Britney Spears: Circus - VIOLIN + VIOLA COVER (split screen)

Britney Spears: Circus - VIOLIN + VIOLA COVER

"Oops, I did it again" - Played another Britney song, that is.

This is the 8th* video in my continuing series of classicalized popular music. The song was requested by many here. As with all my covers, my tendency is to play the first verse straight, an exact imitation of the original song, so you don't see the good stuff till half way through or so. In the original video (seen here on BritneyTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zeR3NSYcHk ), there is an introduction before the actual song begins. I elected to do that intro in my video as well.

This performance is the third* of my split screen videos where I play with myself. To do this video, I listened to the original song and by ear wrote out a sheet music score, then arranged it as a violin viola duet, and then performed it. I recorded each part separately, first the violin, then the viola. I was able to sync up and mix the 2 parts on my computer with a sound wave editor. To do the split screen, I used AviSynth (scripting based video editing and effects utility) in combination with VirtualDubMod (a free video editing utility) to sync up and render the two videos into a single split screen video. The sound then had to be synced to the 2 videos playing simultaneously.

For those that do not know what a viola is, its basically like the violin but bigger and lower sounding. It plays 5 notes or about half an octave lower than a violin, on the notes it shares with violin the viola sounds deeper, and it reads a different clef (alto) for its sheet music. Description of a viola for violinists: "A big honkin violin, missing the E string at the top of the range and gaining a C string at the bottom of the range and reads a funny looking clef". Also, in a survival situation, the viola would be preferred, as it burns longer. The viola in this video (right side frame) is just a Knilling student model, 17 inch.

* I have uploaded my videos out of sequence, I maintain that musical video number 8 is this one, Britney Spears: Circus. I did perform it 4 weeks before I did my 9th video, Flo Rida: Right Round, also a violin-viola split screen.

Category:

Music

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• Britney
• Spears
• Circus
• like
• pop
• music
• cover
• violin
• viola
• arrangement
• duet
• split
• screen
• double
• one
• man
• band
• avisynth

[johnchoi5131]

HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU DO THE SPLITSCREEN??? I WANNA RECORD MYSELF! But I'm not going to post it on youtube or anything. Just for the heck of it. Please?

[drbilderburger]

@johnchoi5131 -- take a look at the video description, i do describe the process there. i know its lengthy. in some of my other videos descriptions i even list the commands i used to make it happen. But to be more practical, I'd suggest getting a decent video editor program, something like Adobe Premier, or some such thing. Theres lots of programs that will do it, the old reason I use Avisynth is because its free and my background is in computer scripting/programing. Good luck!

[ladyerhu]

i think that since the viola is accompanying the violin, the viola should play a mp or mf dynamic. also, play along with the recording, there are definite differences between yours and britney (that shouldn't be there)

[drbilderburger]

ok, ill go over to your page and watch your videos to see how its really done ;-)

[mercedeschachabaca]

haha i really must not have a life... jk jk!

haha i keep looking over at my viola just chillin on

my bed...it wants to play this!!

haha ^_^

but i don't have the sheet music for it..

can i please have the sheet music??? :D

[iloveGreeni]

You are amazing! :) I really respect you :)

[ariedlin]

not that it will happen but it would be AWSOME if u did the muppet theame, mabe u could share it with disney and meet the crew

[ghurammi]

hey.. you a really, very, totally good at playin that.. why don't u try Tenchu- sadame? i would like to hear you do it..

[johnchoi5131]

@drbilderburger Thanks ;P

[XxHeavensXAnglexX]

I like this one better I like just hearing your music :)

[llamasr0k2000]

@L7tears its easy just shake it back and forth but keep it in place

[AlyssaRoxsU]

19 people don't know music when they hear it.