Beethoven, Symphony 9, 2nd movement (complete), Molto vivace, Philharmonia Baroque

Philharmonia Baroque playing the second movement (molto vivace) of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, accompanied by a scrolling bar-graph score.
FAQ

To download this video or make a contribution to support this project:
http://vimeo.com/50427692

Q: Where can I get this recording?
A: From Magnatune
http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/p...

Q: Who is conducting?
A: Nicholas McGegan.

Q: Can I download this video for my iPod/iPhone/iPad/computer/etc.?
A: Yes; you can get it here:
http://musanim.cerizmo.com

Q: What do the colors in the bar-graph score mean?
A: The colors show which instruments are playing. Here's a chart:
http://www.musanim.com/img/b9m2_color...

Q: What does the piece look like as a whole?
A: See this:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/BeethovenS...

Q: Why are the notes different sizes, and some are blurrier than others?
A: Each group of instruments (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion) is shown in a separate layer, and has a different size and degree of blur; this helps you see when instruments in more than one group are playing the same pitch at the same time.

Q: Please tell me more about the composer.
A: You can read about Beethoven here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven

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; 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; when I'm looking for 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: See:
http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMRequest...
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[IDkeiro]

He had clear, normal hearing in his youth.

What Peter Le Tissier is saying is, that he never heard a note of THIS tune, which true, because by the time he started working on the 9th symphony, his hearing'd been completely lost.

[t14016807c]

actualy he had partial hearing in his youth, so he did listen, if only badly. still it's impressive to say the least

[t14016807c]

why can I not like this comment?!

[SimeTologist]

Everything is moving to the right now... O.O

[strrpos]

Windows XP <3



[Erika Nguyen]

thanks haha

[NoFutureStartsToday]

I think you should work on your grammar. My eyes hurt.

[herof11]

Althought he was deaf his "inner ear" was so trained he didnt need to listen to his music to know how he want it to sound. Once youve studied enough about the Tonal system and trained your ear through listening and score reading you can just make music "sound" in your head. Many of the process that occur during the symphony were rationalized through the system