The Tuba Virtuoso | Øystein Baadsvik | TEDxTrondheim
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- Make sure to turn your volume and bass all the way up for this amazing performance! The tuba might not seem like the most glorious instrument, but in the hands of Øystein Baadsvik it is so much more than glorious. This astounding performance is sure to leave you excited, speechless and wondering what on earth just happened to your ears! Wait for it... Øystein Baadsvik is currently the world’s leading tuba player and a CZcams sensation with over 4 million views. The only tuba virtuoso to have carved out a career exclusively as a soloist, Øystein is Norway’s most active and renowned musician. Since his international debut in 1991 where he was awarded two prizes at the prestigious Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva, Øystein has performed in famous venues worldwide and played with major international symphony orchestras including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Philharmonic, and the Orchestra Victoria of Melbourne.
Through collaborating with musicians from different genres and styles, Øystein has developed (and continues to develop) unique tuba-playing techniques that never fails to astound audiences the world over. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
If you have played a tuba before you probably also just ran out of breath watching this
haha now i know how my wife feels like XD
absolutely. as a tuba player who basically supports my section with my sound, I gotta breath so much. Phrasing is nonexistent.
I can't even remember what those two low notes are, but they took me back.
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Hahahaha
As a 20 year tuba player I must say that man is not just a virtuoso, he's the Tuba Sage at the top of the mountain. "It's not about the limitations of the instrument, It's about the player." That is tuba-depth profundity.
The best virtuoso isn't always a philosopher that teaches the masses, like Baadsvik does
I agree. He has amazing technique.
Two words - Patrick Sheridan.
Two more words - Sam Pilafian.
So you're saying he's a hack?
So you're saying there's only one virtuoso?
So you're saying you're the only one to get the pic the virtuoso?
Thank you so much
I think he's saying he's the best virtuoso
I’m a percussionist, but tuba was always my favorite brass instrument. When the Tuba line hits a chord and it’s loud and strong... man it hits your heart. The most beautiful sound in any band or orchestra
Mainly because you only hear us lol
Cheers....from a tuba player. That hits home.....Thank You!
Timpani and low brass are often (but not always) paired. Brass and percussion were later added to symphonic orchestral arrangements. Lower woodwind and cello pairings are common for the same reason. Oystein B glosses over the hilarious missteps in bass brass instrument history. Cimbasso, Serpent, Ophicleide, etc are delightful precursors to the modern tuba. He had limited time, and didn't bore the audience with the precursors.
"You don't choose the Tuba life, the tuba life chooses you." - Some guy online
Wtf why is that actually true though
yeah actually, during 6th grade I wanted to play the trombone>trumpet>french horn
instructor AND band had me voluntold to play the tuba
since then, haven’t stopped since, going into freshman year now!
@@canopygroup6796 fr I actually didn't want to play in band but the school messed up my schedule and put me in band😂 they told me to play tuba so I did and haven't stopped
@@joshuarodriguez7021 play your heart out. You won’t regret it. Don’t pinch your lips too much, don’t be afraid to sound like a dying whale practicing. Try staying after school and try learning how to do some crazy sounds or figure out bass lines to popular songs, they’ll love you
same i chose: flute, trombone, euphonium, clarinet, saxophone, percussion, trumpet, but i got told only tuba was available, and i love it and don't regret it ever in the 4 years ive played so far
It makes me happy to see a tuba being used more melodically, I can only imagine how how that would sound live, would completely over power the room and sound amazing
Meanwhile my band's tubas:
Sees 16 note "*WHAT IS THAT*"
i had to play 32nd notes at 160 beats per minute for 2 measures
Middle school
Yeah I don't think Czardas was written for tuba lmao.
Tyler Grabowski hold up WHAT?!
I'm still like that lmao
I hate 16th note with a passion
Where are my fellow tubists at?
EPortals yeah boi
Yeah bb!
Right here
C tuba and contrabass clarinet right here
here
“He is also know as the tuba god” - Former tuba player
"He is also known as the tuba god" -Current uba player
“He is also known as the impossibly fast tuba player”
-middle school tuba player
I had lots of fun explaining trills and flutter tounging to my little siblings
"He's good on his strange trombone" - Drummer
I play tuba and all i have to say is
WOW...JUST WOW...
as a tubist myself, this is one of the most impressive performances I've ever seen
And you know all young tubists are now attempting to learn that stuff at the end
This IS an excited Norwegian audience. You know Scandinavian reserve.
In a "classic" concert you do NOT cheer within, you applaud at the end and if you are REALLY exited you get up and give "standing ovations".
And in symphonies with more than one part you only applaud at the very end and NOT in between!😉
hahahhaha so funny kkkkk
I live in Friesland. Similar 'intense' emotions... but some 50 years ago there was a blues performance of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee and to my utter exaltation there was some movement in the crowd: like the upcoming tide at a moonlit dawn. And waves rolled slowly to our muddy shores like friendly horses that came to drag me away...
@@andriesscheper2022 "And waves rolled slowly to our muddy shores like friendly horses that came to drag me away" - 7th century desecrator bleeding out on the wadden sea after the frisians cut his balls off, sacrificing him to the gods.
This man's eyebrows are the most intense thing I've ever seen.
It helps to get higher notes
he traded his hair for eyebrow powers
cold audience, stunning artistic performance and skill
Of course they were cold, the performance was in Norway! Most people in Northern Europe don't squeal and whoop at performers in the way that many audiences do in the U/S. That sort of histrionic reaction to an interesting demonstration of skills is often viewed as being ridiculous; inappropriate.
I'm totally heartbroken that the music wasn't enhanced by constant screaming.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠🤠🤠🤠
He is an absolute legend of a tuba player coming from a fellow tuba player in college right now. He makes it all seem so effortless and clean!
Makes me angry that the audience had no interest in such a good performance
He hasn't a good sound? If you even play any musical instrument and you think that...you should not be playing.
Militärmärsche
wtf?
Well, TED talks aren't exclusively for musicians, so they were experiencing something new.
I'm a tuba player, and I was neither captivated by the performance, nor the narrative.
As the organiser of this event, I can tell you that the audience was well and truly into this performance. Norwegians are just a bit more restrained as an audience.
I had previously never thought of the Tuba as "cool", this video has changed my mind completely. XD
Even as a tuba I never saw tuba as “cool”, mostly just necessary and “earthshaking”
Any euphonium and tuba players here? 🙌
Max Ramos yes
I was in high school and college
Max Ramos me! Although I haven't played euphonium in 20 years.
I play both
YEAH!
yep, many Hispanic style tuba players refer triple tonguing as “el helicopter” effect
Some of the best tuba playing I have heard is Ranchero!
Yeah, I'm from México, and that is right.
facts, Hispanic tubaist here
Jajaja yes! 😂 also on the uphonium aswell! 🙂
Hearing Fnugg live was one of the best parts of my year.
I had the honor of seeing him in Iowa in 2018. It inspired me to want to get back into the tuba and treat it seriously.
I found this video on a whim, I just wanted to see some master tuba players. That dudes original composition actually made me cry. I was NOT expecting that, lol. Well done sir, well done 👍
This is so hard to do. Really amazing... He's using the tuba like it's a trumpet and a beatbox machine XD. versatillity in a big old instrument. Awesome.
Yes.
In 1937, my dad was the Grand National Tuba solo Champion of the United States at age 16…he went on to become the brass section leader of The United States Marine Band “The President’s Own”….triple tonguing a tuba is no joke! Bravo to this guy!
This is what I love about the internet. Finding video's like this with an amazing inspiring tuba musician! :)
As a tuba player this is amazing to see.
I don’t think many of you non tuba players (also non brass players) understand how impressive this is, in terms of his dynamics, breath support/lung capacity and his tone quality is awesome
"It'll be Alright..." absolutely beautiful.
*spams first valve*
Clarinet player *sees valve*
As if. He’s slurring all of that. I struggle to play 16ths at anything above like 100. Thats so painful.
When in doubt, first valve
@@geoli6407 the valve transitions on low brass are fairly choppy so slurring can sometimes sound like tounging if it's fast. neither of us know for sure tho
@@justmusic9669 Friendo, those are rotary valves. Still valves.
I never thought of a tuba as such an emotional instrument. Man I just got goose bumps, that's so amazing.!
At the first minute playing tuba like this I would die. What a breath!
The fact the he is standing up and moving around amazes me bc i have to sit just to play really good.
Yeah, he’s using a smaller model, because Eb and F tubas are generally smaller. But it’s still impressive he can do that.
@@TarekMurray3 true,
The audience looked dead.
That's the audience at an average Ted talk. Bland thoughtless twats
szar
ez a leg job
The performice was less then amazing, nothing special about that.
Maybe she should of got out of her pajamas for the show ?
Thank you for to share the TUBA WORLD!! Greetings from Colombia.
jorge eduardo gonzalez herrera greetings from USA
This guy practices 40 hours a day. Legendary.
the best 15 mins of my life...
I had a buddy back in highschool who played the tuba. We took a class trip to disney world and he carried his tuba everywhere. It wasn't until we got to the airport ON OUR WAY HOME that he realised that there were WHEEELS on his tuba case. lmao!
I play cello, and I was captivated by some of the beautiful sounds coming out of this instrument. Bravo!
“He is also know as the tuba god” - Former tuba player
Imagine if he got a rotary stuck 💀💀💀
I remember when my university had him come and perform for us live and have a master class.
Me before his show: Tuba? Whatever.
Me after his show: Tuba?! OMG I DON'T EVEN PLAY TUBA AND WANT TO PRACTICE!!!!
All these years later and I still get goosebumps. Phenomenal job!!!❤️
Tuba, on not tuba? It's not even a question! Go, tubists! Former euphonium and tuba performer, United States Army Field Band, 126 Army Band, and Jubal Brass.
Thank you for your service!
The iron lung ain't gotta tell you where it's comin from
no wonder I could always RIP the water pipe cuz I usto play tuba
I had the honour of working for Harvey Phillips in the 80's and 90's. Thank you so much Oystein Baadsvik for taking up the flag (and the instrument) and driving it to new heights of exploration and expression. I have heard a lot of tubas in my life (I am not a player, was just an organiser and support worker for TubaChristmas events) - and the expression, range, and subtleties - and flexibility - of this performance is right in keeping with Dr. Phillip's philosophies of Tuba. Thank you. I am thrilled to hear your work.
I had a private lesson from this man back at itech 2002. I helped out getting musicians where they needed to be at the conference and for this my private lessons instructor David Palmer got me a lesson with him for a half hour he’s absolutely the most phenomenal to the player there has ever been or likely will ever be
I played the tuba in high school and it led to a lot of great things...
Don't leave us in suspense. ... o_O
Well, forgive me for assuming that you mean it didn’t lead to much. If so, that’s your fault. If you didn’t get a free college education out of it, that’s a complete waste and shame. There are tons of college bands and not a “ton” of players for certain instruments.....I was an “average” tuba player and received my degree for free🤷🏻♂️
I think he was referring to getting laid a lot as the guy in the vid refers to marrying the girl from school..
I started in 8th grade now I’m a Sousa player in my band. I’m so glad I switched from clarinet to tuba. Wonderful decision.
My high school has that same tuba
Truly amazing to see an bass instrument being played like an euphonium... I okay euphonium. Amazing stuff nearly cried
Probably my favorite Tuba player of all time. I love watching your videos. I'm in college playing tuba and trying to do grad school. You've given me the most inspiration to play the tuba because of the cool things we can do with the instrument.
Life without Tuba would B Flat!
Colin Pettit ha
Lol
Best comment ever
That joke sure was A Sharp one!
That joke was so good, I have to press F to pay respect.
I used to play tuba so I really understand just how hard it is to do what this guy did on stage. Holy moly
Dude those multiphonics towards the end were awesome
... he didn't use multiphonics
@@zandergrier1302 he did though. Almost the entirety of his last performance was multiphonics
@@zandergrier1302 Than what did he use? I'm sure he used multiphonics because he said he would use them before he played the song.
This was absolutely beautiful, brought tears to my eyes.
Great man, and amazing musician.
God bless!
You are my hero! What a beautiful tribute to the misunderstood and underestimated tuba! Thanks so much.
I met this man and watched him perform in person. It was insane.
Very cool performance. I played myself for several years a trombone and my dad played at the same time didgeridoo. This made me experiment with playing techniques and your performance reminded me about these times in my childhood. I really understand how complex it is what you just showed. Very impressive, I take a deep bow.
Your techniques seem to have quite some similarities with how people play didgeridoo.
Whole new perception of the instrument! Splendid performance!
insanity. that was amazing
Many composers have written tuba works for Øystein Baadsvik. I love his way of tuba playing, have many of his discs.
his original song literally drove me to tears. oh the feels.
I'm so impressed! Truely amazing! this has inspired me to practice my tuba even more. I always knew tuba as such a great instrument. Everything else is accompaniament! Thank you, Oystein Baadsvik!! From one tuba player to another!
Meeting Oystein Baadsvik was one of the greatest experiences of my tuba collegiate career. One of the kindest, most talented, musicians out there.
Beautiful mate☺
Tuvan tuba. I can die happy.
I love the tuba so much!!!😍
I love it!
120 trombone players disliked this video.
Charles Castle while 109 cornets looked at other videos.
dont forget the thousands of euphonium players
Why can't we all just get along?
@@breadmashups ,что за мода,говорить про тромбонистов ,что они дизлайки ставят?
@@tf-ej8vo factzzzzzz but I mean yhe lip yrill on this guy😵
ive actually played fnugg in front of an audience, i never knew he made it
So cool!
Beautiful playing!
i play tuba too. this is an amazing instrument.
Amazing musician!
i agree also u are the first respects
I have no idea it's posible. Love it.
I live on a short cul-de-sac street and there are 4 houses on the north side. The name of the street is Primrose Lane. Totally by chance, 4 tuba players have lived in those houses. One person has now passed away and one went away to college. Also, the street was named after the song, “Life is as Holliidayy in Primrose Lane” written by Red Callender, a now-deceased professional jazz tuba/bass player. I was born in 1947, almost the same day as Miraphone Tuba Company (which we all play. )
Wow. That piece he wrote is really nice. I appreciate his pianist’s contribution as well.
"coolest instrument on the planet," yup
It would be incredibly flat if it was that cold
I prefer clarinet or saxophone xD
But that's probably because I'm a clarinet (and almost jazz) player eheh
I didn’t see the baritone in this?
I digress
Eupho is best
Dennis Wang it's the same fam., bro
I am a new tuba player of 6th grade band and this was just cool and soothing to watch. Great background music 👍
Never stop goofing around!! -fellow trombonist
Baadsvik is the embodiment of the joy you get out of playing the tuba.
He'd be a hit in the Outback of Australia.
Those eyebrows dow!!!!
TazerGlen most tuba players have very good eyebrows like me cause I play tuba and i have perfect eyebrowsn
>=D
Looks like an angry bird
This guy looks exactly like the host of "Cash Cab" a trivia program inside a Taxi in New York City.
This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Very, very impressive! There is also a meeting of tuba players (I forget where it is held) in October called the "Octubafest".
I’m a simple horn player but I gotta say this man has all my respect
What an amazing performance. At the end, it sounded very reminiscent of a digeridoo. I wonder if it is possible to do circulatory breathing while playing the tube to keep that droning noise going without the pauses for breath.
c31979839 it would be pointless. no music on tuba needs to hold a note that long. if you wanted to play an entire song as a long, giant slur then maybe?
You can in fact circular breathe on on a tuba. I can do it myself, takes a lot of practice to get it though.
Aidan Edwards it’s basically the exact same as doing it on a didjeridoo. i’m not saying it’s hard or impressive. i’m saying it’s pointless because the music never calls for a 5minute sustained note.
Billy T Mahler 1 third movement
Andy ok. 1 songs does. you got me. stuff like that is written for a lot of bass instruments but generally they either subtly drop out and back in to breathe or stagger breathing with others in their section. you can’t maintain intonation and a bold sound with circular breathing.
You just have to love this instrument and this man! Marvelous.
After seeing this video for the first time about a year ago, Fnugg actually inspired me to switch from trumpet to tuba for marching band and concert. I have no regrets about doing it and will probably be using Fnugg as my I&E competition piece in a few years.
This guy is the Joe Satriani of tuba.
Gestapo Pussyranch this is such an underrated comment😂😂
google François Thuillier ;-)
I wonder if that last tone was played or sung :D I don't event get to that height on the horn (which is usually a lot higher than the tuba already) and I play for 10 years now.
Multiphonics. The harmonies are so satisfying, but really tough to do accurately.
It's definitely possible to play that high if you have the perfect embouchure, but not many people are able to play that.
Daniel Syrowatka it's actually not as hard as it looks and sounds. I'm only 19 and a freshman in college and I can play notes up there. It's just a matter of figuring out how to do it
It's a matter of relaxing, while holding your embouchure in just the right way.
I’ve been playing 3 years freshman in high school and multiphonics and high notes are super easy
Bravo! Fantastic tuba recital
that was REALLY cool....Thank you!!!!
And he does this all standing!!!!! With no sheet of music for reference!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
most soloists do
If he did this with sheetmusic it would be far more impressive lmao
now ik why people in my band say we tubas have a cult lol
Потрясающее выступление! Потрясающие мелодии! Потрясающее мастерство!
Awesome!
*I play the tuba!!!!!*
Me too!!!
But I'm only in 6th grade. I'm first chair
Join me my fellow tuba players!!!!!!!
Heya same
Same
4:00 me trying to hit that c3
bro thats like c6
It's much than incredible ! It's beauty ,art and love that deserves music
This is a great piece
What is the name of the song he played
Placido Huber czardas
how do you pronounce his name
I believe it is oye sten bods vik
Geatle tuba john
the letter Ø is pronounced like "ea" in pearl
Oyster soup
As cynical mentioned above ea as in pearl
Y as in boy
The double a is pronounced like awe
Weak but with a v
Conventions are only what has worked best so far.
The greats change the way we play the instrument forever.
That was the coolest thing ever. 5 thumbs up.