John Williams - Gaspar Sanz - Canarios (1975)

[blackakres]

looks like he's playing a Fleta guitar

[LutherRayable]

Pretty rockn for 17th century.I have heard many covers and this by far is the best

[TheAntrax7]

misss huevoss!

[mrheadbanger71]

Wow john sounds like lennon! :-) LOL!!!!

[TheNickGW]

About the time of this recording, the BBC made a documentary on the Air and Ground Controllers at Heathrow, London. It was voiced by Paul Vaughn and I'm sure used Sanz' themes as incidental background music. Imagine if you will, aircraft shot using extreme telephoto moving silently around the taxiways to what was then 300 year old sound. Ground Controllers working 2hrs on and 2hrs off then earned £2000 for their trouble!!!!

[TheNickGW]

About the time of this recording, the BBC made a documentary on the Air and Ground Controllers at Heathrow, London. It was voiced by Paul Vaughn and I'm sure used Sanz themes as incidental background music. Imagine if you will, aircraft shot using extreme telephoto moving silently around the taxiways to what was then 300 year old sound. Ground Controllers working 2hrs on and 2hrs off earned £2000 for their trouble!!!!

[MrAlbusDumbeldore]

is this the same John Williams the great composer of Starwars,Harry Potter,Jurasic Park etc?

[SkylarRuloff]

@MrAlbusDumbeldore no, same name, both musicians, but 2 totally different people.

[MonarchyTheLegend]

is this the same john williams who does orchestrated music?

[dihang94]

@MonarchyTheLegend

Nope. There's two John Williams. One is the composer that you mentioned and this is just the guitarist.

[K8MCL]

I can play this pretty well, to a level I'm happy with as an amateur, but having seen this, I'm going to put some more style into it.

[Flamencanta]

its really hard to hear and play the last section of the piece..

[thewinebottle]

Bravo!! la rockea el lenteja...

[veryfussy]

I have always loved this little gem. My grade six vibraphone players, two girls aged 11 are playing it as a duet as the bass line can't be played simultaneously with the melody.

Check us out. The marimba belles.

[classicalblue14]

the six songs are called the cinq airs de danse and are 1. Rujero, 2. Paradetas, 3. Matachin, 4. Zarabanda, 5. Espanoleta, and Canarios. all of which are in the key of d, except for espanoleta which is in f

[plukador]

Non mi piace. Preferisco la versione di Angel Romero o, meglio ancora, di Hopkinson Smith.

[mycompasstv]

Williams is a true maestro.

[rodolfojelin]

ajaja tiene k afinar la sexta kuerda y solo la toka una vez XDD

[7uptheirons]

it is not so diffycult..i can play it..it is very nice song!

[MsAzz12345]

do you have any other video besides this? im looking for john williams.. playing villa lobos.. etude no 11..

[julianlesmana]

John Williams plays a guitar made by Ignacio Fleta 1972

[nic93107]

he is a pro !

[svfrndz]

Simply the best. This rendition from John Williams is the best I've heard among other guitarists who played it. BTW, I just finished learning this piece with the help of TabToolkit on my iPod touch. John Williams is the best classical guitarist on earth - in my opinion.

[ealiagac]

His voice sounds like John Lennon's. :)

[TheTheGreenSheep]

lovely piece :O

[Nic0051]

Maravilhoso! Que timbre bonito! Nossa, as cordas estão bem baixinhas! Obrigado por compartilhar este vídeo! Abs.

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[alextuttotube]

SPETTACOLO!!!!!!

[Pipixcan69]

Nice Job....I have done a my version...check out.... Pipixcan69

[judholder369]

It's in 6/8. I know that much because I have the sheet music and it sounds like that when I play it. As for the tempo itself I have no idea. :3 He does add his own embelishes to it though because some of the stuff he does isn't in the music I have.

[videomakkers]

17 people have a serius inferiority problem

[BACKSTABBED2DEATH]

oh i thought john williams conducted starwars not this shit must have typed in the wrong thing

[MerrittJeff1970]

I dont think i have and ever will here an acoustic guitar sound so clear and punchy.

[MrRedClues]

@MerrittJeff1970 its a classical guitar

[seekeroftruthful]

I first heard this when I was three my Dad played his music I love John Williams.

[Dead1301]

Wooohooo, nice play ;D

[darkfish16]

Tight

[phombuspucker]

this is wack compared to xavier diaz's version.

[Bertziethegreat]

Nerf John Williams.

[JefPwnsU]

Does anyone happen to know how long the sheet music is?

[OTnajjar]

@JefPwnsU yes I have it -

[bigape6]

@JefPwnsU 2 pages

[Guitarfanatic32]

Didn't this dude make the music for star wars?

[fallensk8er64]

@Guitarfanatic32 that's a different John Williams. Common confusion though haha

[UnwrittenPaul]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! Listen to this awesome piece AND then listen to "Rodrigo - Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre - Fantasia Canariose" is it a homage or someone ripping off the exact same melody OR is canary always this melody??

[DrMikero]

@UnwrittenPaul Rip off? C'mon, we're talking about Joaquin Rodrigo here, not Vanilla Ice.. ;)

Thus saith wikipedia: "The four movements were based on six short dances for solo guitar by the 17th century Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz, taken from a three-volume work now commonly known as Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española. Most of the movements retain the names that Sanz originally gave them. Rodrigo expanded on Sanz's themes to produce a work lasting more than 20 minutes."

[UnwrittenPaul]

@DrMikero Sir you are a legend. I knew it wasn't a rip-off classical is always like that. Borrow this, variate that. Share the love. And it's such a beautiful beautiful melody

[50000emilio]

@DrMikero No se puede hablar de robo, es cierto, pero el maestro Rodrigo debería haber tenido la honradez de nombrar la fuente, como hacen todos los compositores cuando toman obra ajena, por ejemplo en las "variaciones sobre la obra de otro compositor", como fuente de inspiración y no lo hizo. Gaspar Sanz es un maestro aragonés del siglo 17, que merece mas respeto.

[acbulgin2]

@UnwrittenPaul Uh...yeah, what DrMikero wrote. I suspect what Rodrigo was doing was trying to bring a more modern, universal feel to these compositions and yet still retain their old, courtly Spanish character. I think he succeeded as well, though I am so besotted with the intimacy of the guitar and the simple honesty and vitality of early music that I would rather listen to Sanz' solo guitar bits, especially as played by Williams as he is so damned good. He understands this stuff so well.

[DHTCF]

@UnwrittenPaul Fantasia para un gentilhombre was always acknowledged as being based on Sanz

[Cloudsorrow256]

@UnwrittenPaul my God, its a "Canario" nor a bird!, a 3/4 & 6/8 baroque dance from the 17th century....

[newislandguitar]

@UnwrittenPaul ...you are correct! I have that score and sound track(Gtr & Orchestra)...I wonder what a judge would say if I told him i simply "expanded" on someone's original music and offered no compensation? ;)...(good observation!)

[CNFrostXY]

@newislandguitar IF YOU HAVE NOT STUDIED MUSIC PROPERLY THEN DON'T COMMENT!!! Use your brains... Listen to MORE classical music... You'll be surprised and regret the comment you've made... That other guy is just simply naive and I don't want to comment on that one...

[newislandguitar]

@CNFrostXY How are you today? :) just checked out your channel...that's a nice intro to the Spanish ballad you're playing...I recorded that piece for guitar and piano and hope to upload it here on my channel someday. Do you plan to upload any more tunes on your channel?I will sub you.You should upload more. Nice tone too. Have a great week.

[CNFrostXY]

@newislandguitar In fact yes I am planning to upload all of Bach's Second and Third Inventions but I am way too busy right now with other projects in hand, have to at least wait till after June.

[newislandguitar]

@CNFrostXY cool! will be looking for them in june...have a great week and keep up the strumming! -Kevin(NYC Guitarist)

[noelwilde]

@UnwrittenPaul

All the Rodrigo tunes for the Fantasia are Sanz's....

[afoolonahill]

the thing that amazes me is how anchored his hands are, apart from going up and down the fret board, his hands don't move, i.e. when he reaches from a treble to a bass string, his hand stays still and his fingers do all the moving, i just can't make my hands work that way!!

[svfrndz]

I haven't seen anyone played better than him. For me, he's still the greatest. I will study this piece. Thanks John!

[angra08]

genial



[arkavi90]

I love his ending smile....!!!!!!

[pullupboy]

he sounds impossibly posh what

[joserobertoanaya]

oh yeah i love his smile



[bally28]

unfortunately only the few elite can appreciate and hear the genius in this interpretation of Canarios, ..like i do. ; )

Bravo John Bravo! now play the Simpsons!

[annaisjesus]

HOW ABOUT THEM GLASSES

[Korea4Me]

Lovely!!

[davidlohcc]

Anyone has any idea how fast exactly is he playing?

[DrMikero]

@davidlohcc I think you'll find that life is much more fulfilling when you don't need to rely on others for answers to very simple questions. Try:

1: Count by hand the number of beats in the first 60 seconds of the song

2: Better yet, count the number of measures in a minute & multiply by 3

3: Find a metronome & adjust until it clicks in time with the music

4: Save as a sound file. Identify peaks representing notes one beat apart. Measure their distance in seconds. Divide 60 by that number.

[davidlohcc]

@DrMikero Hahas, yes indeed. Thanks anyway for the wonderful information

[johnnysuchi]

@DrMikero i thought he had a legit question.are some elite perfectionist too smart for all of us?

[DADRENO]

@DrMikero He is playing at exactly the correct speed.

[rcortez911]

@DrMikero or you can always tap your foot

[LySeRgIa2]

@DrMikero i think it's fulfilling to be nice once in a while and give someone a straight answer rather than act like a cock that knows everything. *let me tell you 4 ways i'm smarter than you you stupid fuck that doesn't know anything about how to identify bpm*

[BurnElectric]

@davidlohcc  why on earth would that matter?

[davidlohcc]

@BurnElectric Oh nah just interested. Dont mind me hahas

[logichook]

@davidlohcc Well the version I used to play says its 100 bpm. I think he is playing around this beating. Hugs.

[davidlohcc]

@logichook Hahas alright thanks loads :)

[OTnajjar]

@davidlohcc  I have the tabs if u want them

[imzvivace]

@davidlohcc : Williams tempo deviates very slightly throughout, but the work is indeed in 6/8 meter. 6/8 meter is measured in two beats of three triplets, so you'd tap your foot twice in one measure. With that being said, he is playing at about 112 triplet beats per minute.

[semicroma]

@davidlohcc google Tap for Beats Per Minute BPM

[Ireg2post1]

I love this song.

[gerundino98]

not bad Johnny boy. not bad at all

[q1q2qwewadbhbvv]

Es una versión muy incompleta.

[classicalmannick101]

love that fleta....

[luizkgb30]

luiz viola(musica:não vá embora)

[leonardoborges]

Perfect!

[squeadlieshero]

man i love angel romeros playing but this is just better imo.

[kbundy023]

The piece hasn't finished right

[durro9xl]

@kbundy023 hay ted bundy,that was played perfect wot r on about it was,nt finished right shut up fool

[kbundy023]

@durro9xl Can't YOU write proper english asshole.... First, I haven't said anything about his playing. I know he played very good. Second, my point in my reply was saying he played only part of the piece. Third, I wished he could play the full piece. I played this piece too so I wanted to hear him playing.

Finally, Read my reply carefully before you reply

[bigape6]

@kbundy023 he played very well, not very good. read your own reply carefully before replying

[kbundy023]

@bigape6 You haven't put Capital 'R' after full stop on your reply too...

[ultratrekky]

does anyone know what his strings are tuned to and where I can get the sheet music for this?

[haxxoromg]

@ultratrekky standard tuning except for dropped D on the sixth string. you can find music in book 7 of the RCM guitar repertoires and studies third edition(not sure if its in previous editions) they sell this book and all others probably at you local music store

[piquedard]

@ultratrekky

try "free sheet music, classic guitar, gaspar sanz, canarios"!

good luck1

[VulcanZoso]

if somebody could please tell me where to get the sheet music for john williams version of this piece, i would be extremely grateful. i want to play it for a festival coming up and am having no luck finding john williams sheet music (not tab!!!)

pls message me!.

[raulio2008]

I have it...just let me know where I can send it.

[raulio2008]

I have it. Just let me know where to send it.

[VulcanZoso]

i sent you a message/

[eisenburgh]

Such a simple piece to play and he makes it a masterpiece.

[RADIOCORRO]

gaspar sanz (1640-1710) He was born in calanda (spain)

[AntiWall]

Where did you find this video? How come it has finnish subtitles?

[agvap]

@AntiWall öhhhh finnish tv ,maybe? maybe any old people tv show xD

[AntiWall]

lol, I live in Finland and haven't come across this video, need to get my hands on this. =)

[raffysnake]

in what period did gaspar sanz live? i kinda heard somewhere that this was baroque but he adapted the style of the renaissance or something. can anyone tell me what period this came from?

[izahvat]

beautiful age-old music, and very easy to play

[gosuyun]

@izahvat very easy to play??

haha

[d3liriumtr3m3ns]

john williams is awesome

[KrebSDani]

that´s true. but sometimes he sounds like a machine... this is a latin dance , it should sounds more spanish. that´s my opinion.

did you herd this dance book played by narciso yepes? if you did not, you should.

saludos

[ScapularSaves]

THANK YOU!

[Nietzsche09]

done well, congratulations!

[GHIIIGNT]

this song is challenging, there are random speed ups everywhere, I just can't seem to get

it right.

[ferllio23]

You will get it right, keep practicing.

[enchovia]

yep, dancing is talkin about expressing. not the consciousness.

[Timothyrules9]

Go very slow with a metronome and practice without the grace notes until you are comfortable with it. Then turn the metronome up a few clicks. Repeat. Occassionally it's good to crank the metronome way up and play it as fast as you possibly can (and probably make tons of mistakes) and then pull the metronome back down to speed. It's amazing how much easier it seems to play it at 100 when you try to play it at 120, for example. That's all there is to it.

[GHIIIGNT]

Thanks for the advice, but I posted this message a prettty long time ago. I have, with great pride, already learned this piece, and I think I play it pretty well. There is some slight isusue when it comes to using dunamics, but I am pretty sure can fix that mistake, thanks anyway.

[Ticonderoga0]

Hahaha i love how he just smiles at the end kinda like "hell yea =)"

[TheUdyu]

=)))

[Anarchemitis]

@Ticonderoga0 "Nailed it"

[SalemJeanette]

What kind of guitar is he playing? where can i find it online?

[agvap]

looool do you think that is a 500$ guitar?

i think it's johns fleta isn't it?

[juncode]

Try the homepage of the guitar maker who hand-made it. Will probably cost you no less than $3000, and no more than $20000

[SonofBrunhilde]

He's playing either a Herman Hauser or a Fleta. You can tell by the headstock. The headstock on both are similar but the video is too fuzzy for me to make out the subtle differences between the two. If it was clearer I could tell. It's definitely one of those two though.

[enchovia]

no du, sum high quality guitar is a nono if its sold online. imposs to find online. U better go to spain, one of the worlds most known guitar making places. you can find one of the most beautiful guitars there. dun think u can buy classic guitar online. it can be worth more than 10 electric guitars just like that.

[Douglas1102]

A real Fleta by Ignacio would go for auction most likely... check out Laskin's guitars for something more modern.

The "twelfth fret" usually has some nice vintage guitars.

[Robinom]

very cheesy!!! sanz played with gut strings and with no nails

[SonofBrunhilde]

What's your point, asshole? The reason Sanz played with gut strings is because they didn't have something called nylon and wire-round strings 500 hundred friggin' years ago. Things have improved since then, schmuck. Get with the times. John Williams is the best of the best, so think before you post more stupid comments like you did.

[afoolonahill]

@SonofBrunhilde That's an incredible put down!! Well Done! only problem is, I don't think anyone with this much obvious passion for his art would appreciate the abuse it generates from some people, even when it is in his defense

[geniousyo]

now this is almost the same as the fantasia by rodrigo isnt it? the last movement haha i just noticed

[Darlene617]

Yes you are correct. The Fantasia para un Gentilhombre is a variation of this song. Before the 1674 version it was also a dance in the renaissance. Spanish composers often recycled earlier songs and they kept evolving over time. Several of Rodrigo's songs use older songs ranging as far back as medieval Spanish folk dances. For example, the movement from the fantasia that comes right before this is also taken from an old song.

[geniousyo]

danza de las hachas? lol no wonder it wasnt so difficult to play i felt like i had played something similar, but then again most of the pieces in that style are somewhat similar

[videossmellbad]

wat kind of guitar can i get with that sound?

[BarNuun]

Videosbad: here he plays an Ignacio Fleta, cedar top and with gut strings perhaps... the guitar came up at auction not long ago.

[albatross111]

pretty sure those are nylon strings.

[SteableD]

this is the original one! I'm playing this one too and i have this on paper!

[SalemJake]

Could you share it please? i love this version of canarios

[The3irik92]

A bit mechanical to my taste.

[sircloud7]

that's williams for you

[dannybOMFG]

this is great but i couldnt stop looking at his hairdo

[dldbug]

Remember, this is from the 70's, the decade of bad hair.

[dirtyskank007]

typical crap versions from jw.

[vince3324]

this song actually isnt too difficult, he adds alot too it which changes the sound around, well done

[libramoon2]

Absolutey lovely!!

[rexious5]

matthew hayes is far superior

[passtheyemen]

I don't see how you have the time to go around plugging and whoreing for whoever mathew hayes is. It's amazing the lack of constructiveness in most people...like in me, for wasting my time in responding to you. See, now your just draggin ME down too...

[youfja]

Very Nice

[DjosueD]

I have this piece but without the the trills. It is a very nice piece. Actually I'm always wondering and comparing, because of other pieces at the time being so Medieval like and this one being so familiar, almost as if it was written not so long ago.

He plays it very well.

[bar101]

It is a Baroque piece, ornamentation, such as trills, were not originally written in the scores as the performer had MUCH more liberty to improvise and have their own liberties when performing the piece.

So, when playing longer notes in Baroque music, expect there was some ornamentation around the note,

if you think there should be a trill, go for it.

Hope this helps

[Alundra321]

look at his face at the end, he knows hes good lol

[GinoTheSinner]

haha an immature JW ;')

[JmJones2]

not sure that he has the best tone on this vid, bit ponticello for my liking. Is this guitar his fleta

[ryanwags]

Agree, but remember...34 years ago...1975 audio/video recording technology is not what it is today!!! Williams has got to be one of the best in the world!!!

[ovadem]

Salvando las distancias,pongo mi humilde contribucion con respeto y admiracion.

[Nietzsche09]

I love this song, I can play it better than John William!!

[HyrulianWarlord]

i actually believe you, williams isnt particullarly good

[theeraser19]

more like the best but ok.

[HyrulianWarlord]

he is kinda overrated, his recuerdos de la alhambra sux

[zezinhozeppelin]

who cares to recuerdos de la alhambra when u can play Bach's Chaconne?

[ryanwags]

I love classical and METAL and know that any metal guitarist would absolutely bow to William's. No need to elaborate.

[SametKaptan19]

Is this piece written by Gaspar Sanz in 1674, Music of Spain Dance?

[SametKaptan19]

He is reading and playing. Very hard. Slow but nice playing. He's master of classical guitar.

[guidovg]

Not slow. Appropriate dance tempo - while I agree it can be fun to play this as fast as you can...the "dance" bit of it goes out the window. I appreciate his casual tempo, and yea, he's reading on this. Probably didn't spend all evening fretting about what all we would be saying on Youtube! Anyhow, so glad this was posted. Thanks!

[porfirij]

the jumper strikes again

[FuturoMusico]

Felicidades, buena interpretación.

[Pedrocataldi]

es impresionante como hace los ligados

[periyost]

I love John Williams very much

[jamesthieviusraccoon]

it is just beautful

[bobthwart]

His tone is amazing!! Where the hell is that coming from. Is he playing his Ausie made guitars here??

[konzerteloco]

hello, can anyone tell me the name of the guitar John Williams uses on the recording of Concierto de Aranjuez, I mean the guitar with the structure inside which looks similar to the cells inside a bee nest. Thanks!!!

[zatarregaza]

You are referring to the Smallman guitars he's been using for years now. IMO those guitars really suit him better than the Spanish sounding Fleta he's using in this video.

[konzerteloco]

Yes, that one! Thank you very much!

[trigorivas]

He is not playing the smallman in this video.

[lampbrain]

yawn

[konzerteloco]

moron

[pugcasso]

well you're entitled to your opinion although I have to disagree.

This is a great version and 'tune' ... I love the stricking chords near the end and the last chord has a great tone and richness!

[albatross111]

haha! I love old-school Williams, his hair and everything is hilarious. As usual impeccable performance

[sw0rd0fadvers1ty]

That was awesome. The tab doesn't look that hard on this, but to play that fast and fluidly is probably pretty difficult. Beautiful piece though, and superbly executed!

[HijaDeLosEspinos]

Whaaaaaa!!!! It's fantastic!!! I saw the score, Its very dificult... Joder, que puto crack de la guitarra!!!!

[tillo1995]

reapeat some parts, Mr. Williams!