Debussy - « Clair de Lune » on the theremin

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Update, seven years later : • Claravox Centennial | ...
    Playing Debussy's famous "Clair de Lune" on the #theremin - which is a very special musical instrument, invented in the 1920s by a Russian scientist (Leon Theremin). You play it without even touching it through electromagnetic fields - generated by two antennas. On the vertical one you control the pitch, and the other one determines the volume.
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @gblanctheremin
    @gblanctheremin  4 года назад +5000

    Arrrgh this terrible rendition doesn't deserve 2M views!! Please have a look to this update >>> ruclips.net/video/ZVue-QsxuzA/видео.html

    • @tron-do7ii
      @tron-do7ii 4 года назад +558

      your right, it deserves twenty million.

    • @TheGreatDicktater
      @TheGreatDicktater 4 года назад +166

      I suppose you'll simply have to take another crack at it, it would be great to see how much farther you have come by comparing the two!

    • @jeridburleson2100
      @jeridburleson2100 4 года назад +48

      This is beautiful

    • @Calamitytoo
      @Calamitytoo 4 года назад +30

      Grégoire Blanc judgmental or what! He’s a kid, it’s a theramin and you’re not very nice.

    • @florpleborp2275
      @florpleborp2275 4 года назад +83

      Grégoire Blanc Had me angry for a moment then I realized it was you lol

  • @veronicaschoemer
    @veronicaschoemer 4 года назад +22029

    When the ghost haunting your house is a really big romantic

    • @Mawi202
      @Mawi202 4 года назад +16

      Veronica Sch lolol

    • @jamien.5528
      @jamien.5528 4 года назад +35

      More like big Debussy fan

    • @anthonytroupe4923
      @anthonytroupe4923 4 года назад +53

      Oh my GOD, Joan it's 4 in the morning!! Can you sing when the sun is up??

    • @Apelles42069
      @Apelles42069 4 года назад +58

      *impressionist

    • @yolisamsomi1130
      @yolisamsomi1130 4 года назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ashleylauw6151
    @ashleylauw6151 5 лет назад +4738

    I like to imagine that this is a lonely robot put on the moon by nasa and its singing its tune to the depths of the universe

    • @notbubblystarters05
      @notbubblystarters05 4 года назад +141

      Now I can't get that image out of my head. 😐🥺😢🤖🌕

    • @Platina_
      @Platina_ 4 года назад +70

      If you haven't already, I suggest you guys check out the song 'Hello World'. I think you'll like it.

    • @feifizheng9986
      @feifizheng9986 4 года назад +2

      Would like, but you're at 123 so I won't.

    • @wareforcoin5780
      @wareforcoin5780 4 года назад +4

      @@feifizheng9986 Go ahead and like, bro. Someone else already took one for the team giving the 124th like and we're good until 666.

    • @jhin6181
      @jhin6181 4 года назад +2

      Okay, but, like, why?

  • @chudeexiste7329
    @chudeexiste7329 Год назад +1430

    Two things
    1) Holy shit this guy is good
    2) There's a perfect greenscreen to place this guy in space flying throughout the cosmos, it's right there

    • @Hibubbles0315
      @Hibubbles0315 9 месяцев назад +44

      SOMEONE DO IT

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 9 месяцев назад +27

      Nah just slap it over the flying lawnmower and you got yourself some fine art

    • @Momo-bb2fn
      @Momo-bb2fn 8 месяцев назад +11

      dam bruh you're about to motivate me to learn how to use a green screen just for this

    • @TheTal200
      @TheTal200 7 месяцев назад

      C`mon, were waiting@@Momo-bb2fn

    • @marcustegtmeier
      @marcustegtmeier 24 дня назад

      I made it years ago ruclips.net/video/dJJO7OG_1WI/видео.htmlsi=LSU7EdZ0fHC-ZrSS
      Enjoy!

  • @cicalinarrot
    @cicalinarrot 3 года назад +3629

    Someone: "You'll never be a good musician without getting some blisters on your fingers"
    This guy: *this*

    • @marshallemmet1366
      @marshallemmet1366 3 года назад +228

      You can't be a good musician without risking carpal tunnel still.

    • @mariamell9798
      @mariamell9798 3 года назад +4

      Hahhha best.

    • @JennyBeaar
      @JennyBeaar 2 года назад +22

      singers...

    • @EMLtheViewer
      @EMLtheViewer 2 года назад +33

      @@marshallemmet1366 Singers: hold my beer

    • @Crossfirev
      @Crossfirev 2 года назад +61

      @@EMLtheViewer If you aren't risking carpal tunnel while singing, you're not singing right :)

  • @DanielSilva-yc4ub
    @DanielSilva-yc4ub 5 лет назад +32307

    That's the most emotional mosquito I've ever heard! I wouldn't even mind it flying all the way around when I go to sleep...

  • @Danny-kd4zf
    @Danny-kd4zf 5 лет назад +10604

    I'm here because of a joke I just read. "I'm thinking about selling my theremin. I haven't touched it in years."

    • @KikonSketches
      @KikonSketches 5 лет назад +418

      So I was about to comment "wait I'll take it if you don't want it" but then stopped then facepalmed and felt completely disappointed in myself...

    • @okbutjikook
      @okbutjikook 4 года назад +111

      Kikon AHAHAHA r/almostawoosh

    • @WilliamSantos1915
      @WilliamSantos1915 4 года назад +5

      Hahahahahahahaha

    • @XPrincess30
      @XPrincess30 4 года назад +15

      I don’t get it someone explain

    • @iloopedaround2798
      @iloopedaround2798 4 года назад +53

      porcelain when playing a theremin you don’t touch it at all it’s all in the movement of your hands

  • @freemanmoser2829
    @freemanmoser2829 4 года назад +6944

    This is what I imagine an opera singer that can’t open their mouth but still has an incredible range and tone would sound like

  • @aarr8936
    @aarr8936 2 года назад +3070

    Anyone who's messed around with a theremin knows this is the most talented person to ever exist

  • @Alex-gy6ox
    @Alex-gy6ox 5 лет назад +11412

    Somebody:How do you play that instrument?
    Gregoire Blanc: ✊✋👌👋👊👉👇🖖🤙🤞

    • @ronniesucks
      @ronniesucks 5 лет назад +7

      stolen comment

    • @Alex-gy6ox
      @Alex-gy6ox 5 лет назад +6

      @@ronniesucks ruclips.net/video/Eo3jslsZ1vo/видео.html

    •  5 лет назад +3

      You cropped your PFP wrong. Get rid of the white border. You're the only cult member with that PFP where it's not edited right

    • @Alex-gy6ox
      @Alex-gy6ox 5 лет назад +27

      @ I'm special okay

    • @elik25
      @elik25 5 лет назад +3

      Every single video I watch there’s always someone in the comments with your profile pic I’m scared

  • @pluto1655
    @pluto1655 5 лет назад +5121

    humans: i bet aliens play wierd intruments with electromagnetic waves or something...
    also humans:

    • @jackyt22
      @jackyt22 5 лет назад +3

      XD

    • @user-wp8vr7vh7k
      @user-wp8vr7vh7k 5 лет назад +44

      I like how your profile pic is a picture of Pluto and you're talking about aliens

    • @davidemura4444
      @davidemura4444 5 лет назад +19

      Electric guitar: Am I a joke to you?

    • @1014p
      @1014p 5 лет назад

      Davide Mura well yea in this video. To play this as well as he is shows this could have been good if developed more.

    • @anakinGTI
      @anakinGTI 5 лет назад +7

      Costa we are the aliens in the universe

  • @leob9464
    @leob9464 4 года назад +4313

    Actually a really beautiful sounding instrument. Doesn't sound like a "natural" instrument but the sound doesn't feel artificial. Beautiful pitch and slightly haunting.

    • @plastiqbeach7487
      @plastiqbeach7487 4 года назад +118

      It is actually used in a lot of horror movie soundtracks

    • @RandomAwesomeism
      @RandomAwesomeism 4 года назад +34

      Heard a musical saw once THAT was naturally haunting

    • @leob9464
      @leob9464 4 года назад +8

      @@RandomAwesomeism please explain to me what in the fuck you mean

    • @peggyfranzen6159
      @peggyfranzen6159 4 года назад +1

    • @DereBear
      @DereBear 4 года назад +11

      Leo B if you run a violin bow along a metal saw for cutting, it’ll ring out. The pitch depends on how much you bend the saw

  • @dharmeshmistry342
    @dharmeshmistry342 3 года назад +1766

    It’s like a violin and singing combined, actually sounds lovely.

  • @misterclean7570
    @misterclean7570 5 лет назад +15879

    I can play the guitar
    I can play the drums
    I can play the piano
    This guy:
    I can play *_air_*

    • @saiprabhamittal2419
      @saiprabhamittal2419 4 года назад +28

      Why don't you have more likes😂?

    • @dranoradragonqueen1494
      @dranoradragonqueen1494 4 года назад +4

      lol

    • @dedededee
      @dedededee 4 года назад +96

      Mister clean technically he plays the frequencies in the air but ur still funny tho

    • @laaguafiestas1046
      @laaguafiestas1046 4 года назад +10

      Delia Delia hi Karen HOw r yah?

    • @dedededee
      @dedededee 4 года назад +12

      Laaguafiestas last time that joke was funy ‚ok boomer‘ wasn‘t a meme yet.

  • @kranmaster
    @kranmaster 4 года назад +2851

    There is an appalling lack of appreciation for how incredibly difficult and amazing this performance is.

    • @Boxxcutter
      @Boxxcutter 4 года назад +34

      right? the top 3 comments on any RUclips video are memes from children..

    • @yoosh9034
      @yoosh9034 4 года назад +22

      not really but good on you for finding a way to act like you’re the only person who understands i guess

    • @kranmaster
      @kranmaster 4 года назад +33

      @@yoosh9034 Good on you for illustrating my point.

    • @yoosh9034
      @yoosh9034 4 года назад +7

      kranmaster yep, guess it was just 2deep4me and all the other simpletons to appreciate, I’m just glad we had you around to point it out
      how pretentious could you possibly be lmao

    • @kranmaster
      @kranmaster 4 года назад +23

      @@yoosh9034 How insecure & entitled could you possibly be to not only read a bunch of nonsense into a general observation, but take it as some kind of personal affront? Time to take a break from the screen.

  • @thepinkviolinist
    @thepinkviolinist 4 года назад +12715

    *violin is the hardest instrument to play*
    This guy: hold my *air*

    • @Whatismusic123
      @Whatismusic123 4 года назад +157

      "Most hardest" lmaooo

    • @Whatismusic123
      @Whatismusic123 4 года назад +173

      Connor Boling yes.

    • @highr8764
      @highr8764 4 года назад +26

      Nasiah wait , but what is he gonna use if he doesn't have his air ???

    • @thepinkviolinist
      @thepinkviolinist 4 года назад +5

      Sandwish 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @thepinkviolinist
      @thepinkviolinist 4 года назад +16

      Don’t Censor Hentai oh snap thanks. Didn’t realize my mistake 😂

  • @mkmuaqibizzuddin6885
    @mkmuaqibizzuddin6885 3 года назад +294

    Alternate title: Guy massaging air while humming Clair De Lune in high pitched voice

  • @964jasper
    @964jasper 5 лет назад +1930

    wait.. this is actually... incredible???? he's mastered such an incredibly difficult instrument.

    • @ChickenFingers42
      @ChickenFingers42 4 года назад +52

      Seriously, though. When RUclips recommended this to me I thought, wtf is this and after the first few seconds I thought, this is fucking beautiful!

    • @praisethereeves
      @praisethereeves 4 года назад +17

      @@cherrynado until the fire nation attacked

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 лет назад +3609

    And people say "dAng HOw doo yOu pLAy THe ceLlo, iT hAS nO fReTS?"

    • @anaceweirdo1579
      @anaceweirdo1579 5 лет назад +193

      Meanwhile the cellists:
      "Listen here ya uncultured swine
      Sit down and listen cause I'm not gonna say it twice
      First put your fingers on the FUCKING fingerboard"

    • @oldbird4601
      @oldbird4601 5 лет назад +33

      IKR guitarist annoy me so much I want to believe that there are good intelligent guitarists out there but I can’t seem to find them 😅

    • @ArcadianWizard
      @ArcadianWizard 5 лет назад

      a random cannoli potato watch me finger that cello 😈

    • @dohansethereal1336
      @dohansethereal1336 5 лет назад +9

      @@oldbird4601 There is, and he's more into bass, search @Davie504

    • @jazz_intown4723
      @jazz_intown4723 4 года назад +17

      As a cellist, I felt that

  • @thomaswilliams2723
    @thomaswilliams2723 4 года назад +9574

    this dude made a brave choice standing in front of a green screen doing these hand motions.

  • @mirandafuller4444
    @mirandafuller4444 3 года назад +460

    I think the theremin has the most haunting sound ever and hearing it play this song was so emotional for me I dunno why.

    • @Beau1990
      @Beau1990 2 года назад +8

      Agreed. As Theodore Mosby would say “hauntingly beautiful”

    • @radioactivepanda2082
      @radioactivepanda2082 Год назад +3

      Like being haunted by a mosquito 😂

  • @nnnyel
    @nnnyel 4 года назад +8827

    nobody:
    mosquitos when I'm depressed on my bed lying down:

    • @big_sad_wolf
      @big_sad_wolf 4 года назад +56

      ROCK SOLID was that “nobody: “ necessary at all?

    • @chryspaul5
      @chryspaul5 4 года назад +14

      Xevix 291 not really also if no one said nothing then everyone said something, wrong usage

    • @ismagicgone626
      @ismagicgone626 4 года назад +31

      I wish I had mosquitos that sang me to bed.

    • @aliencommander632
      @aliencommander632 4 года назад +8

      @@chryspaul5 the nobody is that nobody asked

    • @mahougesu170
      @mahougesu170 4 года назад +3

      @@aliencommander632 Yah but there's nothing after the "nobody" so it's a redundant statement. If it said "everybody" then it would actually look like everybody asked nothing which would mean nobody asked

  • @kurt4001
    @kurt4001 5 лет назад +4839

    them: what type of music do you enjoy?
    me: well its complicated

    • @xjc211
      @xjc211 5 лет назад +16

      kurt then: well can you describe it?
      me: probably not without sounding crazy
      😂

    • @carolsmith1461
      @carolsmith1461 5 лет назад +9

      Me explaining this to others: well you see.... you play air

    • @ExistentialIntrovert
      @ExistentialIntrovert 5 лет назад +10

      Simple... This is classical..

    • @kurt4001
      @kurt4001 5 лет назад

      @@ExistentialIntrovert wow thank you i didnt know that

    • @rudaguimaraes9
      @rudaguimaraes9 5 лет назад +2

      Not You it could also be electronic music since it is being played on the theremin, even though the piece itself is classical

  • @edusam4133
    @edusam4133 5 лет назад +7690

    Welcome to: episode 72736 of "Why is this in my recomendation list?"
    This time: An alien sonata

  • @heiss9971
    @heiss9971 2 года назад +215

    Man Debussy is so so so good. I love Debussy. You love Debussy. We all love the Debussy.

  • @sashal1493
    @sashal1493 4 года назад +6036

    Nobody:
    The mosquito in Edward Cullens bedroom:

    • @dust195
      @dust195 4 года назад +38

      Edward who now

    • @saltymoxi9026
      @saltymoxi9026 4 года назад +58

      Just Some Little Kid He’s the vampire from twilight
      I’m laughing so hard at this comment

    • @sashal1493
      @sashal1493 4 года назад +4

      Sammy Scribbles 😂

    • @sos-pl8pf
      @sos-pl8pf 4 года назад +12

      This comment made me cackle

    • @HariGardner
      @HariGardner 4 года назад +6

      @@dust195 lol

  • @BaconBot360games
    @BaconBot360games 6 лет назад +5438

    Imagine some aliens coming down to Earth and being like "Yo, we heard you guys playing this song and we made a cover." then just start playing this on some weird alien instruments.

  • @K.D.Meyers
    @K.D.Meyers 5 лет назад +1803

    So much more on-pitch than most theremin players. Absolutely fantastic!

    • @bren3750
      @bren3750 5 лет назад +5

      I think the term you're looking for is "in tune"

    • @K.D.Meyers
      @K.D.Meyers 5 лет назад +26

      @@bren3750 Either is correct, actually.

    • @JJ-zo7jv
      @JJ-zo7jv 9 месяцев назад

      @@bren3750’on pitch’ would be more correct actually

  • @Santos.Sarmento
    @Santos.Sarmento 3 года назад +381

    The best part is to see an young man who dedicated his time to give us this wonderful concert. Congratulations and thank you very much.

  • @ABRASILERA17
    @ABRASILERA17 5 лет назад +6662

    Is no one applauding and appreciating the amount of discipline and respect this dude had to put into not only the music, or this incredible instrument but into himself too. That’s pretty amazing!

    • @kimjiwon5484
      @kimjiwon5484 5 лет назад +19

      Agree. I think this is just another music cover video like john may or mad arranger, not a meme !!

    • @buckslearningcooperative2082
      @buckslearningcooperative2082 5 лет назад +27

      It IS amazing! Thanks for pointing out all his hard work learning and practicing.

    • @feanturidur6422
      @feanturidur6422 5 лет назад +9

      All this hard work for a shit sound xD well done

    • @n.fejzic
      @n.fejzic 5 лет назад +17

      Simon He subjective is the quality of sound, what's shit for you may be awesome for others.

    • @David-zy1lr
      @David-zy1lr 5 лет назад +28

      @@n.fejzic Just like the fact that Simon He is shit to others but amazing to his mom

  • @peeping.
    @peeping. 7 лет назад +6931

    3:32 "I must go now. My planet needs me"

  • @achille-claudedebussy4040
    @achille-claudedebussy4040 5 лет назад +79010

    I kinda made this for the piano, but this aight

  • @umesuginskee
    @umesuginskee Год назад +28

    なんて美しいのでしょう!今日日本では本当にきれいな皆既月食が観測できたので、この曲がぴったりでした!

  • @rexiannello2964
    @rexiannello2964 4 года назад +473

    When he said, “🤛🤜👌👇🤘👆👉🤚✊🤏☝️👈✋🤙🤞👊👉👌” I felt that

  • @rubygloom73
    @rubygloom73 4 года назад +722

    holy shit. the INTONATION. the DYNAMICS. the PHRASING.
    i'm a violin player but i think theramin is too often dismissed for being "that weird instrument"... there were moments in this that absolutely blew me away with the absolute control this guy has. big ups man!

    • @adlirez
      @adlirez Год назад +16

      Right? It gives me Erhu vibes and I love erhu music

  • @makiskunk
    @makiskunk 4 года назад +1588

    I don't remember Five being this sentimental

    • @kiiyang2535
      @kiiyang2535 4 года назад +124

      After about 48 years of isolation, you don't know what be going on in his brain 👁️👄👁️

    • @sweetnightdelivery6584
      @sweetnightdelivery6584 3 года назад +53

      oh my god i was just thinking who he looks like and saw this! ahhahah

    • @justexisting184
      @justexisting184 3 года назад +14

      A mosquito bit him pretty bad

    • @sofiagarcia4387
      @sofiagarcia4387 3 года назад +8

      LMAO I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM TOO HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAH

    • @myrrau.575
      @myrrau.575 3 года назад +20

      Guess this was the only source of entertainment back in ye old apocalypse

  • @JacobCarlson
    @JacobCarlson 3 года назад +1053

    Did he key out his green screen and replace it with... green?

    • @tuesdaywithanh
      @tuesdaywithanh 3 года назад +74

      Oh wow, did he? That's kind of hilarious

    • @petercavanaugh2434
      @petercavanaugh2434 3 года назад +25

      I can't believe you noticed that lol

    • @Knicols
      @Knicols 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/Xn6pCQZfvoE/видео.html

    • @JonatasMonte
      @JonatasMonte 3 года назад

      O _ o

    • @mariamell9798
      @mariamell9798 3 года назад

      @Weird Content Guarenteed i have laughed so much in that hahah.

  • @ro1andag508
    @ro1andag508 4 года назад +9637

    **its a cold stormy night, you just slapped a mosquito, the mosquito sings it’s final song with its broken wings as it slowly fades in and out of consciousness, as the song ends you see a little tear forming in its eyes as it stares at the human who just wouldn’t understand the mosquito needed blood to bring home to its family..**

    • @dangit4391
      @dangit4391 4 года назад +477

      😂 this is the funniest sad comment

    • @helenagutierrez284
      @helenagutierrez284 4 года назад +445

      Sounds like the mosquito had alcohol trouble, midlife crisis, and dying Wouldnt have bother him anyway

    • @lollipoppergirl
      @lollipoppergirl 4 года назад +434

      why do I wanna cry over a fictional mosquito

    • @goslingbro
      @goslingbro 4 года назад +139

      Good, I hate mosquitoes so god damn much.

    • @delicraziee2171
      @delicraziee2171 4 года назад +150

      YOU HAD NO REASON TO DO THIS TO ME

  • @Celebriedad
    @Celebriedad 5 лет назад +1429

    3:27 oh, so he was a ghost all the time. Makes sense.

    • @xavierdelslay
      @xavierdelslay 4 года назад +4

      Celebriedad LMAO

    • @vfa9761
      @vfa9761 4 года назад +2

      I'd be the 666th and I liked the comment, but don't like this number so gonna be here afterwards 😅

    • @anonymousaccordionist3326
      @anonymousaccordionist3326 4 года назад +4

      Imagine a ghost whose eternal torment was to play the same song forever.

    • @zia2804
      @zia2804 4 года назад

      Holy shit LMAOO

    • @matheobelmonte7525
      @matheobelmonte7525 4 года назад

      This is pretty much the script of the sixth sense

  • @raidennaz1590
    @raidennaz1590 6 лет назад +17066

    either i'm high on this song or this dude totally looks like linguini from ratatouille

  • @pjandbolt1399
    @pjandbolt1399 3 года назад +58

    I feel like this would be played in an indie tv show where a wacky teen and a duck would be having coffee in a cafe but their drinks are blue and nothing matches in the decor

    • @macym4681
      @macym4681 3 года назад +14

      i have no idea what this is but i know exactly what this is

  • @violetm8655
    @violetm8655 4 года назад +649

    He was around 17 or so when he played this piece and now he's 23. Time flies.

    • @XYuneeX99
      @XYuneeX99 4 года назад +19

      yea, and now he has a mustache that makes him look like 40!:D

    • @aishamuratova2671
      @aishamuratova2671 3 года назад +7

      @@XYuneeX99 Cette moustache est incomparable, pourquoi ils sont toujours offensés (

    • @dazza2350
      @dazza2350 2 года назад +1

      Yes time does indeed pass

    • @thegreathornedrat1219
      @thegreathornedrat1219 2 года назад +3

      @@dazza2350 time is known to do that occasionally

    • @tabinb.6984
      @tabinb.6984 2 года назад +1

      @@thegreathornedrat1219 just on occasion?

  • @Alexroux78
    @Alexroux78 4 года назад +8805

    dude, never EVER stand in front of a green screen

    • @maiguelairou8145
      @maiguelairou8145 4 года назад +2095

      he must now accept his faith, he will become a meme

    • @Michael_______
      @Michael_______ 4 года назад +175

      @@maiguelairou8145 juuuuuust do it

    • @nimluikham11
      @nimluikham11 4 года назад +436

      Let's see what you all made. Links please

    • @YourFreeBeats
      @YourFreeBeats 4 года назад +152

      @@nimluikham11 Oh, I got this, Gimme a day or two....

    • @johannah8560
      @johannah8560 4 года назад +126

      @@YourFreeBeats It's been 2 days

  • @mhikl4484
    @mhikl4484 8 лет назад +1678

    This chap is very good on this instrument. He does not over use the vibrato. He has a very good ear and control. And so young, too.
    Namaste and care,
    mhikl

    • @natefroggy3626
      @natefroggy3626 5 лет назад +1

      does his right hand do anything

    • @connorcorn7309
      @connorcorn7309 5 лет назад

      @@natefroggy3626 volume, I think

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  5 лет назад +16

      @Nate Cason, pitch on the right hand (vertical antenna), volume on the other one :)

    • @natefroggy3626
      @natefroggy3626 5 лет назад

      @@gblanctheremin how do you articulate between the notes

    • @gblanctheremin
      @gblanctheremin  5 лет назад +9

      @Nate Cason you articulate by shaping the volume, as you would do with a violin bow for instance. Observe carefully the left hand :)
      Have a look at gregoireblanc.com/en/theremin-en/ to read more about the theremin !

  • @matthewstanley1521
    @matthewstanley1521 3 года назад +132

    I love Theremins. They have such varied sounds. Sometimes they sound like an opera singer, while other times they sound like a saxophone, an ukulele, a radio, or even a kazoo. But most times, they're beautiful sounding all the same.

  • @lanceuppercut789
    @lanceuppercut789 5 лет назад +2849

    me:
    youtube: THEREMIN VIDEO FROM FIVE YEARS AGO??
    me: ok

    • @thebeardedjohn
      @thebeardedjohn 5 лет назад +7

      Six.

    • @Whatismusic123
      @Whatismusic123 5 лет назад +6

      Very original, everyone loves this.

    • @allyson--
      @allyson-- 5 лет назад +6

      We dont look for originality, we look for familiarity

  • @halonaterjfun
    @halonaterjfun 4 года назад +625

    An Alien Alone in his saucer, staring into the universe.

    • @officerari
      @officerari 4 года назад +16

      After being rejected by the human race...
      Edit: sorry i just cant help adding on to stories but it would be pretty cool if more people added to the story idk

    • @caise3910
      @caise3910 4 года назад +18

      ... for stealing a deep fryer from Burger King in the year 2510

    • @TheCollectiveHexagon
      @TheCollectiveHexagon 4 года назад +3

      Doctor who.

    • @Swirrenttv
      @Swirrenttv 4 года назад +1

      Aw don’t do this to me 😭

    • @TornaitSuperBird
      @TornaitSuperBird 4 года назад +1

      Volkswakeén Well, to be fair... Burger King that far in the future would probably be some actual monarcho-corporation where Whoppers and french fries are simultaneously both food and currency. So, seizing the means of production in this case would be means to cripple the economy.

  • @rekokovero9155
    @rekokovero9155 5 лет назад +1877

    Anyone wanna buy my theremin? Haven't touched it in years

  • @luckenglishguitar440
    @luckenglishguitar440 2 года назад +22

    This piece has accompained me on several insomnia and endless anxiety nights. Listening to it on this instrument made me cry,

  • @anniewoddy8010
    @anniewoddy8010 3 года назад +1045

    This sounds like a animal crossing character is singing it

  • @PKLevel99
    @PKLevel99 6 лет назад +8406

    I did not understand a thing

  • @psinjo
    @psinjo 5 лет назад +2263

    I've seen this instrument before, but it always just feels so weird to watch... like... how do you learn to play this thing?
    "yea a B is... somewhere over here... and you wiggle your pinky like this to make it flat, but make sure your thumb doesn't move or you change octaves"

    • @marios1861
      @marios1861 5 лет назад +178

      lol you're probably spot on.

    • @DEAN-ek7dw
      @DEAN-ek7dw 5 лет назад +67

      This comment is so underrated

    • @bellamango6708
      @bellamango6708 5 лет назад +183

      yeah it literally changes depending on your environment too just hope you have good internal pitch and pray nobody walks in front of it lol

    • @jet535
      @jet535 5 лет назад +65

      @@bellamango6708
      It would be horrible in a band on stage and someone gets a little bit too close and ruins it 😂

    • @TSkye-ij1dy
      @TSkye-ij1dy 5 лет назад +73

      It requires a good ear so you can just kind of feel where the note is. It's musicians thing only though lol

  • @DustbinFunkbndr
    @DustbinFunkbndr 3 года назад +55

    This is what the melancholy aliens who visit me at 3:17 am sound like

    • @TheCloud785
      @TheCloud785 3 года назад

      333 - We come in Peace 👽

  • @kilonkay5962
    @kilonkay5962 5 лет назад +195

    Debussy: So I wrote Clair de Lune, its kinda hard to play
    Gregoire: *Hold my air*

  • @diegostambaugh8559
    @diegostambaugh8559 5 лет назад +541

    K but we all know a orchestra of mouse are in the box secretly playing and he’s conducting

  • @bananbean
    @bananbean 5 лет назад +4457

    There is a greenscreen for a reason.. memers, GO WILD!

    • @angelus3108
      @angelus3108 5 лет назад +803

      Send him to a beautiful nebula, let him rise from the water of lakes, let him fly into the air as he plays, and let him chase people in a sad ghost costume

    • @alexreaves7202
      @alexreaves7202 5 лет назад +63

      @@marcustegtmeier you know what, I'm subscribing to you just for that lol
      Amazing job👌👌👌

    • @mrchrunchasmr
      @mrchrunchasmr 5 лет назад +10

      Durpio ahahahha go stupid

    • @missmarshall500
      @missmarshall500 5 лет назад +16

      @@marcustegtmeier brilliant!!

    • @aerisricaplaza7361
      @aerisricaplaza7361 5 лет назад +12

      Someone better put a cat there. 😂😂

  • @reconzar
    @reconzar 2 года назад +32

    There's a comment that made me want to write a poem about a mosquito so here it is.
    Still be the waters on first summer's day
    Awoken and risen to drops of morning dew
    From the cool night frost formed on wild hay
    As frogs and birds sing their daily tune
    She flies high above as we twril in ribbon and dance
    This short chance to make my advance
    Eyes that shimmer in glamor keep me in trance
    Until she is compelled from our romance
    Fly away, fly away, from the dying of the light
    Fly away, fly away, from the cruelty of blight
    Fly away, fly away, into the restful new night
    In tears I am propelled towards this new smell
    Secret portal hidden in caverns that giants dwell
    Landing in fields of hair, I drink a sip Until I am felled
    Crumpled and fading I say my final farewell
    Be still and gentle on this warm summer's day
    Be still and gentle on this good summer's day
    Be still and gentle on this last summer's day

    • @angelinasurzhyk6655
      @angelinasurzhyk6655 Год назад +1

      Damn, this is amazing though!!!👏

    • @skapaloka222
      @skapaloka222 Год назад +1

      actually beautiful art pls tell me this is written down somewhere else too

    • @reconzar
      @reconzar Год назад +2

      @@skapaloka222 unfortunate that it is not, but that what makes it unique. forever lost to the sea of comments flooded by the entirety of wonderers of the web of connectivity. I am grateful though it made it to you and you enjoyed it and that you went out of your way to tell me. It made me smile, and because of that. Thank you.

    • @reconzar
      @reconzar Год назад +1

      @@angelinasurzhyk6655 thank you, I really truly appreciate this. I wish you all the very best.

  • @sugartab
    @sugartab 5 лет назад +114

    This instrument has such an eerie yet beautiful tone. I’m in love

  • @karim-hc6qw
    @karim-hc6qw 5 лет назад +4113

    all right lads, we have the anthem for the area 51 raid

    • @MiguelBaptista1981
      @MiguelBaptista1981 5 лет назад +17

      You are all stupid, and deserve to be shot.

    • @MiguelBaptista1981
      @MiguelBaptista1981 5 лет назад +14

      By the way, I don't want you to be shot, I just hope no one is stupid enough to go raid a highly secure government area.

    • @oogabooga5272
      @oogabooga5272 5 лет назад +7

      Miguel Baptista we will get in you will see

    • @unknowjlm
      @unknowjlm 5 лет назад

      @@oogabooga5272 You will get in? Sure, you will get in trouble!...

    • @memelord7447
      @memelord7447 5 лет назад +1

      Mañana my boi

  • @mynameisbenL
    @mynameisbenL 4 года назад +709

    This sounds like if mosquitoes sang in Disney movies.

  • @mirandafuller4444
    @mirandafuller4444 3 года назад +44

    I especially love this song with the theremin. I think it's the most haunting instrument, coupled with this very delicate song. It just sounds perfect to me.

  • @emilioromero9682
    @emilioromero9682 6 лет назад +2123

    That sounds like if R2D2 could sing. Amazing.

    • @basielu
      @basielu 6 лет назад +26

      Ems Romero you just made my heart explode

    • @arckocsog253
      @arckocsog253 6 лет назад

      :D

    • @aidanmccormack5443
      @aidanmccormack5443 6 лет назад +31

      I can picture him looking out into space just humming to himself, haha! That’s awesome

    • @aphrodisy918
      @aphrodisy918 6 лет назад

      tricia's floral haberdashery pow

    • @Pookie1-q2w
      @Pookie1-q2w 6 лет назад

      Hahahahaahahhaaa omg 😂

  • @dienzer9098
    @dienzer9098 5 лет назад +775

    Playing with air. The last Airbender...

    • @jauxro
      @jauxro 5 лет назад +15

      I honestly wish the show had introduced sound manipulation as something airbenders could do lol

  • @Lishadra
    @Lishadra 5 лет назад +136

    The fact that someone can play magnetic fields or whatever the heck a theremin plays with blows my mind

  • @Marco-ze4qk
    @Marco-ze4qk 3 года назад +39

    If Debussy had lived on the Spaceship Enterprise:

  • @eddington111
    @eddington111 5 лет назад +1884

    *anybody thats confused about what the hell theyre watching at 2am instead of doing homework then heres the explanation:* hes playing an instrument called a theremin which has two high frequency oscillators and the pitch of the two oscillators is controlled by how far or close the player's hand is from the two oscillators, its a very difficult instrument and this kid is a master at controlling it.

  • @noelic6744
    @noelic6744 5 лет назад +1413

    Damn how stable his hands are!
    And I thought pro violinists had the most stable hands.

    • @liliangrace247
      @liliangrace247 5 лет назад +95

      Noelic the way he vibrates his hand is similar to violinist, so it makes sense. It’s like he’s playing an invisible violin, but with different positioning, almost. :)

    • @wallacesantos0
      @wallacesantos0 5 лет назад +29

      @@liliangrace247 Almost. But he must take care to not move his body too

    • @liliangrace247
      @liliangrace247 5 лет назад +83

      Wallace dos Santos true. Violinists can move to the music but this dude has to be completely precise with every movement or else it’ll affect the electromagnetic waves. Something us violinists don’t have to worry about ;) 😊

    • @Treebroughtmehere
      @Treebroughtmehere 5 лет назад +29

      Lilian Grace I’m glad my violin doesn’t use electromagnetic waves

    • @liliangrace247
      @liliangrace247 5 лет назад +5

      Treebroughtmehere honestly though

  • @vernallapin
    @vernallapin 4 года назад +31

    When I found this, it was 2AM and the moon was directly outside my bedroom window. I went and sat in the little pool of moonlight on the floor and looked up at the moon while listening to this, it was really nice.

  • @chiusaperferie
    @chiusaperferie Год назад +3

    This makes me cry , so melancholic and beautiful and alienlike. I think Heaven sounds like this

  • @gastibelza6417
    @gastibelza6417 5 лет назад +3046

    3:29 Mr.Stark I don’t feel so good...
    Edit : sah what a pleasure 3000 likes

  • @l3st4rins98
    @l3st4rins98 7 лет назад +2764

    Feels like clair de lune alien version

    • @azardvideos
      @azardvideos 6 лет назад +18

      So this is accurate to the title because the english translation of Clair de Lune is "Moon"light

    • @m0rfans
      @m0rfans 6 лет назад +13

      Clair de Hoth.

    • @sailechz
      @sailechz 6 лет назад +3

      or a cat whose tail you stepped on

    • @gerardgag
      @gerardgag 6 лет назад

      AzardV it isnt though

    • @odic7660
      @odic7660 6 лет назад +2

      Lestari N.S
      3:32 proof , he is an alien !

  • @aldegeuse.sogo9886
    @aldegeuse.sogo9886 4 года назад +403

    Nobody:
    A ghost loudly crying facing the moon:

  • @irby706
    @irby706 3 года назад +19

    This dude must play the violin too because that wrist control is p h e n o m on a l

    • @yahoo12345jojo
      @yahoo12345jojo 3 года назад

      2:04, the right hand is so delicate and precise I just--

  • @ailinmonalli7787
    @ailinmonalli7787 4 года назад +305

    I listened to this with my pet on my chest while she was dying... i miss her so much and she will be always on my heart. Thanks for the good times we had together. ❤️

  • @peettims6569
    @peettims6569 4 года назад +285

    When the aliens finally destroy earth, this plays in the background as credits roll

  • @derncan7094
    @derncan7094 4 года назад +2352

    Uses green screen to put himself in front of a green background

    • @MrSmart199
      @MrSmart199 4 года назад +77

      Maybe he used a blue screen

    • @eddydrouet1888
      @eddydrouet1888 4 года назад +48

      @@MrSmart199 his sweater is blue

    • @brown-axolotl7244
      @brown-axolotl7244 4 года назад +7

      Eddy Drouet pink then?

    • @eddydrouet1888
      @eddydrouet1888 4 года назад +8

      @@brown-axolotl7244 pink has both red and blue combined.

    • @duppy404
      @duppy404 4 года назад +19

      @@eddydrouet1888 Pink doesn't have any blue... you're thinking of purple. Pink is light red (red + white)

  • @rahmatbagas3988
    @rahmatbagas3988 10 месяцев назад +6

    Kind of a music instrument that could fit well with a space exploration journey. Vast, unknown, hauntingly captivating and beautiful.

  • @judy2406
    @judy2406 5 лет назад +394

    I'm suddenly obsessed with the sound of the theramin, but there isn't a big variety of videos with it... anyway that was lovely ♡

    • @kpDiDDy
      @kpDiDDy 5 лет назад +10

      So few players have the control to hit the pitches so precisely like this. He’s amazing

    • @twistidfolk7629
      @twistidfolk7629 5 лет назад

      It's not the same vibe at all but if you want to hear this instrument embedded in a good rock song, check out the video on RUclips for Walk With Me by Richie Kotzen. There is some in there. He's also a phenomenal guitarist and singer. 👍

    • @samwallaceart288
      @samwallaceart288 5 лет назад +3

      The movie “First Man” has a theremin as it’s lead instrument in the original soundtrack; fitting instrument because it resembles a human hum but also has connotations with space-travel, making it the perfect instrument for a movie about Niel Armstrong processing the death of his child while riding a rocket ship. Didn’t like the movie personally, but it’s use of theremin is such a smart move on a meta level, and the soundtrack’s use of it really redeems the instrument by using it unironically to show off its strengths.

    • @warrengamameilhardin
      @warrengamameilhardin 5 лет назад

      Look for a movie called Theremin: an Electronic Odessey

    • @VenerabIe
      @VenerabIe 5 лет назад +1

      Not a big variety..?
      Gregoire Blanc, Armen Ra, Carolina Eyck, Peter Pringle, Decostruttori Postmodernisti, to name just a few immensely talented thereminists. That should keep you occupied for at least a year.

  • @someone0362
    @someone0362 4 года назад +839

    3:27 my dad when i born

  • @liminal-lesbian
    @liminal-lesbian 5 лет назад +99

    Honestly, this is exactly what Debussy would’ve wanted

  • @AsuntoTuyo
    @AsuntoTuyo 4 месяца назад +1

    She did a great job playing this! Angelic sounding. I love the theremin!

  • @reallynow5357
    @reallynow5357 5 лет назад +1018

    So this is what Steve Roger's been up to before he took the super soldier serum 🤔

    • @pleitedieb9290
      @pleitedieb9290 5 лет назад +3

      Bro i just watched the movie like 2 hours ago haha

    • @user-vj4qx6xs9m
      @user-vj4qx6xs9m 5 лет назад +1

      What’s the reference

    • @reallynow5357
      @reallynow5357 5 лет назад +4

      @@user-vj4qx6xs9m captain america: first avenger

    • @lennyrose5852
      @lennyrose5852 5 лет назад +4

      Aw kinda mean

    • @kelseyholden8563
      @kelseyholden8563 5 лет назад +1

      Really Now I thought I was the only person who thought he looked familiar 😂😂

  • @pinkfloydian365
    @pinkfloydian365 6 лет назад +202

    Debussy was an oniric musician. This puts him into another level of dreaming. So emotional as always...

  • @davehshs651
    @davehshs651 8 лет назад +1761

    Nice to know that the theremin can actually sound beautiful.
    Some of the contemporary "compositions" I've heard made me think it was an instrument created for nightmare music in a haunted house.

    • @scacs73
      @scacs73 7 лет назад

      ahahah!

    • @JazzInATinCan
      @JazzInATinCan 7 лет назад +10

      Jakob Bro: color sample
      Prtishead
      Tom Waits: November
      Lot of good uses of theremin !

    • @startariot5648
      @startariot5648 6 лет назад +2

      listen to clara rockmore :)

    • @Ferrichrome
      @Ferrichrome 6 лет назад +1

      Fantasia for Theremin is actually pretty good upon repeated listens.

    • @maxkolbl1527
      @maxkolbl1527 6 лет назад +8

      Let's be honest, its sound is perfect for spiiky music though!

  • @katiem.3109
    @katiem.3109 Год назад +3

    I never thought hearing a song on the theremin would make me cry, but here I am. Beautiful, moving rendition.

  • @twodays8041
    @twodays8041 5 лет назад +1253

    Number 5, is that you!?

  • @marveljames4256
    @marveljames4256 4 года назад +2117

    You could say he's an "Air Bender"
    I know where the door is.

  • @jeremyenjaynes9954
    @jeremyenjaynes9954 3 года назад +39

    1:25 I love this prolonged high note. It almost sounds like an opera singer.

  • @MarsLos10
    @MarsLos10 6 лет назад +130

    This instrument is SO interesting. It sounds like a soprano alien😂 but I definitely love it and wish I had one of these

    • @yeepyorp
      @yeepyorp 5 лет назад

      Ada Pieńkowska How?

  • @charzington
    @charzington 5 лет назад +594

    ok but somebody tell me this doesn't remind me of them ghost duet things.

    • @iloveyoutaha8679
      @iloveyoutaha8679 5 лет назад +4

      This is exactly what i was thinking, i love it

    • @esme_melody
      @esme_melody 5 лет назад +1

      OH YEAHHH

    • @soggunnuggos982
      @soggunnuggos982 5 лет назад

      OMFG I WAS LOOKINF FOR THIS COMMENT

    • @hannahtucker1442
      @hannahtucker1442 5 лет назад

      YAAAAS LOVE THE GHOST DUETS WITH MY WHOLE HEART

    • @FelixHelix
      @FelixHelix 4 года назад

      This is because Louie Zong, who makes the cute ghost duets, uses a theremin (albeit artificial) for their sounds!

  • @_yellow
    @_yellow 5 лет назад +197

    You should play Bach's Air on the Theremin, that way you'd play air on air.

    • @Unbridled-Whimsy
      @Unbridled-Whimsy 5 лет назад

      Lol, yes!

    • @Pong0_
      @Pong0_ 4 года назад +2

      And he should play it live @ air studios so he playing air on air at air.

    • @Lazauya
      @Lazauya 4 года назад +1

      @@Pong0_ he should do it live too so hes playing air on air on air at air

    • @Kim_Witt
      @Kim_Witt 4 года назад

      @@Lazauya he should play it on an airborne plane while being live that way he's playing air with air on air on air on air

  • @MagicalGirlContractor
    @MagicalGirlContractor 3 года назад +8

    My mother was very recently diagnosed with cancer and after two months of mayhem and so much work I remembered this and I'm back here after all these years at 4AM when I've go work in the morning.
    After all these years it's still constantly amazing and touching as the first time I watched it. If anything it gets shorter every time.
    I know you think your rendition isn't up par with standards but it's the one I love. It's the one that's giving me respite, and the chance to finally let it all out.
    Musicians are amazing...

  • @hwahwa3347
    @hwahwa3347 4 года назад +921

    so we just ignore the fact that this dude looks like linguini

  • @shyaquino4520
    @shyaquino4520 5 лет назад +36

    I'm falling in love with Claire de Lune all over again

  • @lunacraftcrochet
    @lunacraftcrochet 5 лет назад +77

    Yooooo, it's on pitch! That's amazing. As if playing an instrument you can actually see isn't hard enough.

  • @ashujchwd
    @ashujchwd 3 года назад +6

    Thanks youtube for saving some good videos for me for 2020.

  • @Baither
    @Baither 4 года назад +308

    This guy gets alot of Debussy

  • @GoPieman
    @GoPieman 5 лет назад +206

    Editor: So, what background do you want over your green screen?
    Gregoire: Yes

  • @lejet-_-40
    @lejet-_-40 6 лет назад +1969

    Debussy, i love debussy. Sometimes all I can think about is debussy.

    • @Whataname92
      @Whataname92 6 лет назад +38

      LeJet Thank you! I clicked on this video solely to look for any comment that made this reference/joke!

    • @-fish-3316
      @-fish-3316 6 лет назад +40

      depussy

    • @coto5917
      @coto5917 6 лет назад +4

      More of an Alkan/Liszt fan.

    • @inaayachen7592
      @inaayachen7592 6 лет назад +14

      PAPA STALIN haha nice I didn't think he meant depussy until you typed it out thanks for letting me understand the joke dude haha

    • @-fish-3316
      @-fish-3316 6 лет назад +3

      Inaaya Chen no problem

  • @ozboomer_au
    @ozboomer_au 3 года назад +6

    Sweetest playing of a theremin I've heard in decades. Pitch perfect... and exceptionally well done. Thanks for posting....