Epic music is simpler than you think

[@ScoreCircuit]

Sorry for the slow uploads; since the uni semester started I've been a bit busy teaching again.

[@FigmentariumAnimation]

No worries! I’m jealous of the people who get to have you as a teacher

[@MagicarpOFFICIAL]

No problem man! You make some incredible stuff, take as much time as you need : D

[@Musix4me-Clarinet]

_Also sprach Zarathustra_ Like this lesson, your productions are epic. I love the attention to little things, like leaning on the music and reaching down to point at the parts. No worries about the timeline of releases. I enjoy it when they _do_ arrive.

[@foghornblue]

My takeaway is that next time I need an epic passage, I just need to record myself shouting, "CHORD! CHORD! CHORD! CHORD!"

[@MrBeau004]

This is awesome! Great content and video editing. I like the cheeky nod to the Calton Draft ad 😂

[@timflatus]

Yep this has helped unstick me. I am working on a piece but I don't actually want it to be more powerful as such, I just want to stop it from flatlining.

[@Mazurking]

You are a wonderful speaker and teacher

[@johnhazlett3711]

I enjoy, "Empire of Angels", by Thomas Bergersen.

[@alberto.fdez-diaz]

I thought you were going to lean onto some drama with music like _Two Steps from Hell_ 😂 I didn't get that guilty pleasure, but regardless the video was F I R E 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@CliffTru]

It just takes me only one vid of yours for the insta sub. Gold content!

[@metalmachine4433]

Epic music is what Two Steps From Hell knows the best. They're masters of the genre

[@Seigneur_Andree]

I'm pleased to KZbin for recommendation me your video. It was interesting

[@milanm2641]

I just discovered your channel ! Everything is incredible : The text, the energy, the effects, it's just perfect !

[@nathanl.wilson8988]

I really like the beginning of the fourth movement of Bruckner’s Symphony 8. It is so simple, and yet so epic.

[@polyphonie]

very good video thanks

[@andreaswolffmusic]

Alex, your videos are just amazing. Not just the content but also the editing is so on point! I really love it. For me personally, the Dies Irae by Verdi is one je of the most epic pieces existing. I didn’t have any contact with classical music when I was younger and then this piece was the theme for Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup. I was absolutely blown away!

[@bosmarth]

Your best post-Sibelius video !

[@DesigningEmotionalMusic]

great video !

[@PhillipArthurSimmons]

This is a brilliant video essay! I’ve shared it with my students who will be recording their music with a full symphony orchestra at the end of this month. Very timely upload! Thanks for your perspective!

[@former4326]

I love your videos! Great musical insights and quality editing that enhances the product. Great job and thank you!

[@isobarkley]

loveeeee hearinig my timpani babies pop out

[@carminepastore3274]

Outstanding! Great video!! Thanks so much.

[@BlackHermit]

Never thought about it. Thanks!

[@jarodvmusic]

Phenomenal video! The more I write music myself the more I realize how important simplicity is, at least for a foundation. From melodies, individual notes, harmony, chord progressions and even more. I think the Verdi Requiem is at one of the tops for epic but #1 for me would be Movement 5 of Mahler's 2nd Symphony. Seeing it in person was a life changing experience. I know it was not the point of this video and might have not fit in this video but the one thing I would have loved to see was you saying what notes were playing and possibly what chord they were part of and also in context of what key at the moment. That would be super helpful to dive a little deeper into why the specific notes were chosen and what purpose they served. I'm looking forward to more great videos!

[@seekertosecrets]

4:40 Get out! 7:09 XD One of my favorite pieces! 7:47 It looks simple now!

[@InfiniteAO]

So good! Thanks for this amazing breakdown - very insightful! Your channel is awesome 🙌😊

[@razvan_3008]

I'm starting to love this channel more and more. One of my favorite epic moments in music is when we arrive at the recapitulation of the 1st movement of Beethoven's 9th.

[@robertlukethompson]

Another amazing video 🎵 Can’t wait for this channel to get the recognition it deserves!

[@OctopusContrapunctus]

this channel is amazing, love every video that is on it; i could describe this channel with powerfull, but limited, material(words): educational fun.

[@EDUMSOUZA]

Congratulations on the excellent lesson!

[@davidmcgirr]

Great lesson, subscribed

[@ajpascual5362]

Great video! Answering your question, my favorite example of epic simplicity would be the Dies Irae from Symphonie Fantastique's 5th Movement and that hymn from The Planet's Jupiter. These are my favorite due to their contrast to the music preceeding it. Its a good thing to think about a lot of times that complexity isn't always good and that a lot of times less is more.

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

The music by Giovanni Gabrieli is extremely simple and straightforward when compared with that of his Flemish predecessors (Dufay, Ockeghem, Josquin, de Lassus) and often can be reduced into a four-voices homophonic texture. What he actually did was to augment the number of voices to eight or more (and rules actually tend to become more lenient with the increasing number of voices) and add instrumental doublings (chiefly brasses: cornetts and trombones, and organ). This is the final result: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXmwoIWwjJucqZY .

[@martin_venit]

This channel is amazing !!

[@dionbaillargeon4899]

It depends. Look at Mahler's 8 first part. It's incredibly complex without being tedious.

[@5Penkets]

Alex on his way to make the best content about music there is and then disappear

[@ScoreCircuit]

Just taking a break to develop AI

[@RedStone576]

pattern and repetition :O

[@SDSMOfficial]

What about Thomas Bergersen? Specifically the album Sun.

[@scarbotheblacksheep9520]

I love how you threw shade at freeway interchanges. They are a burden to city design.

[@paxtontheentertainer3760]

Funny thumbnail😂

[@MarioCalzadaMusic]

This video is epic😂

[@Ultime-dz9xx]

I found your channel today with the video on overtones series! It's very interesting! It made me laugh when you asked who doesn't like "Dies Irae", cause I hate it honestly!! I find it very unbearable especially the part with the chores!

[@whil6473]

Epic Simp

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

Frankly, I find epic style writing to be boring. I focus more on subtlety and support music rather than bombastic trailers. I feel like trailers and all the hybrid crap is getting out of hand now. It’s gotten to the point to where slams and risers are being mistaken as actual music. We are becoming numb to Deep Listening.