Amateur Conductor Tries the Rite of Spring

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
  • To call this experience anything less than fun would be improper.
    Be sure to check out the original video here: • Hard Mode: the rite o...
    You won’t regret trying to clap or conduct along.

Комментарии • 73

  • @gabemlee
    @gabemlee  Год назад +20

    Guys ignore my left hand I was having too much fun (and too little experience) 😂
    Thanks for the critiques though.

  • @leathewolf
    @leathewolf Год назад +152

    Stravinsky wrote this to drive conductors insane. There's no way you can conduct it without having every irregularly-spaced note memorized.

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад +17

      Well you’re right it did drive me insane…

    • @berryyy0
      @berryyy0 Год назад +1

      ​@@gabemlee you looked kinda insane

    • @iangreer4585
      @iangreer4585 Год назад +4

      Except Leonard Bernstein conducted the entire thing memorized with the London Synphony Orchestra back in the mid 20th Century.....as did Sir Simon Rattle at many points

  • @delrenatoaltoe
    @delrenatoaltoe 2 года назад +270

    We all do it when we're alone.

  • @philipadams5386
    @philipadams5386 2 года назад +64

    There's a RUclips video of Daniel Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance of this piece. His technique in marking bars is very precise. Well worth a watch.

    • @Didistreuy
      @Didistreuy Год назад +4

      Barenboim's eyes are in the score over the whole passage. This is really insane to conduct and play.

  • @Joey7Z7Horror
    @Joey7Z7Horror 2 года назад +27

    2:25 Imagine how funny it’d be if you immediately stopped just to wave to the random picture of Stravinsky that popped up

  • @v_munu
    @v_munu 2 года назад +22

    This itched my brain in a good way

    • @v_munu
      @v_munu 2 года назад

      You should try to conduct the Glorification of the Chosen One (including the 11/4 measure)

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  2 года назад +1

      @@v_munu yeah I’ve definitely tried that one, that’s also pretty fun!

  • @guest8571
    @guest8571 2 года назад +34

    Great performance!! I think the algorithm will blow this up in time :)

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  2 года назад +3

      Haha I appreciate the sentiment!

  • @johnnytheyoungmaestro
    @johnnytheyoungmaestro Год назад +20

    Great job! I'm a conductor myself, and I have a goal one day to conduct anything by Stravinsky. :)

  • @tommytuggle6958
    @tommytuggle6958 2 года назад +31

    Pretty good for a non trained conductor. It is one of the hardest things to conduct. You left hand needs a little more action or put it aside. Cueing is just ridiculous in this oeice

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  2 года назад +13

      Thanks for the advice! Yeah my whole goal was to count the beats, I had no idea what I was doing with my left hand…

    • @tommytuggle6958
      @tommytuggle6958 2 года назад +8

      @@gabemlee no problem. I’ve played it in an orchestra twice. Stravinsky was smoking something when he wrote it. Lol

  • @josephbonney7255
    @josephbonney7255 2 года назад +8

    That’s a lot of cello cases you got there

  • @itamarbar9580
    @itamarbar9580 Год назад +15

    Bravo!!!!! As a conducting student, that's basically what we do in the right hand! It's absolutely astounding that you nailed the danse sacrale. One thing to note is you conduct the 5/16 like you conduct 2/8, so I'd suggest adding a miniflick on the 5 to prove that it is 5, or lengthen the downbeat.

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад +1

      Thanks for the advice!

  • @Imanoooob645
    @Imanoooob645 Год назад +1

    Me : time signatures are going preety tricky here
    Stravinsky : no

  • @sanquine8396
    @sanquine8396 Год назад +2

    So fun! I was lucky enough to be at Midwest last year seeing CWU play this live with nikolas caoile being the conductor, I recommend seeing his YT channel he has some videos of him conducting it there he is really great!

  • @InfiniteGaming-su1er
    @InfiniteGaming-su1er Месяц назад

    Honestly, I don’t blame you since alternating through 3/16 and 2/16 isn’t really the easiest time signature 😅

  • @Hodor1355
    @Hodor1355 Год назад +2

    I mean you say you don't know conducting but from a former choral music teacher your ictus ain't too shabby. This was fun to watch ☺️

  • @kevinchen8325
    @kevinchen8325 10 месяцев назад +1

    you did well lol i couldn't get that percice

  • @christopherwilson2332
    @christopherwilson2332 6 месяцев назад

    the best way to conduct this is to know the score well, then rehearsal it without the score - your expressionistic conducting will lead the orchestra to the beat, for many orchestra players do not follow every beat indicated - the important thing is a clear beat and indicating - don't over do it.

  • @Hadri_ART
    @Hadri_ART Год назад +1

    Nice workout for right shoulder 💪🏼

  • @Echinococcus4mm
    @Echinococcus4mm Год назад

    Ok now u unlocked a new wish: close friend musician

  • @edwardchen9619
    @edwardchen9619 Год назад +1

    glad to see I'm not the only one doing this lol

  • @newslandiamusicproductions1787
    @newslandiamusicproductions1787 2 года назад +1

    imagine doing this multiple times though

  • @lauratinelli5069
    @lauratinelli5069 2 года назад +1

    loved it

  • @yusukeundisolde
    @yusukeundisolde Год назад

    Prima. Mach weiter. Ich mag deine Idee gern.

  • @pinia0601
    @pinia0601 Год назад

    3:15 He can do ballet with his face. :D
    I can see the ballerina there.

  • @brianmccloskey8364
    @brianmccloskey8364 2 года назад

    You did quite well!

  • @Twentythousandlps
    @Twentythousandlps Год назад +1

    You're conducting WITH the music. Pros conduct AHEAD of it.

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад

      Who said I was a pro? Especially not back then.

  • @Joey7Z7Horror
    @Joey7Z7Horror 2 года назад +1

    Lol I love it

  • @DmitriShostakovichDSCH
    @DmitriShostakovichDSCH Год назад

    try my symphony no. 5 i’m curious to see your interpretation
    actually really great conducting btw, i’m having a hell of a time conducting my philharmonic with this one

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад +2

      Thanks so much Mr. Shostakovich! Your 5th Symphony gives me goosebumps all the time 🔥🔥

  • @scruffysean3640
    @scruffysean3640 2 года назад +4

    Christ, how many cellos do you have?

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  2 года назад +6

      I had quite a few, the good ones are borrowed and the not-so-good ones are owned.

    • @cellosean
      @cellosean 2 года назад +2

      @@gabemlee I have three, and I think that's a lot, LOL.

  • @LivinLaVidaLaura
    @LivinLaVidaLaura Год назад

    I always wanTed to conduct in orchestra class lmao

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад

      You should definitely ask to try! It’s super fun 👍

  • @rb9362
    @rb9362 Год назад

    I wonder if musician just know the piece by heart or just read the scores...

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад

      I read the score first, listen to the piece an unholy number of times, and then I’ll know it by heart :)

  • @urishernandez296
    @urishernandez296 Год назад

    Very complicated.

  • @Echinococcus4mm
    @Echinococcus4mm Год назад

    It’s gorgeous, how old are u? Thx for Stravinskiy

  • @richardwilliams473
    @richardwilliams473 2 года назад +1

    What recording are you using in your video might I ask ?

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  2 года назад +2

      It’s apparently from the London Philharmonic, but other than that I’m not very sure when and who made it.

  • @whatcommsmusic
    @whatcommsmusic 2 года назад

    Love to know the visualization software you use for the srcolling music. Thanks! And also, mad props, for just attempting. Well done, I could probably follow you. :)

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  2 года назад +1

      I would also like to know the software because I got this video from someone else on RUclips 😆 the link is in the description, and you could check the London Philharmonic’s RUclips page for similar videos and see if they mention the software.

    • @whatcommsmusic
      @whatcommsmusic 2 года назад

      @@gabemlee Thanks! Gee, that Fatova Mingus channel is interesting.... I've seen the London Phil's original, haven't seen any mention of how they produce it, but in some more digging, I didn't know they had a whole playlist of similar stuff. Great resource. Looking at it, I bet that it's all just a lot of manual editing, with some wort of scrolling score app. I know musescore can do something like that as a base, then they add the zooms, animations. Probalby just a matter of doing the work in a video editing suite. Here's London's playlist.
      ruclips.net/video/HNs4MNH2EMI/видео.html

  • @user-pq6hg4qh7i
    @user-pq6hg4qh7i 2 года назад

    面白かったです。誰でも通る道ですよね。僕も12才の時に指揮棒持って踊ってましたよ。

  • @user-wn9fq3yy9i
    @user-wn9fq3yy9i Год назад

    太鼓の達人、でやって欲しい曲だな。

  • @litoboy5
    @litoboy5 Год назад

    Great, you look so cute, (do something with your left hand)

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  Год назад +2

      Haha I didn’t know what I was supposed to do…

    • @litoboy5
      @litoboy5 Год назад +1

      @@gabemlee symmetric moves or dance

    • @HelloooThere
      @HelloooThere Год назад +1

      Use it to wave hello during the piece sometimes! It keeps the musicians happy! 😃

  • @michaelchristensen7440
    @michaelchristensen7440 10 месяцев назад

    your conducting is too forced...you should feel the music

    • @gabemlee
      @gabemlee  10 месяцев назад

      I tried. And this was two years ago

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