A-Level Music | Composition | String Techniques With David Alberman

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  • Опубліковано 10 гру 2024

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  • @therestisnoise
    @therestisnoise 5 років тому +283

    2:36 - Marcato
    3:09 - Legato
    3:58 - Staccato
    4:28 - Tenuto
    4:52 - Dolce
    5:48 - Sotto voce
    6:24 - Flautando
    7:09 - Sul tasto
    7:45 - Espressivo
    8:34 - Sul ponticello
    10:08 - Tremolo
    10:29 - Col legno - Battuto (beaten)
    11:06 - Col legno - Tratto (drawn)
    11:44 - Molto vibrato
    12:35 - Senza vibrato
    13:30 - Con sordino
    14:25 - Harmonics, ordinary
    15:12 - Harmonics, artificial
    16:01 - Pizzicato (Bartok, nail)
    17:18 - Naturale
    18:03 - Glissando

  • @ErnestoJuarezSoto
    @ErnestoJuarezSoto 3 роки тому +72

    I learned more in this 20 minutes than in hours of going through orchestration books.

  • @AnthonyJohnson-Hud
    @AnthonyJohnson-Hud 4 роки тому +34

    Absolutely perfect illustration of string technique with just the right amount of humour to keep me engaged. The added context for each articulations really helped a lot.

  • @Princess4Hvn
    @Princess4Hvn 5 років тому +50

    Here is a breakdown of the techniques:
    marcato - 2:35
    legato - 3:08
    staccato - 3:55
    tenuto - 4:29
    dolce - 4:52
    sotto voce - 5:47
    flautando - 6:20
    sul tasto - 7:09
    espressivo - 7:45
    sul ponticello - 8:34
    tremolo - 10:07
    col legno (battuto & tratto) - 10:29
    vibrato (molto & senza) - 11:45
    con sordino - 13:30
    harmonics (natural & artificial) - 14:29
    pizzicato (natural, bartok, nail) - 16:01
    natural - 17:19
    glissando - 18:04

  • @johnholroyd9790
    @johnholroyd9790 5 років тому +9

    Mr. Alberman, you need to make a TV program showing the ordinary listener all this amazing stuff, seriously your humour and no bullshit way of decribing things, might help put some life back into classical music and help the listener better understand 'new music' is not shit but actually often making use of all these amazing techniqes you shared! Thank you so much, if I ever meet you in person Sir, the first 5 pints are on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @hildegardkompton5878
    @hildegardkompton5878 7 років тому +53

    he kind of looks like Hans Zimmer. love his sense of humor!

  • @saracen8441
    @saracen8441 5 років тому +28

    Absolutely amazing, I can't articulate how helpful this is to me. I'm a Saxophone player trying to compose for strings but I never really realized the number of techniques you could manage. I only learned a little on violin in my free time and struggled to meet the strict posture and bow strokes that my resources emphasized. I always assumed a lot of these techniques were considered 'amateur playing' or 'mistakes'. Again, thank you for the resource.

    • @raizupsb6185
      @raizupsb6185 4 роки тому

      preach

    • @Ivan_1791
      @Ivan_1791 4 роки тому

      That's really cool, what music do you compose?

    • @MusicMadtm
      @MusicMadtm 3 роки тому

      i'm in the exact same position! i'm a saxophonist so i get so little experience of playing with strings. i'm currently writing a piece for a professional string quartet (very exciting!) so i'm brushing up on my string techniques and how best to write idiomatically for them. this such a useful video, so clear and so many effects!

    • @Ivan_1791
      @Ivan_1791 3 роки тому

      @@MusicMadtm That's so cool! Why am I the only one who won't get performed by anyone?

    • @MusicMadtm
      @MusicMadtm 3 роки тому

      @@Ivan_1791 ahahaha i'm a final year BA music student, this is a part of my compositional dissertation! my supervisor is good mates with a pro quartet, we compose for them and they play for us every year :)

  • @heatherreynolds8888
    @heatherreynolds8888 8 років тому +8

    I was here!! I loved how they spent 30 seconds on the AS piece it really helped, but seriously string techniques was great :)

  • @JoshAndresMusic
    @JoshAndresMusic 11 місяців тому

    This is incredible. What a great demonstration of the different techniques. Thank you!

  • @yeleukenov
    @yeleukenov 2 роки тому +1

    Ok, so what's confusing is that according to Endre Granat in this video ua-cam.com/video/59Fwb_NtvpM/v-deo.html
    3:09 - The legato shown in the image is written as notes slured. A slur means on one direction of the bow, but legato can be done with different directions of the bow.
    3:58 - Staccato shown is done "off" the bow, but can be done on the bow. Staccato is notes being separated by bow which starts the sound and kills the sound.

    • @jonathanwingmusic
      @jonathanwingmusic 6 місяців тому +1

      String player here. A vast majority of the time we perceive legato and slurred as one in the same - and the slur does tell us to play all those notes in a single bow. However, there are times when you can not have a slur but still want the notes to sound as smoothly connected as possible, in which case the composer can write simply "legato" / "leg." which without the slur, we would change bowing direction but try to smoothly connect. To reset this bowing to normal, you could write detaché which is kind of the default bowing in a way, where notes are slightly detached.
      With staccato, many string players will argue the right interpretation of this haha. It also depends on the speed of the passage and string crossings among other things - certain passages marked staccato, such as 16th notes and above, will be played off the string (as we usually say), which at that speed is more a matter of physics than anything (the bow rebounds off the string regardless). At slower speeds, a player can make the decision to play on or off the string. Some of this comes down to preference and interpretation, but if a composer wants to be very exact about it to leave no room for interpretation, they could say "spiccato" for off the string. I don't often see the opposite, I suppose you could say senza spiccato or simply "on the string" to ensure players really choke the sound, but martele is another way to achieve that choked on the string sound too.

  • @amir.nouroozi.composer
    @amir.nouroozi.composer 2 роки тому +2

    This video is absolutely priceless, Thank you very much.

  • @heavynov
    @heavynov 8 років тому +19

    That was fantastic! Thank you very much! Can we hope for similar demonstrations with other instruments as well? (Loved the humour as well)

  • @obinator3486
    @obinator3486 5 років тому +6

    This was incredibely informative and a joy to watch. Thank you so much!

  • @Orf
    @Orf 2 роки тому

    5:48 - Sotto voce "Below the voice" - very soft

  • @levigr
    @levigr 8 років тому +3

    Thank you very much for this! Learn this techniques in theoretical classes is way different to have a high level demonstration with the LSO musicians!

  • @onlinetheory5115
    @onlinetheory5115 3 роки тому

    6:13 I wouldn't entirely say I agree, tuba is a very delicate instrument. Just because it is large, it is very capable of playing sotto voce, just as bass, kettle drums, bass drum, etc.

  • @mycosys
    @mycosys 11 місяців тому

    I'm so glad people like you spend liefetimes learning to play properly so weirdos like me can score a kontakt library well. Truly

  • @lavendelle_swift
    @lavendelle_swift 3 роки тому +2

    This is a perfect for beginners in playing a string instrument.

  • @retop56
    @retop56 6 років тому

    People like David make learning fun. This guy is awesome!

  • @enriquesanchez2001
    @enriquesanchez2001 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant demonstration! ♥♥♥♥

  • @negar98
    @negar98 2 роки тому

    The best way for learning techniques

  • @hogyndrwg6253
    @hogyndrwg6253 2 роки тому +1

    That wins the internet in perpetuity IMHO.

  • @hpc5768
    @hpc5768 Рік тому

    You guys are absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for the extremely helpful video!

  • @Lily-of1gi
    @Lily-of1gi Рік тому

    What a fantastic teacher!

  • @Notmehimorthem
    @Notmehimorthem 4 роки тому +2

    Just what I was seeking thank you

  • @chemacorredoiradecora839
    @chemacorredoiradecora839 2 роки тому +1

    This is gorgeous, thanks! 👏👏

  • @igorverissimo607
    @igorverissimo607 4 роки тому

    Excellent teaching! Thank you so much!!

  • @WhoIsAlexElliott
    @WhoIsAlexElliott 2 роки тому

    What a fantastic teacher. I’ve been able to understand something that simply felt out of reach to me

  • @F1ddlePlayer
    @F1ddlePlayer 6 років тому

    Great, David! Thanks very much, and bravo, for a great contribution!

  • @kingjliow
    @kingjliow 8 років тому +7

    need more of this!

  • @DarkAhilan
    @DarkAhilan 7 років тому

    Thank you for this amazing video! Extremely helpful displaying the various techniques with a slightly comedic style. :) 🎶

  • @shamanbeartwo3819
    @shamanbeartwo3819 4 роки тому

    What a brilliant teacher.

  • @Louise-qk2po
    @Louise-qk2po 4 роки тому +2

    I find this fascinating.
    I do glissando on all strings after string changes but I have yet to perfect it as my glissandos sound like a speeding car speeding off with police behind it.
    I'm still learning!

  • @avornication
    @avornication 7 років тому +2

    Excellent video.

  • @saminarose80
    @saminarose80 4 роки тому

    Thank you! This is very useful. I wish I watched this earlier. The glissando is called psycho strings on EW sound library! I had no idea how to write it! this video helped me a lot!

  • @italia8705
    @italia8705 3 роки тому +1

    what a fantastic lecture!

  • @thembelandesi3375
    @thembelandesi3375 7 років тому +1

    He would make a gr8 comedian, Thank you this was very very helpful

  • @kevkyaw
    @kevkyaw 4 роки тому

    Amazing presentation!

  • @markjacksonturner6462
    @markjacksonturner6462 3 роки тому +2

    Extremely helpful

  • @dankleffmann2473
    @dankleffmann2473 8 років тому

    Thank you for this informative demonstration.

  • @chronomancer1134
    @chronomancer1134 4 роки тому +2

    Great video! Great information! What's the music piece on 1:18? Shazam doesn't seem to know.
    Thanks in advance!

    • @tevbuff
      @tevbuff 4 роки тому

      Did you ever find the name of the piece?

    • @chronomancer1134
      @chronomancer1134 4 роки тому

      @@tevbuff No one told me so far.

    • @tevbuff
      @tevbuff 4 роки тому +1

      It’s called death of maiden by Franz Schubert. It’s also called String Quartet no 14 in D minor.

    • @chronomancer1134
      @chronomancer1134 4 роки тому

      @@tevbuff Thank you, kind creature!

  • @ras5999
    @ras5999 4 роки тому

    Fantastic Thank so much!

  • @loganstrosahl7952
    @loganstrosahl7952 5 років тому

    incredibly helpful. Thank you

  • @templemu
    @templemu 5 років тому

    very useful; esp reference to dulce as combining solo violin sample libraries can be tricky because different vibrato and bowings are present; but the idea is just to get an approximation to the real thing. Blending linraries is very efffective, even cheap ones

  • @kristofwynants
    @kristofwynants 3 роки тому

    this is fantastic!

  • @leandrusi4533
    @leandrusi4533 2 роки тому +2

    I like how "modern" classical music is from 100+ years ago

  • @walkingbassline
    @walkingbassline 8 років тому

    Excellent! Thank you.

  • @maplefoxx6285
    @maplefoxx6285 2 роки тому

    Would love to see more videos like this one where articulatons and playing styles of instruments are explained. This was very helpful to someone who is writing for violins but does not play violins. thanks. Staccato is the Burger articulation.. i know he said burglars, but i'm going to call it Burgers.

  • @Cazcanhazvideos
    @Cazcanhazvideos 6 років тому

    Very useful video, good job. :)

  • @turkbaycanl504
    @turkbaycanl504 4 роки тому

    Thank you very much!

  • @AndiGundlach
    @AndiGundlach 3 роки тому +1

    Thänk You! for this Video!

  • @sweatynevets
    @sweatynevets 6 років тому +5

    Brilliant. More of these please. I've learned so much.

  • @atu4965
    @atu4965 7 років тому +1

    this is excellent

  • @q3santile
    @q3santile 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this

  • @edwinwealthman7481
    @edwinwealthman7481 2 роки тому

    Magical

  • @bkxt
    @bkxt 7 років тому +1

    love his vegeterian analogy

  • @nilsfrederking62
    @nilsfrederking62 5 років тому

    Thanks for this very informative Video. His violin has a fantastic rich warm and beautiful sound. I wanted to ask if it is a Guarneri and found it with a search, he plays a Guarneri del Gesù from 1736. This instrument not only looks stunningly beautiful it sounds as it looks!

  • @authenticbaguette6673
    @authenticbaguette6673 3 роки тому

    3:58 does anyone think this looks more like spiccato?

  • @BarbaraKrolOfficial
    @BarbaraKrolOfficial 4 роки тому

    Lovely.

  • @rewIndustry
    @rewIndustry 5 місяців тому

    sul tasto does not work on the A and D in the higher ranges, because the bow hits the adjacent strings - how do we deal with this?

  • @themastersstrings
    @themastersstrings 4 роки тому

    How I really wish i can play like them. I never had the chance to go to a conservatory :'(

  • @moonjunsu
    @moonjunsu 4 роки тому

    6:34

  • @juwonnnnn
    @juwonnnnn Місяць тому

    👏

  • @ErtywekPL
    @ErtywekPL 4 місяці тому

    love con sordino

  • @Moviepreviewer92
    @Moviepreviewer92 8 років тому +1

    Too smooth means can't be trusted! =))

  • @shahediqbal1954
    @shahediqbal1954 3 роки тому

    Nice

  • @amirul1978x
    @amirul1978x 3 роки тому

    was he the gypsy violinist in the red violin?

  • @bordeauxcolor
    @bordeauxcolor 3 роки тому

    You could make this video with a string orchestra

  • @empyreansmusic8766
    @empyreansmusic8766 2 роки тому

    The tutorial is very glissando...

  • @rewIndustry
    @rewIndustry 5 місяців тому

    "mister legato"? give me strength, how old are his students?

  • @BromeliadBro
    @BromeliadBro 4 роки тому +1

    I appreciate when he gave the students shit for laughing at "modern"

  • @PrinceWesterburg
    @PrinceWesterburg 5 років тому +2

    Correction: They are called 'artificial harmonics' because they are not played on an open string. Open string harmonics are called 'natural harmonics'.

  • @tempusestiocundum3549
    @tempusestiocundum3549 4 роки тому

    What a pity that the audio, when he speaks, is so bad! Nevertheless, excellent lesson 👍

  • @thewolfgangensemble4378
    @thewolfgangensemble4378 6 років тому

    Eric Silberger presents bowing techniques more oriented towards playing solos in a very direct presentation you can find here on UA-cam. This plod through various gimmicks presented by Alberman reminds me of why I did not attend conservatory, because it alternates between boring pedantry and odd circus tricks that make me seasick.

  • @evrenhalavut9207
    @evrenhalavut9207 4 роки тому

    Excellent, thank you!