Me and my friend are doing this as a duet for solo ensemble! Being that we are only freshman and its a class A duet we are excited to see what we will number!!! Personally i thought you both did an outstanding job!
I think that unfortunately most of these holier than thou critics have NEVER been on stage,, To the critics,get back in your box,, To the young men,I volunteer my harpsichord if you should ever be in Maine,,just for fun and enjoyment,,,after all, isn't that what music is all about?? Cheers,,Ben
Good grief! The comments posted on you tube by music snobbs sometimes make one wonder if they have any humaity at all, let alone feeling.
Regardless of the performance, it is amazing that theses boys are singing at all, never mind Purcell. They are some one's pride and joy. Leave the spiteful abuse out. If you want to hear it sung beautifully, there are plenty more postings you can listen to and wallow in.
@SayidShazeen: give them a break. It's amazing enough boys that age are willing to sing something beautiful instead of duffduffduffduffduff or whatever it is they call music today!
I noticed the kids sing it waaay too slow. It's supposed to be a happy ditty ... but this sounds more like a funeral tune.
And yeah, there has to be a delicate harpsichord, guitar or lute accompaniment behind that piece, not a loud, pedalled piano-thundering!
The fact that these two are actually singing ...and singing this piece.... is enough to make any negative comments made here very mean spirited. Well done boys.
I think you guys might do well with either pop or maybe broadway, but I'm so curious as to how you came across Purcell. I'm not saying you couldn't sound good on some songs, but this was poorly chosen. Purcell is crying in heaven.
Hey?! THAT was good. Tough piece, it's especially tough to compete with the past of this song, which as you know, is usually performed by higher voices. Despite what critics are saying, what you've done by not rolling your "r's," & staying casually dressed, if anything, is make this very old song appeal to today's generation. Bravo, keep singing!
Everyone seems to be bothered that they aren't singing as countertenors. I'm bothered that their technique is attrocious and that their teacher would let them perform this. I don';t care what voice type sings it...man or woman....as long as its sung with good technique and interpretation.
@laurapposite Actually it isn't necessarily Lars and me - there should be a preface to the sentence, and if the preface is "This is" then it would be Lars and I, considering is is a linking verb, so you'd need the subjunctive case. But it if were "this is a video of" then yes, it is Lars and me.
@PianistandFencer I think you mean the nominative. The subjunctive is a mood, not a case. It is used for cases where there is doubt or imagination (e.g. If I were ...). Normally, I wouldn't say anything, but since you brought it up, I thought it should be alright.
Your voices are good and you have the melody concept well, but you need to concentrate on getting your voices more into the falsetto pitch as it was written for
not good enough for Purcell or anyone listening. this is for countertenor voices and a baroque singing style. It needs to be crisp and the melismas should not be legato and for goodness sake more expression its not only about what you hear when you are performing.
I'm performing this song, along with the rest of the masterwork, tomorrow with my school. This made me smile. (: It's nice to hear it down the octave.
Can you tell me why you were (ugly) ties for your class, but khakis in front of full audience? Is this a joke? However, you still do not sound very JOYful - this song is a birthday present, and the people shall be rejoiced to hear it. A little more dynamics, emphasis and JOY - and it would be quite perfect. Oh - and the proper attire, of course.
you both look so bored and unenthusiastic about your singing. This piece is meant to be joyous and uplifting, not so mundane. Furthermore some dynamics and phrasing would be appreciated.
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
i actually like this a lot better than countertenors singing it. simply because i can't stand listening to a man sing like a soprano. actually i guess i don't mind hearing it thinking that its a couple sopranos, but as soon as i find out its men, the song is ruined for me.
nonetheless, great job on this song. i'm singing the exact same version this week for music contest. i'm singing the lower part in the same octave as the guy on the right. an actual female soprano is singing the top part.
@eoghdes18 agreed not to mention the accompanist is playing this dreadfully connected and mushy. Poor Purcell :*( this is also a counter-tenor piece. So boys...flip it into falseto.
Kudos to both of you!! Clean pure voices; really nice. Please PLEASE continue your vocal studies. You both show so much promise, and I can just imagine what you will sound like as your voices mature and acquire new colors over the next few years. God knows we need some good singers up and coming!
Btw I actually like this video very much. The boys don't sing in a 'professional' way but an 'amusing' way... I especially like the shorter boy his facial expression is sooo interesting... just pause at randomly any point and look at him... lol
Although I'm used to hearing this by countertenors, it's a very nice attempt. You have to work on your falsetto though! Not bad considering your age!! Bravo!
I suggest you two take lessions, your both singing through your noses, which-no offence- ruins this piece. Work your HEADVOICE you can do it without your falsetto
What in God's name are you talking about?? They are not "singing through their noses"! They both have very nice placement, actually. They do have relatively small voices, which is to be expected at their age! What do you want, Thomas Hampson at 16? Doesn't work that way. Please don't insist on handing out critical editorials when you clearly haven't an idea what you're talking about.
Aaah...well I like the voices. But this piece sounds a bit sort of bland when it is not sang an octave higher, generally by countertenors, try working up your falsetto or headvoice.
A bit of expression in the face would have been nice, and it truly sounds like y'all are singing through your noses. Work on your trills. The no vibrato works,however, with the time the work was written.
Um, not to sound nit picky, but isn't this song supposed to be done in soprano? Because, my choir performed this and our choir director made the tenors sing falsetto since the piece was written for male sopranos.
Oh God, terrible! Hat Ihnen niemand gesagt, dass Sie schrecklich singen? Na, vielleicht nach einigen Jahren, liebe Leutchen...! Mut! At least you try Purcell, that is good; but why do you want to schare that? Hm...!
Take it or leave it, but have you ever considered doing this song as counter tenors. It's such a masterfull sound when done with a counter-tenor's voice. Get some recordings of Andreas Scholl, german counter tenor.
you guys def. need a trumpet player for this "sound the trumpet, till around... you make the list'ning shores rebound, to celebrate the glories of this day." nice job
i cannot imitate it...difficult for me..but my compliments!
1zwitser 3 days ago
Me and my friend are doing this as a duet for solo ensemble! Being that we are only freshman and its a class A duet we are excited to see what we will number!!! Personally i thought you both did an outstanding job!
softballgirl11111 5 days ago
Dudes its a piece for countertenors, go falsetto or go home!
jojjesson 2 months ago
I think that unfortunately most of these holier than thou critics have NEVER been on stage,, To the critics,get back in your box,, To the young men,I volunteer my harpsichord if you should ever be in Maine,,just for fun and enjoyment,,,after all, isn't that what music is all about?? Cheers,,Ben
cbenson09 3 months ago
My ears are bleeding now...
TheTedlin 5 months ago
Good grief! The comments posted on you tube by music snobbs sometimes make one wonder if they have any humaity at all, let alone feeling.
Regardless of the performance, it is amazing that theses boys are singing at all, never mind Purcell. They are some one's pride and joy. Leave the spiteful abuse out. If you want to hear it sung beautifully, there are plenty more postings you can listen to and wallow in.
thirlestanelodge2 5 months ago
Good God, just awful... I think I died inside very slightly.
olialto7 5 months ago
The voice is too low, the original is supposed to be higher
JrJustin2000 5 months ago
"Sad the trumpet! " hahahaha
baalhaophanim 5 months ago
Give these young men a break! Very good fellows God Bless. I enjoyed
Chesterbarnes1 5 months ago
ouch!
picklebear 6 months ago
yeah, much better in falsetto! But not a bad performance at all!
SayidShazeen 9 months ago
@SayidShazeen: give them a break. It's amazing enough boys that age are willing to sing something beautiful instead of duffduffduffduffduff or whatever it is they call music today!
I noticed the kids sing it waaay too slow. It's supposed to be a happy ditty ... but this sounds more like a funeral tune.
And yeah, there has to be a delicate harpsichord, guitar or lute accompaniment behind that piece, not a loud, pedalled piano-thundering!
The kids are cute, though
Mangasakka 7 months ago 4
Lol funny...Thought it was soooo funny how it was sung an octave lower than it was meant to be sung. Thats okay
Tsunamee36 1 year ago
The fact that these two are actually singing ...and singing this piece.... is enough to make any negative comments made here very mean spirited. Well done boys.
nicholaswardle 1 year ago 2
Well done guys, a bit hard not to laugh after seeing Scholls, Deller and co sing it.
saintandrews83 1 year ago
guy on the left is getting into it
crabpeople3 1 year ago
wowwwwwww this is so good! Just wow! Amazing!
Lizebri01 1 year ago
I think you guys might do well with either pop or maybe broadway, but I'm so curious as to how you came across Purcell. I'm not saying you couldn't sound good on some songs, but this was poorly chosen. Purcell is crying in heaven.
PianistandFencer 1 year ago
Hey?! THAT was good. Tough piece, it's especially tough to compete with the past of this song, which as you know, is usually performed by higher voices. Despite what critics are saying, what you've done by not rolling your "r's," & staying casually dressed, if anything, is make this very old song appeal to today's generation. Bravo, keep singing!
fsrjl 1 year ago
Everyone seems to be bothered that they aren't singing as countertenors. I'm bothered that their technique is attrocious and that their teacher would let them perform this. I don';t care what voice type sings it...man or woman....as long as its sung with good technique and interpretation.
baritonebynight 1 year ago
lars and me*
:)
IMMA BOUT TO DO THIS SONG
its cool sounding
laurapposite 1 year ago
@laurapposite Actually it isn't necessarily Lars and me - there should be a preface to the sentence, and if the preface is "This is" then it would be Lars and I, considering is is a linking verb, so you'd need the subjunctive case. But it if were "this is a video of" then yes, it is Lars and me.
PianistandFencer 1 year ago
@PianistandFencer I think you mean the nominative. The subjunctive is a mood, not a case. It is used for cases where there is doubt or imagination (e.g. If I were ...). Normally, I wouldn't say anything, but since you brought it up, I thought it should be alright.
allanjmcpherson 9 months ago
@allanjmcpherson Right you are!!! Thanks so much for the correction! I didn't even notice the slip up
PianistandFencer 9 months ago
you two are so cute
landyvanroy 1 year ago
An excellent effort, guys. Not the easiest of duets. Enjoyable... thanks for posting.
54mayford 1 year ago
It's like a surfer dude version of Purcell.
sibionic 1 year ago 3
Your voices are good and you have the melody concept well, but you need to concentrate on getting your voices more into the falsetto pitch as it was written for
Eellenz 1 year ago
not good enough for Purcell or anyone listening. this is for countertenor voices and a baroque singing style. It needs to be crisp and the melismas should not be legato and for goodness sake more expression its not only about what you hear when you are performing.
ChezMaestro 1 year ago
disgusting i was expecting a countertenor
siganopithocis 1 year ago
Haha that's so cute!! Nice attempt, but you need to work harder!
ternitamas 1 year ago
u guys should ise more diction u can barely
understand what ur saying and u guyss are
going supper flattt :P butt good try! (:
alexamarie13 1 year ago
natural voices singing this....hm...interesting...
i like it, though it can be improved upon...
i wish the piano wouldn't drown the voices so much...
theo9952 1 year ago
-.-
newFranzFerencLiszt 1 year ago
ha ha ha
Arminak59 1 year ago
Really really bad, with no conviction... Terrible...
aladin01h 2 years ago
dont give up hope fellas. your voices would fit right in with punk rock!
ForgottinND 2 years ago
Could you sound anymore like whiny singers? Use some dome space in your mouth for god sakes!
gamefreak323 2 years ago
This is really for counter-tenor! Sing in falsetto, and make a bright, lively sound.
There would be scope for some really good singing if you kept the pitch brighter and you didn't make it sound so boring! Cheer up!
Keep working, but try to sing duets that are for Counter-tenor.
wjoefox 2 years ago
I'm performing this song, along with the rest of the masterwork, tomorrow with my school. This made me smile. (: It's nice to hear it down the octave.
xXGabriellaXx 2 years ago
Sehr gut!
schrotti04 2 years ago
Everyone else is being a critic; not sure I see them on here singing in front of a live audience. Nice job guys
saxoman69 2 years ago
*Quality* of this performance leaves me speechless...
finvoyager76 2 years ago
sing it up the octave! get it out of your nose! don't be lazy with the notes! i know it's hard to get the notes clean, but please. lol
michellebellx 2 years ago 3
I had to listen to this song in a music exam... it was soo hard not to laugh
kholman1994 2 years ago
me too :)
AytidaRed 2 years ago
Can you tell me why you were (ugly) ties for your class, but khakis in front of full audience? Is this a joke? However, you still do not sound very JOYful - this song is a birthday present, and the people shall be rejoiced to hear it. A little more dynamics, emphasis and JOY - and it would be quite perfect. Oh - and the proper attire, of course.
Baccalaureus79 2 years ago
it sounds tooo...american
dynamics are needed and sounds a bit too pop orientated and ye enthusiasm cud make it alot better
rappy145 2 years ago 3
you both look so bored and unenthusiastic about your singing. This piece is meant to be joyous and uplifting, not so mundane. Furthermore some dynamics and phrasing would be appreciated.
Helkaluin 2 years ago
obviously a formal concert. i love purcell. good job
retoricalanswers 2 years ago
: DDDD
<3 Amazing.
canegurl123 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i actually like this a lot better than countertenors singing it. simply because i can't stand listening to a man sing like a soprano. actually i guess i don't mind hearing it thinking that its a couple sopranos, but as soon as i find out its men, the song is ruined for me.
nonetheless, great job on this song. i'm singing the exact same version this week for music contest. i'm singing the lower part in the same octave as the guy on the right. an actual female soprano is singing the top part.
gcbball22 2 years ago
that's sad for you.
Greatheil 2 years ago
i agree
blairerox 2 years ago
next time sing it an octave higher XD
Caecilllius 3 years ago 3
what was this for?
disneyfreak478 3 years ago
Presentation absolutely appalling! Age is no excuse for sloppiness!
Both voices are a tad forced in the upper register, as they are slightly nasal in the lower register, but that is simply a habit of the age.
Once again, the edition used is rife with inaccuracies.
eoghdes18 3 years ago 12
@eoghdes18 agreed not to mention the accompanist is playing this dreadfully connected and mushy. Poor Purcell :*( this is also a counter-tenor piece. So boys...flip it into falseto.
OrganoAeternam 1 year ago 8
@OrganoAeternam Kids that young are way too insecure for falsetto. I agree on the part of the accompanist, too.
eisenei 9 months ago
They both need some tone and technique refinement, but show great promise. Keep it up, guys!
shamalamacube 3 years ago
you guys are so cute! good job:D you have good voices!
branflakesaretasty 3 years ago
Kudos to both of you!! Clean pure voices; really nice. Please PLEASE continue your vocal studies. You both show so much promise, and I can just imagine what you will sound like as your voices mature and acquire new colors over the next few years. God knows we need some good singers up and coming!
gimmeachallenge 3 years ago
good job!
TicTacT0e3inarow 3 years ago
is this a joke?AWFUL!
Molaskovich 3 years ago 2
Btw I actually like this video very much. The boys don't sing in a 'professional' way but an 'amusing' way... I especially like the shorter boy his facial expression is sooo interesting... just pause at randomly any point and look at him... lol
GarboFour 3 years ago
Well sung Throw it and fetch it ! lol
saintandrews84 3 years ago
OMG!! You suck guys!! :-P
srjdj 3 years ago
Vowels, boys, vowels!! It's all about vowels!
benz981 3 years ago 3
you are cute
nicosupersex 3 years ago
you guys are good! i have to sing this song for chorus, you guys sound REALLLYYY good!!
pinkworld723 3 years ago
Nice work lads. Don't let negitive comments put you off. Keep singing and work hard at it.
Ambernecture.
ambersnecture 3 years ago
Although I'm used to hearing this by countertenors, it's a very nice attempt. You have to work on your falsetto though! Not bad considering your age!! Bravo!
wmollie 3 years ago
......my god! this is a soprano duet. you guys really bring... surprise...
GarboFour 3 years ago
no its not, its a tenor duet
RayKinney707 3 years ago
Really? How come? coz I've only heard it by soprano duet and countertenor duet before.
GarboFour 3 years ago
It's actually an alto (countertenor) duet in it's original form in the 1694 Queen Mary Birthday Ode "Come ye Sons of Art" (Z. 323 I think).
TheCrazyCello 3 years ago
O that makes sense. Thanks :)
GarboFour 3 years ago
Nice job, guys! (Everyone's a damn critic and a frustrated performer.) Enjoy your singing and the music. :-)
Ruffiello 3 years ago 3
Which one is Lars and which one is you.
ELThenN 3 years ago
it is absolutely awful. even their outfits do not fit the music. :(
Guaranabxl 3 years ago
That's sugar=sweet
ELThenN 3 years ago
I suggest you two take lessions, your both singing through your noses, which-no offence- ruins this piece. Work your HEADVOICE you can do it without your falsetto
LittleJ922 3 years ago
Okay, you need voice lessons they aren;t singing through their noses.
just saying.
lonleygirl57000 3 years ago 4
What in God's name are you talking about?? They are not "singing through their noses"! They both have very nice placement, actually. They do have relatively small voices, which is to be expected at their age! What do you want, Thomas Hampson at 16? Doesn't work that way. Please don't insist on handing out critical editorials when you clearly haven't an idea what you're talking about.
gimmeachallenge 3 years ago
Oo
you sound really good together, i really liked your duetto Peace
Re440 3 years ago
they're so cute :-)
newhotmailit 3 years ago
Aaah...well I like the voices. But this piece sounds a bit sort of bland when it is not sang an octave higher, generally by countertenors, try working up your falsetto or headvoice.
qw3rtydud3 3 years ago
u really dont know the sound of trumpet
procuratie 3 years ago
A bit of expression in the face would have been nice, and it truly sounds like y'all are singing through your noses. Work on your trills. The no vibrato works,however, with the time the work was written.
crna2dlt 3 years ago
Um, not to sound nit picky, but isn't this song supposed to be done in soprano? Because, my choir performed this and our choir director made the tenors sing falsetto since the piece was written for male sopranos.
showjumper659 3 years ago
you guys did really good.....i like how your voices blend!
acwildcat12 4 years ago
WAIT! THAT LOOKS LIKE MY SCHOOL! oh no it isnt. Hopefully.
Envyous 4 years ago
WAIT! THAT LOOKS LIKE MY SCHOOL! oh no it isnt. Hopefully.
Envyous 4 years ago
check the following version on youtube: Best " Sound the Trumpet " - Henry Purcell
jad83 4 years ago
Thanks for all the helpful comments everyone!!
dtil 4 years ago
ya'll were better then the other people i saw. like they suckkkkked. u guys were good : )
LetsgoClubin 4 years ago
i think im going to die...
..this is so...
bland,LOW,....
i cant even think of words to explain...
im a tenor/counter and ive done this and im now ashamed to say ive sung it!
keep up the good work boys!
aaronbarker14 4 years ago
I don't care whatt everyone else says
me and my twin have to sing this song and it's tough! And I liked it in ya'lls octave. Bravo! keep it up. You all have amazing voices
DevDear93 4 years ago
The octaves are too low. Actually, the piece is scored for alto and/or soprano, not even for lower male voices.
norcalrobbie2 4 years ago
2 octaves too low...sounds dull and uninspired.
wseabuck 4 years ago
Vocalmente horrible, pero ellos son adorables ;).
escorivan 4 years ago
Oh God, terrible! Hat Ihnen niemand gesagt, dass Sie schrecklich singen? Na, vielleicht nach einigen Jahren, liebe Leutchen...! Mut! At least you try Purcell, that is good; but why do you want to schare that? Hm...!
tkbewunderin79 4 years ago
Take it or leave it, but have you ever considered doing this song as counter tenors. It's such a masterfull sound when done with a counter-tenor's voice. Get some recordings of Andreas Scholl, german counter tenor.
Good luck with your singing.
linuxwulf 4 years ago
who does it sing with ?
cuicuimusic 4 years ago
you guys def. need a trumpet player for this "sound the trumpet, till around... you make the list'ning shores rebound, to celebrate the glories of this day." nice job
DiVeronica 4 years ago
dude, who is the tall one? what a hottie... ;)
whitless88 4 years ago
lol
LetsgoClubin 4 years ago