Bossa Nova, As Digested by a Classical Musician
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
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In this week's Sound Bank 14, I did some exploring into the world of Bossa Nova and I would like to share with you all some footage and notes from this mini immersion. I include Pocket Piece No. 8 “New Bossa,” a composition I wrote inspired by this experience (not intended to be a bossa nova tune but I tried to incorporate elements of Bossa Nova into it).
Video notes:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Listening
01:03 Bossa Nova Impressions
01:25 Rhythm Exercise with 3+3+2
03:26 Pocket Piece No. 8 "New Bossa"
05:17 Outro scenes
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Here’s a big part of my listening list that I compiled thanks to your help through my Instagram shoutout:
O Barquinho by Nara Leão:
• O Barquinho Nara Leao
Se Todos Fossem Iguais À Você - Baden Powell:
• Video
Elis Regina - Samba de uma nota só com Tom Jobim
• Video
Astrud Gilberto - How Insensitive
• Astrud Gilberto - How...
Egberto Gismonti - Em Família (1981) [Full Album / Completo]:
• Video
Black Orpheus - Luiz Bonfa arranged by Eric Richards:
• Black Orpheus - Luiz B...
Jorge Ben - Menina Mulher da Pele Preta:
• Jorge Ben - Menina Mul...
ELIS & TOM by Jobim (COMPLETO):
• ELIS & TOM_Um Encontro...
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (1963):
• Stan Getz & Joao Gilbe...
Oscar Peterson - Bossa Nova:
• Video
Caetano Veloso - Sozinho:
• Caetano Veloso - Sozinho
Live Performance by Gilberto:
• Video
Some clips from these tracks are featured in this video.
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Video notes:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Listening
01:03 Bossa Nova Impressions
01:25 Rhythm Exercise with 3+3+2
03:26 Pocket Piece No. 8 "New Bossa"
05:17 Outro scenes
Oh Nahre, it's a shame I didn't knew you would be making this video, there are some great but forgotten brazilian jazz and bossa pianists I think people forgot to recommend to you for making this video and who could be a great source of inspiration for this video and for your work. Well, anyway, to not take much of your time, I think I will recommend only two great albums which I think are indispensable: Mario Castro Neves & Samba S.A. (1967) and Walter Wanderley - Rainforest (1966). The whole work of Walter Wanderley deserves a look btw. Sadly, mostly of Mario Castro Neves's works got lost by time and I couldn't find anywhere anymore on internet besides this album, but you can have a taste of them in this one. Have a great weekend!!
You should check out the partido alto. It’s a great rhythmic framework for Brazilian music that works for samba’s and bossas.
Nahre Sol helo... Your tuning is great.
I watch too Caetano Veloso, Roberto Menescal, Milton Banana trio. ALL they play bossa nova too. By by
Such a methodical and analytical approach to the genre! Big like.
Nahre Sol hlo kmm a60 hbai ii
As a brazilian, I always get amazed to see how people from other nationalities and other backgrounds digest Bossa Nova and Choro. Because of my parents, I grew up on these tunes, and today, when I play the guitar, it all comes very naturally to me. But I love this kind of video because it reminds me of how greatly profound is the Bossa Nova, and how broadly we, as humans, can experience music in different manners. Thank you for reminding me of that. Btw, you should listen to a guy called "João Bosco". Try listening to "Incompatibilidade de Gênios", and hear the rhythm of the acoustic guitar. And seriously, try out the style we call "Choro". Listen to some "Cartola", tunes like "As Rosas Não Falam", "Acontece" and "O mundo é um moinho". He had serious influence of classical music, I think you'll love it.
Thank you!
All the best,
André.
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏 And I will listen to those tunes, thank you for suggesting them, and "Choro."
Nahre Sol there was a Brazilian pianist and composer you would like, his name is Ernesto Nazareth
Heitor Villa-Lobos too!
Carlos Gomes, Villa-Lobos, Paulinho Nogueira, João Pernambuco,
Take a look on Marcos Valle and Pixinguinha!
Some information: This week the man who created Bossa Nova just past away. João Gilberto died at 88 years old. A genius has gone
That's sad but at least we are still here.
João Gilberto did not create Bossa Nova. Antonio Carlos Jobim did.
@@omaurcole1095 João Gilberto created the bossa nova beat with his guitar in "Chega de Saudade". Tom Jobim started to compose especially for this genre and adopted the style
Jao nor jobim created bossa nova. Bossa nova is samba. Even they themselves said that
Have you heard of Henri Salvador ?
Love it!
rick!
Thank you Rick!!
Hey rick
Oh boy oh geez Rick!
The boy rick knows whats good!!
As a Brazilian musician, I am flattered to see that bossa nova is still our biggest export.
Ainda bem
Bossa Nova music can make you feel peaceful, but if you read the lyrics, the overwhelming feeling is "saudade" (longing). It is a feeling that there is empty space in you as long as you don't have what you long for.
I think I’ve found my new favorite channel. Wow, we live in an interesting world. I’m not a music nerd, but I know enough to be like, “DAMN she broke it down”.
Thank you! 🙏
Not an easy style at all to digest.
A lot of people gets fooled because easygoing and light it sounds (dreamy sense) but its actually very harmonically intense
Man, all your videos have such a great quiet sense of style. Love them!
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
I am amazed how much time you spend to edit your videos, all these animations, voice overs, etc... You're a great musician (duh) but also a great video editing artist. Thank you for your inspiring creations.
Next up "Metal, as digested by a Classical Musician" ;)?
And please listen to Animals as Leaders!
@@utinsutiwi yes please
Rodrigo y Gabriela!
No
@@daniddm485 yes
Thank you. That's a sick rhythmic exercise for us all. 🤗
Thank you Haze!! 😊
Im so happy for you digesting a genre of my country!! My favorite songs are "Wave", "Águas de março" and "Desafinado"
Me too, I am falling deeply in love with Brazilian music ...
try baden powell!!
Bruno Wilson boa Bruno
Brasil bem representado até fora do país
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Wave" is my favorite!
Applause. There is such a strong atmosphere in your videos. Almost addictive. And you are just scary good!
Thank you! 🙏
That duck taking a peek at 3:41 is probably the sweetest thing ever. Another great video Nahre, thanks for sharing! :)
Thank you! 🙏
Wao, that was right! Funny curious ducky, wasn't it?
You are a lovely breath of fresh air on TH-cam, very new, creative videos!
As composer I find interesting to watch your process, one before compose sometimes forget to analyse other music or look for inspiration, and you do that very well! Love your compositional videos ❤
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
A lovely piece of music in it's own right. One crucial element that you picked up on early in the video is how the whole bossa nova piece seems to shimmer with rhythmic elements. But if I may, this song tries too hard to get all those elements and misses something more fundamental. Because you are one musician playing all those eighth notes, the spaces between those notes are entirely too regular, draw too much attention, and rob the music of the 3-3-2 that you're looking for. If on the other hand, you have multiple instrumentalists with different instruments that all bend the rhythm just slightly for their own purposes, you get that floaty shimmer without losing the central beat. Bossa nova is about the ensemble!
Thanks for this! I hope I don't sound too negative?
Love this, and all your videos. I click both to learn and to relax. There's something incredible calming about watching an incredibly talented musician who's in the zone.
Your editing is great - I imagine you're pretty ruthless with the cuts, to whittle these whole processes down to just a few minutes of video - but I'd watch them if they were ten times as long.
Thanks for sharing your journey through different genres of music. I just found your channel today and I'm thankful for your courage and efforts in documenting your process.
Woah. That rhythmic exercise you did seems quite hard! I really should be doing more exercises like you've featured in this and other videos because rhythm is so important! And thanks for all the work you put into the videos, its really appreciated.
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
So interesting to see your take on Bossa Nova. Ive always found it very relaxing, and now I have some new ones to add to my collection. Thanks for another great video!
Thank you!! 😊🙏
This is the first video I’ve seen of yours and your work is absolutely amazing. I admire not only your music but your video editing and creation. I look forward to watching others in your channel
Nahre , your musical insights are wonderfully clear and a joy to behold !! So great to see a classical musician doing this , getting it right , and adding something personal . Excellent video making as well. WOW !!
This is great. One of my favorites styles of music played by one of my favorite piano players. Thanks for you videos. Have a nice day :)
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
Not exactly Bossa Nova yet but a very interesting amalgam of styles -all unique to you !!
thanks for the amazing videos. they are so generous! creative compositions, open mind, shared theoretical knowledge and also the lovely atmosphere!
You are so cool Nahre! I really enjoy these videos. The music and visuals are sublime! All the very best to you.
It's interesting you say you hear a dreamy sense of peace and optimism. I always felt there was an undercurrent of sadness and weariness. Maybe I'm projecting :). Anyhow, really beautiful piece (I hear a little bit of below-the-surface sadness in it, too). I'm really enjoying your channel and feel like I'm learning a lot, too.
This was so fun. I had Bossa Nova floating through my head in the deep end of the pool last night, and now here is the Nahre meditation of Bossa Nova this morning 😊🌊🌗❣️I like what you did there. 👏🏻
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
Really like how you come up with a structured formula to help these compositions along. It seems to work! This one is lovely.
This video series was everything I’ve been looking for. Thank you!!!
I love all of your pocket piece. It's so unique and so you!!
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
Love that you explain the theory behind it. 💭🎼🎧💐
😊🙏
I love the look on your face at 1:25 :-) Thrilled about how you analyse (for you) new music styles. Graphics/animations are so awesome explaining your proces. What an inspiring soul you are! Thank you so much for sharing this insight.
I love the art direction and editing of your videos. How the little side moments play a part of the whole presentation of the experience. Especially the cute little pup.
Love the plucky under-melody in your piece, sets the optimistic feeling really well for everything over it~
Thank you!!
Your content never fails to entertain and provide insight. Keep it up!
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
didn't expect to find a memer here
I can't get enough of your videos lol...I love how you made the rhythm using only notes and then you went off on that impov solo...just genius.
Whenever I see you upload I always get so excited to watch the videos! Your videos are so unique and idk why but they just make me feel happy. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you! 🙏
Here from Brazil
Thanks for trying to play our music =)
O barquinho, Garota de Ipanema, insensatez... BRAVO BRAVO ^^
Thank you!! 😊🙏I fell in love with your country!!
We don't play your music, it plays us! It has inspired musicians all around the world. Hermeto Pascoal is one of my favorite musical geniuses. Thank you and your musical culture!!!
and we love you!!!
Pat Gannon Yeah! I was looking for a comment about the genius Hermeto Pascoal and I was about to write one myself until I saw this one. =D
I love the aesthetics of your videos!
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
What's not to love about this, wonderful presentation! Thank you Nahre!
How ur able to translate ur personality into ur music and ur videos is really beautiful. It shines through.
Hey there is that cool dog!!
Great vid. Bossa Nova is so chill.
I’m so glad these videos are available. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you!! :)
Great composition, that was a really cool aesthetic
Thank you so much!! :)
There’s so much in your explorations of various musical styles that I don’t understand - I have no musical training - but I am alway so intrigued and entertained by your work. And I learn so much, too. I’ve become a big fan!
This is the most authentic and good kind of music from Brazil. I'm so glad to see great artists like you doing our songs.
This is so nice!!
Thank you!!
What's really nice about Brazilian music is that it flows on lots of levels. Like if it sounds good you're not likely to encounter the Bossa/Samba police to put you back on the streight and narrow but I've also been lucky with my cool but limited exposure to Afro-Cuban too.
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
Great description of bossa nova, I specially agree with "a dreamy sense of peace and optimism"
One of my favorite features of your videos is how you show us learning rather than instructing us. And then, of course, the way you assimilate the new information and do something original with it is great. And I cannot fail to mention how beautifully you play on that little keyboard. I have to begin thinking of how to get my hands to share the same pocket of space as you do. Different melodic shapes pop out in unexpected registers. It just keeps the groove happening and sparkling like glints of sunlight on the water.
I'm so glad youtube had the good idea to recommend me your channel. :D
Thank you 😊
I just want to say that I don't quite understand most of your videos as a novice piano player, but I fully enjoy them. I'm entertained the whole time. The effort put into them doesn't go unnoticed.
Also, I've looked but couldn't find it. Do you have patreon set up?
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏 I really appreciate it! I don't have Patreon yet, but it's nice of you to ask!
Nahre, the more videos of yours i see, the more impressed i get. Your skills, techniques, willing to deep in all sorts of genre, rhythm etc; and then make your own version of them. This is great! I became fan since video 1 i watched. Greeetings from Brazil. You shold come here someday!
I can't stop listening to this pocket piece. Thoroughly charmed to hear such a tune come out of that tiny keyboard.
Thank you! 🙏
This almost sounds like it could be a song in Animal Crossing. The music in the series seems heavily influenced by bossa nova but uses synthetic sounds like this song.
Amazing Nahre! super interesting. How about you try Neo Soul next? That would be incredible!
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏 Yes to Neo Soul....perhaps in the future, I'd love to try.
Always looking forward to each new video you produce! Ahh so good!
Thank you 🙏
stumbled on this from recommended, the production and content is great! You've got a subscriber here
Godspeed in your endeavours
3:40 Ducks - "hey lady, you got any stale bread?"
Loved your definition of bossa nova, is fun to see it from someone on the opposite side of the "spectrum" from me (I have no classical music education, but basically raised with that music) as usual, great work! It has the "soul" even if it's another body!
Uhmm, maybe that's a good suggestion for the next "digested" video? Some Soul and R&B? Take care, and a scooby snack to Bobby! :-)
btw, just wanted to add. WOW! You work fast ! in 4 days you already heard all those recommendations , compose, shoot and produced the video... Bravo! :)
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏 Bobby says hello.
The editing in this video is so dope. Please keep it up!
This is wonderful, its as if the aesthetic and style in your music blends into the production of your videos. Super cool! Subbed right away!
awesome piece :)
Thank you!! 😊🙏
It's nice that you try these different things and it still ends up sounding like you. Also, the passage at 4:42 really surprised me (I liked it a lot). it feels improvised, but I'm guessing it's not.
Thank you! That little passage is a tiny dose of 12-tone rows 😂
no way, I've been converted! 😱 I guess this just goes to show that everything has its use (with the right dosage)
Your explorations and sharing are inspiring, lively, humble and encouraging! Thank you!
This tune was a breath of fresh air. It really hit during the footage of the car. That's an interesting hand over hand technique.
Since you did Bossa Nova, why not stay around Brazil and do some Choro (Chorinho)?
I would like to see you play in a small group of others with your talent and intellect. Improvised jazz.
Your format of videos are really interesting. I quite like the style of explanation of your process. "What I find to be a dreamy sense of piece and optimism"- that made me smile...
The visuals are funny and very describing. The musical piece was cool too, great stuff!
Love the vibe of your videos..so calming and interesting.
I was hoping you'd listen to Egberto Gismonti when I clicked on the video so when I heard Loro I jumped lol I'm so glad I found your channel it's so great!
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏
Loro is an awesome piece, yet so hard to play!
I wish you had listened to Marcos Valle, Joao Gilberto, Tamba Trio, Edu Lobo, Djavan, Elis Regina, Bebeto Castilho, Joao Bosco, et cetera...
Girl from Ipanema is a cliche' - not something that necessarily amounts to the most intriguing possible result. Bossa Nova is so much deeper in sound and composition, than what the Best of Hits would lead you to believe - and unfortunately a relatively small amount of people have delved a bit deeper.
This comment section s so good for getting Bossa Nova recommendations. Thank u!
I love Bossa Nova and the piece you wrote is fantastic!
A master folding out Bossa mood and the short passage where melody rises to the upper range of this 3 octave instrument. You use the tonecolor in such a beautiful way
Hi Nahre Sol! I recently came across your videos and instantly love them! Have you considered covering Salsa (and it's predecessors e.g. danzon, son, chachacha, guajira, mambo, boogaloo, etc...) I really think it could be so interesting!
Quere are you,?
So cool you try doing all these ! I see so many people getting clustered and "jailed" by a particular gender of music...
By the way, I recently suggested you a pianist with this open-minded, style-mixing personality, Chilly Gonzales. Aaand I can't help but wonder if you listened to his piano solos and what you thought of them :) ?
Thank you so much!! 😊🙏 I haven't had a chance to but will, thanks for the reminder!
Oh my God. Just found this channel the last month and I'm so in love with it. The lovely piano, your lovely self, your lovely dog! It's so calm and inspiring, so continue doing what your doing. Saludos from Puerto Rico!
Thank you! 🙏
Love it! Waiting for Bossa Nova part 2!!
Love your videos! I would really liked it if you tried Jazz next
Thank you!! 😊🙏
Hey Nahre, as a brazilian born and raised listening to samba, choro, bossa, and similar interwoven styles, this video interested me very much. I always had a thing with bossa because i liked the harmonies very much, but I hated the apathy of the constant clave rhythm and soft sounds, whereas samba and choro had more driven and "raw"emotions displayed, if that makes sense. Well, I loved that you imposed an second sequence of rhythms and distributed the clave so well in different octaves, that you can hear both of them in the piece and always be on the look out for new things. I liked it so much that I kept imagining what it would look like with a band arrengement, percussion and string instruments that come from this styles. Would you be cool with me making that as an exercise and putting it on youtube? or is that too far? haha Thanks for the awesome content!
In awe with the improv section too, forgot to mention!
Hi Igor!! Thanks so much for the comment!! I'm really fascinated by all of this... And of course it would more than ok for you to do something related to this and put it up, that would be awesome!!! :)))
Thank you!! If something cool gets out of it you'll be the first to know. Always on the wait for your new weekly videos ^^
Just discovered your channel and I love it! And I love this series is really cool, please make more
Im from Brazil and is so good to see other ppl from other cultures listening to Bossa Nova.
Love u so much 💜
R.I.P João Gilberto.
Next do some neo-soul with a classical twist ;)
Again, its great to hear your voice as you approach new styles. Great! The production of videos are getting more amazing....
Thank you Thomas!
Your music makes me feel like I'm rolling along on clouds, relaxing yet engaging. I also love the visuals you put in.
Thank you! 🙏
would you try do some neo soul maybe?
Hi~! I’m from Argentina 🇦🇷 Would you like to try tango? 😍 your videos are AWESOMEE!! ❤️
Yes, would love to! And thank you!!
Nahre Sol There's an amazing book which explains a lot of tango music for piano, you can get it here www.metododetango.com.ar/piano.php Would love to hear some tango inspired piece from you! (maybe listening to some modern tango composers like Diego Schissi helps) Here another fan from Argentina!
Please do Tango! There's no mistakes in Tango if you get tangled up you just tango on!
Beautiful video! if you like you could also try some of our folklore (wich it's not only tango). Argentinian folklore has a lot to do with hemiolas an polyrythm, try to listen to chacarera or Zamba (with a Z, don't miskate with brazilian samba). That would be intense!
Wooooow! I'm so glad you did it! I really liked how you implemented bossa nova's influence but kept your style. Thanks, Nahre!
Thank you!!!! 🙏
These get better and better. Loved this!
0:57- 1:00 What song or piece is that?
Woah, are you toronto-based or just visiting? Didn't expect to see the 501 streetcar!
Toronto-based for now!
I thought those ducks looked familiar! Come play for us in Kingston.
YES! MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE GENRES! I love all your videos so much! :)
Thank you! 🙏
The initial few bars of your piece had a real neo-soul vibe to it. All your takes on different genres have been really cool
Vinicius de Moraes. the sound is gentle because of the neighbours.
Thanks
Thank you! 🙏
Can you try Ethiopian jazz?
Beautiful composition. I would buy it. Very creative. I like it as much as some of my favorite bossa nova tunes.
Thank you for sharing, from Texas.
I absolutely love your videos! You're such an inspiration, thank you!
Thank you! 🙏