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[@Alix777.]

Impressionism is not a period. It's an artistic movement, which begun with painters in the first place. There are tons of french composers you probably don't know, who were living at the same time as Ravel and Debussy and WERE NOT impressionists, like Magnard, Auric, Messager, etc.

[@archangecamilien1879]

Lol...I have to admit I didn't know Ravel was alive in the 20th century...

[@archangecamilien1879]

...Jesus...or Debussy, for that matter...I thought they were both 19th century composers...

[@archangecamilien1879]

Lol...I think I got 10...I mean, I can't count the "diminished fourth", I called it a major third, lol...I don't think I got any ore than 10...

[@archangecamilien1879]

...forgot the allegro ma non troppo, lol...I guess that's 11...maybe I forgot some other things...I should have counted while watching the video, not after...

[@archangecamilien1879]

At any rate, lol...I'm no expert, but I've read some who consider the < and cresc to basically be the same thing...Charles Koechlin talks about the reasons to use one or the other depending on what wants, because of the way musicians react to either of those...and, in addition, there are many examples of scores where the , etc, do not end up at any dynamic, etc, but maybe that's what the video was saying, etc...I mean, the cresc perhaps tends to end up at a given dynamic more than those symbols do, etc...but Koechlin talks about them as if they mean the exact same thing, but have different psychological effects on the players, so he advises one uses one or the other in different circumstances...

[@dominicmrkiwi3000]

2:25 you asked how many beats. the beats are given by the top number in the time signature (16), so the number of beats is 16, regardless of how many notes there really are in the bar

[@rollo2007]

22 points. Opera and place of birth of mozart got me. Also fun fact. In magic flute orginaly there wasn't a celesta part as this instrument wasn't invented yet. It was keyed glockenspiel, but becaouse it is such uncommmon instrument it is often replaced with celesta.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

I actually didn't knew that, thanks for pointing out🙌🏻

[@stanleycostello9610]

The first introduction of the celesta in Russia was "The Nutcracker." Tchaikovsky didn't want Glauzunov or Rimsky-Korsakov to use it first, so it was in the final rehearsal that it got played.

[@hoangkimviet8545]

Me: Standing about fifteen years to listen to classical music. Also me: Get a noob score.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

It's ok, they weren't easy questions👊For some, you need to really be a pro

[@yeonungkim5457]

11/24. Think I did best on music theory and terminology, followed by instruments and music history, and absolutely stumped the musicians and buildings section. As an avid classical enthusiast, this made me realise how much I actually don't know and I'm grateful for it.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

I think you got the more important categories, who cares about the buildings😂

[@NicoleTressler]

18/24. The alto flute and contrabassoon questions I knew only because I play in an orchestra. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, but I enjoyed it!

[@archangecamilien1879]

Lol...I can't identify that many instruments on sight...missed those two...

[@archangecamilien1879]

...thought the contrabassoon was a bassoon, lol...

[@matthewwilliams7158]

I can’t remember my score but as a music student it was difficult and I enjoyed it

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it🙌🏻

[@evansercombe]

23 points here. A couple questions on this were tricky but I got most of em

[@jimmyblimmy]

This was neither too difficult or too easy, it was just a game of trivia. Many well-educated musicians wouldn't recognize a particular building in a photo or know the key of the alto flute. There were some factual errors or misleading aspects of the questions too, such as suggesting that impressionism is a musical period. Also, a string quartet is not really a musical form; actually the first movement of a string quartet was usually in sonata form during the classical era.

[@felixduerr428]

5:11 The Berlin Philharmonic is definitely not the most famous concert hall. What's with the "Elbphilharmonie" in Hamburg, the Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, or the Royal Albert Hall?

[@noelleggett5368]

I agree. I doubt the Berlin Philharmonie is the most famous concert hall in Germany, let alone the world. The Sydney Opera House would be the most famous, purely because of its design and location.

[@User-qq7mc]

La Scala, Musikverein, Opéra Garnier...

[@noelleggett5368]

@@User-qq7mc I was going to mention opera theatres, but I kept to concert halls. The Sydney Opera House is both. It has a concert hall in the western shell and an opera theatre in the eastern shell - and a drama theatre in the podium underneath. (There is also a restaurant in the smaller southern shell.)

[@xinyue7]

10/24 played piano since 4 and viola and violin since 7 yet so much I didn't know!! great video

[@Sam-zt2ur]

The concert hall is the Berlin Philharmonie, not the philharmonic, the philharmonic just refers to the orchestra itself.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

No, I'm german and pretty sure it's Berliner Philharmonie for orchestra and the hall, wouldn't make much sense otherwise

[@Sam-zt2ur]

@@Carl-FriedrichWelker hmm, I could be wrong but Berliner Philharmoniker is what they call themselves and Philharmonie is what they call their concert hall. It's all on their website and all over their branding so I would be surprised if it was not the case. Quote from their website: "The Philharmonie Berlin is home to the world-famous Berliner Philharmoniker. Designed by Hans Scharoun it has been the musical heart of Berlin since 1963." I could be wrong though

[@Ziad3195]

​@@Carl-FriedrichWelkerNope, you are wrong. Have some humility.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Tell me your score in the comments🙌🏻I'm gonna read all of them.

[@oritdrimer4354]

I think I got something like 17.5-20.5. I didn't really count

[@hojowarf6488]

Very difficult quiz but I enjoyed it nonetheless! 15 out of 24 (16 if I actually counted the beats right in number 8. I still get 6 beats when I count the sixteenth notes)

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Not bad👊

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it👊

[@rloomis3]

If I don't count the two questions that I thought were problematically vague (the 16/4 bar and the two crescendo marks), I got 19/24. If my argument that the answers I gave were correct is upheld, I got 21/24. ;-) Didn't know the concert halls, and couldn't recall the first opera quickly enough.

[@Prokerboss]

14/24. Great quiz!

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Thank you🙌🏻and good job

[@Andrew.K.W]

I overththought the diminished fourth one. I immediately thought diminished fourth, but after seeing that it would just make a major third with C, I was a bit conflicted. Also, the questions with the e flat clarinet and the viola were a bit cruel since it's nearly impossible to differentiate between them and other instruments like the violin and the b flat clarinet, but I expected it and got both questions right lol

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Yeah those two where mean, I wouldn't have gotten them right😂

[@jessetingle9055]

Fun quiz! I missed one of the buildings, the opera question, and didn't pause the video before hearing the answer to the very last one. Guess I get to keep my master's degree.

[@user-ne5mw4dd8e]

17/24, Transposed flute, missed that it’s a “small” Clarinett, I was too lazy for the rythm, Berlioz, Berlin Philharmonik, Bayreuth, First Opera the last three there felt personal cause I’m an opera singer from Germany…

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Still nice job👊

[@Lisztomaniac1022]

20/24. The transposed flute question, first opera, alto clef (I'm a pianist had no clue) I technically got it but that hint was a big give away so i took off a point, and the diminished 4th chord I didnt know. I did alot better then I thought.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Wow not bad👊yeah first opera is a difficult one

[@thedesolatemusic]

diminished 4th *interval*, not chord

[@schewts]

damn it i got 15, well played sir

[@EnderCraft-ko3wd]

I got literally everu single question except the instrument ones. Im a piano/trumpet player lol.

[@palaster]

I really don't understand the question at 2:20: How many beats are in this bar. Could someone clarify?

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

The question was how many quarter notes where in the bar without rests, it wasn't made very clear my be that's right

[@MotoMoto-ld9gi]

Day three of asking Carl to go to a live jazz concert.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Where do you live?😂

[@MotoMoto-ld9gi]

@@Carl-FriedrichWelker In Seattle, are you going anywhere you can find a jazz club soon? You should vlog it, maybe it will change your mind.

[@Ziad3195]

​@@MotoMoto-ld9giHe doesn't like Jazz? It's okay. He only likes Romantic Era music anyways. Possibly the most boring era.

[@FirstLast-uj9ud]

Playing along (potential spoilers): INSTRUMENTS: 1. Contrabassoon 2. Eb? 3. Clavichord? 4. Viola 5. Piccolo clarinet? (I'm giving myself half a point for this) 2.5/5 THEORY: 6. second from the bottom 7. F#dim7 8. a bit confused by what he means in this question, but the note values add up to 4 quarters and a sixteenth 9. B, or Ax 10. a diminished 4th 11. Sonata form 6/6 MUSICAL TERMS: 12. lit. "with fire" 13. fast, but not too fast 14. ritardando: to suddenly slow down (contrasted with rallentando which means to gradually slow down) 15. < is again more "sudden" than "crec."? 5/6 MUSIC HISTORY 16. Haydn? 17. I don't even have a guess for this one 18. Post-romantic/impressionist (though Debussy hated being considered an Impressionist) 19. No idea so imma just say syphilis? 2/4 MUSICIANS AND BUILDINGS: 20. No clue 21: Hillary Hahn (whoops spelt her name wrong, deducting half a point for that) 22. Mozart? 23. Also no clue 24. Richard Wagner 1.5/5 TOTAL SCORE: 17/24 Just scraped into expert level with a few lucky guesses and a few half-points. Fun quiz!

[@jandevat3318]

14/24. I still need to improve current cultural overview. The hardest for me were the buildings... Other were always at least familiar. Nice test😉!

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Thanks and congrats to 14 points👊

[@autoghg]

16/24 cause I didn't know that much about music theory and history (the first opera and Lullys death)

[@dootdoot9066]

i got around 20. it was rather easy besides from the buildings, but maybe its because i havent played in any european venues

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Not bad👊

[@dootdoot9066]

@@Carl-FriedrichWelker thanks brother 🤜🤛

[@normalvinegarghost2646]

16/24. I absolutely blew the instrument and especially the buildings questions lmao.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Ok, to be fair, who cares about the buildings, and the instruments where mean, for example, the clarinet could have been a normal one, it looked not very small on the picture😂

[@yingyangmapper5399]

As a beginner violinist I got 15, lost a lot of points on music theory lol, need to work on that

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Still, pretty good👊

[@someoneelse361]

20/24. Don't understand how a bar with a time signature of 16/4 doesn't have 16 crotchet beats in it. Also the philharmonie berlin hall is definitely not the most famous concert hall. Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie and Musikverein are all more well known

[@USA_UNITED1776]

I got 3. Some were dumb mistakes ( I said beethoven for the house one even though I should have known it wasn't since I've been to his house but it looked german to me), but yes I would say this is way too hard. For example most were related to orchestra, if you're a pianist like me then it's impossible essentially unless you spend a lot of time listening to orchestral pieces.

[@ariiii6649]

18/24 it was hard! tho I thought the musical theory and terminology were very easy!

[@Nyyckaulhas]

20/24. I failed on the questions about transposing alto flute, the first opera, the death of Lully and Hilary Hahn. Questions weren't easy though, and I had to pause to count the beats!

[@user-ne5mw4dd8e]

That’s cheating and you’re score is down to 19/24

[@hojowarf6488]

1. Contrabasson 2. Total guess but I would assume F since the regular flute is in C X 3. guessing again. Is it a celeste? 4. violin? Not much to go on without a scale reference. X 5. E flat clarinet 6. second line from the bottom 7. F# fully diminished 8. 6 beats in quarter notes - I arrived at this by adding up the 16th notes and counting the triplet as 2 beats - I've counted several times and I still come up with 6 9. B 10. Diminished 4th - sounds the same as a major 3rd 11. Sonata allegro, minuet, rondo, theme and variations - I was thinking structure but at least I got sonata! 12. with fire 13. In practice it just means allegro to me lol X 14. Ritardando or ritenuto either way means slow down 15. Both are a crescendo but if it is written out it generally means longer and more gradual X 16. Franz Josef Haydn 17. bzzt X 18. Impressionist 19. He injured his foot with his conducting baton 20. not a clue X 21. Hillary Hahn 22. Beethoven X 23. no idea X 24. Hector Berlioz Very difficult quiz but I enjoyed it nonetheless! 15 out of 24 (16 if I actually counted the beats right in number 8. I still get 6 beats when I count the sixteenth notes)

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Not bad, I figured out your problem with the rhythm, you also counted the rests, there was a little sign in the left corner saying "just the notes"

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

I didn't know how to leave out the rests, but 6 would be right then, so I give you that point, it's actually right with the rest🙌🏻

[@iwatchtoomuchtwoset]

I *just* made it to expert with 17/24. Turns out all that Twoset paid off nicely... I almost aced the theory and instrument part, did okay in history, but the only thing i knew for buildings and musicians was Hilary Hahn

[@Mediterraneum_Psychopathos]

12/24. Failed miserably in the music theory ones

[@Chopiet]

15.5 🕺🏻✨

[@theyabib3323]

Well in all fairness all of these questions are limited to the classical music sphere, so you can't expect all stripes of musicians to know the answers.

[@freezafrezado9472]

10/24. Bro, why on Earth would I know anything about those musical places, that caught me off guard

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Haha Sorry, but well done🙌🏻

[@shilricvinvela8416]

I got five wrong. Alto flute transposition, Peri, and buildings. Also I wouldn't say Impressionism is a period but I knew what you meant.

[@MikeDial]

I got 13, which was better than I thought I would do.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Nice👊

[@Hakkkkk]

ME, 10 YEARS PIANO, LEARNING ORCHESTRATION, NOOB SCORE

[@angelaknebel4156]

9 and a half!!! 😁

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Well done Angela👊

[@yannnique17]

15/24 for someone who occasionally listens to classical music and plays mostly trumpet in a wind orchestra. In school I had 13/15 points for music, so I think this result is okay.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Nice job👊

[@boiklassikal8642]

23/24, I couldn't recognize mozart's birthplace 🥲

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

23 is awesome👊

[@thedesolatemusic]

18/24 I guess I'm officially a music expert!

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Nice👊

[@jackhasfun4752]

16/24 so close from getting the last one!!

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Not bad👊

[@sochalant8056]

13/24, I'll count this as a win

[@Imakemusicandstuff333]

I think 21 is good, compared to that I am self taught

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Congrats👊

[@siansoneashenanigans]

Well, I only got 7 out of 24, but in my defense, I am not a music student or trained musician, I just appreciate music and sing karaoke and make song parodies, so I don't really feel too bad about my dismal score. 😆

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

That's still pretty good if you're not a professional👊

[@alexanderfo3886]

12/24.I know I'm just a mediocre amateur musician, so I'm fine with that.

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

That's pretty good👊

[@yourself9525]

17/24, just barely an expert (somehow guessed the transposed flute lol)

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Lol, it was one of the more difficult ones😂

[@vladimirbakula6289]

20/24 and now I actually feel bad because of the level of my nerdness 😢

[@lucamcardle729]

You should change the title to Classical Music, not just music

[@sumsum5999]

lol got 10/24, interesting video

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Thanks and congrats to 10 points👊

[@tonisator7261]

21 Points, I would change the title to classical music expert. That way I thought it would also include Popular music/jazz etc...

[@user-ue8fw6zl1v]

10 Right answers. The presupposed range was 3...11

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

I guess😂, but well done

[@Who-Dat42]

11. Also I learned that I didn't know how to pronounce celesta. :P

[@Ziad3195]

It can be pronounced multiple ways depending on language.

[@mahir6177]

17... should I learn how to play an instrument:) ? cause I don't know to play any instrument

[@Ziad3195]

Yes! Playing an instrument is awesome!

[@bellini51]

19 but I’m Italian and all the musical terms are in my native language lol

[@freezafrezado9472]

Almost the same to me. I'm a brazilian and these terms are really familiar to Portuguese language

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Damn, than it was too easy😂

[@arielorthmann4061]

3:32 It does not mean Fast but not too much, it means Happy but not too much. Allegro means Happy, not Fast

[@Ziad3195]

Allegro absolutely means Fast.

[@arielorthmann4061]

@@Ziad3195 may I suggest you take a few lessons in italian

[@thepianoman1216]

I’m a relatively serious classical musician and I didn’t even get a good score

[@the_eternal_paradox]

lass gooooo 18 points I fluked a couple of questions though so im not a certified expert xd

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Not bad👊

[@g.mechin9073]

13, not so bad

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

👊

[@tchaikovskyfanboy2928]

I got 10 😭😭😭😭, theres so much i dont know wow

[@eduardoleitemartins]

16/24

[@qudruplem8570]

i got 5 ish / 24, im a god what can i say 🦿

[@apz202]

18

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Nice👊

[@reyskywalker9409]

i am a noob , i am not a musician tho 😅

[@abrahampayne7767]

18/24

[@chiranthanr3163]

20

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

Nice👊

[@robstevens9590]

9

[@DJPastaYaY]

I got 12 which was about what I was expecting. Definitely did not do too well on music history/places hahah. I do think it would be cool to include some music production terminology such as: What does a compressor do? What frequencies are considered sibilance? What does an LFO do? Maybe even some music genre questions like when was metal developed? Where did hardcore originate from? What is the difference between melodic dubstep and future bass? Just some ideas. Really liked this video :)

[@arielorthmann4061]

4:38 Hard disagree here. They both had impressionistic and non impressionistic periods. The sonatas and concerto in G have nothing of impressionism

[@Carl-FriedrichWelker]

They both belong to impressionism even if they had other periods in their life

[@arielorthmann4061]

@@Carl-FriedrichWelker well that would kind be like saying Cimarosa and Beethoven are classical composer, period. ... are they really though ? I feel like it's limiting rather than useful to understand a composer's output's diversity

[@Ziad3195]

​@@Carl-FriedrichWelker Debussy was an impressionsist (despite not liking the label) Ravel was different though and very meticulous (but I still call him an impressionsist composer, wrongly for ease) I agree that not all pieces from them are impressionsistic though. One thing is for sure though, that Impressionism was a style, not an era.

[@lindildeev5721]

Way too hard. First, I don't see how knowing the very place where composers were born makes you a connaisseur. Second, neither does tricia. And third, Ravel and Debussy lived at the same period but their styles were really different and they didn't like each other.

[@arielorthmann4061]

3:57 The sign on the left side, at first, used to designated a change in tempo, not dynamics

[@EElgar1857]

Well, you can't pronounce Viola correctly, so I'm out.

[@arthurmorgan7557]

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