Pachelbel's Canon - Overtone Singing

Wolfgang Saus sings two melodies at the same time: bass & soprano of Pachelbel's Canon simultaneously. It's a short demonstration of polyphonic overtone singing skills (sometimes referred to as throat singing) used in special new classical compositions.
The interesting thing about doing this with overtone singing is: the melody was always hidden in the overtones of the bass voice. Many ancient composers intuitively created "harmonic" melodies out of overtones of a basso continuo.
Painting: „Aachener Farbflügel-Altar” by Günther Beckers.
More information: www.oberton.org/pachhelbel-kanon/

[@cygnus_zealandia]

This is the best and clearest example of the "double voice" that I know of. Just 43 seconds long and it is obvious that a kind of "musical miracle" is happening !

[@mjd4174]

Have you listend to Anne-Marie Hefele?

[@cygnus_zealandia]

@@mjd4174 : Yes, she is very impressive too. Her videos are a lot longer and also excellent; mostly more informative. Other amazing overtone singers include Miroslav Grosser, Christian Bolman, Nestor Kornblum, and their are others like the members of the Barcelona Overtone choir. I have been working my way slowly with these and other overtone sounds since about 2009. They also include the Tuvan styles, throat whistling, and chant whistling. I do not use them often and mostly sing with much more ordinary Baritone voice.

[@cygnus_zealandia]

@@mjd4174 : Of course. Many years ago on several videos since then.

[@overtonesinging]

@@mjd4174. Of course I've heard her, she was one of my very talented student. She got famous with a demonstration of one of my master class exercises with female voice. And of course she is good, she was my student after all :)

[@overtonesinging]

Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@simonneo6220]

Wow, I just learned about overtone and this is by far the most technically astonishing video I've seen...

[@sushiluvr]

Simon Neo have u heard of Anna hefele?

[@overtonefinds6385]

@@sushiluvr She's one of his students

[@samk2407]

Love that you can kinda see him smiling as he can tell he's killing it

[@lovetoreadbooks6100]

smiling actually helps emphasize the overtones further

[@overtonesinging]

😁

[@alexandrashvydun8726]

how can you both produce overtones and have hand independence, that's amazing

[@mcsabas1042]

Probably helps with coordination

[@poogissploogis]

The capabilities of the human voice are just amazing

[@JennaHanssen]

why are these sounds so pleasant to hear?? love!

[@overtonesinging]

In fact, there are first scientific answers to your question: Overtone singing activates the right side of the brain particularly intensely. www.oberton.org/en/how-your-brain-handles-overtones/

[@cygnus_zealandia]

Incredible ! What an excellent choice of song.

[@AnnaMariaHefele]

Super! danke fürs hochladen! :)

[@LaurensVRC]

Excellent songchoice to demonstrate overtones!

[@shortyis2gud]

Im completely mind blown

[@iamzurvan]

I'm playing this at my wedding.

[@laree82]

Somebody loan me an empty museum to practice in! Such clear and strong harmonics. Definitely something to aspire to.

[@mjd4174]

I love throat singing and this is a stellar example of sygyt. Well done.

[@melpim69]

It took me 45 minutes to 6nderstand the notes from the second part, but now im perfecting it❤❤

[@mikelikesguitaralot]

That's cool, love the choreographed hand genitures

[@overtonesinging]

Thanks. This is an exercise designed to enhance coordination between the left and right sides. The left hand, governed by the right hemisphere, adheres to the bass melody of the fundamental processed in the left hemisphere.

[@Amodia]

Great, I've been listening to this a few times a day for the past week.

[@bulledereve9824]

Absolutely amazing !!

[@xxbraindeathxx]

Endlich!! Darauf hab ich gewartet seit ich mir die dvd mit dem oberton kurs gekauft hab :) Danke!

[@MrBaixoMamelo]

Mind-blowing! Thank you for sharing this for free, sir!

[@andrerovigatti9997]

Unbelievable ! Thank you for sharing !

[@rosemarysherinvankuijzen4394]

Amazingly beautiful! 😊❤

[@jperkiom]

Incredible!

[@miscellaneousstuff2987]

that was amazing! good job

[@bigchooch4434]

This is my life's goal as a musician.

[@jefferykennedy919]

It’s been 5 years, you achieve it yet?

[@neutraltbr2146]

It’s been 6 years, you achieve it yet?

[@monikakellerer6115]

Welch schöne Klangwesen wir sind, Wunderschön. Danke. 🙏

[@deluzh]

can we get a cover of the full song?!?! THAT"S AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

[@ssinssg]

The full "song" these days .....it repeats, again and again. I promise, you would be bored.

[@darlenecuker9711]

That was so amazing!

[@overtonesinging]

Thank you :)

[@Reidun_Schlesinger]

Wolfgang, you're a genius !!!

[@rileysummers484]

Reidun Schlesinger this peice was composed by Johann pachelbel

[@CanofSoda_]

Riley Summers the guy singing is called wolfgang not the composer

[@OlmoHerediaBlanco]

Awesome!!

[@yunitawulan9854]

Fantastic

[@jiffy-jef]

Amazing music!

[@elkbell]

Brilliant!

[@fCauneau]

Wünderbach !! Probably the first in history to reach such a level, the aesthetics is mesperizing.

[@overtonesinging]

thanks :)

[@Freedom_and_Acceptance]

Amazing 😍

[@chelnik1120]

Потрясающе!

[@JimCole1]

Very nice Wolfgang! :-D

[@marcellofornaciari1431]

Is it possible to have a complete version? Amazing!!!

[@FrancescoFranzAmato]

My god! What a control!

[@Reverie305]

Sehr schön! 😍😍😍✨✨✨

[@dakotastorms1255]

Lovely

[@s.vidhyardhsingh3881]

Mind blown!!!

[@stefankuhle2154]

You are the Best !

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

What?!?! Wow!!!

[@AlexanderFarley]

Mystical

[@Max-el7zd]

Can you upload a full version of this? I keep coming back to this vid.

[@fiveoctaves]

Now I've got something to work whilst sheltering at home.

[@Freiya2011]

Wow!

[@mc824d4j]

I can´t understand how is it possible to produce that minor third relation (not present in harmonic series) on the third bass note, vi degree, exactly at 0:14... I can only sing the major 3rd above fundamental note

[@overtonesinging]

Finally someone askes this question! Thank you :). This is a trick that demonstrates how our ears adapt to our expectations. In the scores (www.oberton.org/portfolio-item/pachelbel-canon/) you see that I lower the fundamental note by -43ct. That lowers the 5th harmonic by the same amount and then is accepted by the ear as a minor third. The minor third in just intonation is 14ct higher than in the equal tempered system, anyway. That makes it easyer to fool the ear.

[@mc824d4j]

Thank you for the explanation! It makes total sense and now that I hear it with more care it´s easy to understand how it is possible to do it, absolutely amazing technique :) Impressive how the brain falls for those tricks! I´ll keep training and hope that one day I´ll be able to get that great voice projection.

[@simonneo6220]

overtonesinging this is absolute genius, thank you !

[@im-essi]

Clever! Thanks for the explanation! :)

[@paulthompson9668]

@@overtonesinging Wow, great question and great answer. I've got a question of my own. Is overtone signing the same as whistling-while-singing. For example, I can whistle double-high G on its own, and then introduce an "ooo" sound three octaves higher, then cut out the "ooo" sound while continuing to whistle the same note.

[@Luis-lw8fr]

Gracias Jaime Altozano

[@andresboza9021]

acabo de ver el video de jaime y al reiniciar YT justo me sale esto, no me lo puedo creer

[@oluvsgadgets]

Gänsehaut pur!

[@Nathouuuutheone]

This is hella cool

[@ampm24-7arts]

WOW!!

[@kazielbonn]

This is perfect. Is there a full version of this somewhere, please?

[@funkymonkey8777]

❤❤❤

[@no-booholiday7244]

unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!

[@overtonesinging]

Thank you.

[@alessandracastaldi5105]

Mamma mia…🌟

[@richarde5718]

Holy sh&t that was amazing!!!

[@jaredbarnes7181]

This is extremely impressive.

[@overtonesinging]

Thanks a lot.

[@jawharp9467]

There you have it.

[@lili-dz4oo]

Magnifique, juste trop court!

[@joeltavares993]

Is this how it really sounds like? It sounds like the overtones have digitally been amplified so we can distinctly hear them.

[@WolfgangSaus]

This is original audio recorded with an iphone.

[@NadirChacin]

magic ;)

[@Phantompain7]

wooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooow!!!

[@stevenopolis3155]

Bucket list

[@Trinita-]

Realized 💪✨

[@overtonesinging]

Looking forward! :)

[@Trinita-]

@@overtonesinging ❤️

[@peacekeyartistry4352]

😍😍😍

[@mr.mythoclast4451]

ach das ist ne technik?! hab das immer zum spaß gemacht :x

[@Boffoboffo]

gosh!

[@aurelienyonrac]

Oh my God ! Where to learn that

[@KatNeilsenOfficial]

How does he do this whilst humming?? The overtones are louder than his hum singing… 😮❤

[@overtonesinging]

The secret is resonance. I amplify single harmonics by coupling two resonances and I dampen the normal voice by slightly squeesing my vetricular folds. Sounds difficult, but pratice is quiet easy.

[@stegelms]

Wizardry! I'm trying to learn how to do this (at a MUCH more basic level)

[@thiagonunes4294]

Teach me master!

[@overtonesinging]

I'd love to. Contact me.

[@robertwestman1886]

can you record a full version of this song?

[@selladore4911]

DAMN

[@overtonesinging]

Thanks.

[@GuitargurlSJ]

WOW!

[@overtonesinging]

Thank you.

[@TripleDDDD]

Perfect. Now please the Cello line :-)

[@mcwooley]

If he can (double) whistle while doing this, I'm sure that will be very nice :)

[@hanseriksson6145]

One fundamental and 2 overtones. Training but now I have succeeded.

[@overtonesinging]

Wow, that sounds exciting. Can we hear it somewhere?

[@susannekubiak8702]

Grandios

[@WolfgangSaus]

Danke :)

[@dianeeisenhawer2338]

😮

[@joshbell4176]

pretty dank

[@tequeena]

😲🙌💗

[@LimeyRedneck]

😲🤠💜

[@tyshiddejuremanbey1313]

😭😭😭!!!

[@overtonesinging]

:D what ever this means, thanks in any casel.

[@n7275]

Can we pin this one to the long list of why voice leading and counterpoint are important.

[@carlintuitive]

virtuosic...

[@joshuagraham3854]

The line between singing and actual sorcery gets extremely blurry in this video...

[@overtonesinging]

It is closer to sorcery than I ever thought. Our latest scientific research indicates that overtone singing actually changes the brain.

[@joewallace9030]

@@overtonesinging Amazing! I was just thinking about all the neural activity when you're signing both tones. From what I've gathered, overtones are registered on the right side of the brain, but so is the motor cortex for your left hand. So you're signing the fundamental tone while listening for the overtone with one hemisphere and vice versa. Perhaps the ultimate in patting your head while rubbing your belly. 🤭

[@WolfgangSaus]

@@joewallace9030 You're absolutely right. The video is an exercise for my advanced students. The hand choice is intentional. In my experience, polyphonic skills develop more sustainably and quickly when I let students display the harmonics on the right and the root notes on the left than when I flip the sides. I still make them practice both variations.

[@overtonesinging]

@@joewallace9030 You're absolutely right. The video is an exercise for my advanced students. The hand choice is intentional. In my experience, polyphonic skills develop more sustainably and quickly when I let students display the harmonics on the right and the root notes on the left than when I flip the sides. I still make them practice both variations.

[@joelizaguirremusica]

is this real? awesome!

[@barbarafuglein3918]

Unglaublich und es hört sich wirklich gut an!Möchte ich auch können,aber........😢

[@overtonesinging]

Vielen Dank

[@KoljaRusinov]

Да как так то, а? Вижу и слышу... потрясающе красиво)

[@overtonesinging]

Большое спасибо.

[@hb3393]

fucking hell that is incredible technique

[@overtonesinging]

Thank you so much.

[@JacobIczkowski]

So this is what I've been doing.

[@user-gz5lm1cc6t]

Very impressive, but can you sing Flight of the Bumblebee?

[@musichomework]

This sounds great! Can this be done with Bach Two Part Inventions?

[@overtonesinging]

Thanks. I haven't tried it yet. It would work straightforwardly if the upper melody consisted exclusively of the harmonics of the respective basic voice. Spontaneously, I would assume that Bach composed in a more complex way. But one can also achieve a few notes that "dance out of line" with little tricks. Why don't you try it?

[@musichomework]

@@overtonesinging I was trying to ask something outrageous and impossible! But now I must step down! If you attempt this, please share! It would be awesome!

[@tom-kz9pb]

It would be interesting to know how overtone singing is learned. Can anyone learn to do this, or does it require special, natural talent, or inborn anatomical features of the vocal tract?

[@WolfgangSaus]

Hi @tom-kz9pb, the only requirement is that you can speak. The basis is the resonance behavior of the mouth and throat. The principle is kind of similar to playing the Jew's harp.

[@steadypace7224]

Now do Flower Duet :D

[@karenspeciale9283]

My Teacher From Apollo Sang This

[@overtonesinging]

Great 😀. Do you know if it was recorded? I'd love to hear it.

[@benet4327]

Does he ever do Mongolian throat singing??

[@overtonesinging]

No, I don't copy Mongolian throat singing. Traditional Central Asian throat singing has limited polyphonic capabilities. It only uses one constant fundamenal. Thus you can't sing this song in traditional style. Many people do not know that occidental polyphonic overtone singing emerged independently from Asian throat singing in the 1960s.

[@ara-pf5zx]

YOOOOOOOO WHAGTTTTTT

[@lizanneleonard8191]

Oh my word!! Can anyone learn/do this?

[@overtonesinging]

Anyone who can speak can easily learn this singing technique. You don't even have to hit the right notes because the overtones always sound pure. You learn it in five stages, which take anywhere from 5 minutes to 12 months. So it's much quicker than playing the piano ;). You can stop at any level and have fun. 1) Learn to hear harmonics in voices, www.oberton.org/en/hearing-test-saus/ (5 minutes). 2) Learn tongue positions that amplify your own harmonics (1 to 12 hours). 3) Learn to control overtones and sing simple melodies (takes a few weeks). 4) Learn to sing one melody with your voice and another with your overtones - polyphonic overtone singing (3 to 12 months). 5) Develop your mastery (the whole rest of your life). Visit my website www.oberton.org/en/ if you learn to know more.

[@lizanneleonard8191]

@overtonesinging wow that is absolutely fascinating thank you for your post I will look into this further

[@Tatokala]

Lieber Herr Saus, ich habe eine Frage: Gehören Sie zu den sog. "Zungenrollern", d.h. können Sie die Zunge zusammenrollen ? Manche Leute können das, manche nicht. Ich frage mich gerade, ob es da einen Zusammenhang gibt, bezgl. der Fähigkeiten, die man mitbringt, um den Obertongesang zu erlernen. Vielen Dank.

[@overtonesinging]

Hallo Elisa, die einzige Voraussetzung ist, dass man sprechen kann. Zwar kann ich meine Zunge rollen, aber es gibt keinen Zusammenhang. Ich habe einigen tausend Menschen Obertonsingen beigebracht, darunter über 50, die nicht rollen konnten, auch welche mit verkürztem Zungenbändchen. Sie alle haben Obertonsingen gelernt.