Fan Compositions: String Quartet Edition
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The first piece sounds so beautiful!🥺 Totally has the Studio Ghibli vibe down
Yeah I am immediately going to find the Spirited Away OST right now
I agree, it also sounds like something from zelda at parts
I wish at 1:35 the note went back up to the e instead of going down to the a but that's just some nit picky stuff
@@_MobsPsycho true that would make more sense as the ending to the phrase
@@RobinsMusic yeah, the current ending of the phrase kinda sounds like an incomplete and weak resolution and doesn’t really keep the momentum going
The piece cerulean is beautiful, it felt as if you were dancing in the sky and hopping on clouds, and at the end it felt like the sun was setting so it was time to go home
Wonderful metephor
Laputa the flying castle vibes
Honestly.
Yes, like mom coming out to call everyone home for dinner in the evening!
I loved this piece! ❤️
Thank you guys so much for playing my piece, I’m so honored to have been featured!!!!!! I’m so touched by all the supportive comments, thank you all so much
you did so well, I really enjoyed your piece!
YESSSS SO DESERVEDDD😍😍😍😍 the piece is so nice so glad for u🥺🥺🥺🥺
YES IT WAS AMAZING I LOVED ALL THE DETAIL AND WORK PUT INTO IT♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️YOU DID AMAZING
YOU ARE AMAZING TALENTED
The piece is beautiful Kevin!!!! My favorite one in the vidddd!!!!! It sound so magical and really touched my heart!!😭😭✨✨✨proud of u kevinnnn!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🤧🤧
Thank you guys for playing "At The Carnival". What an honour! I have enjoyed the other works as well. I would love to hear "Hypersonic Superconductor" again when it is better rehearsed. 😂😂
Your piece was wonderfully descriptive, I could envision the story as it played. The main theme is very quirky as well, and I laughed out loud when the violins "scrambled over one another" in the final section. Pure imagination!
p.s. Funny how we share the same view on Hypersonic Superconductor
@@lch1167 Hahaha thanks very much for your kind comments. 😄
I loved the piece! It was so fun and energetic! Loved how playful and sweet it sounded--really brought to mind sticky summers and good times
@@Kitty-yz5cn Thank you! 😆
amazing piece, wonderfully composed thank you for making it well done 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Truly, the lingling community are the most talented people in the world.
I wonder how many child prodigies are in our audience tho
*Obama giving Obama a medal* kind of vibes here
Is *
Indeed
I guess I'm not practicing grammar 40 hours a day.
Composer of the last piece here!!! I can't believe I made it into the video lmao, it's an honour to see a piece I wrote being played by TwoSet. Beautiful playing and I hope y'all liked it.
All the other pieces were amazing to listen to, interesting textures and captivating themes all around!! I would've really liked to hear Hypersonic Superconductor performed again with more rehearsal time, it was already sounding fantastic.
Looking forward to the next fan composition event :)
Are you a composer? Because I would love to hear more of your music :)
@@mat2259 Same 😁
Ur amazing. !!!!
@@mat2259 It was so beautiful and melancholic, thank you for this!!! ❤
Your piece was so beautiful!!
I wouldn’t have minded if you took it slower 😂 but thank you all so much for giving it a try, it’s really amazing to see my work end up on this channel!
Thanks for composing it!
I was absolutely crying watching them play your piece. It gave me flashbacks to when my teachers gave us a hard piece in high school and in sectionals, would just try to push through it to say we practiced it 😭 but your composition is so amazing. I really like the harmony and vibes. Supersonic indeed!
I loved it!!
It's a cool piece man! Hope they get the time to practice it
Could you do a Midi or idk what you call it of a digital playing of it? I know TwoSet tried really hard to play your piece, but we'd love to hear what you really wanted it to sound like!
I appreciate this so much 🙏🏼 I can imagine how stoked the ones that got their pieces played must be right now ✨ I remember my first time I got a real string quartet play my piece for the first time. It was unreal. Beautiful work everyone!
Shut up
That viola guy likes men I can just sense it
Where can you submit piece entries to them tho?
@@justanoob1839 wha?? I mean, no issue if he does but that's just a weird remark to make [and the gaydar is fiction, let's be real].
@@reenanvincentnobong1766 They regularly ask for new compositions on Twitter as well as on the "Community" tab of the channel. They give a link that only works for a short period of time (1 or 2 weeks), so you'll have to wait for the next time if you want to submit a piece....
The Chinese name for that Yunnan Folk Song (which was translated as ‘Squeeze on your legs’ here) is 朝你大胯捏一把, which literally means 'Grab you on your crotch（胯）'...According to the lyrics, it would be the guy who gets grabbed on the crotch, not by the woman, but by the woman's husband😂
Heh heh, I see, the composer is being subtle about that.
😱
omg bump this to the top hahahaha
Bruh Yunnan folks be wildin
Hahahaha no way!
*_All of Fan compostions music_*
1. 1:01 Cerulean - Kevin Ou (17)
2. 3:36 Scherzo in G minor - Ali Afofi (17)
3. 5:48 At The Carnival - Low Shao Ying
4. 8:01 Hypersonic Superconductor - Will Wyant (23)
5. 10:54 Canon on the Theme 'Squeeze on your Legs' - Yifei Zheng (26)
6. 13:03 Elegy for String Quarter - Chun Hei Lau (22)
six is my favourite
@@blablablablabla3670 Thank you, that makes me super happy :D
All of the pieces are amazing! Thanks for the list :)
i love no 1 and 6
LETS GO KEVINNN
I love the energy Georgii brings to videos. I know he doesn’t say much, but there’s just something so fun and calming about his presence. And when he does say something it’s always funny
Yes.
His facial expressions are the best and he has amazing chemistry with Brett and Eddy!! I especially loved Georgii in the first Among Us video and the faces he made when he suspected someone was the imposter
Also I hope his family is doing OK.
Dude has no tan at the END of Australian summer! Must be indoors practicing too much.
He is my spirit animal
The superconductor piece legitimately seemed IMPOSSIBLE to sight read. So many of these compositions were so beautiful. I'd absolutely listen to more of these people's work.
As someone who doesn’t know anything about composing, I think it was AI generated
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@@kyuuketsukikun420 The composer commented on the video. Also music like it is absolutely not AI generated, I can promise you that.
@@kgroveringer03 when you say music like it that implies there is more. Where? I need it.
I honestly loved the Hypersonic superconductor. It's my favourite string quartet amongst all of the others
Two set fans are indeed the most talented fans🤩🤩
insert *Obama giving Obama an award* meme here lel
@@diom00 lel indeed, lel indeed...
Yes indeed, always impressed by the Ling Ling wannabe’s talents ♥️
@@TheUnderscore_ lel🤭
fr
OMG YES I LOVE FAN COMPOSITIONS
Edit: These pieces sound *DIVINEEEEE* the TwoSetters are *SMASHINGGG* IT, the INSANE level of pure LingLing TALENTTTT
Im sorry to grammar nazi u but its divine norlt devine 😅
@@maxonator8245 Dw about it, it’s become such a bad habit recently, I need to slow down my typing 😅
@@avarosemoher4526 damn i just realized im correcting you and i spelt "not" wrong😅
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Cerulean (Kevin Ou) 1:00
Scherzo in G minor (Ali Afifi) 3:36
At the Carnival (Low Shao Ying) 5:48
Hypersonic Superconductor (Will Wyant) 7:59
Canon on the Theme 'Squiz on Your Legs' (Yifei Zheng) 10:54
Elegy for String Quartet (Chun Hei Lau) 13:03
1:00 and 13:03 are my favourite.
@@footlong7980 same, as a pianist i'm jealous of that sound. But atleast i'm my own orchestra
@@balladin9200well at least you are an entire percussion section.😜
How can they just say "nice" after playing the most beautiful piece I've ever heard😭😭
The first one is already incredible! It reminds me so much of howl's moving castle
The second one sounds sooooo interesting in a positive way. I can imagine a girl dancing/running through a castle at night
The third one plays really well with imagination! The scene The composer described and the piece went perfectly hand in hand, from the juggler to the romantic sound of dancing with the girls to the fast running like progression, LOVED IT!
The fourth is a bit confusing to listen to imo because there's so much going on but I bet it's fun to play and I liked the melody you could hear from time to time
The fifth, awsome start 👌 Love the melody! The argument is rly well portrayed imo I love it! As well as the guy leaving at the end.
Piece nr 6 👀 OOOOOO the harmony 🥰 gosh I love how it progresses! THE VIOLA SOLO SLAAAAAY 👀👀👀👀👏
Twosetters are just so incredibly talented! Huge applause to everyone 👏
(Excuse the lack of proper terms for the pieces I'm not a musician)
4th they just messed up, i thought it was very beautiful
Y E S .
they did the fourth one so wrong it made me cringe and feel sad for the composer, cuz it deserved better 😂
No.6 here! Thanks for the comment, it's made me a very happy composer!! VIOLA SLAAAY
@@soniamerrill5867 Yea, how about you try sightreading that perfectly the FIRST time unless you’re super good at time and rhythm and working with meter. They tried their best to sight read it but sightreading mixed meter and different rhythmic groups is already surprisingly confusing and difficult in and of itself. I liked what the composer did, and I loved the piece’s style and intentions, but you should realize they’re looking at it for the first time. Whether you’re joking or not, you should realize that 😂
“It’s funny though, cause Georgii’s a violinist”
I SEE U HAVE RAN OUT OFF VIOLIST FRIENDS HUH
Never thought a 17 year old would ever give me chills with a classical composition but here we are... Would have been fooled if you told me it was legit Ghibli.
The last piece of music was the most complex in tone complimentary harmonies. Well done.
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Avengers infinity war vibes
The third piece is so creative!! The idea of mixing the dissonance with this storyline was so good and actually sounded so amazing!😍
You might like program music
I actually heard a lot of already known melodies and harmonies and I'm dying to remember which piece they remind me of... Do you have any idea? With that being said, nothing to take from the composition, I really liked the piece and the storytelling
@@emanuelebabici lowkey reminds me of something from polar express
Thank you all for your kind comments. :-D
They all sound incredible! Props to all the composers!
The vid is out since like 3 minutes. No shot u listened to all pieces completely already
@@SkyeMueller if you can listen slowly, you can listen quickly
@@susanbryant6516 sad for the pieces and effort that went into them tho (I understand its a joke tho lol)
@@SkyeMueller If they're the type to fish for
likes, I wouldn't care if they actually listened to a piece I made or not.
*all*???
I loved the storyline of the carnival one! I was able to see it all so clearly, when the two boys literally scrambled over each other in the measures to try to get home, the surprise of realizing what time it was, the slamming of the door, it was all there! I LOVED how you intertwined the storyline into the music, incredible!
I think I would cry if someone gave me the fourth one to sight read. Sooo many time signature shifts lol. Y’all did so well and all the composers were incredible!
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This is a bit unrelated but Georgii, loved your composition which Twoset played on Eddy's birthday and I hope your family is doing fine!!!
I am utterly blown away by that last piece.
It was so beautiful that I genuinely nearly cried.
Thank you very much, that means a lot to me
Same omg, the dynamics make it so good and tasteful i cant quite put it into words. Gave me some sort of calm after the storm kind of vibe
@@lch1167 Me, too! You are incredibly gifted. Your piece was mind-blowingly beautiful.
yeah was my fav of this bunch but all of them were nice
Same so pretty
The first piece, "Cerulean," definitely takes inspiration from musical scoring unique to Ghibli, and might I add, reminded me of the BGM for the anime Victorian Romance Emma, especially ball scenes in Season 2. Some musician-composers are just so phenomenally gifted with weaving sounds into colors and transporting you to particular times and seasons. I'd love to have Kevin's work adapted in a Ghibli film, the piece is playful and innocent, but deep and tender, and almost sad towards the end. Marvelous art.
The piece that followed, Scherzo in G, gave me serious, serious Sorcerer's Apprentice vibes. :) The third piece, At the Carnival, put a big smile on my face--seems like the quartet enjoyed it too. It's amazing how music can seem to tell a completely story (or at least, play a scene) so magically. "Hypersonic"--cool, because you can literally appreciate science in the sounds that you hear individually, and then combination just seals the deal. I don't know much about music, but the main word that got to me was 'modern.' "Canon-Squeeze Your Legs" is beautiful, could definitely feel the Chinese influence, and the passion across notes really comes translates. Found the end to be particularly endearing, a touch of bittersweet, before things are resolved in a tender, comforting way.
By far the best for me was "Elegy." Truly loved how the composer captured 'lushness' through the different textures involved that swelled and came together so harmoniously (and heartbreakingly so). There is something so captivating and hauntingly tragic about this piece--and that end. I can't explain how unsettling it is while also being hopeful. Music is a mystery.
Bravo to all four of your for doing such a splendid job!
How I wish they could record all their fan's composition and put it in a CD or to their Spotify playlist. These compositions are superb!
Ok… the ling ling twosetters are so powerful now- next an ORCHESTRAL EDITION
YES
This would be a car crash but I'm all for it
@@Coops321 LMFOAOOOOA
"If you can compose it slowly you can compose it quickly"
Mozart: And I took that personally
I loved all of cerulean, super evocative and well written. And I really liked the moment in the scandalous folk song at 11:41 . How the cello comes in, and how the counter lines enter. And the last one really beautiful, skilled performance and tasteful dynamics bring out the most of the harmonies.
Elegy was such a gorgeous piece! Goosebumps throughout for me. I love how well the darker and more mellow tones of the cello and viola were truly brought out in it. I really hope to one day be able to hear a professional recording of it because it made me FEEL so many things. (And this version was great too! Just wondering what I'd be able to feel if it was more rehearsed!)
Lovely video as always!
Thank you for the lovely comment, you've made my whole week!
@@lch1167 It's yours?! :D I thought it was fantastic! You really managed to capture the lushness SO WELL! Absolutely adored it and excited to hear more from you if you continue!
@@Kitty-yz5cn aw tysm! I definitely want to contribute to future twoset fan comp stuff, so we'll see where this leads!
@@lch1167 Kitty says it much better but your piece was so moving. It really squeezed my heart! That long note at the end, I was holding my breath 👏🏽 well done
Yes yes and yes. I totally agree with you, Kitty. My eyes got wet...
Time stamps:
Cerulean - Kevin Ou (17) 1:01
Scherzo in G minor - Ali Afifi (17) 3:37
At the Carnival - Low Shao Ying 5:49
Hypersonic Superconductor - Will Wyant (23) 8:00
Canon on the Theme ‘Squeeze on your legs’ - Yifei Zheng (26) 10:55
Elegy for String Quartet - Chun Hei Lau (22) 13:05
These are all aMaZiNg and iNtErEsTiNg compositions. Love them!
@K1ttySw0rd M30W :D
Thanks hermione :))))
@@l0vergumball8 ;)
Idk if anyone commented, but #2 Scherzo means “joke” or “prank” in Italian… it’s nice how the jovial and funny mood was so evident, and how they laughed throughout the performance
Because I tend to focus on the mechanical side of music which is theory, I often don't see the emotional beauty or turmoil a piece is trying to represent. It is rare that a piece overwhelms me with emotion so much that I begin to weep. However, that is exactly what happened when I heard Elegy for String Quartet. Chun Hei Lau has at the same time moved me to tears and opened my eyes, and for that I must give my deepest appreciation.
the last piece had so much beauty in it. it was like my ears where going to heaven and i just start drooling because i lose completely myself to the beautiful harmonies uuf....
10:22 I kinda wished that the piece by Yifei Zheng, Canon on a Theme "Squeeze on Your Legs", had the melody line for the cello too. It would be like the man making his case to stay the night or not. Lovely piece, nevertheless!
I can’t find the piece anywhere do you know where I can get it?
@@EdisonWo I don't see it online so you'd have to find the composer.... Try asking in the reddit group?
search this 朝你大胯捏一把
@@serena_davis wait what reddit group???
@@Mango56902 lingling40 hours
Always love this series!! A chance when Twosetters shine together with Twoset!! Lots of love and respect to all the fan composers and Twoset and their friends for doing this!!
At 4:39 I noticed this small detail. I loved seeing the smile form on Jiaqi's face. One of the best moments in the whole video.
Yes!!!! I'm so glad someone else noticed
I hardly comment and I know nothing about playing an instrument or composing a piece but I'd like to share what these pieces evoked in my mind!
•'Cerulean' is a beautiful piece and I can absolutely hear the Ghibli/Hisashi influence. I could also imagine it in an RPG/JRPG style game it was really amazing!
•'Scherzo' for some reason makes me think of old cartoons before voices were really added to characters. It makes me picture a dusty color pallet in autumn maybe the late morning of Halloween or the day prior. Some mischief is about to happen or someone is plotting~
•'At The Carnival' definitely helps with the description that the composer provided. Two kids running around enjoying themselves at something like a carnival or street market and then a feeling of being rushed or late home. Great imagery!
•'Hypersonic Superconductor' makes me think of an 'old future' style movie intro just paper shuffling and big retro machines printing things and 50's style clothing and hair.
•'Cannon on the Theme' sounds like intro music I would hear on an HBO original and I don't think that's a bad thing! I can see one of those artsy intros like from Westworld playing in the background.
•'Elegy for String Quartet' makes em think of a hard journey through the night to be met with a pink and blue and grey sunrise. There's a moment of respite for the weary traveler or maybe their journey is over.
Again I'm definitely no one who matters in regards to the actual composition or playing of these pieces, but I liked all of them and I think it's really incredible that people so young could make these in like a week! 😳 🤯 🥳
Couldn’t agree more!
Yes! Cannon on the Theme definitely sounds like something you’d hear on Westworld. It was my favorite although I really liked the others, especially the last one
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Them stressing out about the hypersonic piece is the funniest thing I've seen all week.
It's so inspiring to see so many wonderful compositions written for the complexity of a quartet, especially those written by younger composers!
All the pieces were amazing, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be At the Carnival! I could literally visualize the story as they played along and it was so fun to see/hear 😂😂
So many talented people. And wow the composers o.O
Great you guys are offering some public space and talent to brings these young composers to our attention
Timestamps; they include the introduction of each piece.
0:34 Cerulean by Kevin Ou
3:11 Scherzo in G Minor by Ali Afifi
5:18 At The Carnival by Low Shao Ying
7:30 Hypersonic Superconductor by Will Wyant
10:22 Canon on the Theme "Squeeze on Your Legs" by Yifei Zheng
12:36 Elegy for String Quartet by Chun Hei Lau
No disrespect to any of the other compositions since I loved them all but the first one hit it out of the park! I had to get a blanket it gave me so many chills. Fabulous job.
I TOTLALLY AGREE YES VERY MUCH SO
@@arsema1025 SAME
So trueeeee I totally agree
@@arsema1025 YES OFC OFC
Yess gave me goosebumps especially with how well they played it!!!
That hypersonic sightreading made my day 💓
Big shout out to the hyper-talented composers in the twoset community. Splendid work!
Kevin Ou's piece was really special, it got me close to tears at one point. The 1st violin part at the very end was definitely reminiscent of Princess Mononoke ♥️
Every time Twoset plays Twosetter's compositions I really have a good time. It's so nice to hear the compositions of people who are living on the same timeline as me.
Georgii and Jiaqi did well with Brett and Eddy, I had fun especially with Jiaqi's expressions throughout the whole video. His smile is contagious, and it really amazed me to see it change completely by the end of the video.☺️
Very nice video, everyone!👏👏👏 This is a mighty special episode.❤️
What a lovely idea: fans compose music for a very talented group to play. I was most impressed with every piece. All different and beautiful in their own uniqueness. Thank Blokes, for interpreting the works so gently, stirringly and lovingly. Simply wonderful. Thank you all so very much.
I loved their facial expressions during the Hypersonic one, they were just having so much fun trying to scramble it together. The Squeeze on your legs was just beautiful. It had this kind of vibe and powerful and rich sound, I really had goosebumps. And the last one...just perfect.
Errr the squeeze on your legs actually grab your crotch but the woman’s husband grabs the random guy’s crotch…
Imagine having twoset (fourset) play your composition. What you guys are doing for classical music is astonishing. A new generation of lovers will come about through your efforts and sharing of your passion. Thanks guys for making it so accessible for the world.
Brett and Eddy are great promoters of classical music. This kind of video motivates me to compose so I can get Ling Ling's power! I posted my first compositions and your feedback is welcome 🎵
The fact that there was a Simply Piano ad before this wonderful video is devastating
Edit: I love the way the TwoSet Quartet was just vibing at 6:16
Simply guitar for me.
Yousician for me :3
Yo if the scherzo composer is here, I just want to tell you that the peace gave me chills, I loved it so much, I'd love it to see it on CZcams or even Spotify. Cheers and good luck with the uni
Idk if anyone commented, but #2 Scherzo means “joke” or “prank” in Italian… it’s nice how the jovial and funny mood was so evident, and how they laughed throughout the performance
Back in my day, we didn’t have any “friends” to play instruments with us. We would have to play the whole thing by ourselves! I remember fondly how kids would take a vacation to Chernobyl in hopes of growing other arms. Kids these days and their “help”.
I wanna draw that scene so bad lol
I loved this. I love the way Brett came out of his chair for the pizz part in the 3rd composition. Some very talented young composers out there!
wow, they’re all gorgeous but i just can’t stop replaying that last piece
Hi guys, my name is Saray, i'm from Chile, and maybe you can't belive it, but i'm LAWYER, the last year i lived with 6 musician, and now i'm impregnant of music and i LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, i can't read music, or even undertand everything what you talk, but i'm obssesed with your videos and fun, thank you for aproach to classical musical to people like me, and make us enjoy it
Omo wait... Is Georgii playing the viola? He plays so well. I love it.
Lots of viola solos in these pieces 💗
What a wonderful showcase on your CZcams channel to share these incredibly creative and young composers. Thank you for coming up with the idea and performing it so well.
I think the last piece has a tendency (idk if it's the right term but you get it) to become an orchestra piece.... All of these pieces does but the last one really gives me the vibes of an orchestra... That is my opinion.... Idk what's yours
Potential is the word I think you’re looking for
I lovedddd the studio ghibli inspired composition!! I recently binge watched a bunch of studio ghibli and that composition was amazing!!
I’m just saying… every single piece was AMAZING, but the last piece… That piece gave me goosebumps. My God…
1st = studio gibli
2nd = every jane austin novel adaptation
3rd = disney
4th = trapped in 4th dimension
5th = vikings but chinesse vibes
6th = interstellar. Outerspace
Omg, it's just the 1st minute but I'm already in love with this! 🥰🥰🥰 so lovely playing ❤❤❤ kudos to the lingling composers!!!
FINALLY! I have been waiting for months! This video inspired me to go back make compositions again. Also, were almost 3.60m subs!!!! Congrats guys
Edit: also, we need part 2! If you have time though, because we want to see more fan compositions and get a chance for our pieces be played.
The superconductor was insane. Love your content and it was funny seeing your faces when you saw how difficult that piece was. Great job.
That last one nearing the end legit sounded beautiful. Reminded me if music I'd hear in a movie.
Sounds so incredible and so talented! Carnival sounds so playful and fun!
Some very solid entries. Fun. Thank you so much for doing this. I really enjoyed the scherzo 2nd piece. And the canon was fantastic too. Outstanding
First piece beautiful. Felt like dancing with contentment on a warm day on a farm when the work is done for the day. Looking over a good days work and smiling to myself thinking, “all is settled.”
To all the performers, you were all wonderful! Beautiful phrasing and dynamics. All the composers were truly awesome, hope to hear more of your pieces and you all continue to compose music . Standing ovation for everyone!👏👏👏👏👏
I love the cello guy playing. Well all of them. More quartet performaces please 👏🤗
I adored the first one and the last one so much! I instinctively closed my eyes and just embraced the sound and imagery that popped up in my head. Such talent can be found within the community, and congratulations to those featured in the video. Your hard work has paid off! Keep on composing, and keep practicing everyone!
I don't know which piece I liked the most, being honest. All of them were unique in its way, so congrats to the composers and good luck, too! I had a very good time watching this video and listening to you four, you did a really good job :) I hope there will be more "fan compositions" performances in the future. See you next time! ^^
the first one actually reminds me of Gymnopedie! It was beautiful and my mind randomly put the video of the quartet Ray is part of playing that, loved it!
"you very talented linglings out there were able to compose these in 1 week"
if you can compose slowly, you can compose quickly
you can tell they all had a really nice time playing the ‘at the carnival’ piece. it’s very expressive
Update. Went to Carnegie Hall. Heard two fantastic contemporary pieces performed by Ensemble Signal. First by Michael Gordon, Weather One and second (Cruel Sisters) by Julia Wolfe.
Imagine closing your eyes and music washes over you. In trance like state. Open your eyes to see almost every violin and viola being held like a guitar being strummed while first violin imitating a harp with stinging pizzicato.
After performance grabbed a bite at restaurant near the hall. I see second (third?) violinist ordering a burger. Being out of character for a local I say hello, expressed my admiration for the entire ensemble. Then I asked if she knows 2Set? Yes she does. Told her I watched your fan composers from two days ago and I commented I’d be at Carnegie Hall tonight. So closing the loop.
1. See 2 set fan composer post
2. I post saying I’d be at CH to see if there was anything good tonight.
3. At CH. hear great music.
4. Meet violinist. Yes she knows 2Set
5. I tell her I’ll post again tonight regarding evening performance.
6. Here is post. Professional musicians around the world know 2 Set. So cool.
Bye.
All pieces are so good! Yall so talented. The last piece particularly struck me the most. It was amazing, very much like a spoken elegy. You can almost hear the melody speak. Kudosss!
I always will enjoy this series. Keep at it guys!!!
First piece, beautiful, totally hear the Joe Hisashi inspiration. Made me think of a less melancholic version of the scene in spirited away where Haku is finally freed, then ending with an imagined scenario of the end of Peter Pan with the Darling children returning to their home and touching down softly with Peter looking down sadly, knowing they cannot stay with him. 8/10 (I love Ghibli music)
Second piece, absolutely blown away by the intricacies of the music, and the sheer amount of complexity packed into it with all four instruments. The composer must have spent ages and gives me the impression they are a true polymath or a composing prodigy. 9/10
Third piece, very fun! I always enjoy instrumental storytelling, as readers can probably tell from my imaginings with the first piece. One minor critique (which is purely opinion and has no basis in the skill of the composer) is that I wish there was a more recognizable musical cue upon the "realization that the boys are late for dinner" and the transition into the "rushing" section. Either that, or make the end of the previous phrase more abrupt, and the rest between phrases longer. 6/10
Fourth piece... I'm not sure how much of my opinion is based on the difficulty of sightreading the piece and the small errors our lovely quartet inevitably made, or by my inherent dislike for atonal or discordant music (I know, I'm a philistene) but I did get the impression that the tone of the piece was slightly confused at some points. There was a consistent chaotic energy throughout the piece, but there were certain sections that started to sound like Gershwin (difficult to hear through the discordant background, but still) which then transitioned into something vaguely reminiscent to some of the action jazz style found in the soundtrack to Cowboy Bebop, and finally back to utter chaos. Do I just not like true jazz? Maybe. This piece gave me weird feelings. 4/10
I loved the fifth piece! While the storytelling was subtler than the third piece, I still found myself very engaged and especially appreciated the willingness to sacrifice extra complexity to allow the simple, but beautiful cello section to thrive. Additionally, the combination of Western scales with more traditional eastern scales (both recognizable at different points in the music) added a touch of variety that left me craving more. 8/10
Final piece... wow. Blew me away with the soundscape they created. Brings to mind a few things at different points. The first, of course, was the excitement of sitting in the midst of a crowded but quiet theatre as the full orchestra in the pit warms up, immediately cutting down the chatter of the crowd and enveloping everyone in a curtain of sound. The second was more abstract, a feeling of gazing up at the globe of a sky without the atmosphere impeding the stars, nebulae and galaxies on full display, and somehow having the strong feeling that space and the universe isn't quite as empty as we are told by science. A richness to the backdrop of stars and a feeling of closeness, and incredible distance at the same time, like a particularly enchanting planetarium. Composition "impressiveness": 7/10 , Personal Appreciation: 10/10
The last one made me cry. It was very beautifully written and I could feel so much from just a few minutes of listening. Kudos!
I like this vid already! I love the second one! Props to all the Linglings that composed these! :)))
all the pieces are amazing!! twosetters are so talented
This is my favourite style of TwoSet video. I love hearing fans' original compositions!
So many talented people out there! I throughly enjoyed every single piece and your performance.
Also, I want to raise a word for the viola as an instrument too. It has such a beautiful deep and dense sound and makes the other instruments shine so much more. I’m not a pro musician or classical music expert, but I wanted to spend a cheering word for all the violists out there and tell them there are people who appreciate the instrument they chose.
One of the coolest concepts. Love you guys
this is literally the most talented community ever
I love you
The fan compositions is by far my favorite ongoing series by Twoset. I hope more to come, love it.
Love the layered sound of the last piece! It gave me an impression of the natural sound of moving water resonating in a cave... Anyway, props to all the talented composers👏👏
1. oh my god that was MAGICAL. I loved it sooo much!
2. that was sooo gooood!!! I liked the vibe
3. that was sooo vivid! loved it so much omg it was funny and silly and all sooo good!
4. .... no words... just wow.
5. I love the melody ... most specifically when it starts out solo and introduced everyone else in
6. I am in love with this one... I've always loved slower compositions, especially those with such a sombre feel to them... it just MELTS my heart. This one was absolutely my favorite hands down.
the 3rd piece (At the Carnival) is so much fun, love that little motiff
Woaaahh I personally liked the first and the last pieces. They are so beautiful! What a talented community we have here! My ears are so blessed. Thanks, Brett and Eddy, for making this possible. I hope you can do a lot of playing fan compositions!
WOW these pieces are magnificent in their own way :D hope these people continue their journey :D They are all brilliant, but that last one just hits every point for me :D
Seeing an upload from twoset just really makes my day
The second piece is good! So playful and beautiful!
Scherzo means “joke” or “prank” in Italian… it’s nice how the jovial and funny mood was so evident, and how they laughed throughout the performance
It was just great to hear new pieces. You all played beautifully. Thanks.