Amazing Harmonium Performance by Olivia Chaney: Waxwing
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2015
- Amazing Harmonium Performance by Olivia Chaney: Waxwing
The harmonium is also known as peti or baja.
Harmonium is popular to the present day,
and the harmonium remains an important instrument
in many genres of Indian music. For example, it is a staple
of vocal North Indian classical music concerts.
It is commonly found in Indian homes.
Though derived from the designs developed in France,
the harmonium was developed further in India in unique ways,
such as addition of drone stops and a scale-changing mechanism.
The hand pumped Harmonium required one hand to pump
they were more portable and comfortable when played on the floor.
Why the hand pumped Harmonium is so popular in India?
Indian music has no chords, one hand can be free to pump
and sitting on the floor to perform is very natural to India Music player. Also it is easier to perform than Sitar.
Olivia Chaney:
Olivia Chaney was born in Florence, Italy, and grew up in Oxford,
England, studying composition, piano, cello, and voice.
In November 2013, Olivia Chaney was nominated for
two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Olivia Chaney's debut album, The Longest River,
was released on Nonesuch Records on 28 April 2015.
(*Buy it! I think it's the best investment as I almost hear it everyday :D) - Розваги
I searched for a harmonium, but I found Olivia. It's been a good day.
Who is listening to this masterpiece in 2020? So much emotion in this song, that somehow hits hard with what has happened this year. All the best to everyone who's reading.
Me. And thats completely true but only cos this ia a beautiful song, and the ending of this year feels as beautiful. Long be gone 2020
2022
its now 2023 and ive just discovered this for myself
2023 still watching
Great to see English folk singing, sad that it’s not given the respect it deserves great song and performance 👍
She's like a fairy with magical music
Olivia's voice is reminiscent of the British female folk singers in their 1960's and '70's heyday. Maddy Prior? Sandy Denny? Beautiful tune.
Very beautiful voice and a lovely folk song reminiscent of older times, early English. Moving lyrics written by a very young man, it is impressive and for me, highly emotional. I wish the earlier discussion she referenced was available. Thank you!
I read Harmonium was invented in Eastern Europe in the 1770s and moved to France in 1805 with Leonard Melzel and Gabriel Grenie.
Thank you to the nice perfonmance!
I believe this particular type of Harmonium was invented in India.
Very Nice Olivia - Mesmerizing voice and your play of harmonium
This is one of the most beautiful songs/performances I’ve ever experienced
Truly!
Absolutely lovely. Thank you.
Nice! Birdwatching music for pondering mortality, I love it
lovely voice, the old songs have a deep sense of feelings seldom heard in modern music, and I love my harmonium as well...
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Such a beautiful song! I wonder if anyone can help finish off the lines of the lyrics that I couldn't quite make out?
Waxwing waxwing, what do you bring from the frozen north?
Waxwing waxing we’ve been waiting on you
I bring the amber that i have gathered on the northern seashore
From the hatchlings I have fathered for thee
Ive been underground where islands are bound.........? And where gold and jewels are bound
These are hoarded under my buried brown wings
Musical interlude
We have no need, no need of your amber
like wise your gold and your jewels
There is no true beauty in things of no use
And waxwing waxwing my only asking
Tether the breezes so cruel and
Keep my young well feathered and their bellies full
Waxwing waxwing what will you do? When your days are farthing on through
And where not lost .....….. Death comes knocking on you
Musical interlude
I can do nothing but fly in the wake of my kin
I will su.......... die on the wing ….
I’ll die in the canyon of echoes you’ll still hear me sing
And still I will give to you all the things I bring
Gorgeous singing! ❤️
Just beautiful ❤🎶
The song is great but how did you get the microphone to dance so sweetly?
Small things to lighten the load and polish the blessings so great
I'm so happy to have found this
Check out Lisa Hannigan on harmonium playing Nick Drake's "Black Eyed Dog"....and Nick's bassist, Danny Thompson playing, as well.
Lisa hannigan
Heavenly
I am in love with everything happening here. Thank you. ❤
just stunning
Beautiful song and performance.
Beautiful
Beautiful song thanks ❤
Has anyone the cords for this songs for the harmonium?
Wasn't it a German invention later developed into a different instrument in India? Where did France come into the picture?
wikipedia it, dude
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Wow. You have added so much information, I am truly amazed.
Hi harmonium-lovers! Just read about the history of the harmonium! There were quite a few people at the same time, in the beginning of the 19th century, working on different versions of a h.! Only a French guy A.-F. Debian, was clever enough, quite late in 1842, when there were many harmoniums already in use, to make it into a patent and named it „harmonium“! It reminds me of a more practical bagpipe, rather a gaita or bohemian bagpipes, where you use your arm to push air in the bag….the box shape in front of me is more practical…..
Harmonium is a french instrument, various countries has developed their own versions.
can anybody suggest the harmonium ehm… brand? or what type of harmonium is this?
around 1:50 you can sort of make out it says D.S Ramsingh and Bros.
Can a native speaker maybe write down what they personally think the metaphor is about? The "sound" is so hauntingly beautiful but I would also like to have more "insight" into the meaning...
The singer is asking the waxwing bird what it brings with it from its migration, perhaps hoping for some wisdom from the bird. Instead, the bird replies that is essentially has no treasures. Our lives a bird's life, and it will die a bird's death. I think any deeper meaning to the song might be to use the birds as an example of how simplistic life can be. Just like the bird doesn't migrate and feed its young for the enjoyment of others, we also should live our lives to find our own place in the world. One day we also will fade like echoes in a canyon, as memories with our ancestors before us.
Looooppllll
Olivia Chaney ( waxwing solo voice ) THIS VERSION with lovely spartan accompaniment and your captivating voice, should have been the version on your album. You add a harmony to the album version, nice, but so unnecessary.
Nice voice. Now if you did gospel with the harmonium w/your voice. you would ge beyond sensational
is it amazing? really?
yes.
she has a good voice but where is the harmonium playing??? she is just holding chords, very few. sorry not at all amazing.
It seems strange, but this is a German instrument, and this is one of the ways it was originally intended to be played!
this is much better than Indians playing fucking every single note..
There's no correct way to play a musical instrument. Personally I love this.
@@anubalakrishnan8579 Really? I dont think so. They are just different. Check out "chupke chupke raat din legendary gazal unplugged" . Awesome.
@@anubalakrishnan8579 lmao...😅