Beethoven, Symphony 6, 1st movement ©

The first movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony, with an animated graphical score.
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[@smalin]

@CrossbowManD He heard music differently because he was Beethoven. If you can imagine the difference between hearing somebody speak in your native language and hearing somebody speak in a language you have studied for a few months, that's the scale of difference between what he heard when he listened to music and what you or I would hear listening to the same music. His musical comprehension went very deep.

[@cansy]

I feel like Beethoven tried(and succeded) to imitate birds with the highest notes at 0:52 and from 0:57 to 1:05. It was certainly the picture i got in my head when I listened to this piece for the first time.

[@wolfie8748]

Genius , no doubt

[@ggalvin1882]

I love the part from 0:00 to 12:24

[@zamaxtechno]

What the heck that's the whole flipping song!!!!!

[@mr.uninteressant6558]

@@zamaxtechno Thats the joke🤦‍♂️

[@zamaxtechno]

@@mr.uninteressant6558 i know lol

[@zamaxtechno]

@@mr.uninteressant6558 you didn't get my joke lmao

[@alicec6720]

i love the transition of from 00:40 to 1:04 , and again 3:42 etc. it's so genius how Beethoven does this throughout Symphony 6, 1st movement

[@henrywarnell7694]

This is used in an episode of The Simpsons where Marge’s campaign gets violence removed from childrens’ cartoons. The town’s children now shun their tvs and head outside to spend time playing wholesome, classic games to the accompaniment of Beethoven.

[@ingorichter649]

Pastorale is one of my favorite albums at all. For me it is one of the best album ever composed and released! 5 songs (movements) without words but with the same clear information like songs with suitable words. I also love it's absolutely timeless freshness. This music is written for the eternity !!!

[@hanamaruchan]

I can't believe that such a music was created two hundred years ago. Harmony between each section reminds me the equilibrium of the nature. 3:10 is an example, a crossfade between string section and woodwind section. 8:58 is breathtaking, Starting from the violin, all part play once and become an unified but diversified nature. Masterpiece!

[@MrYoyosasa]

Absolutely amazing,Thank you Beethoven.

[@smalin]

@Jp221292 It gets easier in that I get a little faster at doing the steps; it gets harder in that it gets more boring (for the ones with animation styles I've used a lot, like this one). Imagine listening to this movement thirty or forty times, at half-speed, checking for missing or incorrect notes, correcting the timing synchronization, etc. Some of Beethoven's music is quite varied all the way through, but this piece is pretty repetitive, and at half-speed, it can make you crazy.

[@Sakanakao]

This was a great one to do. That chord change at 5:43 always gets me.

[@makerofjam]

Thank you for doing this. By far my favourite piece of music ever.

[@msgenevieveblais]

Smalin, All i have to say is thank you for remaining my fav beethoven versions of each movement, of each symphony> i dont even watch your imagery AND YET your audio is the best

[@Jdf2024]

Thanks for the upload. This is by far the best rendition of the 6th I have heard. I like it so much that I joined Magnatune and downloaded the Beethoven symphony albums by the Bezdin Ensemble.

[@annbogden2847]

I have found healing through this music and following along with these incredible videos. I can't thank you enough 😊

[@annbogden2847]

This is my favorite

[@smalin]

@Faure45 The animation is made separately from the recording, using a representation of the score that has been synchronized with the audio.

[@smalin]

@practicepalace Yes, somewhat, but not in the way you imagine. I had an audio recording, and a score in a notation program. I aligned the two by ear, and I corrected the score by ear. But I did not transcribe the notes by ear (there's no need, since I also have a printed version of the score to use as a reference).

[@mrsandmanxj9]

I got 8 seconds into this and almost craped my pants because how awesome this is!

[@JaimeCastroAzul]

Thanks for this new visual walk yesterday i was also playing learning using your MAmachine last version The 6ª of Bethoven is in my beeing since child i walk confortable in it but with your ilustration i have now litle stones like diamonds chaines thaht helps me so that i can not lose me (sometimes i like to lose me but it is confortable to have color signales)cushions hugs

[@lightknight22]

Beethoven's music has always been the most touching for me.

[@smalin]

@Edootjuh It's in there, kind of a blue-green color. It has a solo at 11:30.

[@cillapeep]

Love this..my infant daughter falls asleep to these at night. The colorful display of the music is a great way to keep her interested...thanks! :)

[@MusicalInquisit]

That pattern at 1:48 is quite surreal!

[@smalin]

@kevintillotsonpatter My license for the audio covers all the movements, so I may eventually get around to do some of the others ... don't know which ones yet.

[@UsedHeartuser]

Just great! And the animation fits perfectly! While listening I thought I was in a forest, and when it was over I was pretty confused sitting in my flat...

[@chentorrychelsea]

I'd really just like to thank you for all the great videos you've uploaded!

[@blujay2084]

A timeless, lovely piece and the wonderful graphics enabled me to actually get a 3 year old to sit still and listen (for a while anyway) .. I'm hoping this isn't sacrilege, but I love to toss on the earbuds and practice my putting (golf) to this piece; working towards getting my hands as soft as I can on the club.

[@Jp221292]

@smalin Thank you for your answer. Yes, I Imagine the process can be a little tedious, which makes me more grateful for your videos. I find the style you used in Bach's Preludio from the Partita in E Major to be quite interesting and appealing to a broader audience, I think you should keep heading in that direction. Anyway, Congratulations!

[@Thejin2027]

Excellent video. I hope to see the other movements of this symphony in the nearby future.

[@aldobelmarm]

años escuchando la quinta y sólo ahora escucho con atención la 6° y no he podido parar por semanas. thanks Beethoven.

[@smalin]

@macaskill87 I expect to do more of Beethoven's piano music, yes.

[@FunnAngel]

Beethoven was amazing!💯🙏🏻

[@Voniquaz]

Can't listen to it without remembering Fantasia :)

[@smalin]

@OriginalBasaliskos Eventually, all of Beethoven's symphonies, but probably not immediately.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

Please more Beethoven. He is just too good.

[@Donald43]

First time I heard this was in the Simpsons, Marge protesting against Itchy and Scratchy. Loved it ever since.

[@ThePenguinmassacre]

I love ur vids and have been waiting for this one! Dont stop Smalin

[@manuelmarinot.6653]

Absolutely uplifting !!!

[@smalin]

@CrossbowManD No, Beethoven's Grosse Fuge is one of a kind.

[@Astrobrant2]

OMG, my whole computer screen is drifting to the right now! LOL. Anyway, again, thank you so much for this. I believe our cultural concept of "pastoral" is defined more by this piece than by any other.

[@smalin]

@RectumPilum I hope to do Beethoven's late quartets; I'm still looking for good recordings I can license. Later symphonies (and other movements of this one), perhaps.

[@joanngolden6833]

Just simply a pleasure to listen to! Thank you!

[@Josh1billion]

Ahh, another masterpiece.. and into the playlist it goes..

[@smalin]

@Chefodeath It's still way in the future.

[@abudeable]

The video makes smile and hypnotized ...°

[@starry2006]

Thanks for this. It doesn't light up as much as the earlier ones you did though which makes it harder to follow I think.

[@brandonlongwell8093]

Yes! Can you do please Beethoven, Symphony #7, 1st Movement.

[@smalin]

kzbin.info/aero/PLtj_HurkS7ZyGJyDp2zeKj5AQi3okl7_p

[@ApolloWasReal]

Very interesting! I'm used to reading conventional score, but there's something very intuitive and intriguing about this format. Maybe it's because I'm also an EE and computer person?

[@erdavis7]

I see what you mean, since you mentioned it, I burst out laughing when I heard it. I don't see why they wouldn't have put "humor" in their more serious pieces. I don't know who now could answer that for sure though.

[@kd7txg]

it is , like , hearing it for the First time again WOW.! ! !

[@ze_rubenator]

I would really love if you did more Beethoven. Particulary his later symphonies and string quartets. Will you do the whole 6th Symphony by the way?

[@smalin]

@kubikpt I have done that to a certain extent in this video, but it got boring ...

[@musick2138]

Namasté, Ludwig van ! -- & thanks for the anim. !

[@CrossbowManD]

@smalin Wow, never thought of it that way that makes good sence thanks again

[@CrossbowManD]

@smalin Darn, it surely is one of a kind though. One more question did he actully hear that fugue diffrently because of his hard of hearing? And great job on your channel it is the pearl of the youtube oyster ha ha

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

@smalin I didn't knew you had to do that? I thought you just had a kind of software, which you feed MIDI's, and then place the music in it. I thought the only reason you would have to listen it again is to check for synchronization.

[@joshuaclabeaux1470]

My favorite sonata-allegro!

[@曽我幹男]

素晴らしい😲圧倒されます💓

[@StellarYankee]

Favourite one of Beethoven's compositions.

[@CrossbowManD]

Did Beethoven do any more music like his GroBe Fuge or Great fugue I really enjoyed that fugue

[@JcFiscus42]

Listen to his serioso string quartet no. 11

[@kubikpt]

@smalin I can imagine. It gets boring with a short choir piece already. Anyhow, keep up the good work :-)

[@ge009]

I like this piece a bit faster, but the graphical score is super cool.

[@StellarYankee]

Yeah at 1.25 it still sounds amazing!

[@BC-of3sm]

this kind of score does looks cool, but how do you tell which note and which insterament is playing??

[@CrimsonFox36]

we can only imagine what was going through the minds of the greatest composers

[@A_Lion_In_The_Sun]

I get the impression of passing through a small town in rural Germany in springtime.

[@bubblemania624]

Is this correct? Periwinkle = flute Azure = oboe Teal = clarinet Green = bassoon Yellow = French horn Light orange = first violin Pink = second violin Purple = viola Red = cello Dark red = double bass

[@joseramon1402]

¡Excelente! muy bien logrado. Gracias

[@kubikpt]

Sometimes I make study MIDI's for my students, and I change the notes based on the articulations of the notes, like changing stacatto quarter notes to eighth notes plus eighth rests so the MIDI plays more similar to how it should be performed. But it surely would be a very long work to do.

[@christianblack9426]

@smalin You've managed to find the only first movements of Beethoven's symphonies that repeat the first part with the main theme, other than the first symphony, the second, and the fourth, that I can find on KZbin

[@smalin]

Yes, still.

[@macaskill87]

Have you considered making a video for any of Beethoven's piano sonatas? My personal favourite is the hammerklavier, though a lot of them are amazing.

[@FrankBell]

Music is awesome! THanks for uploading. I'm a bit confused by the video score however... What was used to create such a graphic correspondance? the performance came first, right? Are you able to animate ANYthing? Sorry it's been a while since I've checked my subscriptions... :) Love it though! Rach 3? Brahms Double? OH! Kodaly Solo Cello Sonata? Hehehe, I'm rambling... love the videos! If you need performances, lemme know!

[@Chefodeath]

Hey Smalin, I remember you mentioning awhile back that you were working on scripting a game that could help you practice your sheet reading. I'm curious if that ever came to fruition.

[@dorihodosi8061]

for Beethoven you should put stars in the background

[@PraiseMedusa]

I was expecting to see bigger shapes for the higher volumes, it felt all little disconnected for that, but all the same, it is intricate, fascinating and enjoyable.

[@superazian10]

I love this piece :D. could you consider doing Reqium by Mozart (since it is so popular) or passacaglia by handel-halvorsen (i love this piece. i once attempted to play this with a friend but didnt get very far)

[@kubikpt]

Very enjoying, as usual. :-) Did you realize that with this notation it's difficult to see repeated notes in an instrument, like the triplets at 2:10, for example? Of course, you see them as they play because of the highlighting, but you cannot distinguish them very well otherwise. (continued on other post)

[@RohrDC]

Oh this is magical

[@RohrDC]

couldn't agree more

[@WintersWar]

at the 10:53- 11:15 mark, ludwig is pleading to the almighty, through music.

[@msgenevieveblais]

you do realize you've selected the best version of each song akaBezdin Ensemble

[@ferdlderdl68]

1:05 to 1:15 is an interesting part. It could be more comprehensive.

[@LouieBeethoven]

Have to make the bass instruments work a little harder.

[@smalin]

@darknessofddougnut I could, but I probably won't.

[@AllenAcNguyen]

@smalin, does this includes music is owned by a third-party or it's one or more publishing rights collecting societies?

[@smalin]

Copyright starts with the author, but can be transferred to anybody.

[@AllenAcNguyen]

Yes, and it can be transferred too with the music.

[@smalin]

Allen AcNguyen "The music" is an ambiguous phrase. There is the original composition, the arrangement, and the performance. From the point of view of copyright, these are all considered "creative works," protected by their own copyright.

[@mincemeatjones]

Are there any plans at all to do the fourth and fifth movements of Beethoven's sixth? I'm actually curious to see how that would turn out.

[@CarlosPando]

bravo!

[@Jp221292]

I have a doubt, Would you say the process of making these videos becomes easier as you make more of them?

[@heracles3005]

5:13-5:30 stamp of genius

[@IDontDoDrumCovers]

@smalin you animate it? i thought you just use a program that reads the notes and spat out the visuals XD

[@laurayork8650]

Soylent Green Is People..............

[@blujay2084]

Jeezo Criminy!!! Howzabout a spoiler alert, willya??!!?? ;) Actually, a wonderful performance by Edward G. Robinson in this pretty cool movie. His last performance on screen as he was dying of bladder cancer unbeknownst to the cast and crew. His final scene with this as the musical score and Charleston Heston looking on and seeing for the first time what the world had lost was gripping. This was the perfect musical backdrop for that powerful scene. EGR died 12 days after filming was concluded.

[@FunnAngel]

10:48 to 11:14 😭♥️😍

[@OriginalBasaliskos]

Any plans on uploading the other movements or doing the third symphony?

[@smalin]

If you can get them to collaborate with me, I'll do it.

[@tchaill2615]

1:06

[@tuyettrang1411]

9:20 1:36

[@darknessofddougnut]

@smalin can u do the Double Concerto for Two Cellos by Antonio Vivaldi???

Gracias smalin por deleitarnos con estas joyas tan preciosas que sirven para confortar el espíritu y revitalizar el alma

[@AlexanderMacTavish]

Is that the method you use, or is it a part of the unreleased software?

[@ShogaNinja]

@smalin But at that rate why not make your own music in FL Studio? It's basically the same process but YOU are the master, not Beethoven. It's a little trickier than it seems and if you want to hear what FL Studio can do come take a look at my channel. I'm a composer in my own right, but of course nothing compared to the masters that you reproduce in graphical form.Sure, there are a lot of people who do what I do, but few of them study music theory. They are technicians, not composers.It shows

[@kneza96BG]

Is it just me,or is there a clarinet at 0:36 ?

[@smalin]

I don't know ... are you a clarinet?

[@kneza96BG]

I swear i can hear a clarinet along with that viola you drew.

[@RohrDC]

CoolPigeon sounds like it

[@elemusic19]

the first thing I hear at 12:06 is the contrabassoon

[@RohrDC]

flute

[@matanyaarad4906]

any version without the bars? i really love your videos but prefer them without the bars...

[@theletterwynn]

This is a loud recording. Anyone else agree?

[@TheFrankHummer]

There are parts of it that seem a little heavy-handed (including loudness) compared to a copy of Beethoven's 6th that I have on vinyl. Maybe I have a tendency to like the first version that I hear of something.

[@winshertoy627]

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[@DrSpaceman42]

Yup, but I’m all here for it 😊