Mozart, Requiem in D minor, 1./2. Introitus/Kyrie

[MrDanielBrisk]

I appreciate the Latin text on bottom with English translation on top!!! I'm a musician who is not fluent in latin and I find that knowing the meaning of the text augments my appreciation of the piece. Thanks so much!!! Where Josefk64's comment is concerned, some folks who enjoy great music can't read a score. I think the graph is just fine. :)

[WhoKnewYouBlew]

Great stuff, keep it coming! SUbbed

[likethemapplez]

I remember singing this kyrie as a tenor...what a pain in the ass.

[Maatdrummer1]

Note: I'm a fan of yours. This is KEWEL!

[jw931118]

It reminds me of the film Elizabeth

and It reminds me of our Lord

[MikeGipsonUSAF]

@jw931118 Lord? What country are you living in? I thought Monarchies were pretty much dying off...

[josefk64]

notes would be better...i dont get this...

[25minutesTH]

you make music come alive thanks smalin

[ralfyrules]

some how this visualization makes me appreciate the music more than just listening to it.

[Musicalme96]

you should do a remake of this where all the fugal statements are highlighted

[JuanDVene]

Ah Latin. One of the most beautiful and ominous languages ever.

[CrossbowManD]

The Kyrie reminds me of Bach's Fugue No. 20 from the WTC Book 2. They sound simular to me espesially the subject of the fugue and the begining of the Kyrie.

[animefanz123]

Please do make a video for the last movement, Lacrimosa. tnx and more power :D

(I like that movement)

[theredviola]

Not a huge fan of this recording... in fact, not a fan at all. It's to rigid. However, the visual score is truly brilliant. I love what you did with the vocal lines.

[zegh8578]

@theredviola totally agree on both accounts

[wildedina]

amazing. Do hearing impaired watch these videos with delight. I hope so. seems like a whole new art form to me. as a visual being it really helps me appreciate the sound. I would like to see the Te deum in Tosca and the symphony of a 1000. big bangs and total complexity. Thank you. Celia

[TheJamescastle]

all the thoughts of heart can express in simple harmony T.T

[rleb09]

This piece always takes my breath away, well the whole requiem does.

[thelegon343]

If I was to die today the first person I would like to meet in the after life would have to be mozart and or beethoven.

[thelegon343]

Hold on I need to grab my windex, is I see a little red mark next to the likes, I think I need to clean that up quick.

[UsedHeartuser]

Great piece! :D

If one didn´t get goose bumps from this, I think he must be dead!

Which again would match the piece!! ;)

[MrVulpone]

YES, finally! You did it again, smalin! Thank you!

[JeOfFShAdOwSeEkEr07]

Happy Birthday, Mozart!

[JeOfFShAdOwSeEkEr07]

How thankful I am that you post my most favorite music. And very great visualization indeed. I'll patiently wait for the next movements.

[vanboaconstrictor]

your work is so good! it show us in a genious way how music is constructed, logical but great and special, too. Thanks for showing us classical beautiful classical music, so that we can understand the brilliance of music from bach or (sometimes- I don't love mozart when it only sounds so stupid and typical classic, like everything would be perfect- THIS mozart is different) mozart.

[DF12776068]

Please make the other movements, I love this piece, excellent visual as well. Hopefully you'll get to Tuba Mirum sometime that one's my favorite (I'm a trombone player :P).

[RobloxGuyMan]

Will the second movement be out soon? It is my favorite part of the requiem.

[CrossbowManD]

It was slightly difficult to follow with the lyrics of this video do you think in your next video with voice you could possibly have the lyrics light up as they are being sung perhaps or you probably know a better method? Great video though

[MsChrissy760]

There is a slight big base thats yellow! smaller and more high.

[RefluxRepresentative]

It would be awesome if you were to do the other parts as well. Are there any plans for this?

[smalin]

@RefluxRepresentative See early comments for my answer.

[kubikpt]

I saw a yellowish aura which seemed to surround the choir's three lower voices, but not the soprano. Is there a system to it? And speaking of composed/ orchestrated versions of Mozart's Requiem, this year I will be singing a remake of it made by James Levine, which is supposedly more faithful to Mozart's style than Süssmayr's, even if much less known. Levine is a real expert in Mozart, according to what I hear, as well as a fantastic musician.

[smalin]

@kubikpt The yellow "aura" is for the three trombones, which double the three lower vocal parts (but not the soprano) in the score.

[kubikpt]

@smalin Ah, indeed! I remember now. Thanks. :-)

[b43xoit]

Superb! A winner.

[MrBranchFreeman]

This is great! You have no idea how long I've been hoping you would do this Requiem!

[MrProfessorDonut]

@Smalin I was under the impression that only the Requiem Aeternam was completed with all vocal parts and orchestration. Then most of what was left was just vocal parts and continuo. But I guess it all depends on where your information is coming from and the mystery around the piece makes it more evocative I find.

[smalin]

@MrProfessorDonut In the version of the score I have (the Breitkopf & Haertel edition, reprinted by Dover --- which is the same as the one on IMSLP that's listed as "Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1880)."), the first place where the S (for Suessmayr) appears is at the beginning of the Dies Irae.

[engelbertschoormans]

@smalin I have a orginal book from C. F. Peters!

[GameGlitcher94]

Smalin, i seriously love this piece, and i love this version so exceptionally !!

Thanking you for sharing !

[TuriyaSurya]

smalin love ur new way.... thought u could wrap it on a cylinder, would give more depth and a cyclical aspect :) love

[vanburikwouter]

Marvelous! I thought you weren't going to Mozart's requiem but here it is!

[jani14jani]

There are some rumors that because mozart knew that he was dying that he wrote this piece as his own requiem, like tchaicovsky wrote his 6th symphony as his own requiem. This piece sounds very personal to me like on way that it would say " I am sad that i am have to die now/why must i leave now" that with a hint on deperation.

[EbagRAYYYYPES]

Quite possibly the most epic thing I've ever heard O.o

[Astrobrant2]

Mozart biographer Alfred Einstein wrote that Mozart believed he was writing his own requiem. He never had that mass. He was buried in an unmarked grave, (not a common grave as shown in the movie), and was attended by a magistrate, a priest, gravediggers, and his dog.

[aaronlaw97]

This sounds like NTW, I guess?

[CrossbowManD]

Was this music played at Mozart's funeral or am I mistaken?

[smalin]

@CrossbowManD You are mistaken. See the Wikipedia article for this piece.

[CrossbowManD]

@smalin I read the article for this and now i am not sure how much of the Requiem he wrote. Whats your opinion?

[smalin]

@CrossbowManD Modern editions of the score show which parts were written by Mozart and which were done by his student. I'm not an expert in this, so I'd tend to trust what the editors of those editions say. The first movement (or two movements, however you count the beginning through the Kyrie) are supposedly all by Mozart, and I'd say it's pretty likely that he composed the counterpoint in them; I'm not so sure about the orchestration --- seems a little slap-dash at times.

[baraveh]

@smalin From what I've heard the Requiem was all written by Mozart except for the last two parts

[jeunehomme9]

@CrossbowManD

In the Wikipedia article it tells you which parts Mozart completed under the "Composition" section...just scroll down and read it.

[ShogaNinja]

@CrossbowManD

No but the words "dona eis requiem" were featured (sung by gregorian monks) in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and also in the video game Bard's Tale I (the original, Commodore Amiga version) when you got healed at the temple :) . That'll take you straight back at least a couple decades or so.

[CrossbowManD]

@ShogaNinja Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a great movie but i never have played Bard's Tale

[ShogaNinja]

@CrossbowManD

Bard's Tale was one of the fathers of such great games as Dungeon Master, and the Eye of the Beholder series. Even the brand new Legend of Grimrock owes homage to the Bard's Tale (the original (1984?) not the console reboot a few years ago). I don't know how playable you would find it today but there are copies that you can download and play for free (and legally) on the internets. Take a look around. There are 3 of them but most people think #2 is the best. Retro gaming=win.

[TFreckle]

@CrossbowManD He had no funeral ceremony. This is one of the plot points of the movie "Amadeus" which is actually correct.

[CrossbowManD]

@TFreckle I heard that the movie Amadeus was based off of a play that was incorrect and not the actual play called Amadeus and i dont know if either are correct

[maximegagne1]

@CrossbowManD We think that there were no music at Mozart's funeral. And surely not the requiem, because Mozart left it inachieved.

[UsedHeartuser]

@CrossbowManD

Unfortunately Mozart was buried without friends and family in a communal grave. So there was no music too! (plus the Requiem hadn´t been finished yet!)

But it was played on Haydn´s funeral, who was a great admirer of Mozart! :)

[CrossbowManD]

@UsedHeartuser I think it was played at Chopin's as well



[ellen132]

Hope you animated more requiem. Thanks

[CardingtonLZF]

Holy shit, it's Requiem.

[maxmcy93]

@CardingtonLZF my thoughts exactly

[saurabhCherished]

This just made my day!

[duyagetme]

well then.....ok. thank you!!!! :-) just in time for his birthday!

[wolflover8765]

Perfection? I think yes.

[thebrainnugget]

Mozart's requiems always give me chills. :)

[TheArchfiend]

One of my all time favorite classical pieces. I even used it in one of my videos.

[ApsisApocynthion]

The Kyrie I love. 

[peter96]

Absolute heaven to the ears!

[Carassius8]

Bravo!

[muulka]

Yes,yes,yes! Both the Bach Passacaglia and now this! Thatnk you, thank, you, thank you!!!

[makerofjam]

the way you've illustrated the brass at 0:41 is great too

[makerofjam]

You are rolling out some absolute classics at the moment! Brilliant as always!

[PTNLemay]

What exactly is a "Requiem"?

[pumpkinsoul12]

@PTNLemay a mass for the dead

[terrybeaton]

@PTNLemay Do you mean a mass for the dead in general, or a mass for a specific person who has died?

[smalin]

@terrybeaton It's complicated; for details, see the Wikipedia entry for: Mozart Requiem

[gera1262]

@terrybeaton Typically they're for the dead in general, but they could dedicated to a specific person as well.

[GovernerOfBurningHam]

were you born in Poland?

[smalin]

@GovernerOfBurningHam No ... and neither were my parents.

[Musicalme96]

@smalin i think he meant the lyrics, from latin to english

[smalin]

@Musicalme96 Ah. Thank you.

[jeannypoo]

I love this piece. It was fun watching the choir's alto part because my university choir just did the Requiem last semester, so I know the crap out of that part. lol.

[frizzleonon]

@mirongerstmann I agree, it throws me off a little as well. But the guy still is fantastic

[rayschalch]

Requiems!!!! I want more Requiems!!!!! yay

[rayschalch]

Bro you always make such amazing animations, the pieces you choose is quite amazing... thanks for sharing this to all of us for free!

[baraveh]

Could you also do Dies Irae from this Requiem?

[beatlesmack9]

I am learning your keyboard transciption of the first movement of widerstehe doch der sunde, I think it is wonderful. Wish you the best!

[smalin]

@beatlesmack9  Cool! Do you sing along?

[beatlesmack9]

@smalin Of course, although I'm no alto so its an octave lower.

[smalin]

@beatlesmack9 Are you using the version that's transposed down (to C major), or the original (in E-flat major)?

[beatlesmack9]

@smalin E-flat.

[smalin]

@beatlesmack9 If you think you could sing it at pitch if it were a minor third lower, email me.

[mergus]

This is one of my favorites. Thank you for all the hard work!

[mirongerstmann]

There is a problem with the voice 'format'. The up-down visual movement between the notes suggests glisandis which are not there of course.

[bikotaru]

Great

[Jp221292]

I mean, it is a Requiem, it can't be cheerful, i think the black background works great, and I really like how the vocal parts shine. Smalin, ¿Do you plan on doing more movements of the Requiem?

[superazian10]

Oh this is amazing

[TheWowmusicfan]

Wonderful... just breathtaking

[sebastianrc]

I would love to hear the Domine Jesu with the fugues, this one is great specially 6:19

[kevin92764]

Nice! Do you plan on doing the whole requiem?

[clawtooth35]

Can you do Movement 3 at some point ... it gives me chills every time I hear it ...

[ContraPoints]

Instantly one of my favorite YouTube videos. Though if you ever do another version, maybe use darker colors?

[RectumPilum]

I'm singing (Michael) Haydn's Requiem in school, it's very, very similar to this...

[757birdie]

bravo, another piece of great work, I truly enjoy them!!

[willrelio2609]

COOL



[supermanadamio]

DO THE WHOLE THING! I CHALLENGE YOU TO DO THE ENTIRE REQUIEM! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! ETERNAL SUBSCRIPTIONSHIP IF YOU DO! *Bows to SMALIN*

[EversonofDave]

@supermanadamio I concur!

Still waiting on the Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto *cough*

[Ally123234]

@EversonofDave Dont think he's a rachmaninoff fan

[EversonofDave]

@Ally123234 Awwww no way, his concerto's and piano pieces would be amazing to animate!

[tayloryasui]

@EversonofDave YES that would be awesome!

[Vesivian]

An amazing video!

[maml1970]

It is so interesting, and didactic too, what you're doing with this "musical-visualizations"!

[jani14jani]

Have you tought about doing Mozarts 20th piano concerto in D minor, at least the 1mvt

[Laudan08]

@jani14jani YEP!

[jani14jani]

Smalim Thanks for uploading this, Mozarts requiem in D minor is one of my favorite pieces of music.

[charissamarluk]

omg...!!!

a new mozart piece...!!!

the translations are a wonderful added bonus...!!!

thanks so much steve. :) :) :)

[Shine860530]

did you translate it yourself?

[smalin]

@Shine860530 No, I found the translation on the web.

[MrGCrepin]

duuuuuuuude!

[antonioaugustogurgel]

Thank uou so much for this! Looking foward to the other movements :)

[bluecicero]

Thank you for de-blurring the drums on this one. I think they are more precise instruments than has been implied in some previous videos, so it always felt a little jarring when they came in. Although, I do like having a little blur in the choir. As always, great work!

[Iphigenie2011]

once again I must thank you. Merci mille fois !

[singingresources]

Thank you soooooooo much! This is wonderful and will really help me learn my line and understand the work! I can't thank you enough!

[pinguiforme]

Finally the requiem mass! This is one of my favorite pieces of classical music. Though I must say I didn't like the visualizer. The color pallet, shapes and flow simply don't fit the music in my opinion.

[sdg3x7]

You didn't mention the solists, so if you could do that. It would be much appreciated.

[smalin]

@sdg3x7 I don't know who the soloist is.

[shrub74]

Imagine what a spectacular visual show this program could evolve into one day D:

[wladosu]

you always amaze with your work !

i would love to see summer by vivaldi(storm)

[VitCor9595]

Many THANKS for uploading this piece!!!

[shizohal]

Thank you for doing this! It's great for you to be footing the bill for this licensing. What a recording, what a piece; it really deserved your visual treatment.

[amadeus5889]

:D

Thank you! I'm so glad you put this up. I love the Requiem: such rich counterpoint combined with Mozart's trademark celestial melodies.

[AWiddit]

Nice! I tend to like the more dynamic visualizers though ya know?

[smalin]

@AWiddit Yes, I know. Some people prefer this, too. I can't please everybody, so I try to base my choices on what I think works best for the piece, and not the wishes of any particular viewer.

[AWiddit]

@smalin well go ahead and ditch that idea and just try and please me eh?

[smalin]

@AWiddit Why you and not the person who wanted me to do Rachmaninoff's war-horse?

[randomcomment82]

@AWiddit Nothing wrong with the visualizer; the performance itself was a boring one... not Mozart's fault either =)

[Fuzzy192006]

@AWiddit Everyone's a critic.

[RollercoasterWater]

Why dont you do more choir pieces?

[smalin]

@RollercoasterWater Feelings of inadequacy, I suppose. I don't think my animations are able to reveal much about what's going on in the human voice, so I tend to stick with music in which the structural elements (that my animations can help elucidate) are primary.

[bachaddict]

@smalin I find I can't relax as well when listening to music when I know there's meaning in the words but I can't understand it. So I prefer instrumental.

[frenchimp]

@smalin Still I'd love to see the openin choir of St Mattheus Passion (just to take an easy example which should take you less than no time ;-) )...

[ContraPoints]

@frenchimp Yeah I would die if he did that.

[neurel111]

could you do rachmaninoff's famous/infamous prelude?

[smalin]

@neurel111 I could, but I won't.

[binkymagnus]

Oh wow, this is great. Wonderful performance, wonderful visualization.

[wolverineaquajock2]

This is my favorite Choral piece of music, and seeing the score I have read twice put into a graphic evokes all of the memories and emotions of performing it. GREAT JOB

[BillyMaize1]

Great job, as usual.

[pgurugp]

are you doing all of requiem? here's hoping you can do tuba mirum!

[smalin]

@pgurugp I have to pay to license the recordings for this piece. When this video has about 200,000 views (and assuming my ad revenue works the way it has in the past), I will have broken even on this video. At that point, I'll consider doing another movement.

[pgurugp]

@smalin do you have a donate page?

[smalin]

@pgurugp No, I don't. The issue isn't exactly the money. Sure, I would like the videos to pay for themselves, but more importantly, I want to make videos that people watch. I expect this video to be popular, and for it tol have enough viewers to pay for another movement. If it doesn't, I'll take it as a sign that I should consider other pieces. Of course, there are other reasons I choose to make a particular video, but those don't have to do with what my viewers want ...

[jaimecastroruiz]

ok

[x3jamez3x]

I love you, thank you!

[funion987]

Nice!

[SpiritOfTheOpera]

i absolutely love these types of videos :) amazing job :)