Introducing the Baroque Double Bass

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

This bass looks like the final boss after you defeat all other basses.

[@shivanjamal1375]

Omg🤦🏽‍♂️

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

Final bass

[@velxcity07]

Dzaki Prakoso Ramadhan lol

[@antonioluciovivaldi_4317]

Level one: Gamba Level two: Violin Level three: Busetto BOSS: Baroque

[@balalaikabeginner]

You're forgetting the octabass!

[@Mooncake69420]

Man, playing that bass must take a lot of guts.

[@soupdrinker]

Oh, because the strings are made of that, right?

[@zerocooljpn]

no pun intended

[@anandabrooks]

I count 4

[@peterzelaya9948]

Catgut.

[@maggieb6822]

Peter Zelaya I believe it’s sheep’s guts now, but it used to be cat guts Correct me if I’m wrong

[@victorrice4549]

I like this woman's attitude about her instrument, she's not trying to oversell what it is, but definitely appreciates it's essence

[@WolfyGreen]

"The umami of continuo," - what a lovely phrase she uses at the end!

[@currysues]

Definition?

[@Anastas1786]

scurry_away "The [meaty flavor] of [bass accompaniment (historically improvised) used in Baroque music]."

[@loenigma69]

That's so weird that you have access to KZbin but not Google.

[@amj.composer]

I'm surprised she used a Japanese word! O_o Is the word umami used a lot in English too? I had no idea.

[@thomasreedy4751]

@@amj.composer Not colloquially, but you hear foodies use it ... particularly on TV. At least in American English.

[@MarkArandjus]

It's banged up appearance gives it a lot of character!

[@AZ-xm2oq]

You're talking about the bass, right?

[@soroushkevinarjomandi4565]

Its*

[@romeyjomey4539]

A Z 😂

[@jo_nm9484]

@@AZ-xm2oq OH NO

[@maxalaintwo3578]

@@AZ-xm2oq bruh

[@Brian_itf]

That bass is older than my country lol

[@pilz4566]

Compared to what? Russia? :D

[@azh8586]

Hhhh, you made my day...

[@SergeRibalchenko]

Russian Federation is 26 y.o. and can buy a beer now.

[@hugodogobob]

My house is also older than your country.

[@LordHugorion]

"but our country is the best" nice one :D

[@camieljansen5504]

She's an amazing speaker, so interesting to listen to.

[@yurdp]

I wish she could have been my grade school music teacher. So easy to absorb her information.

[@Violetcas97]

The wood of that bass looks as black as coffee, absolutely gorgeous. Every crack and imperfection on its surface is a little mark of history. Stunning to look at.

[@kennettrosario2224]

"Storms, demons, magicians.... And Choruses." XD

[@PatrickCervantez]

Sounds like a Dio album.

[@zekebraddock7703]

@The Red Pill The U.S. was not a nation in 1630?

[@zerocooljpn]

they're all in the same category

[@somedude3819]

The Red Pill so killing people = great nation sure buddy

[@wdashwor]

I love the deep, warm richness of this instrument. Thanks for the video.

[@BruceRichardsonMusic]

"The umami of continuo" will now forever be in my personal lexicon.

[@christopherstube9473]

I am a bass singer and was always happier when there was sufficient bass accompaniment to float the voice. It is a lovely instrument that you are demonstrating. The reason for using the pointed patch was to keep from butting the grain up against because cross grain does not glue to easily, but a forty five degree or more pointed welds itself more securely into the old grain. That is why they use football shaped patches on plywood, but your instrument has seen the attentions of a more caring craftsman.

[@eviethorne2511]

That is so interesting, thanks for sharing this. I am familiar with metal and leather, but not (yet) wood.

[@christopherstube9473]

@@eviethorne2511 I really enjoyed your presentation. I wish i could sing in the chorus of your St. Matthew Passion. You obviously know and love your instrument and we need to wring out some composers to get them to address your idea of the treble end of your fingerboard and more solo compositions. A lot of baroque instruments have gotten new compositions lately because their sounds are so distinctive. When i was in Brian College Station, we had a lab technician in the choir who played Violone and it was an incredible richness playing with the organ.

[@Blueshirt38]

The most beautiful instrument I have ever seen. I played bass guitar for years, and I have always wanted a contrabass, but I can't afford one, and would have no way to transport, or store one. That exact instrument in this video is my absolute dream.

[@Safiyahalishah]

Watching these videos always brings a tear to my eye. It's so humbling to think of all the generations who heard this exact sound - perhaps even this exact instrument - and felt that dark, heavy power adding such depth to an orchestra.

[@drivewaystar6485]

It blows my mind that she playing music on 320+ year old instrument

[@douro20]

And it probably cost as much as a decent family car.

[@BarnyTrubble]

1:15 "A whole f-...octave lower" I see you fam, keeping it clean for the kids

[@uditabhattacharya2824]

I don't get it the reference (non musician here)

[@umbramortis8310]

@@uditabhattacharya2824 lmao she almost said fucking but she just said ffff but then didnt say the word

[@doc2kiwidig663]

You idiots, she did nothing of the sort.

[@markgrayson7514]

Listen from 1:05, there's nothing wrong with what she said. Why did 136 people click that they like that comment? Did they not watch the video?

[@Saxshoe]

She was about to say "fifth," but realized she meant "octave." At no point was she inclined to curse.

[@busara45thevillain22]

She makes me feel as if I know what she's talking about.

[@misseli1]

busara 45 theVillain Seems like the best way to teach

[@missasinenomine]

Just like the politicians do. (Do THEY know what they're talking about???!!!)

[@rgw4393]

Those kind of people have always been the best teachers in my personal experience ♥️

[@moracha1971]

I love when she say’s “ No Pun Intended, Sorry About That! “.

[@Asmr_kungfu]

Moracha ! Who is say?

[@spikespiegel6587]

Idontgetthepunplsexplain

[@blainecash1242]

@@spikespiegel6587 she said bases when talking about a bass

[@missasinenomine]

Thanks for being so honest. I didn't get it either, & was just going to write a comment to say so. Then I saw it. "Since then (double) basses have been used in orchestras on a regular basis" Basses / basis.Hmm, hardly a pun there. No need to apologise..............

[@dougr.2398]

Bailey San Miguel lol

[@al35mm]

I think the sound engineer on this video did a good job, but also that is a lovely sounding instrument and those strings sound amazing!

[@Russocass]

I really appreciate the work this channel is doing in making these videos and getting proper people to talk about different themes. I hope you the best!

[@yurdp]

I could listen to that bass all day long! So warm and rich!

[@ivyssauro123]

The beggining of the mathew passion is beautiful, and the bass is very important indeed.

[@jojoh265]

I'm a double bass player and I'm the only one in my seventh grade class and i really like your videos. They are so inspiring!

[@markmaurer6370]

Keep it up Zoe, I started bass in middle School and it took me all the way through college. Few players means you can get a good scholarship.

[@NihilistDad]

I started in 7th grade too now I'm 24 still goin! Sometimes the simple orchestra parts can be discouraging, but it's a very rewarding instrument.

[@jonathanbuckles5844]

If you keep going it's worth it, I started in fifth grade and really found my stride when I learned to play jazz. It's work but fun in the end.

[@elbentzo]

This is a wonderful video. I only wish it was 20 minutes long and included more playing.

[@danielbates7401]

I love the sound of gut. Reminds me of a Paul Chambers arco solo :)

[@sophiavhoti4548]

whats more black metal then bass strings the took the guts of perhaps hundreds of sheep to make

[@pRahvi0]

Well, it certainly is black. But metal only in spirit, I'd say

[@topsecret1837]

Ray Jennings That’s not exactly true. Pound for pound sheep are less hunted for meat than deer, rabbit, moose, amongst other wild game, as well as from the Beef, Pork and chicken industry. Sheep isn’t really prolific at all, just your average supermarket lean meat. Frankly the only other reason they’re hunted is that their gut is just the right strength and stretch ability to be able to be wound into a proper string that basses like these can use.

[@Breznak]

@@topsecret1837 well, maybe the sheep aren't hunted as much as deer is because you don't hunt them...you just kill them

[@kwinchronic8953]

Imagine hardcore/death metal bands using this double bass on stage for a break down..

[@DieFlabbergast]

*than bass strings. Also, *what's, and * that took. And questions require a question mark at the end, you know?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Some Baroque Basses even had 5 Strings & you know what they make 5 String Basses today. They've improved their setup to make them playable.

[@lukas_koe]

Love this. Love learning about early music and instruments

[@steby123]

WHAT LOVELY TONE!!!

[@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty]

I like the tones of your Baroque Double Bass. I would love to see a come back of the older instruments. It would be quite interesting to have performances which included both old and new. I think the period we are living through right now would be open to some new arrangements and compositions. Keep an eye and ear open for Alma Deutscher, who is a fantastic composer of only 14 years of age / posted 4/5/2020

[@beepot2764]

Love this video. That bass feels amazing.

[@amj.composer]

It sounds SO BEAUTIFUL. The low bass notes make me feel so relaxed, the timbre is just too good.

[@eliascalabretta909]

Loved the short bach excerpts at the end...brought back many good memories of choir days hehe ☺

[@skeeter197140]

Cool. She's tuned drop D.

[@natas3.14]

Negative, bottom string played open was A. A slightly nerdy fact: many of our modern extreme metal genres (death metal, core) use classical tunings.

[@skeeter197140]

At 1:10- she says "D, which is where my instrument stops..." while playing the open low string.

[@WeeedyMcMeth]

Some times she even drops it to a C. Baroque is metal as shit.

[@goldenlion6565]

Bottom string was D, the next one higher was A.

[@skeeter197140]

And that's why I said drop D. DADG, I assume.

[@osjos2822]

that bass looks goth

[@ruebene2223]

ikr I love it

[@g0679]

Incognito Burrito It’s got tattoos? Hard to spot.

[@adrianapartida5888]

@@g0679 i dont get it

[@weirdshibainu]

What a great channel. She's a walking encyclopedia of music and instruments. Thank you

[@bumblesnowmonster]

Subscribed. Love the lady, the bass, the lesson and all the sheep of the field 'that were not harmed in the making of this episode.' Wonderful history lesson. Thank you!

[@sammy3212321]

I adore the way she looks in the thumbnail, framed in exquisite darkness like a musical enchantress.

[@mikekuwabara3975]

Amen for Umami!! Thank you very much, I learned a lot about this fine instrument.

[@12799MaDeuce]

Beautiful sound, so rich and warm

[@jasperstrike4162]

I love when the bass' strings vibrate, it's a wonderful example of how vibrations create sound.

[@volvagianintendo6465]

The basses with six strings are the lowest members of the viol family. There are two types: in G and in D, and they were tuned like a guitar, but the third string was detuned one semitone, if we compare them with the guitars.

[@stevonico]

Storms, demons, magicians... Yep that's pretty much the way it sounds

[@wackyruss]

That bass should be called “The Silence of the Lambs” to commemorate how many sheep died for them gut strangs!!!

[@frankzaffuto3670]

but they didn't die 'for the strings,' they died to be eaten, the people of 150+ years ago weren't nearly so wasteful as we are today: they used many parts of animals for things we now frequently use synthetically created materials to make.

[@andreafalconiero9089]

@@frankzaffuto3670 Even now though, the guts of sheep slaughtered for food are not wasted. Rather, we eat them as well -- they are used for sausage casings. In fact, although I agree in general that we are very wasteful in many ways, this doesn't apply to the practices of modern abattoirs, where almost every part of an animal carcass gets used for something, even if it is -- in some cases -- only pet food. A lot of vegans would probably be horrified to discover how many of the products they use and depend on every day are derived from animal sources.

[@frankzaffuto3670]

@@andreafalconiero9089 there's always gonna be people getting offended by any little thing, it's nothing new to this life

[@mathewhill5556]

Although _silence_ is not well appt.

[@JesusisKing222]

@@frankzaffuto3670 Reminds me of an over-used but applicable phrase, "such a first world problem" for these vegans...

[@paulsmith7424]

what"s up with the 11 thumbs down? I've been playing bass since 1959.I think this offering from Cecilia (the patron saint of musicians) is really good.

[@hsuhorn]

Paul Smith people are just salty that she has and can play a baroque double bass

[@davidjameschamberlain]

It's not a vegan bass

[@TallicaMan1986]

probably vegetarians listening to the "whole hillside of sheep" spiel.

[@jade728]

@@TallicaMan1986 that's where you're wrong buddy I can still appreciate a beautiful instrument

[@TallicaMan1986]

Jade ur wrong

[@chuckwatts841]

THANK YOU !!!! ... WONDERFUL EXPLANATION OF THE 'SOUND' ... and i liked the story about the sheep necessary for a single gut string ... a hillside of sheep ... one cant help but smile

[@rareform6747]

There's a wonderful room for this . Bates Hall UT Texas !

[@MIDIPipe]

Thanks so much for sharing this Vital And Also Lovely Document.

[@artoan]

So lovely way to talk and tell! Greatly respected!

[@playing_jazz]

Great presentation

[@thumpersquid]

"We use that inequality as an advantage and as a form of expression" brilliant on so many levels! 7:30

[@christianheidenreich4096]

Double Bass - double fun. Thank you for these interesting insights.

[@galinfranklin4747]

A lovely exposition. Very useful historical and technical details are included. Thank you so much.

[@pianonotes1010]

I love the sound. It is unapologetically bold and full.

[@PerryCrafty]

I love your explanation. Are you a music teacher/ professor? I could listen to your lessons for hours. Your merging of history with musical demonstration and talent is truly refreshing. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment You can also tune a Double Bass in Fifths via Pirastro Obligato Fifths Tuning Strings (Plus a High E for the 5 String Versions and eventually a Low F for the 6 String versions)

[@FictionWriter95]

I was able to briefly talk to Ms. Bruggemeyer after a concert in Chicago 2 years ago (coincidentally, my last live concert pre-covid), and she was lovely! I remember commiserating about our shared love of pedal notes (I sing bass, so I'm very used to them haha)

[@lexiaotiqin]

Thank you for the wonderful presentation!

[@iiliiliiliil3444]

Love the color on that bass

[@josemiguelplanton4613]

Thank you. Beautiful video. Please make another with a solo.❤

[@oldcrow6990]

What a gorgeous instrument! My brother gifted me with a beginner instrument. I loved it, being a lifetime cellist, but it wore me out plus I went on the road in an RV. Now I am on the road in USA with a carbon fiber ukulele. A great bass would have made all the difference! Be well, and thank you!

[@gregoryhunter7413]

shes so cool! could listen to her talk abt bass all day

[@edwincancelii2917]

Nice baroque drop D. Someday, I’d love to hear the baroque drop C.

[@ismoleppanen]

I can almost feel the vibrations while watching on youtube.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Actually the 5 String Upright Bass can play one more note lower than C1 down to B0 & the Octobass (Octave below a Double Bass) goes 2 Octaves below a Cello at C0 which is a 32' Organ C. They make Pianos w/ 108 Keys from C0 to B8.

[@xaviox]

Absolutely fascinating! And such a mellow voice thankyou for sharing your beautiful instrument x

[@TheRealTMar]

Comparing the bass section of the baroque orchestra to umami is completely on point! I also always love it when listening the mentioned Bach oratorio and the bass section comes in.

[@clairerobsin]

Wonderful, thank you Cecelia!

[@03298kjskdjf]

One of the best overviews of this channel! Thank you❤️

[@MsrAlaindeFerrier]

Gorgeous and so insightful loved the video X

[@iamfrank5171]

I would love to learn music from this lady. I think she's cool.

[@Slarti]

I agree the St Matthew Passion is amazing - the single piece of music I listen to the most.

[@kaisersozay99]

gorgeous instrument. absolutely lush.

[@overgrowthproductions135]

Thank you Cecelia! That was delightful and educational. Some great insight into a beatuful instrument and it's history. Cheers!

[@izanagi21ify]

The violone, my favorite baroque instrument together with the baroque oboe. Thanks for such a wonderfully presented video!

[@plinkbottle]

It sounds quite nice and throwing a clear pitch.

[@davidchamberlain8910]

Brilliant talk. Thank you!

[@0ldfashi0ned]

This was incredibly interesting!

[@James-hb6ee]

Beautiful instrument and it has wonderful tone.

[@kazhilly]

What a lovely video, your enthusiasm is wonderful. What never ceases to amaze me is that in music in General, those instruments that are less than perfect provide most of the character and give it more depth.

[@rickb1266]

Love the history and playing, would love to hear more!

[@dystopikk]

Fantastic instrument! I would love sitting next to her during a Mass in B or Matthaus Passion performance

[@NihilistDad]

I really didn't know about this bass Renaissance! Awesome info

[@OuttaHere7]

Excellent presentation!!! Wonderful.

[@theresashuller6344]

What a Beautiful sound

[@johnb4406]

that gut string talk. precise and baller.

[@alexde1619]

I love how we can see the strings vibrate! And also the umami comparison ♥️😂

[@polemius01]

I love these OAE videos!

[@BCSchmerker]

+OrchestraEnlighten *Thanks for the briefing.* Back in the 1980's, Acalanes Union High School (Lafayette, CA, USA) did a performance of: *CARMINA BURANA: CANTIONES PROFANAE CANTORIBUS ET CHORIS CANTANDAE* (Multiple lyricists/Carl Orff) Schott Musik GmbH und Co. KG, GeMA at the chapel of St. Mary's College (Moraga, CA, USA), and I used the contraviolone-class C1-G1-D2-A3 tuning, actually needed for Movement 2 "Fortune plango vulnera," rather than the E1-A2-D2-G2 tuning in genres from Bluegrass to Jazz to Blues.

[@RyanZview]

Love it. mentor of mine is a violone player-learned so much from her

[@andrewholland9097]

Lovely explanations, thank you!

[@loudfast1261]

i truly enjoy these videos. thank you for sharing

[@darrenhirst9900]

My headphones go down low and i felt it. Thanks for the video really enjoyed it.

[@charleysabatino]

GREAT!!!! Going to share this to ALL my students!!!

[@rndbits8276]

Beautiful video. Thank you!

[@flowerdolphin5648]

I'm so baffled that I can see the strings vibrating in real time. That's cool!

[@mccypr]

Thanks! Interesting strings.

[@yahbin77]

Such an invaluable demo

[@nialltownley1788]

These videos are amazing!

[@harczymarczy]

A form of Baroque double bass is still used as a folk musik instrument in Hungary and Transylvania. Many folk musicians prefer instruments with gut strings. The bow can either be a wooden homemade folk music bow or any other kind of bow, including a Baroque bow which was good for the music people had danced to. Transylvanian (both Hungarian and Romanian) folk music does have its roots in the Baroque music. Many folk musicians even hold their violin like Leopold Mozart did.