Libertango by Eric Sammut (Sam Um) - Marimba Literature Library

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  • Опубліковано 15 бер 2017
  • Performed by Sam Um
    Welcome to another installment of 100+ "standard" pieces that will comprise our MARIMBA LITERATURE LIBRARY - recorded by some of the most talented young percussionists in the country.
    We're confident that the performances in this project will become an essential reference that ALL young students should study while learning the important pieces in the marimba repertoire!
    MALLETS USED IN THIS PERFORMANCE:
    #vfM211 - Virtuoso Series M211
    #vfM212 - Virtuoso Series M212
    vicfirth.com/virtuoso-series/
    For more pieces in the growing Vic Firth Marimba Literature Library, be sure to visit our website:
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 153

  • @psychedahlia
    @psychedahlia 3 роки тому +117

    Love it when an intense piece ends with a nice, quiet little umph.

  • @bconfetti2786
    @bconfetti2786 3 роки тому +158

    This guy got bored of the actual piece and decided to go ham at like measure 3

  • @Zircon4
    @Zircon4 4 роки тому +125

    Dude that low C at 3:07 is PHAT with headphones all the way uo

  • @LePwny454
    @LePwny454 7 років тому +190

    Always matches his outfit with his mallets

  • @parrissatchison6273
    @parrissatchison6273 2 роки тому +61

    I just played this solo for my sophomore year in S&E, It was really fun learning this piece and I will always remember it, jumping from Ghost Garden to this was pretty weird and difficult but I managed and pushed through, thank you for making this recording of libertango, it helped a lot when I ran into some weird rhythms.

    • @aidenvendz
      @aidenvendz 2 роки тому +5

      in high school? holy crap. i played etude in c major for my sophomore year haha

    • @gigapoptart7616
      @gigapoptart7616 11 місяців тому +5

      Bro what I'm going from ghost garden to Libertango as sophnore

    • @shadowkille8r99
      @shadowkille8r99 11 місяців тому

      @@gigapoptart7616he’s ass, don’t worry about him

    • @meatstick3046
      @meatstick3046 5 місяців тому +1

      Woah this is literally me! I did ghost garden last year and now doing this my sophomore year! So excited to learn it

    • @hero_bit
      @hero_bit Місяць тому

      I'm going to play this sophomore year too. I just learned Chorea Luna and I have also learned etude in B, so Im hoping this is fun

  • @benharrison4579
    @benharrison4579 7 років тому +96

    is that the same guy who performed in the Catching Shadows sextet? What a boss

  • @jacobsingson12_
    @jacobsingson12_ 5 років тому +74

    3:05 that part is so cool idk why

    • @paulozambarano6309
      @paulozambarano6309 4 роки тому +14

      Jacob Singson it incorporates the bottom C into the bass for the fist time. Super cool Harmonically and sounds super beefy.

    • @lukewyatt46
      @lukewyatt46 2 роки тому +1

      I love it too

  • @KyoKaminari_Elen638
    @KyoKaminari_Elen638 3 роки тому +92

    My ears are happy every time I hear this piece, and touching it is a pain in the hands, but 100% worth it.
    *Update* jsjs now I know where I wrote wrong there... but, now that I am 17 I can happily say that I was able to play that piece and now I will present it in my first orchestra audition.

    • @benwilcox1192
      @benwilcox1192 3 роки тому +8

      did you translate from another language lol? "touching" should be "playing" but I think they come from the same verb in Spanish lmao
      Also, I 100% agree with you. Amazing piece - one of my favorites

    • @mykahdallas5763
      @mykahdallas5763 2 роки тому +2

      @@benwilcox1192 its just a saying

  • @binny_y
    @binny_y 6 років тому +28

    2:05 LOVE the little momentum thing, so creative!

  • @adrpercussion
    @adrpercussion 5 років тому +19

    I'm playing this for my Junior Fall juries! Excellent playing Sam. Hope our paths will cross! I am loving your marimba playing

  • @jamesdolnik409
    @jamesdolnik409 2 роки тому +16

    I played this my senior year in 2012. I like to think none of my competitors had the balls to even think about it but this dude ripped it harder than I ever could have.
    Those octave hits were cleaner than a fresh baby wipe

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 роки тому

      I'm a sophmore playing this for state 😭😭😭 this will kill me

    • @user-bq3qr9kn5x
      @user-bq3qr9kn5x Рік тому

      Я это играла в 6 классе

  • @JDD_Music_Press
    @JDD_Music_Press 7 років тому +36

    Very nice use of hip dampening!

  • @DrumUltimA
    @DrumUltimA 7 років тому +51

    Get it Sam!!! You're the man

  • @kramermilan
    @kramermilan 7 років тому +5

    Simply amazing.

  • @marleyadams1861
    @marleyadams1861 7 років тому +7

    Hats off to you. Great job.

  • @user-vf3cr2fc7y
    @user-vf3cr2fc7y 3 роки тому +36

    Dude, that's strong! I'll order the sheet music right now and then: After beginning to practice, I'll give up and we speak again in 20 years! Then I will play it with half the tempo :P

    • @norpedholland5696
      @norpedholland5696 3 роки тому +2

      Lol. It’s actually surprisingly easy at slower tempos.

  • @fumifumi._.5
    @fumifumi._.5 2 роки тому +6

    とっても素敵です✨
    大好きな曲なので何回も聴いてます☺️
    (日本語で失礼しました)

  • @ThatWasLoud
    @ThatWasLoud 7 років тому +212

    ThatWasMusical

  • @nikadorii_percussion
    @nikadorii_percussion 6 років тому +21

    Why is libertango so GREAT

  • @user-ju5ze2qr6b
    @user-ju5ze2qr6b 3 роки тому

    Marimba sound very good so beautiful

  • @thomaspate9328
    @thomaspate9328 2 роки тому +3

    I see you at 1:30 with the hip deaden technique👏👏

  • @soupienips6338
    @soupienips6338 7 років тому +2

    I was waiting for this

  • @BassBrandon
    @BassBrandon Місяць тому

    Wonderful!!!

  • @miipuns6318
    @miipuns6318 7 років тому +5

    Oh, and will you ever add the Bb flat musser etude?

  • @jaspering88
    @jaspering88 3 роки тому +7

    3:07 dropping the bass

  • @_cynth_wave
    @_cynth_wave 4 роки тому +1

    Anyone know how to make sure the 2nd LH note (on the and of one) in the melody phrase comes out, especially after chord changes? I have almost everything in this piece down, that still gets me.

  • @hotdog3392
    @hotdog3392 6 років тому +55

    Why's this gotta be so hard?!

    • @_cynth_wave
      @_cynth_wave 4 роки тому +9

      Eric Sammut is a legend lol.

    • @tylergash3175
      @tylergash3175 3 роки тому +6

      @@_cynth_wave it’s the same pattern over and over really fast lol. Conceptually it’s easy, but requires chops. Middle section with the the dampening and the triplets is the most difficult part between the hands

    • @saleplains
      @saleplains 2 роки тому

      @@tylergash3175 this piece is a 3 and a half minute stamina test from the looks of it, wish i had a 5

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 роки тому

      @@tylergash3175 literally rotation 2 on steroids

  • @feruzakhaydarova6610
    @feruzakhaydarova6610 5 років тому

    Cool!!

  • @pixelmine2
    @pixelmine2 2 роки тому +20

    Learning this for State Solo and Ensemble! I'm a sophmore in high school. Any tips from anyone who played this?

    • @tylergash3175
      @tylergash3175 2 роки тому +1

      How far have you made it into the piece?

    • @tylergash3175
      @tylergash3175 2 роки тому +3

      I more or less learned the chords and melody and played different variations on the chord and melody just to get it in my ear. Whilst doing this, I’d practice the pattern on just one set of notes and build it up slowly. Once I felt comfortable with the pattern, I added the notes to it. With the third iteration in the triplets that’s more difficult, it was a lot of solo and stuff like RH only practice and LH only practice. Just practice in a variety of ways and you’ll get it

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 роки тому +2

      @@tylergash3175 I know about 90 percent of the song. Just trying to work out the final part of that triplet part it is pretty weird. But honestly not too difficult. I did work on the pattern for a bit until I learned notes. The octaves aren't as hard as I thought and the 32 note part just came naturally after time. Really fun solo. Still got 2 months to practice it and get even better until state solo and ensemble!

    • @pixelmine2
      @pixelmine2 2 роки тому +3

      Update: I know the whole solo and I am getting better and better. Division 1 at state incoming 👀

    • @korby1912
      @korby1912 Рік тому

      @@pixelmine2 How did it go?

  • @tylergash2161
    @tylergash2161 6 років тому +2

    This guy's a boss

  • @rudyvalero2161
    @rudyvalero2161 4 роки тому +11

    what is the song that always play at the beginning of these videos?

  • @romanlanzas508
    @romanlanzas508 7 років тому +12

    Goals

  • @cas3961
    @cas3961 7 років тому +3

    I would love to see one of these videos of Two Mexican Dances for Marimba by Stout.

  • @ForeverUndead1912
    @ForeverUndead1912 13 днів тому

    1:32 is awesome 😭

  • @MunchTheMuffin
    @MunchTheMuffin 7 років тому +4

    I've always wondered what the little snippet of music was in the intro to these videos. Is it a piece, or just a little lick?

    • @VicFirthCompany
      @VicFirthCompany  6 років тому +1

      Bach's 5th Cello Suite! ua-cam.com/video/ZxwAwJRKg0c/v-deo.html

  • @sophiageorgieva1407
    @sophiageorgieva1407 3 роки тому

    straight heat

  • @NicDunn
    @NicDunn 3 роки тому +4

    My friend tried playing this last year, he didn’t get very far...

  • @TheOdontocetes
    @TheOdontocetes 3 місяці тому

    Would this piece be possible to play with the Burton grip?

  • @josefonseca800
    @josefonseca800 6 років тому +6

    Can this be played on a 4.5 octave marimba?

    • @nathanmclaughlin4979
      @nathanmclaughlin4979 6 років тому +5

      I played it on a 4.5 octave for an audition. It's definitely possible, you just have to change a few notes. There's no low E which is the worst part. I just changed all instances of a low E or lower to another note that fit with my ear and made it work for me. It's a really fun piece, and even more fun on an actual 5 octave

  • @nicks4251
    @nicks4251 5 років тому +3

    So in my music of the same piece, in measure 30 it has 17 16th notes in the 4/4 bar. Does anyone know why it is written like that?

    • @iangillies711
      @iangillies711 4 роки тому +2

      Nick S maybe one of the beats was a fivelet?

    • @destroniumwastaken
      @destroniumwastaken 3 місяці тому

      I’m responding 4 years later but, that note is actually supposed to be doubled by mallets 3 and 4 I believe. This is to keep the same feel of double stops that you’re hearing in the phrase leading up to this

  • @Brian-pk1ol
    @Brian-pk1ol 4 роки тому

    Looks frantic

  • @bertilleouin5798
    @bertilleouin5798 6 років тому +1

    if you like this song go check the performance of Adelaide Ferriere!!

  • @leonavarrete9071
    @leonavarrete9071 7 років тому +4

    piazzola !

  • @raionoiar
    @raionoiar 5 років тому +1

    良い!

  • @tv-wi1uh
    @tv-wi1uh 6 років тому +5

    Is left hand suppose to be doing ripple?

  • @j0bro190
    @j0bro190 7 років тому +55

    This song is such a meme at our school

    • @xNinjabob
      @xNinjabob 7 років тому

      Jobro why tho

    • @j0bro190
      @j0bro190 7 років тому +24

      Literally everyone in our percussion section knows the beginning part and it seems to never not be played before or after school.

    • @xNinjabob
      @xNinjabob 7 років тому +2

      Jobro tbh our percussion meme is the easy parts of 2+1 and we are number one

    • @leylastewart9196
      @leylastewart9196 7 років тому +1

      Jobro lol I'm the only one who even knows what the solo is

    • @DarthPapi36
      @DarthPapi36 6 років тому +25

      Jobro why don't u be the first to break the meme lol; be the first to know the whole damn thing 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

  • @derryktheberge8695
    @derryktheberge8695 6 років тому +1

    Vic Virth Are those Flams around 2:40 in his right hand?

    • @shelbymccowan3728
      @shelbymccowan3728 6 років тому

      Derryk Theberge They're sixteenth notes, it seems

    • @shelbymccowan3728
      @shelbymccowan3728 6 років тому +1

      I listen to this piece all the time (and I am currently learning it as well...it’s hard af), so I decided to correct my comment. They’re actually sextuplets.

    • @_cynth_wave
      @_cynth_wave 5 років тому +1

      Sixteenth triplet, going down into the left hand

  • @popquin_4977
    @popquin_4977 Рік тому

    is the a 5 octave marimba piece or can it be played on a 4.3 octive

    • @GH_percussion
      @GH_percussion 5 місяців тому

      You might be able to fit it on a 4.3- I guess you just need to play it up an octave.

  • @joeysmith04622
    @joeysmith04622 5 років тому

    If it was put up a octave could it be played on a 4.3 octave marimba

    • @_cynth_wave
      @_cynth_wave 5 років тому

      If you haven't found out, the answer is yes. The piece doesnt use the entire top octave, so you can simply move it up an octave. Note accuracy is harder with smaller bars and it doesn't sound as good, but it's definitely doable.

  • @funglutkwan
    @funglutkwan 5 років тому

    👍

  • @SkyrimRules599
    @SkyrimRules599 7 років тому +1

    I've been using some Nebosja Zivkovics (the light blue NJ5s?)for this piece, and was wondering if I should use different mallets. My main problem in playing this is just general confidence and then the sextuplet into the damp band C part. (The very first one) Because the sticking then begins in a left hand lead and it's supr difficult to do the 32nd notes into the melody with this lead.

    • @goatmagic5220
      @goatmagic5220 5 років тому

      SkyrimRules599 this is SUPER late but I do I triple lateral there, so I’m playing the D, E, then back up to the B with all left hand so it still leads with right. It’s still very hard chop wise bc the fast interval change and triple laterals but it’s easier in my opinion than leading with left

    • @danieldavis2049
      @danieldavis2049 5 років тому

      @@goatmagic5220 hey so i was wondering on a scale of 1-10 how hard is this solo for a sophomore in high school

    • @goatmagic5220
      @goatmagic5220 5 років тому +2

      Daniel Davis I played it as a junior this year and it’s not too tough if you practice. All depends on your chops. If you’re triple laterals, double laterals, and octaves (mainly in right hand) are good and you have a good sense of rhythms you should be fine. The solo is deceptively repetitive in terms of patterns, so once you learn the first part of the melody you’re set, just gotta learn the middle section and variations of the pattern. It’s grade 5/6 on Steve Weiss, and it’s a undergrad piece typically, but it rly all comes down to how much you practice and how much you’re chops are developed. If you can play 32nd notes w 4 mallets at 150 bpm (for 1 beat or so) consistently you SHOULD have enough chops, just a matter of endurance

    • @danieldavis2049
      @danieldavis2049 5 років тому

      @@goatmagic5220 Thanks a lot! i really appreciate it!

  • @tylaxle2217
    @tylaxle2217 2 місяці тому

    My toxic trait is that as a sophomore I think I could learn this, I mean maybe with lots of tears and difficulty but I doubt it 😭

  • @angelcarrillo7421
    @angelcarrillo7421 7 років тому

    Anyone know what marimba he was playing on?

    • @Musiconnixs
      @Musiconnixs 7 років тому

      Adams Alpha 5.0 Octave with Maple frame (I think maple) and desert resonators!

  • @benrolfe8490
    @benrolfe8490 7 років тому

    Around what grade would this be? (Kind of an arbitrary question but still)

    • @lawfulsurgeon974
      @lawfulsurgeon974 6 років тому

      Like grade as in Senior?

    • @KCH732
      @KCH732 6 років тому

      I'd say it's a grade 1. Looks way too complicated to be anything else.

    • @miipuns6318
      @miipuns6318 6 років тому +1

      Ben Rolfe I use a Steve Weissish scale. 1 Would be like Kain or Fry, 2 is Like Yellow After the Rain etc... I'd put it at like a 5. For reference I have Odessa at a 6 and White Knuckle Stroll at a 5.5

    • @lemonswounge2930
      @lemonswounge2930 6 років тому +5

      white knuckle stroll is harder than odessa

    • @ashleygilbert718
      @ashleygilbert718 5 років тому +2

      i don't know if you're still wondering but it's a grade 7. It's the most difficult grade.

  • @adrpercussion
    @adrpercussion 4 роки тому +1

    has anyone tried these mallets?

  • @nantschev
    @nantschev Рік тому

    Who made the arrangement?

  • @benblaesing2376
    @benblaesing2376 3 роки тому

    @Liam McManus your move

  • @trentglenn3463
    @trentglenn3463 5 років тому

    Is a 5 octave necessary for this or would a 4.5 work?

    • @danieldavis2049
      @danieldavis2049 5 років тому

      you need a 5 for the low c and low e that is played

    • @GH_percussion
      @GH_percussion 5 місяців тому

      you could play it up an octave on a 4.3

  • @solsbourn
    @solsbourn Місяць тому +4

    Why’d I pick this I might be cooked

    • @jkbassett
      @jkbassett 19 годин тому

      When I learned this for my Junior Recital, it took weeks for me to hit a point where it all made sense. Rep for piano also sits weird on marimba, but once you find the patterns the learning curve goes crazy. Hang in there, it’s so worth it!

    • @jkbassett
      @jkbassett 19 годин тому

      When I learned this for my Junior Recital, it took weeks for me to hit a point where it all made sense. Rep for piano also sits weird on marimba, but once you find the patterns the learning curve goes crazy. Hang in there, it’s so worth it!

  • @matteodamianobosotti
    @matteodamianobosotti 4 роки тому

    why the end in piano? WHY?

  • @bellabice7512
    @bellabice7512 5 років тому +9

    Swear to god this guy is inhuman

  • @xNinjabob
    @xNinjabob 7 років тому +6

    kinda just sounds like his own piece with bits of Libertango, which is amazing in his own right but I wouldn't really call it Libertango

  • @sunjy9522
    @sunjy9522 6 років тому +3

    It looks like that the video had been accelerated

    • @VicFirthCompany
      @VicFirthCompany  6 років тому +15

      Ha! Well it's definitely not!

    • @northcape87
      @northcape87 4 роки тому

      It really seems accellerated... the movements of the body are unnatural from 0:36 to the end...

    • @ArnyT12329
      @ArnyT12329 2 роки тому

      @@northcape87 it’s not, plus what part seems unnatural?

  • @jackrundle6474
    @jackrundle6474 11 місяців тому

    I remerber playing this in year 3, pre easy, jus get better i guess😪😪💩💩💩

    • @MatthewWilson-ty2pd
      @MatthewWilson-ty2pd 11 місяців тому

      yeah i played this one in year one mate, atm im playing an 8 mallet peice, get better🍆🍆

  • @jonathanpalmquist4894
    @jonathanpalmquist4894 5 років тому +1

    2:35 Wrong note!!! lol

  • @iskandarjbi2295
    @iskandarjbi2295 2 роки тому

    ???.rattanshaftsmallets.???
    From indonesia ❤️

  • @user-ic9dl5tx2z
    @user-ic9dl5tx2z 5 років тому +1

    0:18