Improvising in the Style of Different Classical Composers

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Here's a video just for fun - I decided to try to improvise in the styles of different classical composers (Practice Notes 34).
Hope you enjoy!
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[@GAoftheBlackFlames]

I think this taught me music history quicker than my university music class.

[@NahreSol]

Thanks! Not sure I deserve that compliment, but thanks! :D

[@JonathanTash]

Really? I haven't taken any music classes, but I can't say that I'm surprised that they suck. The computer science class that I took through Harvard University was terrible. I had to unlearn half of what they taught me.

[@agamaz5650]

bro music school demotivated me so much i started playing the piano at 17 self taught

[@achille-claudedebussy8548]

Agamaz wow I often saw you on synthesia and piano videos...

[@johnnynoirman]

You do.

[@cougar1234c]

By the time you got to Chopin, I was genuinely smiling 😸

[@NahreSol]

Thanks so much!! :)))

[@mandaJt]

Same here. I shared it on fb and tagged my friend. Great video!

[@NahreSol]

thank youuuu!!!

[@ihH6053]

Chopin is my favorite composer

[@jackren295]

When I saw that D flat major in Shostakovich, I immediately thought of the D flat major fugue from his Op. 87, and bursted into laughter. Great video!

[@megazver2]

All those composers were, like, super-mean to you, but I'd like you to know that I think you're aight.

[@NahreSol]

Haha thank you...

[@IgNaceus]

But what about the little dog below?

[@AndewMole]

0:03 Bach 0:17 Jean-Philippe Rameau 0:23 Mozart 0:34 Beethoven 0:42 Chopin 1:03 Lizst 1:10 Rachmaninoff 1:27 Scriabin 1:36 Debussy 1:55 Shostakovich 2:06 Prokofiev 2:15 Messiaen 2:32 Schoenberg 2:42 Philip Glass 3:08 Steve Reich 3:28 Nahre Sol

[@brenopena134]

Thanks

[@existential_fred]

Cheers

[@aliceko4695]

0:42 my favorite

[@P3.14i]

how does she know the forms?

[@sergeirachmaninoff8267]

I am glad I found myself in this Video.

[@funkymonks8333]

43 likes... I'm not gonna ruin this.

[@ninoding]

Hi Sergei!

[@sergeivasilyevichrachmanin6630]

iMpoStER

[@finnandjakeonapoptartcat5265]

Can't relate...

[@jaspertan7877]

HI HAHAHAHHA

[@louispearson8306]

Hands down one of the most educational, creative, invigorating videos on all of youtube, from the bottom of my heart thank you - A piano Teacher from London

[@RhettShull]

I. Love. This.

[@InglisAcademy]

I'm sharing this with all my art students. If an untrained person, (or even a trained person) can grasp even one of these 'style bullet points', they've opened a door through which they can engage with the composer! Thank you!

[@NahreSol]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me! This video was really just a light-hearted attempt to scratch the surface of the surface of what these composers do, hopefully your students will enjoy watching it nonetheless, have a great weekend :)

[@InglisAcademy]

It's already a hit in our national capital! (That's Canberra BTW).

[@RalphDratman]

I very much like your Debussy, and I absolutely love your you.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you Ralph!! :)

[@agamaz5650]

brooo you know Art Tatum respect!! The greatest pianist

[@danksamosa3952]

**Debussy hmm**

[@si-us8nz]

Dank Samosa hahahahahahahaha

[@hahalord7294]

Nahre Sol it would be awkward if you actually got that.

[@Zonno5]

You scared the dog with Messiaen 2:25

[@wormswithteeth]

and us

[@alejandrom.4680]

Messiaen is the best one

[@scriabinismydog2439]

@@alejandrom.4680 Agree, even if Narhe didn't imitate his style correctly

[@sourjyabanerjee9310]

The doggy got really itchy during Rameau

[@Laraluz850]

I really have no words to describe how i love this because it's just amazing the way you can play in different ways and catch the soul of each's composer songs. I love this, really

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!! 😊🙏

[@Laraluz850]

Nahre Sol you're welcome!

[@salomown]

Chopin and Rachmaninov ♥

[@-Muzikalite-]

I like everyone.

[@louisvalencia5244]

The Beethoven one is obviously inspired by Waldstein.

[@hanshorst871]

Thats completle right

[@AdamRasmussen04]

hehe just went down comments to make sure no one else said it before i did (:

[@theMad_Artist]

i was gonna say that too

[@8beef4u]

I thought the scriabin was reminiscent of his op 8 no 12 etude just with chords as broken

[@gabrielnascimento161]

Oh, I wasn't so careful to check out before posting my own comment. But then again, I'm slightly drunk (took me a long time to write and correct all the errors).

[@gouldsdevotee]

I don't believe for a single second that this was improvised. It was absolutely flawless, intelligent, original, and educated, but improvised - no way. Maybe arrived at by improvisation, but clearly worked out afterwards.

[@BradCherwin]

HAHAHA I was just shouting LOW BASS NOTE! during the Philip Glass

[@NahreSol]

hehehe

[@smartmario]

This is my favorite style of video from Nahre, where she has 3 narratives going on at the same time: the composers say stuff through the call outs, she says important things with the annotations of whats she's playing, and of course what she is playing which is the main narrative. Add the little dog showing up every now and then. It's all so sweet and beautiful.

[@armhan]

Wow, this is so perfect! In a few seconds you really show the peculiarities of each one... great work

[@NahreSol]

Thanks so much!!!

[@christonchua5188]

"sarcastic waltz figure"

[@johnprice3341]

You didn’t have to insult yourself so much, that was enjoyable.

[@SPEARFISHER]

Soo good! Love seeing truly creative improvisation outside of the jazz idiom. Subbed!

[@NahreSol]

Thanks so much!! :)))

[@hayden4705]

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[@margaretstewart3255]

I love your annotations!!! So helpful.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!! :)

[@dmythica]

I've recently got into classical music. Now I have yet another interest I can't share with anyone I know in person!!

[@Azhaaar]

PERSISTENCE The comedic timing in the Shostakovich LMAO

[@e.hutchence-composer8203]

2:25, Rachmaninoff sonata no.2 anyone?

[@szabolcsborda8717]

Hellyea

[@np0804]

I missed Tchaikovsky

[@LukasPrimahatva]

Ah, yeah me too!

[@Santosificationable]

He wasn't much of a pianist though.

[@Below20Below]

You just add cannons

[@VenomCold]

tchaikovsky wasnt much of a pianist? are you kidding me? that's like saying beethoven wasnt much of a pianist because his symphonys are so good - absolutely ridiculous!

[@kirkwahmmet8406]

Santosificationable it seems like all you know is the nutcracker suite. tchaikovsky not a pianist 😂

[@jamesr141]

The fact that these are improvised is amazing. I think I can tell which composers you like the most. Can't wait to come see you in concert when you're a huge star.

[@pianoclassics6201]

That dog is sooooo cuteeee!

[@John_Ruderbegum_Music]

The Bach and the chopin were brilliant 👍

[@TheMylium]

I believe this can go viral - very entertaining! :D

[@NahreSol]

Thanks for thinking that way! It's really just silly but was a fun little exercise :D

[@kumokoo1]

LIKE Waldstein

[@orfrisbee2121]

Wow Your'e awesome you got crazy talent!

[@NahreSol]

Thanks so much!!! You're awesome too, thanks!!

[@Cloudkusanagui]

Managed to make me laugh, be amazed at your technique, and think hard about coming back to the analytical studies of my favourite composers. THANK YOU!!!! (not screaming, just excited to find your channel haha)

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!! What a compliment!! :))

[@Cloudkusanagui]

Thank you for the hard work in this channel, great content! I just keep getting drawn to your other videos

[@AaronGlenn88]

I was unable to post on your 16 levels of complexity video. So I came here to say I truly believe that bach, mozart and especially Hayden(he was very original ) would be proud of you and recognize your technical abilities but overall your musicality. What you create isn't just theory, it is music. It is enjoyable and has direction and form. You are truly a gifted person and I thank you for being able to take all the parts of who you are(much like music)and share them with us. You are able to communicate clearly what many people can go in circles attempting to explain. And I also recognize how you simplify these complex abstract ideas. Thank you for sharing your understanding with the world.

[@dugallpatient3922]

0:50 Mary ATE a little lamb

[@johannsebastianbsch502]

"NOT EVEN CLOSE"😂

[@aya-yk8iq]

Ikr

[@johannsebastianbsch502]

Franz Liszt lol im blind

[@lucasfred131]

I laughed out loud in the office when it came to Shostakovich

[@Spanuse]

One of the best piano videos I ever watched and Lord knows how many I did. The essential features of the composers have been clearly pointed out and practically exemplified and plus I love the funny thoughts.

[@pascuajeninaclarisseb.3306]

Chopin’s CHROMATIC TWINKLES ❤️🎇🌌 😂 love the Rachmaninoff one, especially the pulsating chords XD it really resembles him.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

You make me want to get SOOO much better at piano!

[@eldeadringer]

First minute - "Damn, that's good. I wish I could play like that." 1:03 - *spits cereal*

[@informatom]

I wish I had you as my music teacher, but you were not even alive ... but wait, you ARE my music teacher right now. Times have changed a lot! And a lot has changed for the better! So... thanks for teaching me!

[@bananabyter]

Loved the Chopin one! He's my favorite composer by far. :)

[@tomkruze1304]

I love your videos, that Chopin improv was the best!

[@pjeffreypwong]

What about John Cage

[@NahreSol]

Yes eventually 😊

[@louisvalencia5244]

Just put some 2 beat pause and that's it.

[@augusto7681]

Jeffrey Wong just invent some nonsense composition that is more important in theory than hearing it.

[@semproniaprocax2942]

[@SeaSon7ary]

He already put him in the video. You just didn't wait long enough.

[@MrZambachango]

I´ve played piano since I was a kid and listening to classical music but never actually knowing the theory behind what I do. Sometimes I improvise freely after listening to something for a long time and have glimpses of styles I like. This video is how I imagine I sound like

[@ensan3581]

I hope you know that your video almost made it to 1million views on facebook, wish this happens on youtube soon too

[@ensan3581]

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[@NahreSol]

Thanks for that!!

[@NoExitLoveNow]

That last one was really quite nice.

[@TechnoRaabe]

I want a full Bach version.

[@joshuamark9316]

Some of those were spot on

[@MarsLos10]

Amazing

[@BenSadounJeremie]

You are fantastic. Thank you for sharing this precious knowledge

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!! :)

[@Murcielag0scuro]

0:43-1:03 I wish there was a full version of this so badly.

[@Inubiz]

Your chopin and beethoven are extremely accurate. I really enjoy coming back to this video. 👍👍👍

[@111166053]

I couldn't stop laughing while watching Debussy section.

[@NahreSol]

Glad you got a good laugh!! :))

[@ieatbananaswiththepeel4782]

Every other composer: Has a special “style” and elements. Liszt: *I SAY WE DOIN OCTAVES TODAY*

[@gabriel_kyne]

The phillip glass one had me crying....!!!! lol

[@NahreSol]

Thank you haha! :))))

[@Chocolatemuffin97]

This is so fun to watch! thank you for creating this video, you are awesome!!

[@EvanYoungMusic]

This needs more views. And the Philip Glass one... I hope Mr. Glass was listening... Anyways, will be fun to show my band kids this week before Thanksgiving since my 4th graders are learning Mary Had a Little Lamb now.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!!!!

[@richarpadilla1891]

I have to add my comment here too ! well ,you really know about styles ,you already grasp the essensce of each one of these composers , it takes time to know all of the specific characterístics that makes them sound the way they are !

[@1003christina]

Uneed MORE RECOGNITION🤦‍♀️👏👏❤️

[@NahreSol]

Thank you 😂🙏

[@dougliedig5979]

I've mostly listened to Chopin's Nocturnes and have been wanting to expand my horizons. This is excellent. Thank you for introducing so many composers in such a short time. I love your editing and how you add text throughout; it really helps my understanding. Thank you!

[@JeredtheShy]

What no Monk?

[@GabrielTorre]

She should make one about jazz players like Monk, Bill Evans, Hancock, Corea, Red Garland and include Gershwin Great video btw!

[@agamaz5650]

tatum as well of course, peterson, hines, waller

[@Santosificationable]

Yeah but this is a video about Classical-style improvisations. I think there should be more Classical improv videos honestly. After all, classical composers all improvised.

[@agamaz5650]

Alkan is missing as well

[@MichaelRosin]

I’m a stuffy classical pianist/composer and theorist/historian who was very impressed by this video. Job well done - loved it!

[@tarikeld11]

0:35 The Beethoven one is the Waldsteinsonata

[@pseunition6038]

It is clearly inspired.

[@tarikeld11]

@@silaskunkel3750 it is. Why not?

[@LinkDaHylian5002]

Your personality and sense of humor are definitely conveyed through your improv. Very enjoyable to listen to and also a thoughtful exercise at pastiche.

[@03data]

You forgot to credit John Cage, who's arrangement appeared several times in this video

[@aturefrati7407]

I need a full version of that Chopin impression, that was amazing

[@Barde_Jaune]

Is it really improvised though ? It seems very practised and elaborated, to me. Great job nonetheless ;)

[@vanderviper5968]

This is a very excellent video! As someone with a jazz background who likes to quote classical music in improvisations these distillations of various composer's styles is nice and not often done in a concise way. Thank you!

[@tupcusamet9539]

Beethoven and liszt is best!

[@-Muzikalite-]

Chopin daha iyi bence.

[@justelynnnjoelle]

omg, your Rachmaninoff and Scriabin styles were my ABSOLUTE favorites!!! And the Shostakovich made me die laughing because it's so true. 😭😂 Keep making videos and I'll watch them all!

[@onlyyoulyj]

0:34 *waldsteinsonatacopy.exe*

[@DiegoJGorzynski]

This was the perfect melody do to a Villa Lobos style, as in Polichinelo

[@BradCherwin]

What about in the style of BOBBY?!?!?!

[@androidkenobi]

isn't that what yours truly means?

[@J7o7s7e7p7h]

I Like your Video So Much Nahre Soul you put every single technique into detail wording that make people understand it much quicker and easier to memorized! Best Analysis Video Good Job!

[@Vodatrio]

no Salieri, no fun...

[@host_theghost507]

This was a joy. The key change in Philip Glass actually made me laugh out loud.

[@Johnwilkinsonofficial]

i hadnt consciously flagged bachs upbeats but they are comically characteristic ! 👏🏻

[@bermudabengal]

Wow....i never realised i like classical music until just now!....you have a gift and a way of awakening the average mind...like mine😉

[@verycarla67]

you have left me with a smile on my face (no simple thing as i am in the grips of a bad depressive episode). i especially enjoyed Messiaen and Glass, and your own rendition was especially delightful. thank you for sharing this video.

[@alexmiller7602]

I liked the different styles but I also really appreciated when your doggo came out

[@a123386]

My goodness, you have such a deep insight into their pieces. That's really good! Keep it up Nahre! :)

[@kimlam99hk]

As a guitar player , I love your channel so much!!

[@nate7418]

I love how you explain the techniques! Really awsome, a subtle way of showing of an extremely expansive knowledge of music

[@Davepotnoodle]

That major key switch in the Philip Glass section was gorgeous!

[@funkymonks8333]

Sounds like National Geographic kinda shit to me xD

[@ms.annthrope415]

I love it. Such mastery of each composer's style and idiosyncrasies.

[@maisonvague]

This is absolutely brilliant -- and fun! As a ballet/modern dance pianist, I often need to improvise in different styles. Over the years I've assembled a small collection of signature "licks and riffs" from various composers so I can "sound like Tchaikovsky" or "sound like Schubert" when needed. But you take this to another level. I just love it! I think the Scriabin one is my favorite (although the Schoenberg is also great).

[@tgerambio]

"Chromatic twinkles" 😆Amazing!

[@carolynnwhitford]

Musically very interesting and entertaining... but the best was little doggie under the piano enjoying YOUR playing. Now that speaks volumes. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents!

[@JamesHunterRoss]

Has nobody ever done these "ion the style of" types of videos before? This is such a great idea, (and so well done), that I can't believe I'm just finding these! Great stuff! And, yours at the end was fabulous!

[@Davidonabus]

Your comedic timing is on point.

[@PIANO_LAB]

I love how you add those funny elements in this 👌

[@diand3074]

Ghaaaa... how are you sooo smartttt??? Love this quick summary of all the different classical composer styles :-)

[@isabellek1171]

The chopin twinkle was beautiful :)

[@charleshudson5330]

This is wonderful. Such a sweeping scope of history in such a concise and playful way. Thanks.

[@Poeme340]

Your series is a real treat for the piano lover! The deconstructions are a wonderful education for a self-taught drummer like me. I’m a Scriabin devotee and I love how you captured his wondering left hand which creates dark undercurrents even his most tender miniatures. More please...perhaps a whole video devoted to the unique Alexander N.S.?

[@bman3977]

I laughed every time the composer talked back xD love your sense of humor!

[@jessb3621]

I came across this video on fb and had to come down here to check more. Subscribe first and now will listen to some playings. Brilliant talent! And thank you for sharing it. xx

[@NahreSol]

Thank you so much!!! 🎶😍

[@caroserrano3331]

What a great practical analysis, and you even made it funny👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Martill3]

Casually throws in a flawless double trill in the Liszt like it’s nothing... i admire you Nahre

[@sanderfagot6889]

The composers comments made me crack up haha! You did a great job!