I gotta practice...
*Sings Pachelbel's Canon in D*
Aghhhh!
Okay!
Welcome back to another episode of TwoSet Violin!
I know on this channel, we've often joked about
"Stop playing Canon in D!"
(Eddy) It's so cliché!
Look, don't get me wrong.
If Canon in D, you love that piece,
- don't let us stop you from having it on your special day. - Yeah...
You can stop lying to yourself. That's fine.
I'm just joking.
We're going to give a list of 10 pieces that
aren't usually played at weddings,
but we think might be pretty cool...
- Just to get you to think about and listen to them. - Ooh...
It's not fact proven, but divorce rates will go down!
I'm just joking.
Ideally, the music has some personal meaning to it.
If you and your partner have shared memories to a particular piece
and it means something to you,
then don't let us be the ones to stop you and say,
- "Hey, that's not..." - Of course!
Because it's your special day, right?
Wanna play "Rush E"?
- All good, don't worry. - If you guys met listening to "Rush E",
and "Rush E" makes you think about your first kiss,
- Then go for it! - then play "Rush E"!
Okay, here's a list that we came up with.
First one is uh, Debussy-
Oh of course Debussy, right?
- Mhm. - Ahh...
- Debussy Arabesque. - Oh, that's so nice.
Ey ah, it's so elegant.
It's just so calming and just...
It's just so...
beautiful and dreamy... and serene.
It's like... you're in a dream,
and it's like your dream fantasy come true.
It's obviously written for piano.
But I also think the harp arrangement of this is really nice.
Some people like to have like, DJ rave weddings,
- but usually, a wedding, for me, - Mhm.
there should be a certain level of elegance to it.
I think it should be romantic and expressive, right?
- Something that's beautiful. - Yes.
- 'Cause it's a beautiful moment! - Mmm!
- It shouldn't be too dissonant like Shostakovich or like, Stravinsky... - Mhm.
Oh yeah, play "Firebird"!
100% recommend it.
- 100% recommend it! - There's like...
- Contemporary dance to it! - (Brett) Yeah!
Second one!
This one was a bit tricky, because in my mind,
this piece is sooo beautiful,
and it just speaks love, like...
The most intense love you might have for someone.
But it can at times err on the sad, melancholic side.
So it depends on what vibe you want to go for.
If I was walking down and I heard that,
I might just start crying, definitely.
- It is pretty deep, this piece. - Yeah.
But I'd cry because of like, how happy I am,
- that I said I was probably gonna start crying. - Yeah.
It's a little bit sentimental too.
It's got that... it's like,
"Everything is coming together..."
and it sounds fuller as well.
The harmonies in there, yeah.
- But isn't it just the most beautiful piece? - It's beautiful.
Guys, if you never heard this piece,
Tchaikovsky wrote this for a reason.
That guy knew how to compose music.
Next on our list is Liszt-
- Ah get it! - Hahaha! Ooh!
Let's just listen.
Wow...
Why you guys all playing Pachelbel's Canon?
What's going on? Like...
Hehehehehe!
Did you know...
"Liebestraum" apparently means "dream of love",
and it's actually based on a poem.
- Mhm. - And this poem is about unconditional love.
And is that not so fitting for the theme of a wedding?
- Like "I choose to love you unconditionally"... - Dude, Liszt gave you a piece,
so divorce won't happen.
- And you're playing Canon... - And you're planning Canon in Divorce!
Something a bit more grandeur now,
'cause it is also celebration...
There's something about good Baroque music, good Bach music...
The way the music is written is there's just so much dignity to it.
Yeah! Poise, dignity...
It's so structured, it's like...
- This is how it is. - Mmm!
There's a beauty in its... in some ways, its restraint,
- but also its... kind of spirituality in a way. - Mhm.
That's the way I see it anyway.
I think it's a nice contrast.
- So rather than everything being like, too soppy and emotional, - Yes.
there's something that's like...
Well, everyone needs a bit of, you know,
rules and stuff in their marriage, a bit of structure,
so things don't fall apart.
- That's why we have Bach! - True!
Otherwise all of you are gonna be like,
"Woo! Honeymoon!"
Bach gives you structure!
Number 5.
Something slow and romantic.
Ugh, it's so beautiful.
Very Brahms.
- If you know about Brahms history with Clara Schumann... - Mmm.
Hopefully people don't think about Brahms and Clara's romance.
- At the same time, I think the emotions conveyed in this piece is... - Mmm.
very beautiful and intense.
I mean, Brahms did love Clara.
He wrote this for Clara to confess his secret love.
It's just Clara's taken, Brahms.
You need to chill.
But that's not the point!
The point is the music is beautiful.
Speaking of Clara Schumann...
The next one is written by Schumann himself,
so Clara's husband.
Mmm.
Why...
Why are we playing Pachelbel's Canon?
People just don't know.
Please share this video!
But that's beautiful.
This piece is called "Liebeslied".
This is actually Liszt's transcription of it, arrangement,
and the song cycle was originally composed by Schumann
as a wedding gift to Clara.
I'll tell you what I love musically about it, is...
There's such a beautiful simplicity to it.
- I was about to say... - And innocence...
- The notes repeat, but it works really well. - Mmm!
- *Sings part of Schumann's "Liebeslied"* - Mmm.
And then obviously, he starts adding in all the nice, little harmonies,
but they're not ever too out there.
But it just adds that little bit of expression to it.
This whole song is actually composed
in a wedding context, it's a wedding gift.
And the poem itself, that it's based on,
is just a celebration of love.
- It was written for this. - Yeah.
So I don't know why you guys are still playing Pachelbel's Canon.
It's just...
Another one from Bach!
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6.
- Ooh! Yes! - Yeah, everyone plays what, No. 3?
To me, No. 3 is overhyped.
It just sounds a bit like a study.
*Sings Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3*
But No. 6... it's got that classy elegance, it's got the poise.
Again, Bach: structure, grandeur, spirituality.
There's a bit of joy in it too, in its own way.
It's not like, "Wah!"
- It's just there. - Yeah.
I like the dissonances.
- The suspenses. - Yes.
It just keeps it from being too...
musically boring, in my opinion.
Number 8!
Another Bach, actually, and we recently played this.
The 2nd movement to Bach Double is actually very beautiful.
- Oh, the dissonances in that! - Yeah.
- Bach really... - Ugggggh!
- When you listen to it, ooh- I mean, - Ugggggh!
- Yeah! When you- ugh! - Ugggggh!
We had lessons on this before we
performed it with Singapore Symphony.
Bach was very religious man,
and our teacher was talking about the type of mood we wanted.
You know, it's the key of F Major,
and F Major is a very pastoral,
it's a very nature... kind of key, sound.
And in a way, it's kind of like, a very spiritual, like...
- Our position in the world in relation to nature. - Yes.
- It's almost like you're at acceptance of that. - Mmm!
You're like, "Ahh..."
There's something beautiful in that for me, like...
Really picturing the couple in the context of the world,
- if that makes sense. - Mhm.
- I wanna show you guys the bit we're talking about. - It's amazing...
This bit.
Oof!
Dude like, those freaking harmonies...
Bach is so ahead of his time.
Pachelbel ain't got those harmonies!
Dude, I don't think anyone's got those harmonies!
Okay.
So we lied when we said there were 10 recommendations,
because the last 2 pieces aren't actually that suitable for a wedding,
because they're orchestral pieces.
But oh my God, are they beautiful.
So all of you should actually hire
an orchestra for your weddings, from now on.
Agh, imagine!
I only recently discovered this composer, but this piece is...
Alright, you could probably... arrange it.
But even then, it's like an 8-minute piece.
But it's nice.
Yes. And it's a piece you can also kind of fade away too.
- Mmm! Yeah! - It's not like... interrupts.
And our last one, okay... I mean...
This really isn't really wedding music,
but it is the most romantic.
- If you think romance and beauty, this is the piece, - Yeah.
which is the 3rd movement of Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2.
That clarinet solo...
Dude...
Divorce rates: 0%!
Guys, it's wedding season.
- Yes. - For all the single people out there, it's alright.
If you keep practicing, you'll be invited to a wedding gig,
and at the wedding gig, if you perform one of these pieces,
one of the bridesmaids that are single will be like, "Damn!"
"They are so talented and so- such good taste in music!"
And you're gonna get cuff-
One of the guys or girls will notice you, and then you're gonna...
That's right, and play this music to save everyone's relationships!
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Everyone needs to see it!
If you guys have your own suggestions, I would love to read them.
- Comment...comment... - Yes! Comment below!
what pieces you think are cool,
and if you guys do end up using this in a wedding,
please send us and tag us.
- *Gasp* Please show us! - I would love to see it.
Alright, that's it for today!
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