What ALL GREAT Composers Had in Common

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What I learned after studying HUNDREDS of scores! This trait that is shared amongst the greatest composers...will help you appreciate the genius behind these composers' music and also level up your performances!
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@sebastianchand8392 Жыл бұрын

i had a very good composing teacher who said that making great sounding music wasnt as hard as one may think. creating great sounding passages as those illustrated here is not as challenging as finding the right place for them. so its not about how the music sounds but rather about the narrative, the form of the whole. what all great composers had in common was their ability to put the structure of the piece to the service of the music

@NahreSol Жыл бұрын

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@jakubziak7441 Жыл бұрын

YEEEEES!!! Absolutely agree! Thats why I always disagree when my fellow composer-friends or anyone tells me thats its only about harmony. The form, orchestration, develompent, motiffic work... these are the true tools for writing great music ! Not only the harmony, altough its not less important.

@monscarmeli Жыл бұрын

This is a crucial point. Obviously you must know counterpoint, harmony, invention, and all that; but without being able to actually "compose" it all into an effective whole, you get little more than an interesting comp exercise. Yet, once you can grasp the long-range form and the "story" to be "told", then you will "form" something that will "speak" to people.

@DeflatingAtheism Жыл бұрын

The same goes for performance as well. Sometimes a passage has to be played less-beautifully, so that the piece as a whole can be more beautiful in its total effect.

@Don-James Жыл бұрын

Profoundly true.

@EricGross Жыл бұрын

Thanks to a much older brother, I have listened to this music for 65 years and Nahre Sol is an absolute genus. Her videos are utterly revelatory. I am so grateful to your presence on youtube.

@NahreSol Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much…! ☺️🙏🏻

@laurenth7187 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to me you will come even a bit closer to heaven :-)

@lathankyles687 Жыл бұрын

@@NahreSol yooo Nahre I would love to meet you one day! You’re my favorite pianist!!

@hoosas5998 Жыл бұрын

Idk about a genus, maybe a species. Hard to say.

@EricGross Жыл бұрын

@@hoosas5998 genus and species for the sake of precision. Let's add genius for the sake of accurate description.

@mudswallow5074 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is like music appreciation for musicians. Thank you Nahre.

@NahreSol Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!!

@zentkd4525 Жыл бұрын

Very well put! It's great to hear someone who does so much research explain their findings in the language of a practicing musician instead of a traditional researcher. The metaphoric or synaesthetic vocabulary may not be the most accessible approach for non-musicians, I guess, but for musicians this channel feels, like said above, highly appreciative. Please keep it this way.

@mrknoch Жыл бұрын

I would have to agree with @Eric Gross. She is a genius. I've learned more from her videos and garnered a deeper understanding of musical style, history and theory than all my college courses. I've taught music for 28 years now. Thanks, Nahre Sol, and keep up the good work.

@truecuckoo Жыл бұрын

So nice! I like how you point out that any little change to a great piece will likely just kinda ruin it. I feel like composing your best piece is like building a house of cards. Care and delicacy for the emotional story 💯 or it’ll collapse to a flat stack.

@NahreSol Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cuckoo!! I agree - “building a house of cards” is a great way of putting it…!! ☺️

@wuwupiano Жыл бұрын

I find Brahms does this so well. His recapitulations are achingly touching, because of that care for the emotional story you're talking about.

@NickHchaos Жыл бұрын

Actually I think that’s kind of the brilliance of jazz-endless variations (that work) in realtime on a theme. You could argue that the same logic applies for the original composition, but the interpretation of the composition is at least as important as the original in this case..finding out just how many related stacks of cards you can make from that particular deck, if you want to say.

@GianmarioScotti Жыл бұрын

The description of Bach''s style at 8:01 is one of the most interesting insights in music I have ever heard.

@none5020 Жыл бұрын

I would love for you to do a video going over the music of Camille Saint-Seans. His piano works especially, mazurkas, waltzs, op 72 etc, it's all incredibly complex and scattered, yet very simple ingredients how you describe, and it comes together like a Michelin star meal!

@NahreSol Жыл бұрын

You’re right, I haven’t covered Saint-Saëns yet 😅 I really love some of his pieces!

@none5020 Жыл бұрын

@@NahreSol He's very difficult to play 😭 I love and hate him mostly love.

@worldmusictheory Жыл бұрын

@@none5020 he was also an alleged pedophile so yano.

@_rstcm Жыл бұрын

@@NahreSol OMG.....Check out Respighi's musical genius.

@zanemeek9042 Жыл бұрын

@@_rstcm Respighi doesn't get enough love and respect. Dude was really, really good and his music still resonates today.

@shiwakao Жыл бұрын

i think this video is also a great example of how important sheet music is. sheet musc standards allows for nearly every intricacy to be communicated even to someone who has never heard the piece before. without even just a few missing notations, lots of this crystallization can be lost in translation.

@DianeLee999 Жыл бұрын

You are articulating the gestalt of a musical piece. The very fact of our humanity, and hence our unique nervous system, lends attack, hesitation, and strength changes, as well as an interpretive signature to whatever we play. This is the reason I have intolerance for music that has “fixed” all of the “mistakes” in pitch and time. Happy holidays, Nahre ❤🙏

@Gryffindor8 Жыл бұрын

I’ve literally had composition lessons going over these exact topics. Your ability to combine performance techniques with composition techniques is truly brilliant and would revolutionize music schools.

@Nogdev Жыл бұрын

I have often felt that great music and great literature are the same, in how they are intricately build worlds subject to an endless exploration. A great story always feels right; you don't feel like changing a single word, let alone a scene. Your analysis reminded me of that idea. Thanks for the great work as always Ms. Sol. Looking forward to more insights like these.

@particalman1016 Жыл бұрын

I love this channel! I'm not that much of a musician but I do love the piano, and you breaking down the complexity of learning about the technical aspects of music is so interesting and captures my short attention span unlike any book of lecture would do. Thank you so much! I actually think I'm learning something! You're awesome!

@christophergetchell6490 Жыл бұрын

This makes me think that there is less of a gulf between us improvisors and composers overall! I had always thought that composing was more of an intentional matter of taking theoretical elements of music and using them to "paint a picture" with a known palette of theory and technique. It seems that the idea of "just letting it flow" applies to both!

@NahreSol Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment!! This is seriously such a great point to consider 🙏🏻

@GizzyDillespee Жыл бұрын

A weird thing about improvising into an audio recorder, with the intent to listen back later and keep the better stuff... I started to hear instances of "oh wait, that should be like THIS" moments, where I'd be in the middle of a jam and play something almost good, and then immediately afterwards a better version of that same phrase, and then continue with the rest of the jam. IOW, while I was playing, subconsciously I'd set it up so I could go back and edit out the bad phrase. And the timing and cuts almost always worked out perfectly, if done in the moment like that. I think that developed because previously, I had to go back later and punch in, and all my excessive little micro-timings would be different, and it was so obvious it was edited. The weird thing is that it was a subconscious development. I'm not quick or observant enough to notice a poorly played but good phrase, and fix it, consciously, well enough so that the edit will work later. Therefore, if other people are like that, then your realest and best music is probably improvised... And with our audio and MIDI recording tools (even just onboard digital pianos) it makes sense to build compositions around improvisations, even for people who consider themselves to be composers first. Not if it's a procedural compositional method etc, but if you're conveying emotions? Of course! Improv is the most direct way to get emotions out musically, so... yeah.

@Julia29853 4 ай бұрын

@@GizzyDillespeean online jazz teacher said many classical composers actually improvised like jazz musicians, even in performances. I thought was so cool

@dorianclini Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Here are my takeaways: • Having EMOTIONS as a PRIMARY FOCUS • Paying ATTENTION TO how each technical DETAIL can AFFECT these emotions • Not hesitating to USE BASIC ELEMENTS (with purpose, these basic elements will convey unique emotions). Those are great reminders, especially when we lose track of them due to a lack of inspiration.

@_sonicfive Жыл бұрын

Nahre. You are a wonderful human being. Thank you for caring about us and sharing your knowledge and excitement about music.

@M0M... Жыл бұрын

Yes, please! I would love for you to explore this topic deeper! I agree with you on the importance of conveying a particular emotion with music. It's a tricky thing to explain, so I think these types of videos are SUPER valuable

@virginiahouser1060 Жыл бұрын

Dear Nahre, I am so grateful for you! ☺ You have a gift for conveying knowledge in a wonderfully warm and appealing manner. I am a professional pianist and, without fail, learn from your presentations; yet, they are just as accessible and enjoyable to amateur music lovers, young and old, of all levels. Kudos! Keep up the fine work! 👍

@creativelym8284 Жыл бұрын

This is such a valuable video Nahre. It just got better with every section. Bravo!!🎉👏

@lukeserrano62 Жыл бұрын

Exactly right Ms Sol. All compositional decisions need to be guided by a very clear emotional intention directing the musical storytelling and every detail of rhythm, melody, harmony, texture, colour etc. Without emotional clarity there can be no musical clarity or consistency in either composition or interpretation. Musicians young and old need to hear this every day! Thank you for your wonderful work. I love your pianistic skills and the workings of your creative and analytical musical mind.

@DorothyOzmaLover Жыл бұрын

Memorable & thoughtful content as always! Truer words have never been said about crystalization being an art and not a science which is why it's beauty varies from composer to composer and reaveals why everything Nahre creates doesn't sounds like any other.

@RolandHuettmann Жыл бұрын

Always enjoying, and always joyful. Thank you from the heart.

@brianmccloskey8364 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel! As a composer this is exactly what we strive to do and is so difficult to achieve. You described and illustrated it so well.

@TDRKB Жыл бұрын

You are such a talent Nahre. Some of your videos have complexity beyond my comprehension, but this one really hit the mark with me. It was so interesting, entertaining and informative. You have been blessed with a natural talent not only in your piano playing abilities, but in your way that you communicate at all levels. I was blown away by the way you Changed up pieces of music to communicate your message. These videos must take a lot of time and effort. Thank you for sharing!

@user-uz7gb7gb4v Жыл бұрын

The insights you offer astound me every time. Thank you so much for these wonderful videos!

@tplayspiano 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this video-keep them coming. Thank you.

@musonymous Жыл бұрын

You always get to the essence of things and every point is made concisely and clearly. I would love to hear you explore Bartok and the influence of Hungarian folk elements in his music. I also loved your exploration of flamenco. It was one of your best clips although it’s impossible to pick a favourite. Thankyou for your inspirational work.

@chimvomusic Жыл бұрын

Me encanta la forma en la que expresas lo que piensas, y lo reafirmas al momento de tocar. Gracias Maestra.

@amanrahman5164 Жыл бұрын

I love how you answered this question. I want to know more about how you define and see crystallization in music, and why you find it useful even though it is mysterious and kind of abstract to me. keep up the incredible work!

@timothylee8552 Жыл бұрын

You open that poetic emotion space I never experienced in music. I'm so grateful find your channel !! 👍

@JayCee-hw4zc 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Love your work!

@SigMaQuint Жыл бұрын

Beautiful touch and excellent point.

@kerawelt2008 Жыл бұрын

You are insanely talented ! Your videos are so exciting.

@vanilla5576 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really needed this!

@astrologyambience240 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thank you for Diving Deep!

@Mamby9Pamby Жыл бұрын

You have crystalized a very important point that most musicians recognize but had no words. Beautiful efficiency.

@Khaliszt Жыл бұрын

I simply love your videos. Even as just a hobbyist pianist, this inspires me so much that I wish I could make my thoughts fly into a score and smash the pentagram with at least half of your understading of music and it's depth. It is out of the box, and I thank you infinitely for sharing it.

@alirezakhodayariii 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are really inspiring to me. Thanks.

@CossuttaDario Жыл бұрын

In theatre dance we talk about "finding the breath" of a choreography. It's pretty much the same concept. And you can hyperhanalyse it into constituent parts (accents, dynamics, single notes/movements etc) or keep the focus on the general intention, but breath (influencing both your psychological and physical states) ties it all together. However, more than one kind of breath might work for a piece (see Bernstein on Gould's interpretation, and yet it moves). As an offshoot, towards another musical world, but from this perspective, check out how Victor Wooten talks about music.

@nakoskyranos4080 2 ай бұрын

Nahre you are one of my prime inspirations as a autodidact in music. I learn a lot of theory, but your view of music helps me learn to use the heart tovturn it from theory robot to actual music. Thank you

@jamescorbin5638 Жыл бұрын

First time listener-your approach is professional, informative and entertaining. Thanks

@melissaraven3164 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks. Very useful analysis, very engagingly presented. You are a great communicator about music.

@vkhor927 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this vid. Enjoyed it.

@lh2227 Жыл бұрын

I love this video, Nahre! Please tell us more about this topic! 🤩

@lazp2727 Жыл бұрын

Delightful video! I love the way you explain your perspective & I appreciate the information you provide! Would love more like this!!

@agucci Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and insightful. Thanks!

@SingSkateScream Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being so geniune! love the perspectives and its always nice to learn! appreciate ya!

@treehann Жыл бұрын

I love your videos so much! Always so engaging and interesting and of course nice on the ears.

@jessewarner7962 Жыл бұрын

This was really great! Thanks!

@tonkaphilips4674 Жыл бұрын

this video opened new horizons for me, please keep up with these! good work

@draugami 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your lessons!! You are a very good teacher.

@richiebeirach3671 Жыл бұрын

very well done girl !! the way you characterize those magic moments are GREAT !!congrats !! please do more

@panimbryk Жыл бұрын

This video truly opened my eyes! I felt that I already knew a lot about interpretation in music but I've never thought of playing a piece with a slight alteration which even more shows the beauty of it. Thank you, this is really valuable :)))

@TheMusnut 4 ай бұрын

Great video Nahre 🤩

@ishagshafeeg Жыл бұрын

Genius. I’m loving this. Thanks

@GrndhwgStudioMagic Жыл бұрын

Love your teaching style, thank you so much

@gsco82 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your very thoughtful analysis of the music of such great composers. I would love to see more of this, even though my knowledge of music theory is barely above beginner level. You are a great pianist.

@vandini8185 Жыл бұрын

You are a gift. I'm just in awe of someone expressing these thoughts I unconsciously felt but did not have the expertise or experience to express. It's an honour to learn from someone as capable and enthusiastic as you. I'm in awe of how on point you are, and how I can get access to all this crystallised knowledge for free. I'm a professional writer actually, so I felt honoured when you compared the magic of music with that of poetry and stories. 💛 Stay blessed. I love your teaching! 💖

@kangkyifilion9265 Жыл бұрын

it would be wonderful to hear more about that topic! I am in for a second part

@RemyLuciani Жыл бұрын

So cool to show examples where you modify one element at a time, it makes things so clear!

@davidskey Жыл бұрын

Great video. I would love a video where you interview pianists about what they are thinking in the moments before they perform, both before going on stage and the moments before they begin a piece. I often see pianists pause before starting a piece and wonder what they might be thinking, whether something technical about the piece or a thought that gets them in the right emotional mindset.

@jonstein6868 Жыл бұрын

Really enlightening session. Thanks for helping me get deeper into the subtleties of what makes some music so great...

@maxjohn6012 Жыл бұрын

I would very much enjoy more videos like this. I particularly enjoyed the final point you made, about the importance of purpose in driving the gelling of elements during composition - it helps me understand why I completed the two pieces that I have seen through and why I've abandoned so many others that I have started!

@wongy323 Жыл бұрын

this video is genius, this is probably what separates a great musician from a good musician. Super informative and affects how I think about music and practising. I always imagine how it would be like if I have a professor like you when I was an undergraduate🙇🏿‍♂️🙇🏿‍♂️🙇🏿‍♂️

@marcobega5152 10 ай бұрын

great, simply great. you make so easy to love, understand and follow the greatest of all times

@halflearned2190 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating breakdown!

@moneyluser5711 Жыл бұрын

I luv luv luv the Appassionata, and appreciate your insights. I hope there is a part 2.

@Mazurking Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Would love to see more!

@danielnaimowicz9397 Жыл бұрын

You are só comfortable tô listen to..the information is a gentle surprise and helpful. You choose select áreas that Generally are missed or dismissed. Frankly it is a lovely treat tô receive your generous sharing. Thank you

@michelemacinnis 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos, especially when you dissect aspects of the music like you did here. It’s like a lesson without a lesson.

@downdog70 Жыл бұрын

Very astute observations Nahre - interesting & thought provoking. I really appreciate your videos. They are a breath of fresh air! Thanks.

@bwalle Жыл бұрын

I really found this episode to be extremely rewarding and insightful. I’ve certainly liked the way you put this topic together so cleanly and balanced. This will definitely become a factor in how I approach learning and performing my music studies.

@benja1378 Жыл бұрын

Love the little sound effects at the beginning, really nice!

@ili626 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed these insights and how well it was all demonstrated. Thank you

@dglens Жыл бұрын

needs a part 2! great vid Nahre

@gideonscheepers4340 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant brilliant brilliant! I loved the volcano reference, and you really helped me attune my ears to being aware of how these ingredients all come together. And that's not even to mention your skill, not only at playing and lyrical interpretation, but at articulating the entire concept so well. Simply marvelous. Thank you so much for this video, God bless 🙏🏻❤️

@Cubanbearnyc Жыл бұрын

Great video and observations !

@profsjp Жыл бұрын

Wonderfully insightful video - as always. 👏🏻👏🏻

@alexfischer9213 Жыл бұрын

Definitely made me look back on my compositions - thanks much Nahre!!

@antoniaaccettone4390 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is an interesting topic, I'd love to see more!

@naturligfunktion4232 Жыл бұрын

I think you are into something. I would love to see more on this topic. It feels like a continueum of your previous videos and I like it!

@brycelawson8648 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Nahre! Love the little graphic effects and sketches you make too

@thebootjournal6037 5 ай бұрын

Love how you explain all of this...

@arieldavidov7259 Жыл бұрын

What a great video. Please continue the study and videos on performance of music

@jpdj2715 Жыл бұрын

Nahre, you do this a lot better than Leonard Bernstein in his TV lectures on music, over 50 years ago, IIRC. Constant smile on my face. Thank you.

@user-hy4tz3vk8o Жыл бұрын

Nahre, you are the best on youtube!!! Your videos are all about the psychology of music, which is the most important and unexplored topic.

@geraldspitzner4932 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, very inspiring !

@MV-es3sk Жыл бұрын

This was great! Inspiring and thought evoking. Thank you for that :)

@MusicGodAndMyLaptop Жыл бұрын

The plug of your sponsor was very tasteful and non-invasive, and also works for ppl listening to the video on audio only. Well done!

@jonahpragermusic8653 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nahre, for yet another amazing video! Also, I'm so happy for you regarding the Henle sponsorship for this video. Henle is the best!!!

@ropehitch Жыл бұрын

Hell, yes! Let's dig deeper! Your videos are always amazing. So interesting. I (a musician) watch them often with my wife (a music afficionada - listens to music with the score in her lap, for instance). Your videos are accessible and totally enjoyable to both of us.

@danielbernalrojas5797 Жыл бұрын

I need more of these please!

@timbruer7318 Жыл бұрын

Another very good video, thank you.

@schmutz06 3 ай бұрын

your ability to put across ideas with the visualisations is so good, thanks for your videos. They always makes me want to play piano, I am self taught and never took it seriously but I am naturally skilled with music

@walkercatenaccio Жыл бұрын

You are doing absolutely wonderful work, teaching us all in multiple enjoyable and articulate ways. Sometimes as i watch I am struck by the artistic/musical composition of the video itself.

@Narikami931 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING video..! Great explanations and examples. I like the way you create images from musical examples! Awesome tips about performance styles ❤️

@shanonkiyoshi4784 Жыл бұрын

Okay, WOW. YES! PLEASE do more videos on this topic! 🙏 As always your insights are a gateway to deeper questions & experimentation 🤔💡 As a composer what seems to me -- as your many examples of playing with the timing, performance, and accompaniments illustrated so well -- is that great composers seem to have DISTILLED their motifs and counterpoint through endless iterations BEFORE arriving @ their final destination. Music, like great literature, is hardly ever phenomenal or memorable in its first draft. My first ideas are usually a great place to TAKE OFF, but hardly ever a good place to LAND. This video drove this home even more for me, so YES, PLEASE --More videos on THIS! 😎👍🎶 Thank you for your work! It's obvious these topics are highly personal to you & I feel that's one of the many things that make them so thoughtful & entertaining. Holiday wishes & may the new year bring you overflowing breakthroughs & joy ✨️🎄✨️

@dahoneycombmusic2451 Жыл бұрын

you're awesome, i agree with your ideas. i love music!

@lulcy789 Жыл бұрын

your videos are the epitome of great videos idk what else to say really :) also you make really good analogies 🤔

@jteichma Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nahre, this is a great observation, and helped me see the importance of rhythm and feel in bringing together a great musical idea, or at least in developing a personal musical style. Happy holidays!