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Every sound you hear was created by Steve playing his acoustic cellos (with one exception -- a subtle "hi-hat" noise made by his voice).
The Cello Song is based on one of the most recognizable classical pieces ever written, J.S. Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude. (Hint: Say Bach's title with an English accent and it sounds a lot better). It's been featured in a lot of movies (and car commercials)...Steven Sharp Nelson decided that this piece needed some accompaniment (Bach must have been busy and never got around to it? :) Adding some original material and 7 more cello parts stacked on top of each other, Steve has created a cool new sound that embellishes all the features that have made Bach's work so popular. The 7 new parts include drawn-out melodies which soar above fast arpeggios, strumming chords from a guitar-like part, shaker sounds (accomplished by rubbing the sides of the cello), tremolo (1:08-1:24), and a cello-banging percussion part (complete with kick drum).
"Bach was an amazing composer -- one of the best that ever lived. He wasn't the greatest with titles though (smile)... As a consequence, no one can ever remember his Cello Suite's name...so when I'm asked to perform his piece people always say, 'hey, can you play that ... um ... that cello song?' And so in Bach's honor I name this adaptation of his amazing composition after what it has been naturally called for hundreds of years. Thanks for listening!" -Steven Sharp Nelson
You may know Steve from his work with the amazing Pianist Jon Schmidt on tunes such as "Michael Meets Mozart" and "Love Story Meets Viva La Vida." Please check out those videos and visit Jon Schmidt's site: www.jonschmidt.com
If you like this video SUBSCRIBE to THE PIANO GUYS -- without them this video would have remained a dream. They are super talented and super cool guys. THANK YOU PIANO GUYS!
CREDITS: The Cello Song Arrangement & Original Material by Steven Sharp Nelson Performed by Steven Sharp Nelson (and seven of his clones) Based on J.S. Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude Produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson Recorded by Al van der Beek at ToyVan Media Studio Catering provided by Francois
Video Produced by Paul Anderson & Tel Stewart of The Piano Guys
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Be first to receive our Limited Edition PianoGuys album! (Youtube hits) here: http://www.thepia...
Download this song from iTunes here: http://itunes.app...
Download off Amazon here: http://www.amazon...
Sheet music and minus track available at: www.stevensharpnelson.com
Also make sure to go and "like" The Piano Guys on Facebook at: http://www.facebo...
Bow Cam: Thanks to the GoPro camera we were able to get this shot, you can check them out here.. http://www.GoPro.com
Be sure to watch for the bow throw around 2:35!
Every sound you hear was created by Steve playing his acoustic cellos (with one exception -- a subtle "hi-hat" noise made by his voice).
The Cello Song is based on one of the most recognizable classical pieces ever written, J.S. Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude. (Hint: Say Bach's title with an English accent and it sounds a lot better). It's been featured in a lot of movies (and car commercials)...Steven Sharp Nelson decided that this piece needed some accompaniment (Bach must have been busy and never got around to it? :) Adding some original material and 7 more cello parts stacked on top of each other, Steve has created a cool new sound that embellishes all the features that have made Bach's work so popular. The 7 new parts include drawn-out melodies which soar above fast arpeggios, strumming chords from a guitar-like part, shaker sounds (accomplished by rubbing the sides of the cello), tremolo (1:08-1:24), and a cello-banging percussion part (complete with kick drum).
"Bach was an amazing composer -- one of the best that ever lived. He wasn't the greatest with titles though (smile)... As a consequence, no one can ever remember his Cello Suite's name...so when I'm asked to perform his piece people always say, 'hey, can you play that ... um ... that cello song?' And so in Bach's honor I name this adaptation of his amazing composition after what it has been naturally called for hundreds of years. Thanks for listening!" -Steven Sharp Nelson
You may know Steve from his work with the amazing Pianist Jon Schmidt on tunes such as "Michael Meets Mozart" and "Love Story Meets Viva La Vida." Please check out those videos and visit Jon Schmidt's site: www.jonschmidt.com
If you like this video SUBSCRIBE to THE PIANO GUYS -- without them this video would have remained a dream. They are super talented and super cool guys. THANK YOU PIANO GUYS!
CREDITS: The Cello Song Arrangement & Original Material by Steven Sharp Nelson Performed by Steven Sharp Nelson (and seven of his clones) Based on J.S. Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude Produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson Recorded by Al van der Beek at ToyVan Media Studio Catering provided by Francois
Video Produced by Paul Anderson & Tel Stewart of The Piano Guys
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This Piano Guys video features Jarrod Radnich playing his original arrangement of themes from Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean." His performances are part of a new featured attraction at Disneyland's "Dream Home Of The Future" in Tomorrowland. Video production credits: Paul Anderson, Tel Stewart, and Craig Knudsen. Piano arrangement and performance: Jarrod Radnich. Sheet music for this and other arrangements are available through Radnich's website: http://www.jarrod.... You may also check-out his Facebook page at: http://www.jarrod...
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Story behind the song: The American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic (Youth Orchestra) and its director, Kayson Brown, approached us with this idea. We loved it. It combined two of the things we are working to accomplish -- inviting people to classical music and inspiring young musicians. Steven Sharp Nelson had soloed with the orchestra the previous year and loved the spirit and the talent that the orchestra showed at such young ages (ages 13-18!) Together we developed the concept of "Beethoven's 5 Secrets," combining OneRepublic's tune "Secrets" with melodies and moments from all four movements of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
We used 5 different melodies from the 4 movements of Beethoven's 5th Symphony (not including the "bridge" the orchestra plays in the middle). Try to guess where they are and where they come from!
What are Beethoven's secrets? He had many. His most prominent secret that he desperately tried to keep from the public and that caused him to be considered extremely eccentric, irritable, and hermit-like was his "weakness." He was deaf during most of his life. Imagine that...one of the greatest composers that ever lived could hardly hear. And yet, he wrote his life's greatest works after becoming deaf. He believed that art itself had "secrets" that had to be "forced into" in order to obtain art's highest level. There is no doubt Beethoven discovered many of the "secrets" of art -- people all over the world enjoy them every day. He was a true master of music, blessed by God. This piece and video are dedicated to him.
Perform "Beethoven's 5 Secrets" and the entire Beethoven Symphony No. 5 with Steven Sharp Nelson at Lyceum Music Festival this year! Work up-close and personal with Steven and other amazing professional musicians like the concertmaster of the London Symphony and Rotterdam Orchestra. Advanced players ages 13-21 are invited to audition. Visit http://www.Lyceum... or http://american-h... for details
Filming locations: The Mountains of St. George Utah American Heritage School TPG Studios MetCom Studio (Behind the Scenes footage)
Credits
Arrangement written and produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson Orchestrated by Kayson Brown & Steven Sharp Nelson Performed by American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic, under the direction of Kayson Brown Additional violin work by Julie Ann Nelson (Steven's wife!) & Matthew John Nelson (Steven's brother!) Steven Sharp Nelson: Acoustic cello, electric cellos, percussion, vocal textures Al van der Beek: Vocal textures, percussion Secrets originally written by Ryan Tedder, published by SONY/ATV TUNES LLC Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Opus 67 written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1804-1808 and debuted in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in 1808 Orchestra recorded at MetCom Studios (http://www.metcomstudios.com) All other instruments recorded by Al van der Beek at TPG Studios Mixed and Mastered at TPG Studios by Al van der Beek Video produced by Paul Anderson & Tel Stewart
Dedicated to Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
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