Amazing; I heard death approach. And they all came back on pitch . I think the director gave that choir and audience a magical moment they will never forget.
Tonight my high school choir is singing the original German version of this, Komm Susser Tod. Sadly we aren't doing the aleatoric because there were too many complaints about it being "too hard and gross sounding" by some of the lower classmen. It really sucks because this sounds amazing and the ending is beautiful. Well done!
I don't know why people are getting so heated over this performance. Yes, there are some errors (such as some vowel shaping and blending), but it's still a decent performance. Plus the aleatoric section was executed impressively well for a highschool level. I sang this in high school and we weren't able to fully grasp the concept of aleatoric singing. It takes a whole new mindset. All in all, these guys were good, so you all need to calm down and stop treating them like collegate singers.
These kids are great! I dare any high school choir, or college choir, to even attempt this anywhere in public. The atonal character of that interpretation takes singers who must be acoustically 'dead on', confident and gutsy. I've heard other choirs do this and try to do it. But few can pull it off. Great job!
@movielover... yep, you're right. I know nothing about choral music, except for studying secular and sacred choral music at university for 4 years, and working my way up through the ranks to the position of Kappelmeister at an Austrian church. Please, don't insult my intelligence.
Dude, it's a fucking high school choir. High School! You're calling a high school choir shameful for it's attempt at singing Bach.
I guess studying secular and sacred choral music at university for 4 years, and working your way up through the ranks to the position of Kappelmeister at an Austrian church still makes you a dick.
And by the way I love insulting people's intelligence. But I really love it when they try to show how smart they are when in reality, they're just an idiot with nothing to do but go on to youtube and insult a high school choir.
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Oh good lord. This is an appalling rendition of a wonderful piece of music. Of course there's dissonance... Not one member of the choir can hit a note. I'm not sure if they've ever heard of the term "tonality", either.
Please, for the love of humanity, stop this shameful attempt at choral singing.
@andysherwinvienna listen buddy, they did great as a high school choir, and and another thing Harrison School of The Arts "attempted" this piece and perfected this piece.and there is some errors in this performance , but your supposed to support people not put them down. I'm 7th grade and I know things more musically than you, so i can sing better than you. I'm not only making you look bad, i'm making it looks like you have no life or common sense. So you do not deserve a scholar ship. YOU DICK!
Bach created a sound of the journey from life into death.
I get shivers whenever I hear this, and what I wouldn't give to be a part of a performance!
When I watched a performance of this, half of the singers had tears streaming down their faces by the end, and the audience was left crying and awestruck. This is truly a sound that must be heard in person.
If you listen closely, you can hear bells ringing :D Awesome harmonics!
Bach created a sound of the journey from life into death.
I get shivers whenever I hear this, and what I wouldn't give to be a part of a performance!
When I watched a performance of this, half of the singers had tears streaming down their faces by the end, and the audience was left crying and awestricken. This is truly a sound that must be heard in person.
If you listen closely, you can hear bells ringing :D Awesome harmonics!
If a piece of Bach *shouldn't* be translated into something other than German, then that piece is not worthy to be called a music. Those of you who complain about translations only belittle that which you call "masterpiece" by insinuating that it does not have the strength to be transcribed, translated or transformed. A translation of the *lyrics* is the least of all possible changes.
Don't care for Nystadt, though.
If Bach was alive today, maybe he'd compose drum & bass or something modern.
@u2bMonkey Trust me, Bach doesn't care. And had JSB been around today, he may well have riffed off a Lady Gaga tune, for all we know. Bottom line: lighten up, life's too short, soon enough you'll have your very own BWV 478 performance going on. Until then, taking in other people's interpretations of life and its magical manifestations is what bonds us as humans.
@bwgary It is aleatoric music, or chance music. The singers are just using their part in the bach chorale they sing before all the dissonance. Singers move at their own speed through one section, and hold at the cadence. You end up with that stack of notes you hear, like you pressed your forearm on a piano, (or listen to eric whitacre), but the motion and evolution of the sound is completely controlled by the singers, and is therefore different every time.
The first time my choir sang this, it was 15 minutes... we really took our own journeys. it was the most moving, spiritual, out of this earth experience I have *EVER* had. And I'm a father twice over. I don't know that I will ever be able to put into words the feelings that we had as a group.... English/German. Such a trite arguement. And if you don't understand what the ending of this song means, and how it's to be interpreted. I'm sorry.
It's a journey. Just like life. Start at A end at B
we are doing it the same way, expect some people are going to go super fast, and super slow, it sounds so weird, but i believe our choir director knows what he's talking about.
we're doing only the first 8 measures, three times. once together, once with motions, and once separate with motions. only we don't go anywhere near as slow. it sounds cool, though.
I used to perform this same arrangement in my universtiy choir 20 years ago (with the same hand motions). I've never seen it performed by someone else though. Thanks for posting it.
Amazing; I heard death approach. And they all came back on pitch . I think the director gave that choir and audience a magical moment they will never forget.
EarlLedden 1 month ago
Yeay, minimal music. I was looking for a version like this for hours. Love it. THX!!
Gwilwileth92 2 months ago
Tonight my high school choir is singing the original German version of this, Komm Susser Tod. Sadly we aren't doing the aleatoric because there were too many complaints about it being "too hard and gross sounding" by some of the lower classmen. It really sucks because this sounds amazing and the ending is beautiful. Well done!
dannixfallenxangel 4 months ago
comm susser tod lolol
MsSenounaturu2 4 months ago
I don't know why people are getting so heated over this performance. Yes, there are some errors (such as some vowel shaping and blending), but it's still a decent performance. Plus the aleatoric section was executed impressively well for a highschool level. I sang this in high school and we weren't able to fully grasp the concept of aleatoric singing. It takes a whole new mindset. All in all, these guys were good, so you all need to calm down and stop treating them like collegate singers.
kungfuman24601 7 months ago
Good attempt. Maybe a little too ambitious choice, there are obvious 'out of tune' voices.
claudiokun2007 8 months ago
These kids are great! I dare any high school choir, or college choir, to even attempt this anywhere in public. The atonal character of that interpretation takes singers who must be acoustically 'dead on', confident and gutsy. I've heard other choirs do this and try to do it. But few can pull it off. Great job!
homoignobilis 9 months ago
@movielover... yep, you're right. I know nothing about choral music, except for studying secular and sacred choral music at university for 4 years, and working my way up through the ranks to the position of Kappelmeister at an Austrian church. Please, don't insult my intelligence.
andysherwinvienna 9 months ago
@andysherwinvienna
Dude, it's a fucking high school choir. High School! You're calling a high school choir shameful for it's attempt at singing Bach.
I guess studying secular and sacred choral music at university for 4 years, and working your way up through the ranks to the position of Kappelmeister at an Austrian church still makes you a dick.
movielover86 9 months ago 16
@andysherwinvienna
And by the way I love insulting people's intelligence. But I really love it when they try to show how smart they are when in reality, they're just an idiot with nothing to do but go on to youtube and insult a high school choir.
movielover86 9 months ago 11
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Oh good lord. This is an appalling rendition of a wonderful piece of music. Of course there's dissonance... Not one member of the choir can hit a note. I'm not sure if they've ever heard of the term "tonality", either.
Please, for the love of humanity, stop this shameful attempt at choral singing.
andysherwinvienna 9 months ago
@andysherwinvienna
really? not one can hit a note?
You must not know a thing about choral music.
movielover86 9 months ago
@andysherwinvienna listen buddy, they did great as a high school choir, and and another thing Harrison School of The Arts "attempted" this piece and perfected this piece.and there is some errors in this performance , but your supposed to support people not put them down. I'm 7th grade and I know things more musically than you, so i can sing better than you. I'm not only making you look bad, i'm making it looks like you have no life or common sense. So you do not deserve a scholar ship. YOU DICK!
AaronAyers98 4 months ago
Id never expected Bach to write such dissonance and I dont remember listening to something alike before. Really impressive!
mystersamuel 1 year ago
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Bach created a sound of the journey from life into death.
I get shivers whenever I hear this, and what I wouldn't give to be a part of a performance!
When I watched a performance of this, half of the singers had tears streaming down their faces by the end, and the audience was left crying and awestruck. This is truly a sound that must be heard in person.
If you listen closely, you can hear bells ringing :D Awesome harmonics!
emobiart 1 year ago
Bach created a sound of the journey from life into death.
I get shivers whenever I hear this, and what I wouldn't give to be a part of a performance!
When I watched a performance of this, half of the singers had tears streaming down their faces by the end, and the audience was left crying and awestricken. This is truly a sound that must be heard in person.
If you listen closely, you can hear bells ringing :D Awesome harmonics!
emobiart 1 year ago
i scrolled down to look at comments then scrolled back up and their hands were all in strange positions. kinda creepy
ihatekiddz 1 year ago
If a piece of Bach *shouldn't* be translated into something other than German, then that piece is not worthy to be called a music. Those of you who complain about translations only belittle that which you call "masterpiece" by insinuating that it does not have the strength to be transcribed, translated or transformed. A translation of the *lyrics* is the least of all possible changes.
Don't care for Nystadt, though.
If Bach was alive today, maybe he'd compose drum & bass or something modern.
Naeddyr 1 year ago
No. You don't screw with Bach.
u2bMonkey 1 year ago 2
@u2bMonkey Trust me, Bach doesn't care. And had JSB been around today, he may well have riffed off a Lady Gaga tune, for all we know. Bottom line: lighten up, life's too short, soon enough you'll have your very own BWV 478 performance going on. Until then, taking in other people's interpretations of life and its magical manifestations is what bonds us as humans.
Interesting performance this.
adegivesmas 10 months ago
What the hell happens in the middle of the video with there hands and all that dissonence?
Maxbay89 1 year ago
@Maxbay89 Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
bwgary 1 year ago
@bwgary It is aleatoric music, or chance music. The singers are just using their part in the bach chorale they sing before all the dissonance. Singers move at their own speed through one section, and hold at the cadence. You end up with that stack of notes you hear, like you pressed your forearm on a piano, (or listen to eric whitacre), but the motion and evolution of the sound is completely controlled by the singers, and is therefore different every time.
baritonebackpacker 1 year ago
The first time my choir sang this, it was 15 minutes... we really took our own journeys. it was the most moving, spiritual, out of this earth experience I have *EVER* had. And I'm a father twice over. I don't know that I will ever be able to put into words the feelings that we had as a group.... English/German. Such a trite arguement. And if you don't understand what the ending of this song means, and how it's to be interpreted. I'm sorry.
It's a journey. Just like life. Start at A end at B
DJPhear 1 year ago 6
woah. were totally singing this in singers. boss.
flanleywombat 2 years ago
This should have been sung in German
rh7189 2 years ago 2
we are doing it the same way, expect some people are going to go super fast, and super slow, it sounds so weird, but i believe our choir director knows what he's talking about.
lilXnikki 2 years ago
@lilXnikki 'Immortal Bach' by Knut isn't it?
DarthMaximilian 2 years ago
something like this beatiful piece of bach needs to be kept in german.
the language of great poets.
it is still a great interpetration though.
Mike91gp 2 years ago
It isn't that hard to sing it in German.
dogisgreat1 2 years ago
This song has to be sung in german, it's composed in german, so it doesn't bring the same message as it has beeing sung german
xXxblondgirlxXx 2 years ago 4
Its bach. You cant translate it into english -.-
but interpretation very well...
StanEvalio 2 years ago 10
This is so beautiful!:)
No criticism needed!
FaithMusic02 2 years ago
Sorry to say, though --- the English just doesn't do it justice
rectaltemp 2 years ago 2
Nice voices. Hideous performance. Puleeze ,,,,,,, give it a break.
altpapapi 2 years ago
it's so completely crazy. I'm kind of scared to see how the crowd reacts, but my group is doing it the same way.
boizurabuai 2 years ago
This is such a beautiful song! I did it at Lee University and now I am trying to convince my choir director to do it. But she doesn't want to. =(
anbrown93 2 years ago
I love this song but I really cannot stand this rendition of it...
bandaidmafia 2 years ago 2
I entirely agree: the first part is fine, but as to the rest!?!?? Were I there, I'd, as likely as not, be booing and jeering it...
LJBSasha 2 years ago 2
I remember singing this when I was in the Meistersingers 6 years ago! I love this piece! Bravo!
liquidskittles 2 years ago
o god i rember this and i love singing this piece. it was a good concert. makes a great organ piece of you can modify the rythm
skylarfarkas13017 2 years ago
Crescendo.
adrianmccall 2 years ago
we're doing only the first 8 measures, three times. once together, once with motions, and once separate with motions. only we don't go anywhere near as slow. it sounds cool, though.
murderxscenexromance 2 years ago
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the ladies need to go home and get dressed. They all look like a bunch of working women - so immodest
yahoofacebook 2 years ago
this song is absolutley amazing!!!! i wish i still was in meistersingers there. too bad i moved.
dolphinruffo 2 years ago
What an astonishing piece of music.
flashvideofan 3 years ago
Very very well done. Im very impressed. Very few groups can pull this off successfully. Job well done to all.
rcjkochs 3 years ago
great job i like the way u guys croshendo
mrneekog 3 years ago
Very difficult piece
reddiesway17 3 years ago
to bright....and a little to slow. just a bit
SamiJeann 3 years ago
I used to perform this same arrangement in my universtiy choir 20 years ago (with the same hand motions). I've never seen it performed by someone else though. Thanks for posting it.
CaveCanem90 3 years ago