The Crusader - Epic Symphony feat. The Skaldic Bard

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  • @faryafaraji
    @faryafaraji  8 місяців тому +328

    Music by Farya Faraji, featuring the Latin rendition of the Palastinälied by the Skaldic Bard, an exceedingly talented linguist and musician I urge you to subscribe to if you enjoy history, music and old languages: youtube.com/@SkaldBard?si=2aS1po6A02iuW5E7; Walther von der Vogelweide, Theobald of Navarre, and various anonymous composers of the Medieval European, Greek Medieval and Anatolian Turkish traditions. Featuring kanun by Oğuzhan of the Bym Recording Group, and lyra by Stefanos Krasopoulis.
    I wanted to tell the story of the First Crusade, as always using an ethnomusicological lens through which the characters, locations and cultures revolving around the First Crusade allow us to get a glimpse into various soundscapes of different cultures and eras.
    For most of the symphony, up until the "Holy Land" chapter, the music representing the Western Europeans is historically informed and rooted in their historical practices, namely a monophonic, melodic structure devoid of modern Western harmony, with a practical compromise of the melodies being in Equal Temperament instead of Just Intonation or Pythagorean temperaments. Steady drones consisting of the tonic dominate these pieces, and early Western European harmony known as Organum; the usage of consistent parralel fifths or fourths, is also used. For a breakdown of Organum, watch this video I made explaining the subject, accompanied by academic sources: ua-cam.com/video/rNY4b0aRLcQ/v-deo.htmlsi=ZCJ5DxUU-RjA285P One anachronism however is the usage of the trompette, the buzzing rythmic sound of the hurdy-gurdy, something that only came about in the 1500's.
    Another historically informed aspect is the rendering of Gregorian Chant that is quite unlike the modern, post-Solesmes reformation of the 19th century, defined by a minimalist, soft vocal style. Medieval chant of the Latin church was far more ornamental in its delivery. For an overview of this subject, watch this video I made, complete with academic sources: ua-cam.com/video/hxcH7S2BaiQ/v-deo.htmlsi=9ZuRyWmVgDNOdaeo
    The instruments used to represent the Western Europeans consist of a vast panoply of historical instruments like medieval harps, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, rebecs, lutes, gitterns, zithers, as well as the medieval organ, an instrument re-introduced in the West by the Eastern Romans.
    The music used to represent the Muslim Turks consists of modern Turkish folk forms; monophonic and heterephonic, using diverse maqams, namely Bayati, with modern Turkish instruments like the bağlama, and a Central Asian dombra to symbolically represent the newly arrived Turks in the region.
    Breakdown of the chapters:
    * Overture : 1095 A.D
    This chapter's melody consists of the Palastinaliëd, a 13th century song written for the Fifth Crusade. You can see my previous arrangement here: ua-cam.com/video/pB-iSVszMLk/v-deo.htmlsi=77XSzuJad1-9LeGp
    * The Plea from the East
    The melodies used are my Seljuks leitmotif, and the Greek melody and text are a reprise of Kúριε εκέκραξα, a Byzantine Chant.
    * The West Hears
    The melody is closely based on the medieval Dies Irae, a Gregorian Chant, and the text is a contemporary writing down of Pope Urban II's speech at the Council of Clermont in 1095, written down in the The Gesta Francorum Iherusalem peregrinantium by Fulcher of Chartres.
    * The Sinner
    An original composition closely emulating the melodic progressions of Western European medieval music from before the 1300's; with modal alterations between Dorian and Aeolian, and descending motifs down to the subtonic to initiate cadential phrases. The texts sung are from traditional Latin Catholic prayers, as well as Proverbs 6:9 from the Book of Proverbs.
    * The Call
    An arrangement of "Chevaliers mult estes guariz," a historical French Crusade chant written in the late 12th century for the Second Crusade; the lyrics have been altered to fit the context of the First Crusade. See my previous arrangement of the song here: ua-cam.com/video/2EY2ayoH81Y/v-deo.htmlsi=0tiKORFNTvI5M8Dq
    * The Voyage
    Alongside original melodies, the French Crusader song Seigneurs Sachiez is arranged here; you can see my previous arrangement of it here: ua-cam.com/video/c07tEwg4j3I/v-deo.htmlsi=8ZIBSsnpAEECRDx7. The rest of the text consists of the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum, a first-hand account of the First Crusade by an anonymous crusader who was closely associated with Bohemond of Taranto.
    * The Land of Rûm
    The song is "Severim Ben Seni," a traditional Mevlevi Turkish air based on a poem in Old Anatolian Turkish by Yunus Emre, a Sufi poet who lived in the 13th century.
    * Nicaea
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum and the Kutadgu Bilig.
    * The Battles in Rûm
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum and the Kutadgu Bilig. The section is structured in a 5/4 asymettrical time signature, called aksak in Turkish music theory. Such time signatures are unusual in Western European music but a mark of Anatolian music, and uses Bayati Maqam.
    * The Long March
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum.
    * Antioch
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum. The section is structured in a 9 beat asymetrical, aksak time signature typical of Anatolian music, and uses Bayati Maqam.
    * The Holy Land
    The melody is the Palastinälied, translated beautifully to Latin by the Skaldic Bard. Whilst the first rendition in the overture followed historical conventions, this one is arranged in a modern style using tonal harmonic progression.
    * The Last Prayer
    This is a medieval Gregorian Chant believed to date from the 9th century, called Ave Maris Stella. The chant is rendered in a historically informed manner, doing away with the modern style of Gregorian Chant and using Organum as well as an approximation of the ornamental style of chant of the Middle-Ages.
    * The Battle for Jerusalem
    The Gregorian Chant included here is the Dies Irae.
    * The City Falls
    The text is from the Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum.
    * The Crusades Have Begun
    The melody is the Palastinälied, translated beautifully to Latin by the Skaldic Bard.

    • @marcus4046
      @marcus4046 8 місяців тому +27

      Ill watch it tomarrow...
      Farya Faraji: Skaldic bard is at the end of i-
      Me: I NEED NOT SLEEP I NEEED MORE COLLABS!!

    • @kaistinakemperdahl9667
      @kaistinakemperdahl9667 7 місяців тому +6

      Recommendation by Farya? Linguist AND musician? You convinced me.

    • @lukefriesenhahn8186
      @lukefriesenhahn8186 5 місяців тому

      @@kaistinakemperdahl9667 Skaldic Bard's channel is a must recommend.

  • @jonathanakesson3507
    @jonathanakesson3507 8 місяців тому +319

    I'm a simple man:
    I see Farya
    I read Symphony
    I see cross of Jerusalem
    I see the crusader from M2TW: Kingdoms
    And I click.

    • @marcus4046
      @marcus4046 7 місяців тому +17

      I saw skaldic bard and I went AWOOGA

    • @Lady_Graham
      @Lady_Graham 5 місяців тому +1

      I got M2TW for my computer but it didn’t have the right specs 😢

    • @darthjarjarjar
      @darthjarjarjar Місяць тому +1

      ​@@Lady_GrahamCan you explain yourself?

    • @HangrySaturn
      @HangrySaturn Місяць тому

      @@darthjarjarjar It didn't have right specs.

  • @Menskr
    @Menskr 6 місяців тому +57

    I showed it to the priest at my church and he liked the song, now he's a fan.
    Salve Padre Geraldo, may God bless you.

  • @sunkan_dunkan_
    @sunkan_dunkan_ 8 місяців тому +164

    THE SKALD AND FARYA ARE COLLABING!!!
    MY YEAR IS MADE!!!!!!!

  • @zoroaster5353
    @zoroaster5353 8 місяців тому +414

    Who needs movies when you got Farya

    • @thephotoshopper5908
      @thephotoshopper5908 8 місяців тому +31

      I just need over an hour of a picture of a Crusader and some epic music.

    • @alansworld1948
      @alansworld1948 8 місяців тому +12

      I need a movie like Freya Fariji's songs

    • @amaan06
      @amaan06 8 місяців тому +18

      Imagine a musical made out of his music showcasing major historical events...
      I'd watch it regardless of run time!

    • @thephotoshopper5908
      @thephotoshopper5908 8 місяців тому +12

      @@amaan06 I think either this or the Justinian symphony would be great candidates

    • @amaan06
      @amaan06 8 місяців тому +6

      @thephotoshopper5908 Both of them would be great. Few others that seem good are The achaemenids, I am Cyrus, and the fall of Constantinople.

  • @TzarTzarevich777
    @TzarTzarevich777 8 місяців тому +283

    I love the Transition from greek "Amin" to the latin "Amen" as if the West answers to the Plea From the East. I always smile to that moment

    • @G.H92
      @G.H92 8 місяців тому +42

      Se nascido eu fosse, teria combatido em Constantinopla ao lado dos Bizantinos. ✝️+☦️

    • @TzarTzarevich777
      @TzarTzarevich777 8 місяців тому +20

      @@G.H92 Eu também, Amém irmão

    • @christos3280
      @christos3280 7 місяців тому +17

      @@G.H92 Να είσαι ευλογημένος αδελφέ

    • @matthewsiregar
      @matthewsiregar 7 місяців тому +20

      @@G.H92 one day we will become one again my catholic brothers. i really hope so

    • @2Fast2Furiouso
      @2Fast2Furiouso 7 місяців тому +12

      @@matthewsiregar Amen my brother, God be with you and all of my Eastern brothers.

  • @SkaldBard
    @SkaldBard 8 місяців тому +279

    Tremendous work, my friend - your creativity and aptitude for music truly knows no bounds, and you've captured the spirit of the time so epically and authentically. I'm truly honoured to have been featured in this project. Congratulations on this latest masterpiece!

    • @MatthewVanston
      @MatthewVanston 8 місяців тому +50

      So glad that you two collabed. You'd make a fire duo.

    • @HangrySaturn
      @HangrySaturn 8 місяців тому +22

      You're freakin' awesome man.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 8 місяців тому +33

      SkaldBard, you are as great as Farya Faraji himself.

    • @goulven05
      @goulven05 8 місяців тому +18

      Both you and Farya are equally excellent at making masterpieces like these, I am forever grateful that the two of you collaborated on creating this beautiful symphony 🙏

    • @goulven05
      @goulven05 8 місяців тому +11

      @@MatthewVanston Ikr

  • @janstaniszewski536
    @janstaniszewski536 8 місяців тому +168

    Seljuk theme: *appears*
    Me, subconsciously in my mind : .."Morghididām neshaste bār bâreye Tus..." This theme has already become iconic, man!

    • @Knullthelethalprotector
      @Knullthelethalprotector 8 місяців тому +9

      True 😃

    • @sal6695
      @sal6695 8 місяців тому +19

      Dar pisht nahāde...

    • @janstaniszewski536
      @janstaniszewski536 8 місяців тому +19

      @@sal6695 ... Kaley'e Kay Kavus...

    • @LegionaryofRome88
      @LegionaryofRome88 8 місяців тому +17

      ​@@janstaniszewski536
      Ba kalle hami goft, avsoos, avsoos...

    • @theinterrogator1866
      @theinterrogator1866 8 місяців тому

      ​@@LegionaryofRome88Vü cahïl gişüleri gişü sanma. Bu hünersüzleri bilür sanma

  • @Bassilios-961
    @Bassilios-961 8 місяців тому +67

    As a man living in the land of Rûm and being a Rûm myself, this is a masterpiece Farya, God bless from Lebanon 🇱🇧

    • @thomas8983
      @thomas8983 2 місяці тому +7

      @@Bassilios-961 stay safe man may God be with the Lebanese people ☦️🇱🇧

    • @Bassilios-961
      @Bassilios-961 2 місяці тому +7

      @@thomas8983 the Lord bless you brother, Christos Anesti ♥️

    • @thomas8983
      @thomas8983 2 місяці тому +6

      @@Bassilios-961 alithos o kyrios αδερφέ 🇬🇷❤️🇱🇧☦️

    • @1980bdr
      @1980bdr 2 місяці тому

      عايش في وهم حتاخده معاك لقبرك

    • @Bassilios-961
      @Bassilios-961 2 місяці тому +4

      @@1980bdr في صخرة سودا بل صحرا، روح دور حوليها يا عبّاد بعل

  • @dapperdinosaurus
    @dapperdinosaurus 8 місяців тому +88

    Two minutes in and you’re already starting off with the Seljuk tune. This one’s gonna slap!!

  • @tylerbrubaker6642
    @tylerbrubaker6642 8 місяців тому +532

    My fingers hurt from clicking so fast, curse you Farya

    • @ScarriorIII
      @ScarriorIII 8 місяців тому +39

      You initiated a crusade on mouse buttons, dang it.

    • @kaykysoares9152
      @kaykysoares9152 8 місяців тому +10

      ​@@ScarriorIIIDamn, this again...

    • @Eugene-tm8fm
      @Eugene-tm8fm 8 місяців тому +16

      Try not to instantly click on Farya’s newest upload challenge (impossible)

    • @Zacharoni4085
      @Zacharoni4085 8 місяців тому +12

      @@ScarriorIIIDEUS VULT

    • @InvasionWW
      @InvasionWW 8 місяців тому +10

      ​@@Zacharoni4085Indeed my brother in Christ , DEUS VULT

  • @fuferito
    @fuferito 8 місяців тому +142

    The quick sandwich snack I planned just got extended to a three course meal.

  • @Misterp-1922
    @Misterp-1922 8 місяців тому +96

    I can't believe that my two music artists have done a collaboration
    49:43 Palästinalied in latin hits hard, and now I can't wait for Jihad's response for a mega campaign in crusader kings 3

  • @tomko_lep
    @tomko_lep 7 місяців тому +63

    The west hears is by far the best part for me. The Amen is the response to Amin. Its like a genuine response of the west sympathising with the eastern romans and calling forth all who want to help them from certain doom

    • @арбузочел
      @арбузочел 7 місяців тому +1

      Даже если это не так...

    • @acusticamenteconvusional9936
      @acusticamenteconvusional9936 6 місяців тому +4

      @@арбузочел maybe you didnt notice but the crusades existed

    • @арбузочел
      @арбузочел 6 місяців тому

      @@acusticamenteconvusional9936 Я про их "бескорыстность"

    • @mp6471
      @mp6471 6 місяців тому +8

      It's a shame the Crusaders basically handed Constantinople to the Turks with the 4th crusade. Not so helpful were they...

    • @SanctusPaulus1962
      @SanctusPaulus1962 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@@mp6471 The easterners should've fought harder instead of relying on the westeners to do all the work for them then

  • @janstaniszewski536
    @janstaniszewski536 8 місяців тому +117

    Hearing the Seljuk theme in the first minutes of this really allowed to feel like it was a brutal consequence of the Manzikert disaster. Well done, magister

    • @crisleersurban
      @crisleersurban 7 місяців тому

      What part is it?

    • @janstaniszewski536
      @janstaniszewski536 7 місяців тому +3

      First time it appears in "The plea from the East" and then in several next

  • @Yoyërcompany
    @Yoyërcompany 8 місяців тому +26

    Farya and Skaldic Bard... Together... I've got something in my eye...

  • @bipolarbear8890
    @bipolarbear8890 6 місяців тому +28

    I love the use of the different historical Crusade songs. Each time a new one was played I was like "Hey, I know that one!"

  • @Shahanshah.Shahin
    @Shahanshah.Shahin 8 місяців тому +44

    Another unparalleled symphony by our Shahanshah-e Musiqi made me feel as though I was there through the entire journey as a crusader.

    • @_SUPREME_ARCHAILECT_OF_MALAYS
      @_SUPREME_ARCHAILECT_OF_MALAYS 7 місяців тому +2

      Let me become 🤓 for a while.
      Don't some people claim that the Last Byzantine Roman - Iranian War of 602-628 to be the actual "First" Crusade?

  • @SrJomba
    @SrJomba 7 місяців тому +250

    I'm not sure if this was the intention but I love how the Latin pronunciation is somewhat "inconsistent". In "Antioch", the "ecce" is pronounced with a hard "k" sound, but "caelum" has a "tch" sound. Later on, in the "Last Prayer", "caeli" is pronounced as "seli", and "atque" is "atqve".
    It demonstrates how the Crusaders came from a variety of backgrounds and would often speak Latin in their own accents. Different pronunciations, one language. Different nations, one Crusade!
    (And ofc there's also the French and Turkish parts which are awesome too)

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  7 місяців тому +190

      Glad someone noticed! There were indeed many regional varieties of Medieval Latin pronunciation and I wanted them all in, didn't think anyone would notice that haha

    • @swirlyskyshock1155
      @swirlyskyshock1155 6 місяців тому +24

      “Turci” is also pronounced differently throughout the song! In “The West Hears”, “Turci” is pronounced (Turçi/Turchi) and in “Battles of Anatolia” it’s pronounced (Turki)

    • @raphaelledesma9393
      @raphaelledesma9393 4 місяці тому +7

      Interesting. So far, I can hear that the address by the Pope to the Catholics is in standard Ecclesiastical pronunciation. Then when it's the song of the Crusaders, it becomes varied.

  • @nenenindonu
    @nenenindonu 8 місяців тому +38

    This is the type of song that would encourage a Crusader more than Pope Urban could. fantastic piece as always

  • @justinianthegreat1444
    @justinianthegreat1444 8 місяців тому +162

    Alexios I Komnenos is clapping in heaven!

    • @Hypogeal-Foundation
      @Hypogeal-Foundation 8 місяців тому +30

      Poor Choice of words, for us dirty minded peoples...

    • @servus_incognitus
      @servus_incognitus 8 місяців тому +3

      Yeah idk about that, considering he betrayed the Crusaders.

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 8 місяців тому +19

      @@servus_incognitus you mean the crusaders pulled out from their deal first?

    • @servus_incognitus
      @servus_incognitus 8 місяців тому +3

      @@justinianthegreat1444 nope. He didn't send help to Antioch as he had sworn to do. Oath breaker. The crusaders kept their side as long as the Greek emperor kept his, returning Nicaea, Dorylaion plus most of Anatolia to him. When he left them for dead at Antioch, there was no deal to fulfill anymore.

    • @bobafett9348
      @bobafett9348 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@servus_incognitusMaybe because the word had spread that the crusaders were already defeated.

  • @pinchevulpes
    @pinchevulpes 8 місяців тому +77

    obligatory....
    GOD WILLS IT!!
    watching kingdom of heaven after this, thanks Farya!

    • @Dreigonix
      @Dreigonix 8 місяців тому +5

      Rise a knight!

    • @fuferito
      @fuferito 8 місяців тому +5

      [slaps face]
      "And, this is so you'll remember it."

    • @pinchevulpes
      @pinchevulpes 8 місяців тому +10

      ‘Were you not close enough to a great king?
      To learn by his example?’
      ‘If god does not love you, how could you have done all the things that you have done? Peace be upon you…”

    • @GoldenMike0809
      @GoldenMike0809 8 місяців тому +14

      Everyone loves Baldwin IV nowadays

    • @pinchevulpes
      @pinchevulpes 8 місяців тому +4

      @@GoldenMike0809 REAL ONES rep Guy🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @LegionaryofRome88
    @LegionaryofRome88 8 місяців тому +145

    I promised my mother not to cry, but upon hearing the Orthodox's plea I broke down.
    Simply magnificent, like all your works, of great quality, keep it up, greetings from Spain, we had our own crusade for 700 years.
    ✝️🤝🏻☦️, 🇪🇦🤍

    • @FlavioBelisario5822
      @FlavioBelisario5822 8 місяців тому +24

      Así es hermano 🇪🇸❤️

    • @Yoyërcompany
      @Yoyërcompany 8 місяців тому +18

      Viva l'España Grande, Libre y Cristiana! From your orthodox brothers of Armenia and Russia 🇦🇲🇷🇺🤝🇪🇸

    • @LegionaryofRome88
      @LegionaryofRome88 8 місяців тому +8

      ​@@Yoyërcompany muchas gracias hermano 🤝🏻 Слава Россия y կեցցե՛ Հայաստանը.
      🇪🇦🤝🏻🇷🇺🇦🇲

    • @LegionaryofRome88
      @LegionaryofRome88 8 місяців тому +10

      ​@@FlavioBelisario5822Si hermano ✝️🇪🇦🤍🇬🇷☦️

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 7 місяців тому +4

      ​​@@FlavioBelisario5822sí, una Cruzada que inició trescientos años antes de que Urbano II convocara la primera.
      Si lo pensamos, el siglo XI fue el más interesante de entre los mil años que duró la edad media, la batalla de Hastings, las gestas del Cid campeador, la batalla de mazinkert, y las cruzadas fueron eventos históricos que decidieron el curso histórico de europa y el mundo, y se dieron precisamente en el siglo XI.

  • @bigdaddy9579
    @bigdaddy9579 8 місяців тому +44

    This is the single greatest crossover since Maurice helped Khosrow II retake Iran

  • @scialacqua9765
    @scialacqua9765 8 місяців тому +60

    Babe wake up
    The Greatest composer alive has dropped

  • @incoherentspaghetti
    @incoherentspaghetti 8 місяців тому +373

    Words cannot express how my cursor had already clicked on the video before my mind even processed what I was doing.

    • @Al_Basileus
      @Al_Basileus 8 місяців тому +1

      And, what happen after that ? 🤣🤣

    • @NotKweeper
      @NotKweeper 7 місяців тому +5

      @@Al_Basileus he listens to the symphony

    • @incoherentspaghetti
      @incoherentspaghetti 6 місяців тому +7

      @@NotKweeper A quite frankly unhealthy number of times at that

    • @madcyborg1822
      @madcyborg1822 6 місяців тому +5

      @@incoherentspaghetti What is your favorite part of the symphony?

    • @incoherentspaghetti
      @incoherentspaghetti 6 місяців тому +3

      @@madcyborg1822 Most certainly Nicaea for how the instrumental segments and vocals compliment each other so well; you?

  • @lyvras
    @lyvras 7 місяців тому +12

    I loved the various pronounciations of latin during the symphony. It gave it a authentic feeling reagarding that the crusaders were members of various "nations" speaking their own version of latin.

  • @1805bbd
    @1805bbd 8 місяців тому +179

    Land of Rum was something else man

    • @roihanfadhil2879
      @roihanfadhil2879 8 місяців тому +10

      The song is called "Severim Ben Seni":
      ua-cam.com/video/CRyD5UwRbQw/v-deo.htmlsi=aflSosrSu0hqOHaK.

    • @roihanfadhil2879
      @roihanfadhil2879 8 місяців тому

      ​@@1805bbd What is the meaning?

    • @GalahadTheSeeker
      @GalahadTheSeeker 8 місяців тому +8

      @@roihanfadhil2879 It translates as “I love you” in meaning but the syntax has been modified so it’s very difficult to translate literally.

    • @T_K_R_G
      @T_K_R_G 7 місяців тому +6

      The central secret and core of the poem is that the seeker of truth if following the path of the Islamic Sharia with the aid of Muhammadan spirituality (Tariqa) will reach gnosis and pure truth at a moment of unveiling.

    • @Seni_ben_severum_candan_iceru
      @Seni_ben_severum_candan_iceru 5 місяців тому +1

      Nice old turkish song

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 4 місяці тому +18

    I love the "The crusades have begun" segment at the end.
    The heavy drums, and the echoes of the Arabic lamentations perfectly express the idea of reverberations felt far away across the whole world.
    They are followed by a bold, triumphant, simultaneously heroic and bloodthirsty declarations:
    "HAIL THE SPEAR, THE THORN, THE CROSS, WOE TO YOU PAGANS, THIS IS A WOUND TO YOU!"
    basically saying "FUCK YOU, COME AND GET US"
    And again, the reverberations from the begining are remembered, the drumbeat and the lamentation, a bloodthirsy delcaration born from the blood of the innocent, of pure fanaticism.
    And with the knowledge of the title, "The Crusades Have Begun", you know that it would be heard, and answered, and that it has begun.
    I hope that if you make a symphony for the second crusade, it will begin with a section similar to "the plea from the east", but begining with the same lamentation, rather than the Roman pleas.

    • @luthfilofianda3999
      @luthfilofianda3999 3 місяці тому +7

      The Arabic lamentation is actually Adzan, the call for prayer for Muslim. But Farya is so genius, it feels that the call is not only for pray but also the call and hope to the Muslim world to reunite, rise back, and fight against the Europeans to take back the Holy Land, which precipitated in the aftermath of the Second Crusade.

    • @Ejej-zi4vo
      @Ejej-zi4vo Місяць тому

      ​​@@luthfilofianda3999
      Too many backs in that sentence
      Ye can't take something back that you don't own
      Crusades was too free Christian land from Muslim rule not the other way around
      Turks are from Mongolia antolia is Europe and had no place in Jerusalem.

    • @luthfilofianda3999
      @luthfilofianda3999 Місяць тому

      @@Ejej-zi4vo Whole of Europe is not owned by Christians, they belong to the pagans and animists. Why should they replaced by random middle eastern religion? Jerusalem is also not belong to the Christians. It belongs to Canaanites, Israelites, and Phoenicians. The whole of American continent is not belong to the Christians, it belongs to the Native Americans. You European Christians think like you own the whole world lol. In the end, you are just colonizer after all. Do you think the people of the Holy Land in the 11th century want to be freed by you guys? You guys even slaughtered not only Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem when you conquered it, but also the fellow Christians. The same focking religion with you. What kind of people are you guys actually? 😂

  • @lahostiaeseldead
    @lahostiaeseldead 8 місяців тому +44

    this video's got it all! Byzantine chants, Latin, crusades, beautiful melodies and leitmotifs calling back to previous songs... Bravo, Farya!

  • @callixtvs
    @callixtvs 8 місяців тому +85

    An hour long symphony, with you and the Skaldic Bard? I be damned, you made my day

    • @yara_amanary
      @yara_amanary 8 місяців тому +8

      I read "you made me gay"

    • @callixtvs
      @callixtvs 8 місяців тому +6

      @@yara_amanary 🤨

    • @yara_amanary
      @yara_amanary 8 місяців тому +3

      @@callixtvs we've all been there 😳👉🏼👈🏼

    • @J-alCapone
      @J-alCapone 8 місяців тому +1

      @@yara_amanary 😂

  • @persian639
    @persian639 8 місяців тому +45

    Others: Look, two very famous artists have released a feat, it was a bomb and everyone is talking about it
    Meanwhile me: OMG, look at what I just saw, Farya Faraji and Skaldic Bard have released a feat together!!

    • @DM5550Z
      @DM5550Z 6 місяців тому +6

      Based sassanin, should there be a song of the aksumites vs persians?

    • @persian639
      @persian639 6 місяців тому +3

      @@DM5550Z I don't know, ask Farya about that😂. Rome-Persia wars is more famous so that there are more songs about it, but this can also be a good idea

    • @DM5550Z
      @DM5550Z 6 місяців тому +1

      @@persian639 Would be cool to get some aksumite war music in Ge’ez, the Aksumites were truly powerful and put up a fight against the persians. Would also be dope if we got some uyghur khanate manichaean war music

  • @lovebaltazar4610
    @lovebaltazar4610 8 місяців тому +48

    1:08:56 well this part certainly did not disappoint. It sounds genuinely scary and rightfully so, reflecting the brutality of the sacking of Jerusalem.
    Also these symphony versions of your crusader songs carry a sense of zealousness and drama compared to your stand-alone versions which sound more heroic. all and all, another masterpiece from you and Skald, thanks!

    • @MatthewVanston
      @MatthewVanston 8 місяців тому +12

      Yeah, I loved how Farya gave a contrasted depiction of the events through his music. There was no glory in this story, just the story as it was and as its protagonists experienced it.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 7 місяців тому +2

      This part about the fall of Jerusalem is like a horror movie, an the narration about the saracen slaught... it's worthy of a horror movie.

    • @qara_ch
      @qara_ch 7 місяців тому +1

      @@mennyboy1528 It definitely felt incredibly, gut-wrenching horrifying, and I love it for that!

  • @sal6695
    @sal6695 8 місяців тому +92

    to quote my comment from your previous video
    "For now, my bets for the next one are either Edessa 260AD, or something from the Crusades..."
    MAN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE RIGHT! I'm so excited for this beauty

    • @zoroaster5353
      @zoroaster5353 8 місяців тому +11

      its always fun anticipating what he's gonna do next

    • @TomasRvm
      @TomasRvm 8 місяців тому +1

      I betted on a symphony about the komnenians close enough

    • @kaykysoares9152
      @kaykysoares9152 8 місяців тому

      I also guessed that he already had a hell of a crusade song on the way... How good it is to play guessing what's on Farya's mind hahaha

    • @zoroaster5353
      @zoroaster5353 8 місяців тому +3

      @@TomasRvm I've been pipedreaming about one about the Nerva-Antonines, or at least one about trajan or hadrian, with a cover of "Legio Aeterna Victrix". Maybe for the kokhba rebellion.
      Or, imagine a "Marcus Aurelius' Dreams/Meditations", like the oldschool farya videos.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 8 місяців тому +7

      I hope that Farya Faraji one of these days will compose a symphony about the discovery and or conquest of America

  • @pliakasbasileios
    @pliakasbasileios 7 місяців тому +32

    Petition to Farya to make ''Land of rum'' a separate song in his channel. If you ask my opinion the song is even better when its heard in ''The battles of anatolia''.I am addicted to it and it would be a blessing if we could hear it on repeat. I know it's an old turkish song, but you man, have the ability to make every song 5x times better.

    • @AlicanErenKuzu
      @AlicanErenKuzu 4 місяці тому +1

      Search youtube for "Seni ben severim candan içeru" But yes, Farya should make a long epic version of this song.

    • @GladiusRomae
      @GladiusRomae 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@@AlicanErenKuzu thank you I've already found a version in which an old guy sings and it's pretty neat. I would have never guessed i would be so amused by a Turkish song

    • @GladiusRomae
      @GladiusRomae 4 місяці тому +1

      Also farya has remade traditional and folk music from all over the world so it wouldn't be tue first time

    • @AlicanErenKuzu
      @AlicanErenKuzu 4 місяці тому +2

      @@GladiusRomae Yeah turkish can be very lyrical and soft. I also don't listen to it much but there are some songs I truely love. This one runs of repeat from different artists

    • @Jeremiah-h4u
      @Jeremiah-h4u 15 днів тому

      Your petition has been answered

  • @dbi6355
    @dbi6355 5 місяців тому +12

    The pure emotion evoked in 'the sinner' I'm not a religious person but the dialogue between what sounds like a broken man and the priest exhorting him to travel and fight for salvation gives me chills. Love your stuff Farya!

  • @MatthewVanston
    @MatthewVanston 8 місяців тому +20

    YES!!! My two favorite History-themed musicians finally working together to deliver epicness!!!

  • @isaak_komnenos
    @isaak_komnenos 8 місяців тому +17

    It’s about time you skaldic bard collaborated that guy makes such good music

  • @alejandroperez7359
    @alejandroperez7359 8 місяців тому +35

    WAIT!
    Is "The land of Rum" in 25:29 the same symphony that happens during Sibila and Balian are having dinner in The Kingdom of Heaven?
    I have listened all yours symphonys: Julius Caesar, Justinian, Thermopylae, Carrhae... and I must admit The Crusader is the best I heard by far, being all asthonishing.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  8 місяців тому +37

      You have a good ear, I never paid attention to the ambient melody in that scene. It's "Severim ben Seni," a traditional Mevlevi air from Turkey

  • @robschneider8027
    @robschneider8027 8 місяців тому +63

    I have several of your songs remembered by heart. Your music has helped me learn Latin among others, my favorite being Avestan. A real conversation starter! Keep it up, much love my friend from a Crazy Canuck!

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  8 місяців тому +25

      I'm honoured fellow Canuck, thanks from Montréal!

    • @robschneider8027
      @robschneider8027 8 місяців тому +4

      @@faryafaraji
      Que la paix soit avec vous. Avec l'amour du, Vermont! ❤

    • @Eugene-tm8fm
      @Eugene-tm8fm 8 місяців тому +6

      I’ve memorized most of the Gülbank oath thanks to Farya; he is preparing me to be the sultan’s greatest janissary

    • @MrHazz111
      @MrHazz111 8 місяців тому +1

      So do I haha!

  • @glthemusicenjoyer6809
    @glthemusicenjoyer6809 4 місяці тому +12

    Ive been listening to Nicaea and Battles of Anatolia non-stop. These would do so great as their own songs!

  • @balkanmountains2-3131
    @balkanmountains2-3131 7 місяців тому +12

    The melody and the voices of 'The West Hears' are hauntingly beautiful! I don't know how many times I've listened to it since you uploaded the symphony, but I find myself humming the melody all too often.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  7 місяців тому +4

      No credits to me, the melody is the medieval Dies Irae! And indeed, it's hauntingly beautiful, hence why I had to plagiarise it haha

  • @cristienix1736
    @cristienix1736 8 місяців тому +16

    skaldic bard and Farya, I really do not deserve such masterpice!

  • @VenomVaxo
    @VenomVaxo 8 місяців тому +15

    Two legends have united, to create this masterpiece!!!

  • @byzansimp
    @byzansimp 8 місяців тому +89

    The desperation in " Kúριε εκέκραξα", you can almost feel it, as if that was Alexios Komnenos' voice...

  • @hzali6683
    @hzali6683 8 місяців тому +22

    These 1 hour epic symphonies are like a movie to me. And I always find something related to myself in your works. Just awesome. ❤

  • @mr_og8684
    @mr_og8684 8 місяців тому +28

    FARYA, YOU ABSOLUTE GIGACHAD. YOU ACTUALLY DID IT YOU MADLAD

  • @QuidVictoriamBIS
    @QuidVictoriamBIS 8 місяців тому +12

    Farya, we need this music and many more others on your Spotify !
    Merci beaucoup pour cette magnifique symphonie !

  • @codius5042
    @codius5042 8 місяців тому +8

    Skaldic Bard & Farya Fraji collab? It's about time!

  • @DonnellGreen
    @DonnellGreen 8 місяців тому +13

    DANNGGGG A SKALDIC FEATURE, I love skaldics music, best music collab I have seen in a long time. These symphonys are always my favorite I love in this one you included the Eastern Roman era of the campaign (Nicaea and western Anatolia). Keep making some of the best tradition/historical music the world has seen.

  • @BelieverOfChrist2
    @BelieverOfChrist2 8 місяців тому +13

    i really loved 'The Land of Rûm'
    you have a talent for music.
    please keep them coming. it wouldn't be a bad idea to allow channel memberships i think

  • @justinianthegreat1444
    @justinianthegreat1444 8 місяців тому +11

    Wow, this is a collab I have been praying for!

  • @knyazvals4824
    @knyazvals4824 8 місяців тому +13

    I know I always applaud your work, but I trully mean it when I say that this is one of your very best! Good job to both you and the Skaldic Bard, hopefully we see more collaboration between you.

  • @XristosArgyropoulos
    @XristosArgyropoulos 8 місяців тому +7

    I wasn't expecting a crusade symphony nor this collaboration
    Amazing 👏

  • @themanwithaplanwastaken
    @themanwithaplanwastaken 8 місяців тому +34

    Can never get enough of the "Kúριε εκέκραξα" sections.

  • @joaopedroghigiareli3161
    @joaopedroghigiareli3161 8 місяців тому +12

    One year ago, i said that you gonna make a Symphony to continue the manzikert , and after 8 days whitout any music you delivery this to us. I heard this song whit tears and my rosary in hands.
    I realy thanks for what you have done for me and all of us. For me, this ia more than a song, is a prey and a memory of a honorous people in a honorous age.

  • @Makaneek5060
    @Makaneek5060 8 місяців тому +26

    I'm reading a Westeros history book, The World of Ice and Fire, as I listen to this. Effing god-tier evening.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  8 місяців тому +28

      Andals zealously conquering Westeros in the name of the Faith of the Seven and burning heretical weirwoods certainly fits the theme haha

  • @theodoreenergo7824
    @theodoreenergo7824 8 місяців тому +17

    Everything is cool as always, incredibly cool - you and Skaldic Bard have the best historical music I could find. But I have never been able to find many songs or music in ancient Egyptian or Coptic. I think these languages ​​deserve their own hit, which you Farya could make

    • @jorgejohnson875
      @jorgejohnson875 8 місяців тому +8

      "Son of Ra" from his Alexander symphony is in Ancient Egyptian but the instrumentation is modern, a call back to 50's and 60's movies epic soundtracks. Either way, it's interesting to hear.

  • @arif0487
    @arif0487 7 місяців тому +15

    Amazing work Farya. The crusaders massacre at Jerusalem in "The City Falls" hits hard, but I am glad it was included, that event shouldn't be forgotten!

    • @MatthewVanston
      @MatthewVanston 6 місяців тому +7

      It gives contrast to the story. Neither gloryfying nor condemning the Crusades, just telling the story as it was, and it was greatly tragic.

    • @jaimemartin222
      @jaimemartin222 10 днів тому

      Muslims started first!!

  • @Hoshinosaull
    @Hoshinosaull 8 місяців тому +14

    FINALLY COOP WITH SKALDIC 🔥🔥🔥

  • @badezour
    @badezour 8 місяців тому +19

    Praise you Farya!

  • @les5503
    @les5503 7 місяців тому +9

    This is mind blowing. I studied voice in the western tradition. Being able to sing with microtonality is something that even the most skilled vocalists I know would struggle immensely with due to the way we're trained , but you make it sound so effortless. Seriously, props to you for this composition and performance.

  • @baidyanathroy27
    @baidyanathroy27 7 місяців тому +8

    This is the collab we were waiting for.

  • @Althandros
    @Althandros 8 місяців тому +10

    I waited so much for this one.

  • @LAC03098
    @LAC03098 8 місяців тому +8

    Splendid!
    As a traditional follower of The Skaldic Bard and as a frequent commenter (previously under the name @ulster-is-british) this is wonderful
    I came here from his community post about this collaboration
    His translations of palästinelied into Old Norse and this, Latin as well as his most recent into Old English are - arguably - his most famous pieces
    I confess, I have never really listened to you as closely I do him, however your rendition of an alarc’h and Mult Estes Guariz are splendid and I do listen to them semi-frequently
    After listening to this, I have been amazed by the sheer quality you two have and I am joyed by you two taking pride.
    I may be forced by your talent to subscribe!

  • @vladus8014
    @vladus8014 8 місяців тому +11

    Bro I swear I was thinking about how you had no posted anything yet and then UA-cam recommended me this gem, as always, thx for the high quality music Farya!

  • @_the_crusader_in_the_front7236
    @_the_crusader_in_the_front7236 8 місяців тому +7

    some of my favorite artists covering my favorite topic

  • @cleitondecarvalho431
    @cleitondecarvalho431 8 місяців тому +6

    When I retire, dear Farya, I'll learn all your best songs and share it wherever I'll go.

  • @MightOfChrist
    @MightOfChrist 8 місяців тому +7

    I still remember commenting on one of your videos about you making a templar chant or crusader music with your style under the Psalm 135 video and you delivered harder than ever. Thank you.

  • @vojtechotava1417
    @vojtechotava1417 8 місяців тому +9

    Been waiting for this for long time! Best colab imaginable

  • @daspotato895
    @daspotato895 8 місяців тому +6

    Talk about a cinematic opening. From the Overture to the West Hears has such an immersive atmosphere. I haven't listened beyond there just yet, but this is already shaping up to be an absolute banger. Thank you Farya.
    Edited to say that the rest of this track absolutely slaps. Love the Latin Palästinalied and Ave Maris Stella, both sound magnificent with your voice.

  • @deetherusalka
    @deetherusalka 7 місяців тому +8

    this is my discovery of lifetime, here i am trying to push myself to finish my thesis and my pleas for hope were answered

  • @thephotoshopper5908
    @thephotoshopper5908 8 місяців тому +51

    Reconquista Symphony

    • @sal6695
      @sal6695 8 місяців тому +4

      it would be a very different one coz its such a long period, but he may well make one about a specific event in em

    • @thephotoshopper5908
      @thephotoshopper5908 8 місяців тому +7

      @@sal6695 Or he could have different songs about different events and places such as the arrival of the Muslims, the Battle of Tours, the Christians uniting to drive them out, El Cid, the Mezquita, Ferdinand II and Isabel I, etc.

    • @mennyboy1528
      @mennyboy1528 7 місяців тому +7

      ​@@sal6695could be the battle of Navas de Tolosa.
      The start of the end of muslim rule in the Iberic Peninsula.

    • @justinianthegreat1444
      @justinianthegreat1444 Місяць тому

      ​@@mennyboy1528yes. Or the fall of Cordoba to the Christians or in a more accurate term, the Reclaimation of Cordoba by Christians from monkeys.

    • @Pufinitominimini283
      @Pufinitominimini283 25 днів тому +2

      ANDALUCÍA ESPAÑOLA Y CRISTIANA

  • @kaspr371
    @kaspr371 7 місяців тому +8

    Holy shiet, comp with skaldic bard. This is awesome.

  • @aaronpollock8041
    @aaronpollock8041 8 місяців тому +13

    The Holy Land is the best rendition of the Palästinalied I’ve heard

  • @AurorainAurora
    @AurorainAurora 7 місяців тому +5

    I've been busy lately and didn't have time to listen to this symphony even though I noticed it had been updated. And today I regret that. How wonderful! I shudder and admire. A beautiful and well-crafted composition. Great performance and singing voice. Each chapter is beautifully combined, and one singing voice creates a thousand scenes. This was truly a movie to be heard and an epic to be played. I have no words for how wonderful you are. Because of people like you, I once again remembered that I became interested in history, music, and culture, and that feeling has become even stronger. I was so excited that I ended up typing a long message, but thank you so much for the wonderful music.

  • @philsavage6186
    @philsavage6186 8 місяців тому +5

    This is a sublime masterpiece. You truly are the best dear Farya. Thank you from all my heart

  • @ARC9652
    @ARC9652 8 місяців тому +8

    I've been waiting for some kind of melody for the Rûm by you, and when I first listened to it, I instantly fell in love with it. Just beautiful.
    3:44 The Rome melody, Crusader tunes, and the Carolingian hymn making a comeback instantly makes this a favorite.
    Also, the City Falls bit was just.. horrific, truly powerful.
    Once again you've outdone yourself, and in a collab with Skaldic Bard too! Bravo 👌👏👏👏

  • @ioannisdimitriadis3073
    @ioannisdimitriadis3073 6 місяців тому +4

    Best duo ever. Listening to both of them to make a symphony together

  • @giovannibraggs9223
    @giovannibraggs9223 7 місяців тому +10

    The sack of Jerusalem is absolutely chilling.

  • @dabhidhm4093
    @dabhidhm4093 8 місяців тому +8

    This is like receiving a gift I never expected and do not deserve.

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 8 місяців тому +5

    Once again, Mr. Faraji, you have delivered another solid masterpiece! You never disappoint! Allow me to give this one a couple of repeated listens so as to properly comment on every aspect I can of this awesome work. All I will say for now is that the "Land Of Rum" section was a dream-like, absolutely beautiful transition and change of musical scenery. The Gregorian chants go without saying.

  • @AlicanErenKuzu
    @AlicanErenKuzu 4 місяці тому +7

    this music lifts history to a level of myth or fantasy. Then you remember, it's our history which this is about. the places are still there and the names are same or similar. Love it.

  • @mennyboy1528
    @mennyboy1528 8 місяців тому +14

    I'd like to see an epic symphony about the conquest of new world by Farya Faraji.
    Dreaming costs nothing.

  • @IoanCenturion
    @IoanCenturion 8 місяців тому +8

    Yooooo ...
    I was not prepared for this to drop. This is going to be incredible.

  • @drakegrizzell4258
    @drakegrizzell4258 7 місяців тому +6

    This is a real masterpiece, but oddly what really gets me is the first 25 minutes of the piece. I cannot get enough of the monophonic Latin comprising the segments between "The West Hears" to the end of "The Voyage." It is my hope that, perhaps, these segments might be revisited somehow and extended... and perhaps I might just listen to what comes on repeat as often as I have these pieces!

  • @mozzarella_boyy7779
    @mozzarella_boyy7779 8 місяців тому +12

    The co-op we didn't deserve, but the one we needed

  • @Skanderbeg99
    @Skanderbeg99 8 місяців тому +5

    You are a God-send gift to us listeners who through music can play whole scenarios in our head. Farya, a thousandful thanks to you and your companions for making such divine music!

  • @serafimkrstic
    @serafimkrstic 7 місяців тому +4

    AVE MARIS STELLA
    DEI MATER ALMA ⭐
    Thank you Farya for not only performing one of my favorite prayers once but again and somehow even better in this gorgeous project. I listen to your first version almost daily.

  • @nl_88
    @nl_88 8 місяців тому +6

    FINALLLY THE COLLAB WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR!!!!

  • @yara_amanary
    @yara_amanary 8 місяців тому +34

    Time to listen to one hour of heroic mood symphony during my monthly bleeding in a desperate attempt to hold to dear life and stop craving for death like the fucking warrior I was born to be

  • @markscf4654
    @markscf4654 8 місяців тому +5

    That part of 'The Holy land' truly felt Holy, God bless you good sir!

  • @FlavioBelisario5822
    @FlavioBelisario5822 8 місяців тому +10

    Dios te de larga vida Farya. 🕯️🙏 Gracias por tus obras. ✝️🙏☦️

    • @FlavioBelisario5822
      @FlavioBelisario5822 8 місяців тому +1

      @Spaniardguy34532 la alegría es mutua, un abrazo estimado. 🇪🇸🙏

    • @jaimemartin222
      @jaimemartin222 8 місяців тому +4

      Ver a Farya Faraji y a The Skaldic Bard juntos, es lo mejor que ha podido pasarme hasta ahora.
      Menudos monstruos musicales!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @FlavioBelisario5822
      @FlavioBelisario5822 8 місяців тому +2

      @@jaimemartin222 totalmente Jaime 🙏

  • @Mi-guo-wai
    @Mi-guo-wai 7 місяців тому +5

    Although the whole symphony is a masterpiece, the final part of the Battle for Jerusalem was absolutely breathtaking. You two absolutely nailed it, God bless you both, Farya and Skald!

  • @damselthesecond
    @damselthesecond 8 місяців тому +4

    the chills I got at the build up of the holy land!!! both of my favourite content creators, this just absolutely made my day, EVERY detail is so good, the seljuks theme at the beginning because the seljuk turks were the cause for the crusades, then the plea of the east almost made me wanna cry 🥲 the lyrics actually hit. I love this so much.

  • @henriquesantarem5565
    @henriquesantarem5565 8 місяців тому +6

    Another Great work from you Farya, great music about the warriors of Christ!

  • @Eugene-tm8fm
    @Eugene-tm8fm 8 місяців тому +5

    As soon as I realized that you hadn’t uploaded in 8 days I KNEW you were working on something big! LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @G.H92
    @G.H92 8 місяців тому +10

    Support from Brazil🇧🇷. DEUS VULT✝️🇻🇦🫡

  • @giovannibraggs9223
    @giovannibraggs9223 7 місяців тому +4

    Incredible storytelling.
    This and the Justinian symphony are my favorite!

  • @goulven05
    @goulven05 8 місяців тому +5

    Finally, a collab between two legends. All I can say is that I absolutely love this, thank you Farya and of course The Skaldic Bard as well