Muselar Virginal Demonstration
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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Muselar (also muselaar or muselars) virginals were made only in northern Europe. Here, the keyboard is placed right of centre and the strings are plucked about one third the way along their sounding length. This gives a warm rich and fundamental sound (somewhat reminiscent of a square wave), but at a price: the action for the left hand is inevitably placed in the middle of the instrument's sounding board, with the result that any mechanical noise from this action is amplified. In addition to mechanical noise, from the string vibrating against the descending plectrum, the central plucking point in the bass makes repetition difficult, because the motion of the still-sounding string interferes with the ability of the plectrum to connect again. An 18th century commentator (Van Blankenberg, 1739) said that muselars "grunt in the bass like young pigs". Thus the muselar was better suited to chord-and-melody music without complex left hand parts. The muselar could also be provided with a stop called the Harpichordium (also arpichordium), which consists of lead hooks being being lightly applied against the ends of the bass strings in such a manner that the string vibrating against the hook produces a buzzing, snarling sound.
Muselars were popular in the 16th and 17th centuries and their ubiquity has been compared to that of the upright piano in the early 20th century, but like other types of virginals they fell out of use in the 18th century.
I honestly don't understand why most music artists out there aren't computer artists... This melody brings tears to my eyes. Music is just like another language, you can speak this language whenever you want, but whenever you choose to tell a tale you can record it to be told again and again... This story speaks to me in a beautiful way.
Hi. This piece is my work. I suppose it is probably influenced by real pieces I've heard over the years, but basically it's just stuff I have in my head that can pretty much continue on for a half hour. BTW I am really Zugstar. Vaporthug, the poster of this video, is my roommate who videotaped me using a very good HD camera and software. He had to edit the piece down to a listenable time for posting onto this site because I actually played for about 20 minutes. I hope you liked the melody.
Mity Nice Quality Advice I like it!
The new 'Virginal Keith-Jarrett' is born although I hear some progressions of Scarborough Fair ;-)
It was gorgeous! In fact I came to the comments to find the composer.
love it
Very nice! I would love to hear the whole thing. Your key changes are fun....
The sound of the past and so very beautiful
@AFNYOAQIS
Yes, it's Latin which translates to "Music is a solace of great labours"
I can imagine the young Ludwig Beethoven smashig a keyboard like this beautyful one and his father smashing his little head for it.
This instruments were so delicated and also sophisticated for that time.
Yes, many Great Masters sat down at instruments similar to this one. The sound in person is very pleasant and can't be rendered in a recording, especially on youtube :-) I feel blessed to be able to use it and I hope my presentation here on youtube helps show this type of instrument to people who may never have known about them
I'd say it was a little earlier than Baroque in style, but fantastic anyway!! It's amazing how much varied and beautiful music you can get from such a limited keyboard. Bravo
you can't get the same sound electronically, plus the feeling of pressing the keys is very nice cuz you feel the key pluck the strings. a unique sensation
your touch/this majestic virginal are real work of arts.congratulations.I built my muselar,here in Chihuahua,Mex.
I have never heard of the virginal, sure sounds pretty cool.
Thank you. It really lasted about 12 minutes but my roomie who filmed me cut it down to about 4 minutes in his editing software so viewers would not become bored :-)
I was surprised by how loud the keys are. You can hear them banging on top of that sweet sound.
Technically he shouldn’t be pushing the keys down far/hard enough for the to hit the body of the instrument.
@@Ekvitarius Thanks for that info. I knew it was a quiet instrument, but not so quiet that you could hear the keys banging over the notes.
Yeah harpsichord technique is quite different from piano technique.
this is absolutely beautiful! keep it tuned like that! really gives us a glimpse in the past.
It's official - I'm in love! Now I want a virginal! It is absolutely exquisite...I just love that sound...:)
Beautiful and lovely sound from that. Brilliant absolutely gorgeous.
How wonderful are the feet of Him who brings good news.
To anyone interested in these instruments, I recommend the book by O'Brien about the Ruckers family of harpsichord makers. Very well documented and compiled, very thorough.
Muchas gracias por esta información, me sirve de mucho
...And I can tell you do it beautifully, the music you created here is just like it came right from Baroque era, especially the first part of your playing - it's an incredibly beautiful melody... Someone might say it resembles Beethoven's Marmot a little bit, but I'd say it doesn't; it seems really original and beautiful. William Byrd would be happy to write something like this :))
Great music, beautiful instrument! Thanks for sharing.
Love this!! 😍 (forgive the emoji ~ I just don't have the musical vernacular to express my appreciation for this music being played on this instrument.) It was only recently that I learned of the virginal while listening to the performance of another RUclipsr. Thought it was a harpsichord. Beautiful sound! And, your composition is something that set well in my soul. Don't know if it is Early Music, Baroque, or Renaissance, but I like it! Thanks so much for sharing this. And, BTW, something that sounds this beautiful is not boring to me at all. Four minutes only whets the musical appetite for more! Again, many THANKS! New subbie who has shared this video.
It looks and sounds beautiful!
Uprated, shared. A couple of viewers just asked me about old instruments. You play well, it's a nice piece and pretty instrument. I happened to see one of these in the Medieval museum at the Château d'Ecouen near Paris, where I live now. There was also a book on "old instruments" in a house I just rented in Provence. Very nice clip -- bravo!
You should professionally record this song and get other instruments on it, since I think it's your invention. It sounds absolutely awesome.
beautiful instrument
holy sh.....that's a gorgeous instrument
Apresentação bela e educativa.
I'm in love. I want one...
+Runaway Suzie I also want one of those beautiful devices!
After Iohannes Couchet Antwerp 1680
~ A full sized Muselar Virginal with an Arpichordum stop in the bass.
Range C/E to c''' 45 notes short octave. Case dimensions: 68'' long by
19.5'' wide and 9'' deep. www.robertsonharpsichords.com/page/price_list_robertson_harpsichords
In the past, They used to call that box of swine or something, because it reminded them of the sound of pigs snorting!!!!!! :) Isn't that hilarious? But it's not really so bad. I really like your perception of it. I love the virginal and all it's players and admirers.
@TheStatue1
I'm sorry but I don't know anything about temperaments or scales. I just sit down and play notes that sound nice to my ears
*Jester, constow cease your comedie anon! The huntsman's venison doth not*
*agree with me... attend me to the stool anon!!*
LOL no the Virginal is very beautiful... I can imagine Juliet taking lessons...
Nice work, thanks for posting!!!
Very nice improvisation.
That's it . . .I'm captivated ! Gotta find this on C.D. ( And I want one , too ! )
I love that instrument and music. Who wrote the music?
Very well played!
Wow. Beautiful.
@Roniel81 Variations on "La Folia"
@vaporthug record this please and upload the full version of it online, it's a miracle of sounds.
I came back to hear this beautiful piece... I just remembered it out of the blue. Do you have a full recording somewhere, or otherwise would you mind publishing the sheet music? It's too beautiful to be lost to the abyss of oblivion
I love the painting “music lesson” by vermeer
I've always taken everything apart when I get it. Most of the time it goes back together the same way. I think a lot of people like to see how things work.
Hi! Congratulations! I wanted to know where did you get a virginal. It's a very rare musical instrument...You play it very well!
@MatheuSRhapsody This is user Puppyjump who did this video but have it posted on my friend's Vaporthug site. The song has no name as I just made it up from scratch.
Oh, "K" is nerd-speak for multiplier of 1000, so, $2,000 to $4,000. In hard economic times, these are cheaper, so you can find one for $2000 right now. Google "virginal for sale" from time to time, and you will find one. They are rare because each one is hand made, but they still cost far less than a good piano.
@Roniel81
Oh, it's not anything official. I just sit down and improvise and make it up. I can't read music so I just play what's in my head
Hi this is Mark again with my new name Puppyjump. A note about ratings: I see I usually have an almost perfect rating of 5 stars. In one sense this is not justified because it's the same rating level that other posters have who are playing difficult works from the great masters at a professional level. However, if one views and rates my posting as that of a hobby, then I will accept the high ratings that I have received.
Mark (Puppyjump)
Did you compose this tune? it is so nice !
Muselaar
Que bonito ❤️
Damn that"s nice, congrats!
it sounds really cool :)
What a beautiful flying wheel watch. What's the name?
It is based in the old and once used as virginal teaching "les follies de spagnie"?
Heheheh yeah it looks very nice (and it is). But it's not a $70,000 watch. I paid $89 for it from a Heartland America catalog (the silver colored one was $79). It's a very nicely built Steinhausen "model of 1923" reproduction that is self winding and has about 30 jewels, and sapphire crystal, front and back. I hate electronic watches that need batteries. You can usually also find them on the internet or in the Skymall catalogs on airplanes
2 to 4k is very cheap. You might find some old straight-side zuckermanns for that, but you're not likely to find a flemish muselaar fully decorated with papers and a painted motto for under $10k.
@AFNYOAQIS "Music is a sweet solace for great labors"
Wonderful instrument, but something else took my eye: is that an IWC turbillon on your wrist? Magnificent timepiece if it is...
Sounds more Renaissance. I like it. Something like I would create. Perhaps you and I should do some work together. Movie scores? Video game music?
sorry about my ignorance, but what do you mean by "Virginals cost about 2 to 4 K."... what does K mean???
Mity, wouldn't you be interested in taking your medieval music skills to an international company? A game in particular, RuneScape is based in the middle ages and much of its soundtracks are very similar to your music. The company that owns it is Jagex, located in England. There are dozens of other games which deal with your type of music. Give it a look!
@jhonwask
wow what a cool idea. I'd like that
Epinette ? ne s'agit-il pas d'un clavicorde. Les cordes ne sont pas pincées mais frappées. Ceci dit, c'est délicieux.
What song is that?
Hi this is Puppyjump at the keyboard. Puppyjump is the screen name that I now use to post videos. Check it out to see a new electric Bike I designed
Virginals cost about 2 to 4 K.
Where can I buy one? Is there any virginal constructor/seller in the world?
@DAKPLAT es un virginal, no una espineta
I think the clacking noise happens when I hit the key too hard and in back it hits the bottom of the lower guide. Maybe more felt would help, or, perhaps being a bit more gentle on the playing would help :-)
More felt under the jack rail would stop the keys hitting the bottom, if that's what the noise is. It certainly shouldn't be there.
What does "Musica Magnorum Solamen Dulce Laborum" mean? is it latin?
What is the range of this particular muselar? I've heard they go from C/E to F3, but I wouldn't know what C it starts on (or E for that matter).
Typical range is 4 octaves C to C, but with short octave (it means you see an E, but is tuned to C). The lowest C available is C2 in scientific notation (I hate British / German notation with ''''''' and doubled or tripled letters), that is 2 octaves below middle C (C4).
Can you please say what musical piece has been played here?
Can anyone please tell me the name of the song he's playing?
Hi This is Puppyjump. I'm the one playing. There is no name for this song. It's my composition
Puppyjump Stop it you could at least come up with a name. Call that shit baroque paradise
@@Puppyjump The music referred me a lot to Frescobaldi, Rameau or even to John Byrd.
What temperament is this in?
Beautiful instrument, congrats. Actually this is not a muselaar but a virginal. A muselaar would have its keyboard more to the left and have a different string layout.
This IS a muselar virginal. The spinet virginal has the keyboard to the left. I have one of each. They are so different in sound.
reminds me of queen elizabeth 1 tudor
The 'complaints' come from the directness of the action: finger - frame - stand - floorboards. The whole harpsichord family suffers the same way. Remember, when built, the 'aristocratic' owners didn't have neighbours to worry about lol.
how much does that cost???
Is that instrument original? (Nice watch, too.)
virginal
this was the same instrument katherine howard played while she was getting molested by her music teacher poor girl
all these comments from like 9 years ago and i'm just tryna do my project on Elizabethan music- hehehh
What is this piece?
Reminds me of the pirates of the Caribbean ride😭 I’m so uncultured lmao. But it’s the first thing I thought of.
Harpsichord, spinet, and virginal are basically the same thing lol
No, not really..
How does this differ from the harpsichord?
harpsichord has german origins. virginal was born in england. both have the same way of sound extraction
The Harpsichord strings are at a 90 degree angle to the keyboard and can have more than one choir of strings in a "wing shape, still found in the piano. Virginals strings vary from being a roughly parallel to the keyboard to the keyboard, and the instrument basic shape is essentially rectangular,
+Saturn both the Harpsichord and the Virginal originated in Italy, the first written reference for the instrument by the name comes from a description in 1460 in Prague. The first reference in England is 70 years later (although the term was used generically, harpsichords were called virginals, too). Queen Elizabeth's Virginal (an Italian polygonal Spinet) was built in Venice 1570 or 1594 (or the decoration was executed in 1594). The Ruckers were building rectangular shaped instruments, are the most likely source of inspiration for the English native builders.
holy shit are you wearing a tourbillon watch?
sound like sitar
That horrible jack sound though...
Did you know that European music of 12 semitones is the most inaccurate music that ever existed?
“Innacurate” how, though. There is no reason why one or another system is more “accurate”, it is what it is.
What a ludicrous thing to write.
HAHAHA
you spent fucking $15,000 on this shiiiiiit? dayum!
still awesome tho.
Could have tuned it first! And played an actual piece.
People are allowed to have fun sometimes.