Thank you!! Not at the moment, but maybe in the future :)
@mac10242 күн бұрын
Great work. Seems very wholesome, thought through and delivers an atmosphere and mood that is rarely that intense. ❤
@SamWuMusic2 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words Mac!
@antoniojoseffaranda71732 күн бұрын
Amazing, great composition!🔥
@SamWuMusic2 күн бұрын
@@antoniojoseffaranda7173 thank you!! 😊
@jamarianwilliams29352 күн бұрын
Amazing piece, the orchestration is beautiful! I had no idea you could get these sounds from an ensemble like this. Well done!
@SamWuMusic2 күн бұрын
Thank you Jamarian! I was thrilled to be able to write for this instrumentation--Bartok wrote a sonata for two pianos and percussion, which subsequently inspired more composers to explore these possibilities. For me, I love seizing every chance to suggest orchestral atmospheres and textures, even in chamber music settings like this one :)
@causticcenturion75313 күн бұрын
Excellent work! Fantastic sounds and textures in this work. Very inspiring!
@SamWuMusic3 күн бұрын
@@causticcenturion7531 thank you for listening!!
@Bach_Jose3 күн бұрын
this is amazing, I could definetely see it fitting into the soundtrack of something like breath of the wild
@SamWuMusic3 күн бұрын
Thank you Jose! I also love the soundtrack to "Ori and the Will of the Wisps" if you know that game?
@Bach_JoseКүн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic oh yeah I know it, I can hear the inspiration
@SamWuMusic16 сағат бұрын
I really appreciate the effortless melodic lyricism of that soundtrack (and many other video game OSTs)--truly "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"!
@jonaskatona71363 күн бұрын
Rautavaara and Takemitsu would've really appreciated the immensely beautiful, masterful, delicately constructed soundscapes you feature in this work. Bravo!
@SamWuMusic3 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening Jonas!! Rautavaara is indeed a big inspiration (I love his percussion concerto "Incantations" and seventh symphony "Angel of Light" in particular).
@rossanopinelli51503 күн бұрын
Bravissimo Sam, great piece!!
@SamWuMusic3 күн бұрын
Thank you Rossano!
@lolllololllo3 күн бұрын
stop stealing ideas I want to have 🤣 anyway, you create incredible soundscapes
@SamWuMusic3 күн бұрын
@@lolllololllo 😂 thank you!
@davidemoretti43253 күн бұрын
A very beautiful reminiscence Bravo!!
@SamWuMusic3 күн бұрын
Thank you David!
@spiker19235 күн бұрын
do you have any advice for writing for piano quintet
@SamWuMusic5 күн бұрын
Hmm... I understand the piano quintet as both a "super string quartet" and a "super piano": the piano can go as high as the violin, but much lower than the cello, so it can double, support, and highlight aspects of the strings. At the same time, the strings can sustain in ways the piano cannot (including timbral differences with vibrato usage, harmonics, etc.), and so they can keep piano resonances "alive", beyond what is possible with just a solo piano. Another way of thinking about this is finding how string and piano can "bridge" their differences--for example, an interplay between pizz and piano staccatos, or how strings can imitate and enhance the sustain pedal. By and large in "Mass Transit" most instruments are playing most of the time; I can think of piano quintet examples with more extended passages featuring subsets of the whole instrumentation (e.g. the opening to Dvorak's 2nd Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81).
@johnbence17509 күн бұрын
So many score videos come up in my suggestions. This is one of the few I come back to.
@SamWuMusic9 күн бұрын
@@johnbence1750 thank you for your kind words John!
@lolllololllo15 күн бұрын
This is by far the most beautiful cello piece I've ever heard.
@SamWuMusic15 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening!!
@lolllololllo6 күн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic no, as a fellow composer, thank you for sharing your beautiful music.
@i_am_a_music_maker521216 күн бұрын
Sam Wu creates some of the most beautiful sounds in the universe
@SamWuMusic16 күн бұрын
😅 you’re too kind-thanks for listening!
@i_am_a_music_maker521216 күн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic and thank you for composing
@ma1kawa1119 күн бұрын
Absolutely incredible.
@SamWuMusic19 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening!! :)
@Bach_Jose19 күн бұрын
another fantastic composition, adored the third movement.
@SamWuMusic19 күн бұрын
@@Bach_Jose Thank you again Jose!!
@jtchapman0119 күн бұрын
another saariaho fan!
@SamWuMusic19 күн бұрын
sept papillons is canon at this point (although another piece I thought a lot about is Dutilleux’s Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher)
@jtchapman0119 күн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic hadn't heard the dutilleaux, thanks for the rec. this one is a little dainty for my taste but i enjoyed it! can certainly imagine being in an airplane while hearing this
@SamWuMusic19 күн бұрын
thanks for listening!
@breckon268419 күн бұрын
I really want to learn the first movement...
@SamWuMusic19 күн бұрын
Maybe first and second? Would work well as a 2-movement miniature.
@Bach_Jose21 күн бұрын
ive just discovered your music and I can say I'm instantly hooked, I adore the colors you use in your music, I can't stop listening. I'm glad I discovered you, will definetely add some of your pieces into my repertoire.
@SamWuMusic21 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words Jose!!
@Bach_Jose21 күн бұрын
this is absolutely phenomenal
@SamWuMusic21 күн бұрын
Thank you again Jose :)
@joshuagonzalez391622 күн бұрын
Such a pleassure discover this.
@SamWuMusic22 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening Joshua!
@RowanMcTavish22 күн бұрын
Really wonderful composition!
@SamWuMusic22 күн бұрын
Thank you Rowan!!
@spiker192323 күн бұрын
Would you describe this as neo-impressionism, or something? What do you think? Also, who are your influences?
@SamWuMusic23 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening! These are good questions--some of my biggest inspirations are Ravel, Sibelius, John Adams, Tan Dun, and Qigang Chen. I'm not sure as much about stylistic categories, but perhaps an intersection of neo-impressionism, as you mentioned, and post-minimalism?
@theoneandonly92623 күн бұрын
all of your work is so evocative and atmospheric but this is something else entirely. as an aspiring composer i want you to know that you’re my biggest inspiration right now. cheers from houston!
@SamWuMusic23 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind comment! Hello from Houston as well :)
@Ottomagne23 күн бұрын
This is very funny, but I almost left basically this exact comment on your last composition video, but I'm also a fledgling composer in Houston. Thank you for the constant source of inspiring works!
@SamWuMusic23 күн бұрын
@@Ottomagne thank you!! so much wonderful music-making in Houston ❤️
@leonjonaaaas26 күн бұрын
I really love this kind of Music. It reminds me of pieces by Chris Cerrone or my piece „Dust“ as well. Looking forward to hear more from this!
@SamWuMusic26 күн бұрын
Thank you Leon; I really enjoy Chris Cerrone’s opera “Invisible Cities”!
@samirpathan553528 күн бұрын
Beautiful performance and lovely composition. thank you for posting!
@SamWuMusic28 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words Samir!
@minionmax160428 күн бұрын
Delicate, serene and very evocative! Thank you so much for sharing, it’s very inspiring stuff :) I’ve recently been going through your channel and I’m so glad I found your music, it really resonates with me! Any chance you’re planning on putting your music on any major streaming services?
@SamWuMusic28 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words and for listening!! Currently I have no plans, but I’ll look into Spotify or Bandcamp! I’m also waiting for the release of a few albums including my music-I can let you know when that happens 👍🏼
@minionmax160428 күн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic ohhh that’s awesome! Looking forward to that then! Btw what musical inspiration did you have for this kind of 2 part solo violin writing. Might be a me thing but I don’t think I’ve really heard this kind of texture + melody thing even though it makes a lot of sense…I really dig it in any case
@SamWuMusic28 күн бұрын
My primary instrument was the violin as a kid, and I remember enjoying how contrapuntal Bach's solo violin writing is (although quite challenging to play--some awkward fingering and stretches). In general, particularly in solo works, I love exploring ways to suggest / "pretend" there are more than one instrument playing. The middle section of Mendelssohn's violin concerto 2nd movement also features a similar two-voice texture; I was probably thinking about that movement as well when I composed Waterways. Here's a timestamped link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrphpMt4tZfVg6c.htmlsi=fMqua2pkWSFSbLF3&t=971 (starting at 16:11).
@CurtisSchweitzer29 күн бұрын
Delightful. The metric changes kept me on my toes, but it never loses its elegant grace. And the ending made me smile. Thank you for sharing!
@SamWuMusic29 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening Curtis!! Honestly, if I were to write it today, I’d think hard about where I truly need time signature changes, and where I can leave more freedom (perhaps through fermatas) 🤔
@CurtisSchweitzer29 күн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic I can certainly understand that, but I would say that as I was counting along (or trying to) I found the off balance feeling a bit like traffic perhaps? Maybe there’s something there!
@SamWuMusic29 күн бұрын
@@CurtisSchweitzer I can confirm the whole reason I’m fascinated by highway interchanges is because, as a kid growing up in Shanghai, I’ve spent my fair share of time being stuck in traffic on interchanges 😅
@DallasBolin29 күн бұрын
Wow. It isnt often that I am left speechless by music. I'm an organist, used to floating soundscapes in cathedrals and such... But man. I am struggling to find something intelligent and musical to say about what I just heard... But I can't. All I can say is, you left me speechless, floating, and with a huge knot in my chest. Extremely conflicting emotions. Thank you so, so much for that. Please keep sharing your incredible work with us. I think I would like to play this one day. I'd need to be in the right headspace though! Bravissimo.
@SamWuMusic29 күн бұрын
You're too kind Dallas!! Thank you for your words of encouragement--I'll keep doing my best to churn out new music :)
@AddtheFinale29 күн бұрын
Bars 65-66 is where the piece felt like it all suddenly clicked, and carried on through to the ending. Amazing piece
@SamWuMusic29 күн бұрын
Thank you for listening Adrian!! Let me see where that is in the score… 🤔
@SamWuMusic29 күн бұрын
Yes, I think of 65-66 as the tapering of energy after the climax, so it's a almost a sigh of relief.
@AddtheFinale28 күн бұрын
@@SamWuMusic Absolutely. It reminded me of bar 300ish of Michael Tippets piano sonata 2. That satisfying moment where the form of the piece clicks into place. Ended up showing my partner your piece, her favourite part was the Garden City theme!
@SamWuMusic28 күн бұрын
I'll check out the Tippett, thank you! I'm glad she likes Garden City! I thought of it as a way to put all three "forests" together, except "forest I" forms the hanging bass pitches in this last iteration.
@danielmillardmusicАй бұрын
That is absolutely fantastic! I started listening and thought "oh that's really cool" then I found myself unable to stop listening. I love it!
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you for listening Daniel!!
@TheSidney3Ай бұрын
Love this! I keep listening again and again!
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
@@TheSidney3 thank you for your kind words!!
@johnbence1750Ай бұрын
Yes!
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
@@johnbence1750 thank you for listening! 😊
@philclip23Ай бұрын
Hey, this just popped up in my recommended videos. We were bunkmates (cabin-mates?) at Interlochen one Summer! Glad to see that you're still going strong. Lush and evocative composition you've got here. Hope all is well!
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you Phil; great to hear from you!! How are you? Where are you based now? Wonderful memories from Interlochen--13 years ago wow!
@SuonoRealeАй бұрын
This is life-affirming. I am thankful to the cosmos to be alive in this time , just to be able to hear this.
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you for listening :)
@camilleon352Ай бұрын
the last note pianist 😭
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
😂😂 in all fairness it’s a sea of repeating notes in the strings; hard to count!
@camilleon352Ай бұрын
@@SamWuMusic yeah no real shade to the pianist, the performance was amazing and brilliantly written!
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you!! all good 😊
@fredleeptАй бұрын
Very cool when the voices flip and the time signatures shift.
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you Fred!
@DanFrostMusicАй бұрын
Really enjoyed that. :)
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
@@DanFrostMusic thank you for listening Dan!
@LeanneHolloway-cy2uoАй бұрын
always delighted by your music
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you for listening!!
@theoriemeisterАй бұрын
Not so much Bach, but Chopin's Em Prelude! Nice job, Sam.
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you! I love that prelude :)
@RyoLeParesseuxАй бұрын
Such a splendid work! How delicate and lyrical it is! I love this beautiful small piece.
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you for listening and your kind words!!
@ImmortalPerhapsАй бұрын
I’m in school for concert light design, your compositions are phenomenal, I love to experiment with different color ideas as the song progresses.
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
That'd be super cool!! I love thinking about ways visuals can intersect with the music :)
@knoxharder_lwkyАй бұрын
This would be amazing in Cities:Skylines 2 😂 Perfection ❤
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you!! Cities Skylines 1 (and Mini Metro) helped me get through the pandemic lockdowns!
@7stringjazz1Ай бұрын
Beauty in blurred boundaries indeed! Well done!❤
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
thank you for listening!
@FranzKaernBiederstedtАй бұрын
Such a delicate and intricate music, tasteful, apart, sensitive, humane, organic, to the end more and more energetic and electrifying. I love it a lot!
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you Franz!!
@isaactang9898Ай бұрын
This is so good! I like the Baroque melody infused with contemporary musical features, like chords with added notes, shifting time signatures and the dreamlike atmosphere. I particularly liked how the melody at the end was voiced 2 octaves apart which was unexpected but certainly imitated two woodwind instruments very well. The pianist was really great too! :)
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
Thank you for listening Isaac! The pianist Thomas and I did have a discussion on which registers to have the octave doublings, and at how many octaves apart. I feel the magic color is usually 2 octaves apart :)
@Sidekicc777Ай бұрын
幾天前bilibili上看過了 來yt再聼一次
@SamWuMusicАй бұрын
谢谢您!我争取同步bilibili + KZfaq上传 :)
@younjechoАй бұрын
Sam, I remember appreciating the premiere of this piece at the 2022 Bowdoin and enjoying it a lot. It recalls the memories back then :) So glad that many people love your music!!