Written by Xavier Gouchet -
25 february 2022 -
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La période classique Romantique, qui couvre plus ou moins le XIXe siècle, a été l'occasion pour nombre de compositeurs de s'essayer à la transposition de poèmes en musique. Deux des plus célèbres exemples sont l'Apprenti sorcier de Paul Dukas (qui a été mis en image par Walt Disney), et la Danse Macabre de Camille Saint-Saens.
La vidéo qui suit est une masterclass qui analyse et explique les détails insoupçonnés de ces deux œuvres que j'affectionne tout particulièrement, le tout expliqué par Jean-François Zygel.
Written by Xavier Gouchet -
05 october 2017 -
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Percussions can be harder than any other instruments. Here's a video, from the point of view of the percussionist, playing the musical “West Side Story”
Written by Xavier Gouchet -
16 november 2016 -
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When I was young, I used to watch a series called The Wizard in which an inventor had lots of amazing gadgets (at least they seemed amazing then). One of those devices was a pair of drumsticks you could play anywhere and it would play drum sounds... Well this is now a dream come true thanks to FreeDrum.
Written by Xavier Gouchet -
18 may 2016 -
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Youtube user Vika (vkgoeswild), in between playing her own piano compositions, plays cover of famous songs. Among others, I found this cover of Metallica's Master if puppet, which I wanted to share.
Written by Xavier Gouchet -
26 april 2016 -
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Youtube user grantwoolard took 57 classical pieces, from 33 different compositor (from JS Bach to John Willams), and created this six minutes mashup, with an animated sheet music.
Today, I've discovered this incredible Marble Machine, created by Wintergatan with wood gears, springs and lots of lego pieces to program the main melody. It uses thousands of marbles to play a combination of vibraphone, bass guitar and a cardboard based drumset.
You can watch the two parts making to see how he constructed the whole machine.
Written by Xavier Gouchet -
08 march 2016 -
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Overtune is something natural in all live instruments, including the human voice. But being able to control it to sing two distinct melodies at once is an amazing talent.
In this video, Anna-Maria explains how it works. You can also find lessons on her Youtube channel to learn how to sing like her.
Written by Xavier Gouchet -
16 february 2016 -
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Here's an advertisment for the Android operating system, which, I think, extraordinarily delivers their message : Be together, not the same. This is how Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (3rd movement) would sound on a piano playing only a middle C.
You can also discover the making of, and an extended version below