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Title: Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (animated score, 1st mvt.) piano solo
Added: Mar 20, 2009
Author: smalin
Duration: 7:33
Description:
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)Q: Can I get free sheet music for this piece?A: Yes, you can download the score shown in the video from here: http://www.musanim.com/pdf/BeethovenMoonlightSonata_mvt1.pdfQ: What do the colors in the bar-graph score mean?A: The colors indicate the "pitch class" of the notes; that is, every C# is a certain color (blue), every E is a certain color (olive green), etc. The piece is in the key of C# minor, so there's lots of blue and green, especially at the beginning and end. The choice of colors is based on the "circle of fifths," which you can read about here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifthsThis method of coloring notes is described more here: http://www.musanim.com/mam/pfifth.htmBecause this form of coloring reflects tonality, the places where the piece moves into another key are easily visible; here's a picture of the whole piece: http://www.musanim.com/img/FuerEliseWholePiece.gifBTW, the colors are more distinct in the high-quality version of the video.Q: Who is playing? Who are you? How long have you been playing the piano?A: See this: http://www.musanim.com/faq/whoareyou.htmlQ: I want to learn to play the piano; what advice can you give me?A: I've put some suggestions here: http://www.musanim.com/pianoQ: What did this sheet music look like back in Beethoven's time?A: Here is a facsimile of the first edition, printed in 1802. http://www.musanim.com/pdf/BeethovenMoonlightFirstEdition.pdfQ: What do the light/dark areas in the bar-graph score show?A: They show the effect of the damper pedal.Q: What do the x's in the score mean?A: Those are double-sharps. A sharp goes up one semitone (F to F-sharp) and a double sharp goes up two semitones (F to F-double-sharp, same key on the piano as G).Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here: http://www.musanim.com/player/There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first: http://www.classicalarchives.com/Q: You said "it's well documented that different synesthetes have different associations." Where is this documented? I read on Wikipedia that "synesthetes, as a group, share significant preferences for the color of each letter."A: It's true that there are some patterns in the associations synesthetes make between colors and letters (or numerals, pitches, etc.), but the Wikipedia article is misleading in suggesting that there's anything approaching a unanimity of opinion. On this page, I'm collecting some references and pointers to research so that you can draw your own conclusions based on the data: http://www.musanim.com/synesthesia/Q: Could you please do a MAM video of _________?A: Please read this: http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMRequests.html
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Youtube Comments: 3872
MrCatrachoguanaco Says:
May 16, 2012 - Hey Maestro stephen no se le escapa detalle, es ud un genio. I´m actually working as a piano teacher and obviously trying to play this beautiful melody! Saludos desde Costa rica!
goaldhost Says:
May 17, 2012 - I've not played piano but my experience with other instruments is directly contrary to your position that practicing certain famous pieces is not "fun". Yes it is challenging. Yes it can be annoying if a section resists your fingers. But hearing the piece get put together, the chords line up, is such a good feeling, knowing that all your hard work is showing.
GarboLives Says:
May 17, 2012 - Undoubtedly true. I find the same rare sense of reward, a coalescence one might say, from ballet training. Friends of mine, one of them a competitive rower, describe this unique sensability of "feedback / payback," from their sports traiining. Best wishes.
ClassycalMuzak Says:
May 17, 2012 - Writing music while deaf is actually easy if you are a master at music theory. You can still work out what a chord can sound like in your head, and making chord progressions doesn't need any form of sound at all -- just a knowledge of theory. Beethoven, as a master of composition, would not need his ears.
jamesthenabignumber Says:
May 21, 2012 - Do you know of Andras Schiff's theory that this is andante for 2 in a bar? For this reason, Schiff plays the movement much faster than the popular interpretation. What do you make of that?
TheSSDrift Says:
May 22, 2012 - I recently bought a 61 key midi-controller and wanted to learn something on the piano. Thought I'd try this out, and while the first 4 bars are easy, it just gets harder and harder from there O_oAnyone got any tips for helping me learn? I refuse to have lessons because they generally discourage me and cause me to dislike the instrument having had 6 years of guitar and 5 years of drum lessons.
Xevose Says:
May 22, 2012 - best song evea!
22zson Says:
May 24, 2012 - If someone were to put together a list of songs that reflect who I am at the end of the road, this would be at the top.
PetarMinchev1 Says:
May 24, 2012 - I have a 61 key Yamaha YPT-210 and I have been playing for a month for about 30 minutes a day. Now I have learned to play the first 12 bars easily. My hand span is 9 keys(octave and one key more). So my advice is - practice with passion every day and if you have difficulties with a bar - play it until it sounds good. It is supposed to be fun:) Don't give up and good luck!
PetarMinchev1 Says:
May 24, 2012 - And another thing particularly for the Moonlight Sonata. Nearly everything is played on an octave with some notes inside. First try to feel comfortable playing only the octaves e.g.(thumb - C#, pinkie - C#). I mean do not try to play everything at once as it is, because it can be frustrating. When you are ready with the octaves, then you can practice playing the notes between.
TheSSDrift Says:
May 24, 2012 - Fortunately for me, I have pretty big hands so playing octaves isn't too much of a stretch. The first day was a little rough getting used to it, but now I'm on day 4 of trying to learn this piece and my hands easily hit the octaves. The part that keeps troubling me is getting my right hand pinky finger to do its own part (where the note has to be quickly tapped twice, I'm not sure of the proper term for it). Thank you for the help, though!
PetarMinchev1 Says:
May 24, 2012 - By the way my synthesizer has a function to turn on and off the sustain. This is very important here. By default it is off and it doesn't sound good for the Moonlight Sonata. When I turn it on, it sounds really good and the transitions are smooth. Maybe this is your problem. Check for turning on the sustain in the synthesizer functions.
TheSSDrift Says:
May 24, 2012 - I wish my problem were that simple lol. I use a 61 key midi controller that I use with FL Studio. I'm using a Steinway piano sound bank that's loaded into the VST. I then put reverb on it which acts as a sort of sustain. Sounds great to me, it's just getting my right hand pinky to act on its own that's the bother here. I can't seem to get my pinky to do something that's uncoordinated to the rest of my fingers on my right hand.
badboy1O8 Says:
May 25, 2012 - very nice
Troubleboy20 Says:
May 26, 2012 - Congratulations
sparkyblossom Says:
May 26, 2012 - I don't play piano, but after listening to this beautiful song, I aspire to start learning it by myself from scratch :)
sparkyblossom Says:
May 26, 2012 - I don't play piano, but after listening to this beautiful song, I aspire to start learning it by myself from scratch :)
TheAimlessRoad Says:
May 27, 2012 - Any plans to do op.111?
smalin Says:
May 27, 2012 - When I get good enough, yeah.
TheAimlessRoad Says:
May 27, 2012 - I didn't mean with you actually playing (though that would be pretty cool :D). I meant just the animated score.
smalin Says:
May 27, 2012 - Sure, I know; but for music I could conceivably play (and want to), I usually hold off until I can do it myself.
Dvoshn Says:
May 28, 2012 - What kind of Piano is this ?
Fallinqrain Says:
May 29, 2012 - This is great and beautiful. I like this song very much and is learning to play this song like you. You're awesome.
wowgeekfreak Says:
May 29, 2012 - very nice! only have a bit of constructive criticism on my part and that is the beginning for me personally is a bit to "motorical". I prefer having a bit of "corone"(holdin the note) on the left hand so it is a bit more feelingfull. But again good going it was great!
GarboLives Says:
May 16, 2012 - Of course, you are right. I am thinking of the The Seasons, in which the largo is always the 2nd of three movements . A minor addendum: my mother made it look easy, but I have been told by others it is deceptively simple. My bother and sister, and I while hospitalized, all took piano lessons. When I asked my teacher about this and other debussey and chopin works I remembered from home, I think she was as pleased by my enthusiasm as she was dismayed by my naivete.