@@DBruce The only ones I have head live in Europe is "Mariachi Fiesta México" in Stockholm, but googling "Mariachi" and "London" brings several results. I suspect just picking a convenient time zone and go trough the bigger cities will give you an ample list to choose from. A first scan of the London results results is that "Mariachi Las Adelitas UK" seem good and having a complete lineup of the main instruments, with most others being smaller and usually lacking the Guitarrón. Both these bands seem still active and have youtube channels you can check out. You can of course consider bands outside of Europe, but then your question is basically equivalent to asking if someone knows any rock bands, you're probably better off narrowing it down. You can try asking on twitter if anyone knows a Mariachi with some members either teaching or having studied in a conservatory, that ought to yield a reasonable list.
@jayphonic92443 жыл бұрын
But do they write the drill too? Who does the guard work?
@tompw31413 жыл бұрын
Also: 5 MARIACHI BANDS 1 COMPOSER
@AdamNeely3 жыл бұрын
Wow, Mary and Eleanor sound so damn good! Thanks for having me!
@benthepen33363 жыл бұрын
Good Job, Adam👍
@DBruce3 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna be scared of you whenever you start speaking softly from now on :-)
@persaporto26033 жыл бұрын
They are lucky that they had the chance to attend this amazing project! And your music was so good!
@drekfletch3 жыл бұрын
If you’re interested in soprano and harp and have not heard it before, I recommend Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols. The Interlude for solo harp is especially moving.
@bazzfromthebackground36963 жыл бұрын
Shoulda gave David the extra sauce. Only use 4 of the 5 pentatonic notes, your choice of which, but you're locked into those 4.
@BenLevin3 жыл бұрын
Sweeties? *check* Cuties? *check* Gorgeous Music? *check* Form complete, I'm calling my mom and bragging. Thank you David for this bright light!!!!
@DBruce3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my bioluminescent buddy.
@rockyliamscott013 жыл бұрын
You did such an amazing job with this challenge Ben!
@gsauss3 жыл бұрын
Your song made me tear up. The empathy behind your music is absolutely thicc.
@episodicstudiosllc3 жыл бұрын
Dude, your song got me crying over here. Amazing.
@beyshore_3 жыл бұрын
@@episodicstudiosllc Currently crying.
@AimeeNolte3 жыл бұрын
THE ERUPTION QUOTE IS THE VERY FIRST THING THAT THE HARP PLAYS. 😂🙃
@LoveMostHigh3 жыл бұрын
I was hoping it would be in the vocal
@ArianSadrayi3 жыл бұрын
Well masked!
@gabrielcayer27053 жыл бұрын
Quoting Eruption quoting Kreutzer études
@richarddoan91723 жыл бұрын
ngl, I was waiting for the tapped arpeggios the whole time.
@PrinceWesterburg3 жыл бұрын
I could feel something familiar in there, thanks for locating it though! :D Great piece!
@8bitMusicTheory3 жыл бұрын
This was so fun to be a part of! Thanks so much for having me, David!!
@persaporto26033 жыл бұрын
Well done! :) It was amazing!
@TedMackey3 жыл бұрын
Very Britten like writing!
@SamStrane3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Huge fan =]
@sergejnekrasov76883 жыл бұрын
You look like I always imagined you to look like!
@user-jv3cy7bq6s3 жыл бұрын
it was amazing :^)
@wurree3 жыл бұрын
She made two cups of tea and only took one. So simple in it's storytelling yet so captivating. God that song was beautiful.
@agnesarellano60333 жыл бұрын
god i just realised that :c
@expilectakunai3 жыл бұрын
great... now that I realized that I'm crying even harder, dang bruh *:c*
@andrewstump61382 жыл бұрын
I knowww😭, it's so beautiful yet so heart-wrenching, wow I love it
@fikradas3 жыл бұрын
The climax "I miss you in so many ways" line was absolutely breathtaking. Ben always provides for quirky and whimsical music, but man does his sensitive side deliver. I'm stunned.
@interstellish3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I teared up.
@khalylehagood32223 жыл бұрын
I am here because drunk Neely said it was gonna be good.
@khalylehagood32223 жыл бұрын
Also wow Aimee and 8 Bit, rad grabs.
@harbar203 жыл бұрын
Wait WHAT
@WesCAddle903 жыл бұрын
Tell us more man, where did you see drunk Neely?
@khalylehagood32223 жыл бұрын
@@WesCAddle90 Twitter
@Tabu112113 жыл бұрын
Dam I need to sub his patrion again
@huhneat10763 жыл бұрын
Adam neely realizing that 8-bit couldn't repeat or legitimize _sweating_
@nitrozeus9513 жыл бұрын
Adam with tears in his eyes: "But.... i always thought.... i always believed repetition legitimizes" *goes on to have a full mental breakdown
@yuvalne3 жыл бұрын
"Music makes you feel feelings, lyrics make you think thoughts, songs make you feel thoughts." ~Ben Levin
@therealmrfishpaste3 жыл бұрын
...EY Harburg
@aidanfoley56273 жыл бұрын
I was looking to see if anybody else put that, 22:24 if you’re wondering
@sgnosymfoemos3 жыл бұрын
A great quote
@alicec15333 жыл бұрын
It's not Ben's quote, but it is a favourite of Ben's
@danepher3 жыл бұрын
Yip Harburg said that 70 years ago.
@itsschwarbage63033 жыл бұрын
"Soprano makes tea and breaks my stupid little heart."
@AimeeNolte3 жыл бұрын
Amazing experience all-around, David. Thank you to you and the performers!
@DBruce3 жыл бұрын
You're the best Aimee! Thanks for being such a great part of this one. You definitely had the most challenging text!
@edskodevries3 жыл бұрын
The poem you read brought a tear to my eye. Beautifully written and quite emotional.
@persaporto26033 жыл бұрын
I wish I could join this challenge as well! ;) I loved your music so much! Thank you :)
@rickwoods52743 жыл бұрын
Has she heard this? It's such a stunning rendition!
@Tr1sh4Lynn3 жыл бұрын
Your piece felt like a Celtic air. And for some reason, I also feel like I’m being introduced to something. I liked this a lot.
@joafus3 жыл бұрын
"I'm dying to be restricted!" Oh ben you naughty little boy
@Accordeonaire3 жыл бұрын
The "Lydia" piece wrecked the hell out of me.
@mesastreatexit3 жыл бұрын
"Please sing as if you are singing to yourself while doing a mundane task that reminds you of someone you" is the best direction ever
@tmzFRM3 жыл бұрын
yes! Ben always kills with directions that seem vague at first glance but end up being actually perfect.
@koolkid00gman3 жыл бұрын
This sounds like the music of an Opera where a cat called Lydia is travelling to Pompeii aboard a ship called the 'Billy o' Tea' and ends up getting killed by a medic and it finishes with the owner singing the O'Lydia poem! Such amazing work as always!
@mortisCZ3 жыл бұрын
It makes roughly the same sense as most operas but it's bloody beautiful and full of emotions.:-)
@yuvalne3 жыл бұрын
Aimee getting more and more frightened as 8-bit Music Theory reads the text @14:22 is hilarious
@HughResnick3 жыл бұрын
And let it not go unremarked that Mary and Eleanor did a wonderful job with the different sets and camera angles.
@auldthymer3 жыл бұрын
And staging! Was not expecting staging -- understated and evocative. A very nice embellishment
@samuel_excels3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I did enjoy the changes to the staging and camera angles which just added to the different feel of each piece.
@lachiripiolca3 жыл бұрын
That was such a nice detail
@thejameslehman3 жыл бұрын
I see you remark and raise you a replied remark.
@HughResnick3 жыл бұрын
@@thejameslehman aha! A veritable hit! Touché!
@elliottmanley51823 жыл бұрын
Of all the composers in the world, I never imagined Ben Levin would move me to tears.
@petervanderwaart11383 жыл бұрын
Ben's videos are so out there, it catches you by surprise to find he has such a deft hand with melody. It's apparent in othe 5 Composers compositions, too.
@FreakieFan3 жыл бұрын
He really put his heart and soul into that piece. You can see it by his reaction while listening to them perform his piece.
@metalsalsa3 жыл бұрын
A lot of his music can make me pretty emotional
@findtheearth3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I put off watching his videos because I find them a little too intensely emotional. Gotta wait for the right mood.
@alvarezblanco3 жыл бұрын
Ben can touch the right fibers
@luanocarroll90213 жыл бұрын
When Ben's piece didn't resolve, that spoke to me so much...
@dominikkurowski31453 жыл бұрын
wow
@_BearKeeper3 жыл бұрын
Ben's pieces in these videos almost always make me cry and I'm not sure how he does it
@jibster59033 жыл бұрын
I disagree, it resolved on the teaspoon, a weird resolve, but it felt like one, strong ending. (in my humble opinion ofc lmao, everyone experiences it differently, but i like thinking about it this way)
@WhatAreDrums7293 жыл бұрын
"I just want the boxes to be empty again" is too good a line for a cat book.
@ianmsutherland3 жыл бұрын
I wish I could see the faces on everyone who experiences Ben Levin here for the first time, then goes to visit his channel.
@dundy963 жыл бұрын
Lol. As I read this I had just finished Ben's piece lol. You should've seen my face then haha
@taco_engineer3 жыл бұрын
David's felt like he had so much familiarity with the 2 instruments that he could take them to places the others wouldn't be able to. However, Adam's also brought significant maturity. Sometimes it's fun to see what people can accomplish when they are significantly out of their element (not just being safe) and sometimes it's fun to see a master at work. This video brought both.
@StrongBadger3 жыл бұрын
"Music makes you feel feelings, Lyrics make you think thoughts, songs make you FEEL THOUGHTS, and that's what's going on today, baby!" -Ben Levin
@alicec15333 жыл бұрын
I love Ben's compositions so much. the power of "I'm coming home" not resolving to a 'home' chord. She's coming home, but she's not there yet... I love it, so powerful.
@xBUMSKIx3 жыл бұрын
“..read various shirts from the people who stormed the capitol.” hahahaha - that idea has legs
@artemlyubchenko30223 жыл бұрын
Ben missed the opportunity to write "Oh, Lydia" in Lydian.
@gunterbunt3 жыл бұрын
i guess missing lydian implies to not have it
@yuvalne3 жыл бұрын
This comment caught me off-guard
@liamthelitlord57383 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it offended me
@tenorman19713 жыл бұрын
Fauré quotes the Lydian mode in his song Lydia.
@resourceress73 жыл бұрын
Well maybe that was part of the point. Lydia is, in fact, conspicuously absent in the poet's life.
@AMTunLimited3 жыл бұрын
At first I thought it was a nice touch that Ben instructed them to make two cups of tea, the I realize THE PERFORMER MADE THAT CHOICE AND IT WAS PERFECT. AHHHHHHHHH
@qwertyTRiG3 жыл бұрын
Ben's actual instruction was to sing as if to oneself while doing a mundane task. It's perfect. And yes, making two cups of tea and then taking only one was probably the performer's decision, and it worked so well.
@Just-Michael3 жыл бұрын
Ben's piece did bring a tear to my eye. We suddenly lost a family member last night.
@LemonMeringue43 жыл бұрын
I’m very sorry for your loss and I hope you and your family are doing well
@theelectricant983 жыл бұрын
same
@falpsdsqglthnsac3 жыл бұрын
I was completely unprepared for a song that starts with “that moment when”
@MattyPanda3 жыл бұрын
You could say Adam made you use the catatonic scale
@jpizzleforizzle3 жыл бұрын
I was searching for this exact comment. Thank you.
@brianstephens83373 жыл бұрын
Ben setting text: achingly beautiful song perfectly suited to the themes of loss & grief that he has been presented with Ben choosing text: here are a few of my favorite Tweetes
@SpringBeeLH3 жыл бұрын
Poor Adam had to wake up early for his meeting with Bruce lol
@sierra36443 жыл бұрын
loll
@RogLichKing3 жыл бұрын
I cried my ass off listening to "Lydia, oh Lydia", thanks Ben and Aimee's mom :')
@druganovam3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t expected that Ben Levin’s piece would be so heart-touching. I literally cried💔 and I really loved it
@PabloEmanuel963 жыл бұрын
Man the second made me cry The soprano sang it incredibly and the acting with the tea was compelling And the poem was just beautiful
@mikerupsch79183 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you Ben Levin, for “Lydia, Oh Lydia”. It brought me to tears for the loss of my dear mother. Thank you for your sweet and tender rendering of the text.
@AlessandroSistiMusic3 жыл бұрын
00:00 - Introduction 02:18 - 8-bit Music Theory (intro) 03:11 - The Wellerman (performance) Text: Wellerman Restriction: Do not repeat any phrases 07:35 - Ben Levin (intro) 10:24 - Lydia, Oh Lydia (performance) Text: "Lydia: A Song" (poem by Nolte's mother-in-law) Restriction: Use only one non-diatonic chord 14:11 - Aimee Nolte (intro) 15:17 - The Last Days of Pompeii (performance) 18:48 - alternative ending to The Last Days of Pompeii Text: Movie poster from "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1935) Restriction: Quote "Eruption" by Van Halen at least once 19:23 - Adam Neely (intro) 20:55 - That Moment (performance) Text: Tweet by @matthewgoldin on 2020-10-22, "That moment when … " Restriction: At least 40 seconds of the 60-second piece must be pianissimo 24:23 - David Bruce (intro) 25:35 - Moving to California (performance) Text: "Cleo's" story from Felines of New York Restriction: Use only pentatonic scales (in any key) 31:26 - Final thoughts and outro
@julianhaupt14803 жыл бұрын
Thank you internet stranger!
@AlessandroSistiMusic3 жыл бұрын
@@julianhaupt1480 you're most welcome :)
@Tabu112113 жыл бұрын
Mvp
@sierra36443 жыл бұрын
thanks!!
@lilac_hem3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much ahdjfjf
@coachsteve.3 жыл бұрын
Aimee's song sounds like it should be a heartfelt moment in a Broadway show just before the eruption.
@milesdavisahead3 жыл бұрын
Do a five composers challenge with brass quintet
@redundantqwail90883 жыл бұрын
Boost this, what a good idea!
@ethanepperly56453 жыл бұрын
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@noviatoria24363 жыл бұрын
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@falpsdsqglthnsac3 жыл бұрын
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@dziwic3 жыл бұрын
I love how the soprano makes the her best acting it all out. The last one especially, but the face at Adam Neely's end was precious too.
@iancallen7418 Жыл бұрын
My eyes actually welled up with tears during Ben's "Lydia" song. Wow.
@Antilles19743 жыл бұрын
First Five Composers Adam Neely: "Why aren't we all writing for button accordion?" Latest Five Composers Adam Neely: "More people should write for soprano voice and harp!"
@GARMkidd3 жыл бұрын
God the players are SO GOOD, incredible. The subtlety in their performances OH!
@Gio_Panda2 жыл бұрын
I wasn't ready to hear Ben Levin talk about his lost doggy. That gentle soul hit me too hard.
@NotJonJost3 жыл бұрын
8Bit: Britten folk-song deconstruct. Nolte: Sarcastic epic film score. Levin: DISARMING SINCERITY. Neely: Ives!!! Bruce: Joanna Newsom writes an opera. Just damn lovely to hear how each composer gave each harp-lied a real sense of dramatic movement in different ways.
@hrlarson3 жыл бұрын
These videos always brings me to tears. Like Aimee said, it’s like little plays. The human touch. Nothing like it.
@spacelevator3 жыл бұрын
10:23 - leaving a time stamp for Ben’s piece so I can find it quickly when I need to cry again
@spacelevator3 жыл бұрын
It worked
@qwertyTRiG3 жыл бұрын
@@spacelevator It always works, yes.
@edcrypt3 жыл бұрын
Next one: 5 composers, 1 recorder ensemble. Should be an interesting challenge
@clemensscholtysik90963 жыл бұрын
I'd absolutely love this. Great idea!
@ChiefFalque3 жыл бұрын
Recorders are so underrated
@YanickFM3 жыл бұрын
Ben's "HEEHEEHEE" when he hears the tweet in a song
@leeceero3 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see David bruce ft. Adam Neely, 8-bit Music Theory, Aimee Nolte & Ben Levin, I click
@anton80643 жыл бұрын
from now on when I tell someone off, I'll just say "ben, that's jazz" in a disappointed tone
@BraindeadCRY3 жыл бұрын
Ben being unable to sit still because he's so excited by that pedal buzz from the harp in Adams piece is incredibly relatable. I've jumped up and laughed like a maniac in front of my PC screen on many an occasion.
@flavianomanfis3 жыл бұрын
Oh that moment she leaves behind the teacup that she just prepared... so moving
@whatdoyousuppose3 жыл бұрын
this is INCREDIBLE! I’m a soprano and really want to sing this little song cycle you’ve all created! ❤️
@maximo.72403 жыл бұрын
I saw this on Adam Neely's story and I literally bolted upstairs to my computer to watch this. Hooray!!!!
@FullOvellas3 жыл бұрын
It gave me the chills when the non diatonic chord hit in Ben's piece, he is just so great at evoking emotion.
@alvarezblanco3 жыл бұрын
Comment might get buried along. Every time these 5 composers videos come out they make me shed some tears of joy (this time also chuckles) and remind me why I love music so much. Thanks to everyone involved for this moment of cherish.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
More lied should be sung while making a cup of tea.
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
And David’s whole world in a song should be expanded to a whole evening. Someone get the theatrical rights to Felines of New York?
@DBruce3 жыл бұрын
@@oldvlognewtricks crossed my mind :-)
@oldvlognewtricks3 жыл бұрын
@@DBruce Can I pre-order a ticket/sheet music? 😍
@qwertyTRiG3 жыл бұрын
She's a good actor as well as a singer, isn't she? I imagine that the staging of that was her own choice.
@WouterDmusic3 жыл бұрын
Unreal, every 5 composer project I see I get emotional. Is it because the composers are musical geniuses that surprise me everytime or the absolute amazingly positive feedback all the artists give to each other. It's quiet wholesome and beautiful to watch!
@arthinox33173 жыл бұрын
Ben Levin's composition is unironically one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard
@TedMackey3 жыл бұрын
8 bit music theory’s piece and how it’s written reminds me a lot of Britten’s vocal writing, it has that dream-like quality reminiscent of Turn of the Screw (not to mention the nautical theme of Peter Grimes 😅) [snap, David - I posted this before I got to the commentary section]
@tfpp13 жыл бұрын
I like how the Lydia and the cat song were kinda like music videos, with the singer "acting" more. I especially appreciated how she was simply making her tea while singing Lydia.
@qwertyTRiG3 жыл бұрын
She made two cups of tea and took only one. That was a very nice touch.
@fearitselfpinball89122 жыл бұрын
So validating to see 8-bit Music on here. I’m in total agreement with David-his content is very high-level, insightful and binge-worthy (via video game music). He totally belongs here. Nice job to everyone.
@SukoSeiti3 жыл бұрын
Ben's song was just breathtaking.
@stellarsoular3 жыл бұрын
This absolutely made my morning! Art song is so very dear to my heart. Would that I could add all of these to my rep. But alas I am stuck being a jealous mezzo. :’) Some comments: 8-bit’s was a WONDERFUL example (maybe even a textbook example) of word-painting. He did such a great job conveying the story through the notes alone. Ben’s was gorgeous! It brought me to tears. He did justice to the beautiful text, the emotion and passion and tenderness were clearly evident. Aimee’s was so funny to me. It was absolutely not the tone I expected it to be, given the text, but the grand ballad-y approach was pleasantly surprising and I think it worked super well! (And the harp gliss gave me shivers.) Adam’s was so fun. (As we all know, limitations breed creativity.) I love the way he writes for harp, that trembling texture was so exciting and the crescendo was amazing. But David’s was by far my favorite. I love how cat-like it is- the harp sounds like a kitten running around and the long drawn out vocal lines were perfectly meow-y. He used the pentatonic scales to such great effect. And the ending- the ending was PERFECT. Don’t know how else to put it, it was just so right. Awesome job everyone!!!
@be3ho7nm3 жыл бұрын
So much creativity in all of them on all levels: when composing, when performing, even when creating tasks.
@ericistired97672 жыл бұрын
Ben's song brought me to tears; such a heartfelt choice of melody for the lyric.
@johannesbrahms16553 жыл бұрын
Ben's piece actually made me tear up.
@jakehendriksen28412 жыл бұрын
Oh, that poem and Ben's piece made me cry. I didn't expect that when I started this video.
@EtienneCharlier Жыл бұрын
The Lydia song makes me cry every time I listen to it. So many times
@seasideman3 жыл бұрын
That was terrific, I really enjoyed all the pieces, and the singer and harpist were both absolutely terrific! I was also pleased that Adam mentioned Alice Coltrane, who did some stunning jazz harp work. So yes please: more music for harp and soprano and if it's jazzy, great! Classical great too.
@kidjecl3 жыл бұрын
"Music makes you feel feelings. Lyrics make you think thoughts. Songs make you feel thoughts" Levin does it once again. And it also makes it sound like a commercial slogan.
@Liskafm3522 жыл бұрын
I think the quote is originally by Yip Harburg
@pianoonparade2 жыл бұрын
I never knew the harp could have so many different textures! Absolutely loved these
@expilectakunai3 жыл бұрын
God... I was just so emotionally struck when I heard Ben Levin's melody. That was absolutely beautiful and legit made me cry, such a simple yet effective melody and an achingly beautiful communicator for telling a heartbreaking poem. Just gorgeous.
@andy25piano3 жыл бұрын
I bet that Mary and Eleanor had a really fun time recording that. I agree with all the composers: harp + soprano is a great combo and it´s way more versatile than one would imagine.
@craigstephenson76763 жыл бұрын
I would have totally made someone go through the ordeal of writing a soprano and harp piece to the lyrics of What’s my Age Again by blink-182
@Cyssane3 жыл бұрын
I love this idea way too much, lol!
@sigmaclass3 жыл бұрын
Oh that poem. It hit me in a totally unexpected way. Thank you so, so much.
@sigmaclass3 жыл бұрын
I cried 3 times during that performance. Absolutely inspired.
@qwertyTRiG3 жыл бұрын
@@sigmaclass The staging and acting (make two cups of tea, and then take only one) helped too.
@matheustiengo36873 жыл бұрын
Ok imma need that ben levin piece on spotify or something ASAP
@luanocarroll90213 жыл бұрын
27:35-27:54, I love this clip with all my heart
@DBruce3 жыл бұрын
not as much as me :-) Ben later emailed me and said we'd probably both just be sitting on the boat feeling sad for how much we miss our wives :-)
@beigecosmiclatte59693 жыл бұрын
oh, man. I love this. I LOVE THE MEOW.
@whatdoyousuppose3 жыл бұрын
is it a coincidence my cat started meowing wildly when listening to “Moving to California” 😹❤️🎶
@Richard_Jones3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely not. Even I started meowing whilst listening to "Moving To California."
@MzRedDear2 жыл бұрын
oh my, congratulation on a stunning collection of spellbinding musical collaborations. Lydia is such a timeless love song / lament. A concert including these collaborations would be an absolute joy and treasure .
@decameter3 жыл бұрын
The second hits me hard, the way it leaves off on this leading kind of note, where its said I'm coming home, but it never resolves to home. It hits in that discomfort, it's stuck. The way Grief lingers, and you don't know where home is anymore. So beautiful in her full rich voice. Absolutely stunning, wonderful work Ben! And truly powerful words in that poem!
@sebastiandjupsjobacka39873 жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed all the 5 composers videos so far, but this one is something special! My expectations were admittedly quite high when I saw that Mary Bevan and Eleanor Turner would be performing these compositions, and I was definitely not let down. Great compositions, performed absolutely wonderfully! Thank you and please continue making these!
@christopherbartlett42852 жыл бұрын
These are so much fun. I've had occasion to show them to non-classical music fans as a gateway into more appreciation for the art. And Ben is right, you always seem to have spectacular performers. Thanks for this.
@ListeningIn3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting to watch this for a while (I really wanted to focus on it, instead of just watching in the background). This was amazing, David and co. Mary and Eleanor are astonishing. This might be my favourite 5 composers to date. Also, why do I always feel harp + voice sounds like Britten!?
@dabeamer423 жыл бұрын
That soprano was soooo good. Bringing all these texts to life.
@wiesorix3 жыл бұрын
Wow, another amazing one in the series. As always, the musicians are great and yet again a surprising concept. Some thoughts on the pieces: 3:12 The most surprising one to me: I've heard the wellerman so many times as a shanty that it was impossible to imagine it as anything else, but 8-bit really pulled it off. I love how the music represents elements in the story, reminds me of Shubert's lieder. 10:23 To me, this piece is such an upgrade to the poem. When Aimee read it, I was not a big fan, but Ben's take completely changed my mind. The contemplative mood works really well with the lyrics. 15:17 Oh yeah, the grotesque text became a great piece feeling like a heroic epos... something medieval with slaying dragons and stuff. I prefer the original ending, with the little pause before the last chord, very dramatic, perfect ending for the piece. 20:54 Again turning silly lyrics into a great song, nice textures, but I'm mostly blown away by the soprano. In the beginning I was like, "this is not really pianissimo"... boy was I wrong. 25:36 And of course a great final piece by the master, with the most interesting harp part in my opinion. I also love the long repeated notes at the start of the vocal part, gives me a real uninterested cat vibe. And of course, the most important thing: none of the restrictions were obvious in the pieces. Thank you all for making my day!
@e.j.leonard23793 жыл бұрын
Good thoughts. You think good
@deadSalesman_GD3 жыл бұрын
I definitely cried because of Ben’s composition
@teaseab3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Bruce, you continue to surprise me and expand my appreciation for all styles of music. My understanding of composition deepens. And my respect for talented performers grows. As a voice in a crowd, please extend my admiration and appreciation to yourself and all you work with. This series is a treasure and we are all better for experiencing it. Thank you, all of you.
@helenemelon2 жыл бұрын
those are all amazing but the 'last days of pompeii' one is my fav. it sounds like a legit musical theater number and i love it
@carlgreder14223 жыл бұрын
Lovely as always. Your channel is such a font of inspiration:) While the composer seemed more interested in the harp (who wouldn't) it was really interesting to hear everyone writing for a singer. The absolute dream would be to have the 5 composers write for a barbershop quartet:) But I'll be eagerly awaiting whatever you choose. Thanks for being brilliant in these non-brilliant times, you've just got yourself a new patreon sub:)
@Josh_Fredman3 жыл бұрын
So happy you invited Aimee on, and so happy you keep inviting Ben back, because these things would just not be the same without him!
@Kavukamari3 жыл бұрын
Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 1:42 - The Composers 2:14 - 8-Bit Music Theory Interview 3:11 - The Wellerman 4:39 - The Wellerman Reactions 7:34 - Ben Levin Interview 10:22 - Lydia, Oh Lydia 12:03 - Lydia, Oh Lydia Reactions 14:10 - Aimee Nolte Interview 15:17 - The Last Days of Pompeii 16:23 - TLDoP Reactions 19:22 - Adam Neely Interview 20:53 - That Moment 22:18 - That Moment Reactions 24:21 - David Bruce Interview 25:35 - Moving to California 27:30 - MtC Reactions 30:58 - Outro 1: Recap Thoughts 32:16 - Outro 2: Special Thanks
@macalmy67503 жыл бұрын
I love all of these 5 composer projects. You set such interesting challenges and everyone you find to participate (including your own good self) is just so incredible. Beautiful stuff.
@ViewtifulSam3 жыл бұрын
I startled my own cats with my laughter when David had Mary meow.
@weslieberman40093 жыл бұрын
My jaw physically dropped when this video appeared on my feed. This is the greatest series!
@Boldstrummer3 жыл бұрын
Mary Bevan's voice made me cry . . . just so beautiful.
@8varium53 жыл бұрын
Yes, the composers... But the performers! It’s such a level... Thank you so much for sharing...