard it was that Bach said the bassoonist sounded like pig farts.
I bet they cost a fortune.
Barrack Bassoon
1:59 *realises the horrible joke he just made*
Lol Americans call it a crook too
Bach pulled a Dager on the Bassoonist so Bach was just as bad as the Bassoonist
I prefer the modern one in the design department. This one looks like a coat hanger.
If the reed is "made of bamboo" - it is not a reed...
Actually, you can make reeds of bamboo, but they are very hard and don't work very well- I've done it. But you're right: bassoon reeds, including baroque bassoon, are not of bamboo, but of reed: arundo donax.
Sounds a lot like a saxophone. Would love to hear some sexy jazz riff on this.
Is this a chromatic instrument like modern bassoon even without all the keys?
It's fully chromatic, save the low B natural and low E-flat (though some have an E-flat key). The fingering is simply a bit more creative and there are some notes that are more stable than others -- all features that give the instrument its unique character.
@@orgelspielerkmd neat, thanks! I know instruments like recorders are chromatic without keys, but there the fingers can reach all the holes, so I was curious about this one. (and the modern bassoon has... so many keys)
I dont like it