Ligeti - Artikulation

In the 70's, Rainer Wehinger created a visual listening score to accompany Gyorgy Ligeti's Artikulation. I scanned the pages and synchronized them with the music. Enjoy!

[@doncraigmusician]

The piece was originally quadraphonic with speakers in front and back of you along as well as the sides. The shaded area represents the channel the sound was coming from. It does really work well for the stereo mix.

[@andre_garay]

This is for sure a lullaby for X AE A-12

[@nemegto]

Lmao totally haha

[@alessandroarhiri7095]

Ahhahahahahaha

[@adriankevin]

Lol

[@Tizohip]

porra garay

[@k.t.5405]

poor kid :(

[@salt1ne1]

Amazing that this was 1958. This was absolutely revolutionary for its time.

[@davidwright8432]

Even now (2023) it's still a bit ahead of the curve!

[@Tizohip]

Ahead like 100 years

[@sinewavy]

FIFTY EIGHT!?

[@calvin311222913]

What I love about this piece is that although sound "weird", its development still have classical structure, especially the climax and the fade out at the end.

[@bramvlin6743]

nah

[@leppycolon3]

@@bramvlin6743 Uh huh

[@RhythmAddictedState]

The visual score is genius!

[@healcoba]

+RhythmAddictedState extraordinario,...mis felicitaciones..

[@davidpatty2442]

+RhythmAddictedState Exactly what I was thinking.

[@Psyxic_Crimes]

Ooooo, pretty Colors!!

[@Total1Now]

Yes RythmA I have become instantly addicted to watching this. It's awesome

[@redapplefour6223]

heck yeah especially love the reverb clouds

[@mordent17]

What I find really remarkable and intereseting about this is that I can actually remember some phrases of the piece, some favorite moments, some peculiar and endearing moments, as if it were more conventional music or music I'm more familiar with. This redefines what's music. It creates new aesthetics.

[@bramvlin6743]

Don't do drugs kids

[@4CareVFX]

Nobody: my music teacher: "Tell me what you think"

[@helloimjonathan2940]

hahahahah

[@razon7457]

musik unterricht kickt

[@raphaelbaier7673]

Fühl ich

[@MFLMike]

Exactly why am I supposed to say

[@movedchannel3802]

Same hahahaha

[@totty2524]

I'm from 3019 and this is my jam.

[@Saif-jp8ue]

shut the fuck up

[@roecatgaming]

@@Saif-jp8ue its a joke

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@roecatgaming That's why they said it.

[@flyjayofficial]

best comment here, thanks for the laugh

[@totty2524]

@@flyjayofficial ❤

[@sikroboskop3121]

I've heardd some discord notifications while listening to this, it actually sounded awesome

[@深夜-l9f]

lol

[@gpoop23]

1:00 Hey, I got a coin!

[@kkho7845]

dear god, you made my day. luv you

[@dowdheurschtwideul139]

And me I just turned on my old gameboy :)

[@jusangoh2559]

gpoop23 lol :)

[@sukarnos3xy]

U have ligma.

[@RohrDC]

@@sukarnos3xy what's ligma?

[@HarDiMonPetit]

The graphic score is so ingenious! Specially the trick of representing cavernous spaces with these bubble background.

[@gomro]

I've heard a lot about ARTIKULATION, but never heard it until now. The classic early electronic music sound -- blips, bloops and whooshes, organized through painstaking tape splices -- and a wonderfully designed visual analogue to accompany it. Excellent! Thanks for putting it here!

[@araguet]

Thank you very much for your work. I love Ligeti, Stockhausen, Subotnick, Chowning, etc. I work with synths and Pure Data always with this kind of experiments in mind. Again thank you from Buenos Aires.

[@ElReyTilin]

no se ingles pero me gusto tu comentario

[@araguet]

@@Rama-wr9yx hay gente haciendo, pero no es fácil la difusión y es complicado encontrar espacios para hacer experimental en vivo, por suerte dentro de todo se puede publicar aquí sin límite de espacio, creo que en este momento KZbin es un gran repositorio de experimentos electrónicos sonoros de todas partes del mundo.

[@alexandergreenb]

"When working with electronic sounds at the studio in Cologne,Ligeti did not feel inclined to organize the material through and through in all imaginable (and above all governable) parameters,as is usually the case at first. Instead, he heard in various forms of sounds a similarity to language and decided to compose an imaginary conversation, a sequence of monologues, dialogues and multi-voiced disputes, in which characteristic intonations stand for literal meanings."

[@AnAmericanComposer]

Mario Bros. in HELL

[@MissEdisonChen]

I could listen to this over and over again and it's always a new experience for me. This is so amazing.

[@shpark213]

It reminds me of Kandinsky's paintings. This is genius.

[@jiecai237]

Why

[@fimkiemusic]

​@jiecai237 the connection between the graphic shapes and the music. It has a synesthetic air to it.

[@michaelhubertz3016]

Rainer Wehinger was teacher at the HdK Berlin when I came to Berlin in the early 80's. One of the lectures I enjoyed was a profound overview of electronic music and analogue synthesizers of the time.

[@ermm4263]

This reminds me of that Spongebob episode. ... ALONE. ALONE. ALONE. ALONE.

[@ClaylandStudios]

+Tricity Holy shit the atmosphere of that scene is very ligeti-esque even if it is part of a kids show

[@llauoylliklliwi970]

aerosol.AEROY no shit i was on the comment above, then i thought on it and then i scrolled down WTF THIS IS MAGIC

[@guwnodupa427]

ALONE.

[@fathankelley1596]

They used some of his music didn't they

[@ultron2-465]

The future

[@combcard]

this is great, there's so many dimensions to it, from sinister to playful

[@LfunkeyA]

the visual/audio synchronization is very effective, you can almost feel that those shapes should sound like that :)

[@cruzeycruz]

WE GOING TO ARTIKULATE WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🗣️🔥🗣️

[@juliaspitz5554]

My cat absolutely loves listening to this song!

[@alexsmith8767]

I am thrilled to find this. I have the Wergo CD of Ligeti's that includes this piece, which blew me away when I first heard it. A bit of the this score was on the cover, but enough to tell and watch it synchronized. Thank you for posting this work of genius. Alex

[@OAmus]

The visual score is fun and a great tool to gain access to this music (thanks for creating this video!), but I've long had a nagging feeling that it is also somehow restrictive - it tells the listener what to focus on. Today I ran into this quote in an article by Luke Windsor: "The now famous aural score of Artikulation (Ligeti and Wehinger, 1970) can be seen as an attempt to delimit the potential interpretations of Ligeti’s electronic piece. In more specific terms, the score reifies the composer’s intentions and the means by which the sounds were created at the expense of the listener’s imagination." I have to say I agree.

[@rynabuns]

Interesting, akin to a film adaptation of a book!

[@stevebean6723]

Very catchy tune. Visual artists have been doing this type of art for almost a century.

[@WTFBOOMDOOM]

"You cannot grasp the true form of Ligeti's Artikulation."

[@EllieMcEla]

That's what I was thinking too, they must've sampled it somehow.

[@forgado7396]

It sounds like the static from Giygas's Intimidation could've been sampled at 3:39

[@Capndroid]

Ligeti could not stop crying! Xenakis could not stop crying! Penderecki could not stop crying! Listener could not stop crying!

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Some of the score looks like the ground of the maps you play and walk on...

[@DarkZekeX]

I would love to hear this live in a room with great acoustics and a great speaker setup

[@ProfRonanMC]

Many thanks for making this available - it is immensely useful to see the score and listen to the music at the same time.

[@DTfan43]

Hearing this makes some of the music on Mr. Bungle's Disco Volante make so much more sense.

[@doltifantara]

awesome collaboration, quirky creative design and electroacoustic music

[@MurasakiBunny]

R2D2's singing in the sonic shower again.

[@user-uo8yh9tb8g]

very great thing you've done here with the scrolling Rainer Wehinger visual listening score... done the right way-- wow

[@dusandakic6778]

Has anybody looked at the circles. The black part represents where is sound coming from: left or right.

[@GaryWarman]

Dušan Dakić I was having trouble discerning the meaning of the circles, thanks for clarifying :)

[@tp11051965]

Actually the original recording is quadrophonic. So the circles on top of the score represent front, back, left, right speakers. And the colors of the circle segments refer to corresponding sound symbols in the score.

[@AkitosAncitis]

quadraphonic

[@WC3POchannel10A]

The visual symbology to accompany the piece is excellent! It actually seems easier to read that a tradtional score.

[@HimothyGOAT69]

I listened to this in my Year 7 music class and I found it unsettling (If you’re wondering, I’m from the UK)

[@PsytranceMan777]

This is my first time listening to this peice, I find it very awesome! This peice really does paint a vivid picture in my mind of a psychedelic cave of wonders on another planet. I love it! :D

[@doncraigmusician]

If you can find the score by Wehinger (my university library had it) then you can see some of Ligeti's notes and Wehinger explains how he chose to depict different sounds and so forth. Well worth looking at!

[@starchythepotato2877]

Color is timbre, length is time, and height is pitch, but what are those peach areas around some groups of notes?

[@solitudesf8111]

reverb/space?

[@iLikeTheUDK]

Peihan Liu Probably reverb.

[@Cypeq]

also size of objects represents their volumes, top circles are channels, and peach is reverb.

[@tp11051965]

The colors are a bit off in this scan. In the original these background fields are light grey. They represent reverb. This was done very carefully, too. Note e.g. at 36 sec. the three black "combs" OUTSIDE the reverb area: these represent three rough-filtered white noise events without reverb.

[@sabaneyev]

@@tp11051965 it amazes me how Wehinger managed to transcribe this music into an actual score

[@timmyx666]

this is the most fascinating video i've seen in a while

[@goat_se]

györgy ligeti is the first IDM artist confirmed

[@jonathanbarber8174]

This is one of the most important pieces of music ever!

[@Solomon_the_wise]

음악 수행평가 때문에 여길 찾아온 한국인이 얼마나 될까

[@쾨히]

우엑

[@MaryGadsby]

How creative and fun to watch and listen to :) My ears were actually tickling in my headphones lol :)

[@liamobyrne2]

why do I enjoy music so much more when there's a visual reference for me to follow?

[@melonica90]

This grants me an new horizons in brain...

[@alexandergreenb]

"Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music." - G. Ligeti

[@coosoorlog]

Hey this is KEYBOARD.SYS! One of my all time favourites!

[@coltonthedrummer]

I call this one “bold and brash.”

[@robertplautz9722]

this is brilliant. thank you for combining these two works. of great interest!

[@billay360]

19 fucking 58? holy shit

[@carlmarcs3647]

why?

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@carlmarcs3647 The technology to create this.

[@carlmarcs3647]

@@segmentsAndCurves recording sounds and drawing a picture?

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@carlmarcs3647 yes

[@carlmarcs3647]

@@segmentsAndCurves you have an odd concept of time

[@robotkarel]

music for the ears, music for the eyes. really new to me, thanks.

[@DirkIronside]

It's space jazz!

[@floweringsilverzero]

unbelievable! great job Ligeti, Wehinger, and you for synchronizing it!!!

[@verymerry2437]

50's dubstep

[@pianojay5146]

Very Merry ㅔ

[@jackmarentette1302]

김재욱 Ok.

[@ezra6094]

2050’s?

[@kiaraph4091]

JAJAJAJAJA Is music?

[@AnevemPetya]

Thanks for upload! Score and music is marvellous together!

[@slash58anilyo]

This sounds like a compilation of pokemon cries

[@ensaladadepapaya8511]

Your comment made me cry of laugh

[@spase667]

Bravo! This kind of stuff is absolutely beautiful.

[@FlowerEmblem]

It must've been a pain for you to synchronize, and I can't imagine how Wehinger even made the listening score :) Thanks very much!

[@rocketgeek96]

_Star Trek USS Enterprise Computer Ambiance to Fall Asleep To, 1958 (colorized)_

[@AdmirableSmithy]

This is exactly what I hum in the shower!

[@NicleT]

Wow! Splendid piece. So ahead of its time.

[@joshman5610]

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH

[@gracefulcrafts]

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[@floriantomasi4993]

@@gracefulcrafts sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[@_rstcm]

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH to th power of SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Rascaduanok]

The whole experience is absolutely terrific!

[@gabrielbogari7063]

Sounds like R2-D2 having a nightmare. Love it!

[@leomilani_gtr]

I can imagine this painter manipulating a tape machine and making each drawing. That's so much work and genius applied!

[@d3p3ch3mod3]

pretty much exactly what i visualize when i listen to abstract music

[@madamerotten]

Thank you! This is "true" electronic music and tape manipulation at its best!

[@Dr_Howard]

"Gyorgy Ligeti ARTIKULATION (1958) Schotts Music Ltd A very short, but highly virtuosic tape composition, made from small electronic sounds that are combined to resemble utterances."

[@roinymphornithorynque3282]

Hb hm...

[@gyulaigyula5254]

1958? God damn...

[@AnAverageItalian]

@@gyulaigyula5254 yeah, Ligeti, Stockhausen and their clique were truly, truly ahead of their time

[@piinto7155]

WOW what a harmony I really gotta love him Is it only me? hear waterdrops in this?

[@Twobark3921]

Sound like earthbound music

[@Ghoopty]

Next time I trip, I wanna watch/hear this. Awesome - thank you so much!

[@mikesimpson3207]

2:26 I just lost a life in an Atari game. Jokes aside, this is pretty cool. Dont usually hear this sort of thing from Ligeti.

[@adeptusmechanicus7572]

One of my all time favorite pieces of experimental electronic sonic conceptualization

[@lostinidlewonder]

Ligeti was abducted by aliens and they taught him how to write their music?

[@Tizohip]

yes '-'

[@segmentsAndCurves]

by Stockhausen* :D

[@jfcharles]

Very useful video, thanks for posting that. I am sure music teachers will make a good use of it.

[@YouzTube99]

Nicely done! I wasn't aware of Wehinger's scoring technique so this was a good introduction. AND, unlike a lot of YT vids, it's well synchronized!

[@eduardopola1]

Wow! Excellent piece, and the score is beautiful.

[@theo9952]

This is excellent work you've done here ! And it helps the listener to appreciate and comprehent the music/sound even if one is unfamiliar with reading the score ! Are you an electronic music composer or musician, perhaps ?

[@stephenjames4937]

Utterly, utterly brilliant.

[@michaelwheeler8552]

The moonclangers have been at the LSD again

[@dolly_alvarado]

This is exactly what i needed

[@EduOrta142536]

*Squidward scene* ALOOOOOOOOONE ALOOOOOONE

[@3f9a]

17 years later the algorhythm has recognized your genius. thank you. you're welcome - yt

[@bachware]

Ligeti created this at an electronic studio using taped snippets. He sorted them (some REAL tiny) into groups, then used semantic rules to determine what happened when. The result is that one gets the impression of speech, as the people who referred to Artoo Detoo have said.

[@Asterra2]

This is fantastic. Thanks so much for putting this together.

[@LiteratureTodayUK]

Very, very gorgeous - the score looks so cute playing alongside the sound! Well done - must have taken months to do this!

[@loren-emmerich]

A star prelude, so beautiful!

[@dreyas]

@Furiens I understand your concern; just like it is at first difficult to disconnect an electric guitar and rock or jazz music, or difficult to disconnect a violin from Mozart, these early sounds certainly have a large connection to "dated" technology... it will take some time, but try to listen to these sounds "as they are", without preconception or association and I assure you you'll get past your block! :)

[@gnikcohs]

Wehinger's visual score is stupendous, thanks for going to the work of scanning and synching it. The music is good, but there is too much of the R2D2 effect. A lot of music from the late 50s to 70s or so ended up sounding like sound effects for sci fi films to come.

[@paulcopeland]

Wow, thank you for taking the time to do this. Much appreciated. Best wishes.

[@koberankich2313]

This goes so fucking hard

[@koberankich2313]

real

[@koberankich2313]

i agree

[@Whaijorhujishkomunyk]

I want a 8 years long version

[@suekanji]

That was the coolest thing I've seen/heard in a long time.... thanks!

[@ragingdawn1583]

I wonder if Adam Neely have been thought to use this as his legit video essay.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

Oh I would love it!

[@45h3w177]

Un-effing-believably fantastic! Thank you for doing it.

[@scoutpilgrim5320]

sounds like Giygas sleeping

[@wordscapes5690]

Had a good giggle at times. It was so exciting to see the visuals and wondering what the effect would be. Thank you.

[@LongDriveChamp03]

because this is so strange and weird I am going to favorite it. 1:00 sounds like a mario coin.

[@sebasbenitez7766]

¡Qué trabajo! tanto el del músico como el del artista plástico. Increíble

[@gustavopapin]

Realmente muito impressionante!

[@Esthelaa23]

vdd. caralho tu mandou esse comentario á 11 anos!!!!!!(atrás)

[@marco-xe9je]

@@Esthelaa23 13 anos atras o gustavo devia ta confundindo o som da internet discada dele com essa musica aí

[@Esthelaa23]

@@marco-xe9je KKKKKKKKKK será? 🧐 kkkkkkkk

[@brunotheiss1]

@Letícia @marco oi brs

[@marco-xe9je]

@@brunotheiss1 coeeeee