Albéniz, Asturias (Leyenda), guitar solo, James Edwards (animation)

[shahienmusic]

nice work, thanks

[InXLsisDeo]

Thank you again for your work, smalin, you've done more for educating people to classical music than a lot of TV shows.

[666BLeue]

3:48.

pure, win.

[lock345]

very cool :) the beginning sounded a lot like spanish guitar from the doors

[GTF00000]

Just one word : outstanding.

[DirtyGhettoKook]

This sounds like Spanish Studies in my Noad guitar book0_0

[roberto4396]

@smalin

After I learn Clair de Luna lol 7 pages might take a while

[officialaline1]

Doodoodoodooloodoo is dancing

[1537paperst]

only problem with this song is it only lasts 6 minutes :[

[zodiacamz]

wow. xD

[roberto4396]

Tremolooooo

[soobajeaba]

Now I can see the beauty of music has simetry! ;)

The Guitar version gives the piece a more Spanish spirit...

But both versions, guitar and piano, are very, very overwhelming! :)

Greetings from Spain!! ^_^

[ToasterHead007]

Omg or*asmic :)

[JesiBear246]

LUV IT



[IustiNN17]

amazing..

[opperhoofdgeilebizon]

alternative FAQ

Q: does James Edwards rocks ?

A: most certainly yes !!!

what a great performance

[damaster720]

where have you been all my life.

[tinyteishy]

the notes are held withing the circles because of the musical/poetic emphasis on that note.. and the ones with the full circles seem to be staccato notes, correct me if I'm wrong

[thiennguyen10]

this is a freaking solo?

[ssw166]

amazing! I didn't know guitar could be played like that!

[MEteoriss]

this is so good, i could piss in my pants! how perfectly those notes describe the meaning of 'love'. Now i understand. Thank you. Thank you.

[alyukaga]

beautiful

[orangeandaxe]

pure andalusian flamenco

[psisky]

I was hypnotised.

[firecombat66]

I really wish I knew how to play guitar like that, but I'm more into drums.

[christopher19894]

This is perfect for illustrating how important it is to pay attention to how each note finishes-- like allowing some notes to ring out, and then muting other notes, on beat. It must be fluid when the music calls for it, and more importantly, it must break at specific points, when the music calls for it. Emptiness is form, and paying careful attention to the way the voids of the song sounds is just as important as paying attention to the way the filled up spaces with notes sounds.

[ionas82]

This is so awesome :)

[Pikangu]

that was ... beautiful . all this time , i've always listen to only john williams and i never knew there're such amazing players out there

[fjollesmoll]

Now this is what I call pure skill! You thought electric guitar solos were hard? try this.

[kaustin6969]

Wonderful. Capturing structure and emotion.

[AHHA90]

@ericmanisdaman: Thumbs up, my dear^^

[backroadking]

Damn.



[Cactuken]

@Kuuuchin try Synthesia, it's like an old paper roll, or the bars coming top down rather than right to left.

[tuffy321]

so great! it's really amazing to see a program that reacts to the interpretation of a musician. it almost gives the impression that the machine can really "listen."

[serial92989]

i KNO! its a lil part on the beginning of Spanish Caravan by The Doors

this is great, very clean :)

[serial92989]

this sounds soooooooooo familiar

[nb08d]

This is really cool, all of them all, but not a very good recording of astruias. Lots of nail noise, tempos flux do to left hand lagging behind. Still damn good, but, would probably be cooler if you just used a john williams recording of this. There are some much better recordings of this on youtube

[Siali14]

Brilliant work! Love your work! Well done indeed. Even my small kids understood, who plays what, how many intruments are involved (that is in regards to your Brahms and Mozart piece actually!).

[Siali14]

Brilliant work! Love your work! Well done indeed. Even my small kids understood, who plays what, how many intruments are involved (that is in regards to your Brahms and Mozart piece actually!).

[MrTomMasterVideos]

awesome...

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

GORGEOUS. and amazing mmm yes :D this reminds me very much of "Deportation/Iguazu" on the Babel soundtrack

[IndiaOpal76]

This is just beautiful! Why are some of the notes held inside the circles, while others follow along the movement of the piece? Also, why do some notes have inner circles in addition to the usual outline?

[smalin]

@IndiaOpal76 If a note is "connected" to the next note, it works one way; otherwise not. This has to do with timing. It's somewhat arbitrary, so I wouldn't worry about it.

[IndiaOpal76]

@smalin that's interesting.  Thanks!

[eomcello]

@IndiaOpal76 I think the animation lines are based off of the resonance structure of the guitar. Basically, when Edwards stops playing on a string for some time, then the line of that string's resonance stops, and when a line stops, because there is nothing to block the resonance, the resonance "stops moving" and stays in the circle until it depletes itself. As for the circles inside circles, maybe they represent different rates of resonance (more circles, longer resonance?).

[grainman9]

I can't get over this.

It would be a great teaching tool. How can I do this with my recordings?

Where can I get the software.

Please and thanks

grainman

[smalin]

@grainman9 You should visit my web site.

[smalin]

@Kuuuchin Not yet, but in the future there may be.

[AlyssaProkope]

I'm shocked. I mean, i know that the music i s beautiful, but these, emmm... animations of what is it, shows us VISUALLY how beautiful it could be. I see something like this for first time, and I don't know what to say any more. I'm impressed. That "animation" have a special function, or what? i'm just trying to understand better what is it.

[smalin]

@AlyssaProkope You're understanding it just fine.

[luvwrapper]

.....ole

[Bl00DN00B]

Ahh.. from my ancestors' homeland. Asturais a region in northern Spain.

[gunsnrosescovers]

Nice Guitar

[piojin87]

This sounds very like Spanish Caravan from The Doors. I always knew the intro was too great for Krieger to come up with it

[Iwazaru674]

you can find this score for the guitar online. just google the name. It's so fun to play!

[defenderofthebrave]

i like how you get the sliding and scratching sounds in it...makes it even better

[smalin]

@defenderofthebrave Huh?  We would have had to do something to take them out.

[defenderofthebrave]

@smalin ????i said i like them.

[smalin]

@defenderofthebrave Oh, I thought you were saying you thought it was a synthetic recording.

[trimasael]

This animation is more messy, less understandable than the others.

[katgirl21]

@trimasael

Personally, I find it more understandable (Admittedly, I used to play guitar.) It's far more fluid and emotional than the blocky piano animations. You can practically see the guitarist's fingers dancing across the strings, where he slides into notes, which notes are closer together, which ones are on different strings. The strummed chords are very clear and pop out, and the way the bubbles shrink remind me of how the strings vibrate. Very visually interesting and beautiful.

[hallowedbeeddie]

you should watch the john williams version as well. Amazing

[BaconSizzle48]

Do you really like all the songs you put on here? Or do you just appreciate them? Or do you put them on because they're famous? I'm just curious...

[smalin]

@BaconSizzle48 I don't think I can give a single answer. I put my own compositions up because it's the only way anybody's ever going to hear them. I put some pieces up because I think they're great, or because I think people will enjoy them, or that they should enjoy them. Sometimes I just feel like playing a piece, and I make a video of it. I wouldn't put a piece up if I thought it had little musical value ...

[GriZZZle8]

WOW! i love this piece. Spanish guitar always gives me goosebumps and especially if played this well!! faultless. Again thanks for making the music come alive with the colours smalin :)

PS: i had this song on my mp3 player for a long time but the file was corrupt and so i couldn't never hear the whole piece. I discovered this on your channel by accident. Glad i did

[TerrorBlack]

Nice song, but what an ugly visualization

[sandals456]

@TerrorBlack Make a better one

[cxxr6rycp6]

I LOVE your videos. like SO much. forreal.

[RandomGamer253]

is it hard to create these animated scores?

[smalin]

@RandomGamer253 If you go to my website (musanim) and look under Production Notes (from the site index) and then Synchronization of Animation and Audio (last item in the list), you can get an overview of the kinds of things that can be involved (though not all are involved in every video). For this video, I started with PAPER SCORE and SYNCHRONIZED AUDIO, and didn't create any STATIC IMAGE FILES.

[pilotoatomico]

im trippin out!!!!

[amaurys93]

This is absolutely amazing

[yootesa1515]

this song is incedible ! 

[EvilMind15FL]

this song is beauty but the last note really sucks

[jonowonoponosono]

How do you pick which bubbles shrink and which bubbles expand?

[smalin]

@jonowonoponosono They go toward the size of the next note (or to zero if there's no next note).

[SmoothJazzyJay]

This song is so amazing, especially seeing it with this animation. I wanted to put a request on your site for "La Catedral" by Agustin Barrios, but I'm not exactly sure when the full version of the song was written. So alas, it is not meant to be, but I think it would have looked phenomenal.

[Ryak1234]

Smalin makes me Smile.

[lujoguitar]

está feo.

[BenjaminTheHolyDiver]

Hey smalin :D like your work. I am a 16 years old boy from Norway, and i would be very greatfull if you perhaps could consider to make a, not bobbels, but those grafic thingis. on Alkans " Le festin déstope" its a beutiful pace and it would be awsome to se some cool animations on it. thank you for lisining :)

[NegoAlelas]

so that's where robby krieger sucked "spanish caravan" from... cool

[sabbatking]

Smalin, I have a serious question here. Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?

[smalin]

@sabbatking Don't be silly ... you know why.

[SephirothDarkAgel]

1:40 this part reminds me of bleach theme song, i forgot what's called >.<

[AlmaMahler16]

Un ascolto estremamente interessante e una piacevole sorpresa per lo sguardo questa sequenza di suoni, colori ed emozioni...

[7papaverirossi]

ogni qual volta mi fermo ad ascoltare le Tue esibizione è un vero e proprio piacere..

grazie.... !!!

[mariamoraru88]

Amazing work!! Can we make requests? ;)) personally I like these bubbles much better than the other type... I'm a composer and I adore watching these animations... Thank you!!

[smalin]

@mariamoraru88 Hi, you're sweet, some people like the bubbles, some don't; given that, I pretty much use my own compass.

[knightimer2]

This is how Guitar Hero will look in the future.

[Kastaru]

Hey smalin! I managed to get everything up and running but when I use the balls format I don't get that animated effect yours has. They remain flat and still (they do not stretch). I'm wondering why this is, or if I need to use a more complex multi-channeled midi?

[smalin]

@Kastaru You're not doing anything wrong; the freeware version of the software does not have that feature.

[shelleyhome]

@divargentina1 FAQ = frequently asked questions ...

Go to the description area just under the video and press the arrows on the right. It will give you all the information on how the colours were made.

[DIVARGENTINA1]

I don´t speak English very well, i want to know about the colours and i don´t know what FAQ is

[pete1729]

Just follow the bouncing ball...

Awesome conceptualization.

[AtheistCitizen]

being old enough I have loathed the growth of music videos. While i had enjoyed the opportunity of attending concerts, and shows for me was always about the 'hearing'. Even then after the show I felt that the experience was little enhanced by the spectacle. Even for non-musing video content I will often use audio only when at work. Viewing video I see as a cost, a distraction from my multitasking.

You have ruined all that for me. I cannot simply listen, but must see your work. BRAVO.

[niteshmurti]

too soft but still amazing!

[vitaoTM]

did you have synesthesia??

[saradomin9742]

smalin.

is the colors of the cirkels something to do to the song or is it just random colors?

[smalin]

@saradomin9742 see the FAQ ...

[bobbertq]

This is just stunning. Hypnotic.

[jeretetosk8]

this is so awesome

[AnsemsApprentice]

Do you know if I can buy this anywhere online? It's beautiful.

[smalin]

@AnsemsApprentice If you mean the audio, see the FAQ; if you mean the video, email me (go to the "contact" page on my website).

[TheEvilDinkleburgh23]

That's pretty much Mother Russia by Iron Maiden. Just in a diff order... and yet, I like it :D

[HitaroX]

@TheEvilDinkleburgh23 yeah except this song is a lot older

[PlayMoreLoud]

Wow, this new MAM looks great! Is this version available on your website?

[smalin]

@PlayMoreLoud Sorry, no; I haven't done anything to the freeware version in years.

[livedandletdie]

It was actually in some game I played several years ago when I was really young 8-9 years old and since then I've remembered it but never known it's name thanks Smalin.

[livedandletdie]

I've searched for this for years.

[BenAwolnow]

Sounds like senna from bleach.

[livedandletdie]

@BenAwolnow not. Senna ain' as gracious as this one and more latino.

[Gilgondaren]

May it sound forever!

[Divinemetal]

@Kaufhausmucke Phrygian dominant, which has many other names, is common in Spanish music (especially flamenco), as is phrygian. Phrygian dominant is phrygian, but a sharpened third scale degree. There is probably a lot of phrygian in this piece, but I have not analysed it to say for sure.

[ladybird761]

Smalin That's Amazing! And all of music from your site. :o) I love it and hear every day before and after work. You're fantastic. Many many thanks for the uploads!

[deathtollTMx]

Great work, are you doing it in midi?

[yaara875846]

the doors use this in thier song called spanish caravan... it's good

[AOTS210]

Wow... this is just mindblowing, honestly. Is he using a 12-string guitar?

[KorabanVII]

@AOTS210 Unlikely. My guitar teacher can play this on a 6 strings. Though not as fast. Mindblowing indeed....

[AOTS210]

@KorabanVII Ahh kudos to your guitar teacher and you for finding such a guitar teacher haha

[bbsmithoo7]

This song is phenomenal. To play this is genius, to create this is god-like.

[onionofdeath]

That DOES sound like a part in Tocatta and Fugue in D minor!!!

[Miraniitti]

This reminds me of zorro. O.o

[mikeromero0]

how many guitars are playing?

[smalin]

@mikeromero0 One, just one.

[SOSTacoJohnson]

@smalin impossible?

[smalin]

@SOSTacoJohnson No, not at all. I'm not a very good guitarist, and I've played this (nowhere near as well as James, though).

[DukeofPain]

@SOSTacoJohnson lmao. I can play this too. Its definitely arranged for one guitar as in this ver.

[agent4778]

Real? o_O

[ClayGunslinger]

@mikeromero0 A little hard to believe, But yeah one.

[Joexi]

So.. uhh.. anyone heard the song Spanish Caravan? The intro of this piece was done by Robby Krieger for that song. Sounds pretty good - Krieger's a bit of a flamenco player.

[MrsLindianaJones]

this is so fuckin' awesome <3

[sighisoaraa]

I like tha animation , and the song of course

[HeyJeremyC]

I have heard this performed on the cello as well. Beautiful!

[efooty09]

the doors took part of this-Spanish Caravan

[MrSreip]

thats wikid, I love the way the mood of the track changes throughout it.

[Kennymac8251]

Wow! The goose bumps still have not gone down. Thanks for the show.

[bewianin]

genialne! :]

[Smileater]

Hi, Smalin / Musanim / Malinowski / Stephen: I just wanted to thank you for all the good work you've let us enjoy, all your videos are helpful, in many different ways, despite what other may think, I think your courage and talent are admirable and inspiring. I really liked the fact that you have also composed. No many people dare to collaborate with world's classical music pieces. Thanks again, your heritage is now with us.

[LazlowM17]

The optical illusion is amazing !

[FtbllSk8rBsbll]

this is in a linkin park song

[MarcoPinn]

@FtbllSk8rBsbll WTF?

[phobik2000]

@FtbllSk8rBsbll Elvis is ALIVE!

[emoluvaable]

uhhh if u stay looking at this for awhile and then u pause it makes a vision efect that looks like is going backwars go ficgure

[Maxpound]

This makes death metal guitarists look like schoolgirls with pink tutus on.

[smalin]

@Maxpound It does? I'll have to try that ...

[receivejesusnow]

@smalin can you maybe try some electric guitar from some animes.......maybe like Death Note? Especially Light's Theme! Anime pieces are really great..

[IlyaAndAGuitar]

@receivejesusnow Are you serious? No, please don't do any electric guitar like that. It's garbage tuned down so much it's unlistenable. If he does a similar type of animation to that crap, it'll be four repetative bubbles at the same speed for four minutes.

Heil Satan.

[datluigi]

@Maxpound The only guitarists less talented than drop c riff whores are the guitarists who play only pop to be chic.

[Maxpound]

@datluigi Not all death metal guitarists play drop C. Some of the heaviest death metal was written in in E standard/flat. But I do agree with you about drop c whores though.

[datluigi]

@Maxpound Of course, don't worry I know there is some rightfully appreciated Death Metal, I was just mentioning the Drop C whorism :)

[ZomgGuitarz1234]

@Maxpound Tha'ts because death metal guitarists suck lol. Wanna see a real guitarist look up Michael Angelo Batio.

[Maxpound]

@ZomgGuitarz1234 I know about Mr. Batio's work but I prefer Malmsteen myself.

[cofeewolf]

DAYUM

[Jiffybob47]

this is incredible...the animated presentation makes it 10x better!

[uuadafac]

great great great

[styrmirr86]

this is hypnotic. I with my media player had this visualization.

[styrmirr86]

this is hypnotic

[PATTON400]

sounds like spanish caravan from the doors

[kanshiketsu89]

@PATTON400

It is the spanish caravan from doors. Robby took the inspiration for the song from this piece.

[julianarichter]

2:39 is so Spanish! I love it!

[Destroyer7117]

Where can I get an mp3 download of this smalin?

[smalin]

@Destroyer7117 See the FAQ ...

[Destroyer7117]

@smalin Yes I have seen it...It only states the recording, I went to the link and there was only CDs. I only want the mp3 download just for this one song

[smalin]

@Destroyer7117 You might try contacting James Edwards.

[Destroyer7117]

AWESOME!!

[CruiserTheFirst]

el magnifico

[mjb565656]

Maartten ,dit is toch mooi.

[wsswaas]

WOOOOOOOooooooo...............­....W

[StevenFHP]

i like these animations

[jeedwards9]

How about something from Schubert's "Trout" Quintet :) 

[smalin]

@jeedwards9 Funny you should mention that ... I was just listening to the variations from that this morning ... and considering doing it as my next video ...

[BispingFan28]

Hey Smalin you obviously know alot and I have a question. I am making a commercial (helping the family buisness) and I need to find a song for background noise that is Cheerful yet calming. It is a fishing/ family resort, and I was curious if you could suggest anything because I'm at a stand still. Thanks.

[smalin]

@BispingFan28 Sorry, I'm not a good person to ask for that kind of thing.

[BispingFan28]

@smalin Hey thanks anyway... And thank you for replying so quickly. I appreciate it