Admirable Smithy
Admirable Smithy
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Bluebell March (Smith)
First improv in a long while - came up with the name simply because I was wearing a blue shirt.
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Відео

Empty Elegy (Smith) [score + audio]
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Performance video: ua-cam.com/video/A5Q5YfRgkrs/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Sheet music, MIDI and audio: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/57
Popcorn (Smith) [sheet music + audio]
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Sheet music, MP3 and MIDI: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/56 Another lively piece that I made quite a while ago
Miniature Waltz (Smith) [score + audio]
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Performance video: ua-cam.com/video/kr4-BDrR2c8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Sheet music, MIDI and audio: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/55
Cactus Run [score + audio] (Smith)
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Sheet Music, MIDI and MP3: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/54 This piece was actually made about 10 years ago. I'm pretty sure it was played in C minor but for some reason - whether on the piano itself or afterwards in editing software - it got transposed to B minor.
Promenade Prelude [score + audio] (Smith)
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Sheet music, audio and MIDI file: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/53 Performance video: ua-cam.com/video/FWkGh0-XKLE/v-deo.html
Remorse from the Past (Smith)
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Improv inspired by Chopin Nocturne Op.9 No.1
Fantasy in B Major (Smith)
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Free fantasy improv in B major
Chopin: Nocturne - Op.9 No.1 (Smith)
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Sheet music (and other files) can be found here: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/52 One of my favourite nocturnes: the middle section is very dream-like and complements the opening/closing passages well. Moreover, I think it's good to play forte when indicated in the score to give some depth to the piece (especially around the poco stretto bars). I feel that this piece could be longer ...
Liszt: Vision - Transcendental Études No.6 (Smith)
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Over ten years ago, this was the first transcendental étude I encountered and was impressed by its powerful sound. The sheet music (and other files) for this piece can be found here: admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/51 The first section was originally meant to be played by the left hand alone in its previous Douze Grande Études counterpart, whereas I have split it up between both hands,...
Promenade Prelude (Smith)
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Some slow improv: most of it sounds like a nocturne but the part at 1:37 sort of sounds like a mazurka.
Hiatus Rag (Smith)
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Rag-like piece
Field: Adagio - 18 Nocturnes No.10 (Smith)
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If you are interested, sheet music and MIDI available at admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/50 Another great miniature piece from Field that, in its slow tempo, offers a lot of lyrical depth. Also, I seem to look up a lot when playing this piece lol.
Imitation of a Theme from Liszt (Smith)
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Improv loosely based on the theme from the middle section of Liszt's Polonaise No.1. I'm satisfied with the repeated notes at 1:39 to 1:43, which I think sound kinda cool.
Ganz: Qui Vive! - Grand Galop de Concert Op.12 No.1 (Smith)
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I found out about this piece thanks to a video from @DemitNWC. The sheet music and MIDI can be downloaded here admirablesmithy.com/library/piece/detail/49 I haven't looked that much but, as far as I'm aware, this is the only solo performance of this piece on UA-cam: most performances are the duet version. My favourite part is the passage from 2:06 to 2:22. This galop was reasonable to learn and...
Peaceful Lull (Smith)
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Peaceful Lull (Smith)
Filtsch: Romanze ohne Worte - Op.3 No.1 (Smith)
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Filtsch: Romanze ohne Worte - Op.3 No.1 (Smith)
Lion Tooth Dance (Smith)
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Lion Tooth Dance (Smith)
Czerny: Scherzino alla Tarantella Op.763 (Smith)
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Czerny: Scherzino alla Tarantella Op.763 (Smith)
Wondrous Odyssey (Smith)
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Wondrous Odyssey (Smith)
Chopin: "Black Key" - Étude Op.10 No.5 (Smith)
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Chopin: "Black Key" - Étude Op.10 No.5 (Smith)
Signature Serenade (Smith)
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Signature Serenade (Smith)
Mirror of Minims (Smith)
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Mirror of Minims (Smith)
Liszt: Die Gräberinsel der Fürsten zu Gotha S.485b (Smith)
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Liszt: Die Gräberinsel der Fürsten zu Gotha S.485b (Smith)
Serenity of Summer (Smith)
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Serenity of Summer (Smith)
Field: Lento - 18 Nocturnes No.12 (Smith)
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Field: Lento - 18 Nocturnes No.12 (Smith)
Mysterious Impromptu (Smith)
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Mysterious Impromptu (Smith)
Czerny: Molto Allegro - The Art of Finger Dexterity Op.740 No.35
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Czerny: Molto Allegro - The Art of Finger Dexterity Op.740 No.35
The Lucid Daydream (Smith)
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The Lucid Daydream (Smith)
Alkan: Sérénade - Les Mois Op.74 No.5 (Smith)
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Alkan: Sérénade - Les Mois Op.74 No.5 (Smith)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Wiilly
    @Wiilly 23 години тому

    Bravo!! I also saw that Demit's video years ago and tried to learn it. Glad we have this decent performance for the solo version!

  • @Kyeetumus
    @Kyeetumus 6 днів тому

    nice, I’m also learning this version so I know how hard it is to play it this well, especially with the left hand jumps at some points.

  • @KirinsMath
    @KirinsMath 24 дні тому

    cool

  • @rattyoman
    @rattyoman Місяць тому

    absolute banger

  • @masem3156
    @masem3156 Місяць тому

    cute piece !

  • @VirtuosicFantasies
    @VirtuosicFantasies Місяць тому

    Very nice 👏

  • @user-qm1xk9xk2w
    @user-qm1xk9xk2w Місяць тому

    reminds me of Alkan somehow. Also your form and harmony are very well built!

    • @AdmirableSmithy
      @AdmirableSmithy Місяць тому

      Thanks a lot - it was actually partially inspired by Alkan's Increpatio, namely the part at 1:23

  • @uncertainity188
    @uncertainity188 Місяць тому

    Very cool piece. I really like it!

  • @Jen-ek4by
    @Jen-ek4by 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing your master concert, where to find the piano sheets?

    • @AdmirableSmithy
      @AdmirableSmithy 8 місяців тому

      The specific score shown in the video can be found on my website by clicking the link in this video's description. Once there, just scroll down and click the "Sheet Music" button to download a copy of the PDF. Alternatively, you can download the score from IMSLP: search for this piece's name to find its page and you can find a solo piano score under the "Arrangements and Transcriptions" tab. (I used a score from IMSLP to make my copy anyway)

  • @Jen-ek4by
    @Jen-ek4by 8 місяців тому

    Who composed this Fantasy if I can practice

    • @AdmirableSmithy
      @AdmirableSmithy 8 місяців тому

      It is an improvisation by me, which technically means I'm the composer (but I haven't actually written a score for this piece or anything like that).

  • @Jen-ek4by
    @Jen-ek4by 8 місяців тому

    Too beautiful,

  • @robertalcock1523
    @robertalcock1523 8 місяців тому

    Excellent job, very impress🎉!!

  • @dwacheopus
    @dwacheopus 11 місяців тому

    Im gonna start learning this tomorrow!

    • @dwacheopus
      @dwacheopus 11 місяців тому

      Looks easy so far!

  • @mucifferful
    @mucifferful Рік тому

    amazing

  • @thenotsookayguy
    @thenotsookayguy Рік тому

    You should play the first part of the piece with only your left hand, it's more fun that way. Also at 4:38 there's an ossia which you should really use, it's a bit harder, but so much better.

    • @ohhauxt9747
      @ohhauxt9747 6 місяців тому

      it’s hell dojng that with only left😭 but you’re right with the ossias

  • @handledav
    @handledav Рік тому

    velocity

  • @VirtuosicFantasies
    @VirtuosicFantasies Рік тому

    Congrats 👏👏👏

  • @benjaminfitzgerald7011
    @benjaminfitzgerald7011 Рік тому

    Very fine piece. Reminiscent of Beethoven. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bloak9803
    @bloak9803 Рік тому

    The fast jumps from arpeggio to chord are so hard

  • @avecesar4244
    @avecesar4244 Рік тому

    1:36 Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. Who was inspired by whom?

    • @composerjalen
      @composerjalen Рік тому

      Well considering Czerny was a student of Beethoven...

    • @avecesar4244
      @avecesar4244 Рік тому

      @@composerjalen Quite probably. Although not always a great composer had his inspiration himself in his works: Bizet in Carmen's "Habanera", Mozart in some of his "Magic Flute" arias (Papageno), Haendel in "Ombra mai fu"; Bach used Vivaldi's works, great pianists were inspired by Czerny's works ...

    • @composerjalen
      @composerjalen Рік тому

      @@avecesar4244 what? My point is that Beethoven's 14th sonata was composed before Czerny wrote a single work

    • @avecesar4244
      @avecesar4244 Рік тому

      @@composerjalen Right. Czerny was inspired by Beethoven. My point is that great composers also took inspiration in other "minor" composers and people think the idea was theirs as in the case of Bizet's Habanera from Carmen. And some of Chopin's etudes have strange similarities to Czerny's etudes...

    • @marksmith3947
      @marksmith3947 2 місяці тому

      I always thought that a lot of Czerny was adapted from passages of Beethoven, to help you learn typical patterns

  • @jessehvieira
    @jessehvieira Рік тому

    😱

  • @tarikeld11
    @tarikeld11 Рік тому

    Yeah, you all hate Wim Winters and his Double Beat theory, I know. Still, I was introduced into this piece by the game Piano Tiles, where it was played with half the tempo, which sounded natural and good for me. Now i hear this tempo and it just doesn't feel right. The melody just feels too fast. Especially 0:40 sounds ridiculous.

  • @davisatdavis1
    @davisatdavis1 Рік тому

    I'm here after Seong-Yong Hwan and holy shit-

  • @Pikpus2357
    @Pikpus2357 Рік тому

    Great job, I was unaware of the solo piano version of this piece and really enjoyed listening to your performance. Impressed by your octaves near the end of the piece. Bravo!

  • @bloak9803
    @bloak9803 2 роки тому

    I thought this was easy until I reached measure 38

  • @Pikpus2357
    @Pikpus2357 2 роки тому

    Excellent job, it’s very catchy and it flows very naturally under your fingers. Plus the piece has a very “Chopin black keys” quality throughout and I liked that! Thanks for playing your music and sharing with us👏

  • @VirtuosicFantasies
    @VirtuosicFantasies 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing :)

  • @halflifelai
    @halflifelai 2 роки тому

    Nice piece! Delicate touching! Thank you!

  • @ExpldgN
    @ExpldgN 2 роки тому

    czerny exercises always sound the best

  • @marioalgandona9132
    @marioalgandona9132 2 роки тому

    How did you add the sheet music to the video?

    • @AdmirableSmithy
      @AdmirableSmithy 2 роки тому

      I copy the score into MuseScore and export it as a series of PNGs. Then, I simply overlay the images on the video using Premiere Pro.

    • @marioalgandona9132
      @marioalgandona9132 2 роки тому

      @@AdmirableSmithy excellent, thanks for your reply.

  • @tomekkobialka
    @tomekkobialka 2 роки тому

    One down, only 26 to go ;)

  • @EmilianoManna
    @EmilianoManna 2 роки тому

    Bravo!

  • @youngwang5459
    @youngwang5459 2 роки тому

    this is actually pretty for a practice peace I'm playing number 10 rn and I hate it please help me

  • @tomekkobialka
    @tomekkobialka 2 роки тому

    Brilliant! One thing I would've added to make it even better is some more LH melody (such as at 2:19).

  • @czeynerlamentemusical8048
    @czeynerlamentemusical8048 2 роки тому

    Sounds like Czerny Op.740 etude 6, 18, 45 And 755 etude 13

  • @maultooga
    @maultooga 2 роки тому

    good shit!

  • @Felix_Li_En
    @Felix_Li_En 2 роки тому

    Beautiful performance! Thank you thank you!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @christianwouters6764
    @christianwouters6764 2 роки тому

    Every non-contrapuntal Czerny piece I have seen is just a very elaborate harmony exercise.

  • @danielmalone2958
    @danielmalone2958 2 роки тому

    One of my favorites !

  • @robertcocovinis5269
    @robertcocovinis5269 2 роки тому

    Excellent job. Well done! Actually I can imagine the young Chopin and Liszt playing this and getting influenced, don't you think?

  • @tatyanamarkova9023
    @tatyanamarkova9023 2 роки тому

    The piece is wonderful, the pianist is the worst , it's like the dog barking. Shame

    • @PastPerspectives3
      @PastPerspectives3 2 роки тому

      Sub. Jective.

    • @gerhard3950
      @gerhard3950 Рік тому

      No feeling whatsoever. What could have been a beautiful piece become something awful.

    • @itsmz827
      @itsmz827 Рік тому

      @@gerhard3950 It's a computer playing... not a real human

    • @composerjalen
      @composerjalen Рік тому

      @@gerhard3950 it's literally a digital recording, not a human performance 💀

  • @sevinjaliyeva
    @sevinjaliyeva 2 роки тому

    Brilliant

  • @ryannmch
    @ryannmch 2 роки тому

    I am watching this for my 50th time and im still shocked

  • @adriandosmil2372
    @adriandosmil2372 2 роки тому

    Could someone tell me what the musical notation of the profile picture means?

    • @AdmirableSmithy
      @AdmirableSmithy 2 роки тому

      If it's my profile picture you're referring to, it is a variation of the dal segno symbol. Not sure if anybody actually uses it but I thought it looks quite cool :D

    • @adriandosmil2372
      @adriandosmil2372 2 роки тому

      @@AdmirableSmithy thanks! Yes it's beautiful. I'd looked for info about it and I hadn't been able to find.

  • @jean-sebastienlevesque1338
    @jean-sebastienlevesque1338 2 роки тому

    One "right/left" was one beat. If you understand that a quarter = 104 beat per minute instead of a quarter = one "right/left" of the metronome, you're trying to play this twice as fast as Czerny intended. Still fun though!

    • @wilh3lmmusic
      @wilh3lmmusic 2 роки тому

      Wrong. And for several reasons. 1. When was the big switch? 2. Malzel’s instructions for the metronome. 3. Actual known performance durations

  • @VirtuosicFantasies
    @VirtuosicFantasies 2 роки тому

    Applause 👏

  • @thenotsookayguy
    @thenotsookayguy 2 роки тому

    The first stave sounds like something a sketched up a while back, weird. Lovely performance by the way. :)

  • @pietrolandri6081
    @pietrolandri6081 2 роки тому

    Congratulations on a fine interpretation with excellent singing skills of your left hand

  • @anhducduong0105
    @anhducduong0105 2 роки тому

    Beautiful!

  • @robert-skibelo
    @robert-skibelo 2 роки тому

    Well, I seem to be the only one, but I don't see the point of robot performances like this with no nuances of dynamics or tempo. The thumping left hand part is particularly ugly. It's technologically interesting perhaps but it's not music.