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The first movement of Bach's third Brandenburg Concerto, BWV 1048, accompanied by a scrolling, bar-graph score. This concerto is unusual in that each of the three violins, three violas, and t...
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The first movement of Bach's third Brandenburg Concerto, BWV 1048, accompanied by a scrolling, bar-graph score. This concerto is unusual in that each of the three violins, three violas, and three violoncellos have solo parts.
Q: Who is playing this piece? A: The Advent Chamber Orchestra. I got this recording from the Wikimedia Commons: http://tinyurl.com/brand3m1 This recording is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Q: What do the colors means? A: When the instruments in each section play in unison, there is a single fat (tall) note for all three; when they have solos, the notes are thinner (about half as high). The violins are shades of red, the violas are shades of green, and the violoncellos are shades of blue. The contrabass is sort of a brownish-gray, and is always wide, since it doesn't have solos. When two instruments play the same note, the colors blend (e.g. red + green = yellow).
Q: Is there a way I could make bar-graph scores like this myself? A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate a display like this (though not with the different note heights); you can get the (Windows) software here: http://www.musanim.com/player/ There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first: http://www.classicalarchives.com/
Q: Could you please do a MAM video of _________? A: First, check my "to do" list: http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMToDoLis... ... If the piece isn't listed, read the "Could you please do a MAM video of _________?" item on my main FAQ: http://www.musanim.com/mam/mamfaq.htm... ... and if you think I'd consider doing it, email me (stephen at musanim dot com).
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These videos work wonders for me, I tend to have issues when studying. I usually struggled to concentrate due to outside noise and distractions. Listening to instrumental music and anything without lyrics helps me focus out everything else and concentrate enough to stay on task! Thank you very much for this!
well . . . that "follow the bouncing ball" has come a long way and into the 21st century quite innocently; just wait until it finds out about "binaryism."
It is incredible, the mix of mathematics and music that is present in this great work. Although I am more of a rock 'n' roll guy, I have a deep love and respect for all classical music. Bach is probably my favorite classical composer.
3:46 and 4:37 grab my heart and don't let go. I keep looking for a piano arrangement of the Brandenburg Concertos, but how can one cram all that into two hands?!
There are one-piano/four-hand arrangements of all the Brandenburgs which are pretty fun to play (though often more awkward than they need to be).
There is a two-hand arrangement of this movement, but I don't think it's in print; I came across a copy in a used book store; it leaves a lot out, but it's still pretty fun.
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that "follow the bouncing ball" has come a long way and into the 21st century quite innocently; just wait until it finds out about "binaryism."
There is a two-hand arrangement of this movement, but I don't think it's in print; I came across a copy in a used book store; it leaves a lot out, but it's still pretty fun.