Hello guys, welcome to another episode of TwoSet Violin.
We asked you a month ago to submit
all your compositions for two violins.
A few of you have been selected, and yeah,
let's just see what happens.
First one, Gus Tredwell.
Age 30, Tango For A New Arrival.
Ah, cool.
Nice!
(both) Nice.
- I mean, it keeps going. - It just keeps going...yeah.
We've got a lot of fan compositions to go through,
but it's beautiful.
The only thing is that I feel like,
it's a very first violin-heavy duet, so...
I would not have fun playing the second, it's like...
Nice, next one!
This is from MusicSounds, 16 years old.
- Ooh. - Oh hi.
- Bubble Tea Waltz. - Ooh, I like the sound of that.
Left-hand pizz?!
- Oh... - Programmatic music, there's a narrative line!
- I like that. - Yeah, I like that!
- Oh, yeah! - Okay, let's get...let's get...let's start walking there.
Ohh!
Dude!
Oh!!!
- Oh my god! - Dude!
- You sang pretty in tune, too. - Took like a bar to get in,
I was like, "Uh..."
- "With empathy". - Okay, okay.
Whoa...
Whoa...! Dude...
I got too excited.
- That was very...like, very creative, and... - That was pretty fun.
That singing really is like, interesting.
Next one!
Ticking Pizzicato Run, by Marco Polo C. Ignacio.
- I'm sorry, I probably…messed that up. - You just said…
- Uh, 37 years old... - Ignacio...
- Okay. - There's no pizzs—uh, no arcos,
- I'm putting my bow down. - Yeah.
- Dude, that's awesome! - Dude! Okay.
It reminds me of the pizzicato movement
in the Tchaikovsky symphony, you know?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! And it's kind of just got this like,
- bubbly kind of energy to it, too. - I love it.
I like the syncopation though.
Yanu, 26. BFF.
Best friend forever!
Thank you.
- Thank you so much. - A tritone!
What "best friends" sound like...
Sorry, I played C sharp.
Oh sorry, I played B flat.
- I guess we are BFFs, we both messed up. - Yeah...yeah.
Went out of shot.
Oh, really?
I was like, here...
Nice!
I really like the middle part.
Alright! Leong Seng Yan, 14 years old.
Piece is called Wonky Thing.
5/8?!
Well I mean, that's jazz, right?
Ohh...!
If you're worried for our health,
- you probably shouldn't give us 5/8. - Dude...
- Let me just...calculate the math. - Pretty sure you got the hard part!
That is wonky af.
Alright, let's try that again, sorry.
I need to focus.
Wait, I want to do those two bars again!
This is hard, man.
I thought you're 14, why are you doing this to us?
Oh!
Oh f***, the key change.
- Oh, key change! - Dude!
Dude, this is the trollest thing, wait.
Dude, no...!
- (Brett) What...what is that?! - (Eddy) Yeah...!
Oh...!
Two, three...
Oh!
- Whoa, that's trippy! Oh, dude. - Oh!!! That...you trolled us!
Ohh, that's a musical troll right there,
- let's do it again. - (Brett) Okay.
- (Brett) Well. - I actually really enjoyed that.
It's very creative, but it still sounds good.
It's not like 5/8 and accidentals,
- but it sounds like...you know? - Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know what you mean.
- I can still hear, a very interesting music. - The rhythmic going on.
I mean, what I'm most impressed about is it's also very...
...like, for a 14-year-old to be experimenting
with these rhythms and keys and harmonies,
- I think... - Oh damn, yeah.
I'm very excited!
There's one little thing,
I think fifths and fourths up here...
...especially fifths, they're not very violin-friendly, because...
- ...it's the nature of how the strings... - Yeah.
- Especially when there's more strings together, - Yes.
Makes it really tricky.
- It's hard. - (Eddy) Yeah.
Alright!
- Raphael Medina, 14 years old. - Another 14-year-old, wow!
The Four Strings Dance, okay.
Ooh-la-la.
Sorry, can I just say,
why C flat,
- when you could've played B? - (Brett) B.
- That's pretty funny, right? - Yeah.
"Start soloing! Take turns every four bars."
Oh, interesting!
No! I hated that! No...!
Dude, you killed yours!
I was like, "I can't beat that!"
- I just made it up. - Pressure...!
- I'll do it again. - Yeah, alright.
One, two.
Dude...!
Pretty fun.
Yeah...
Nice.
Can I just say like,
please, please, please don't do this.
Bar 54 and 55...
...it's the same note,
but why would you write A flat and then G sharp?
Yeah...!
- It's just like, unnecessary computing power, on my end. - (Brett) Yeah, yeah...
Always stick to that key signature!
Alright guys, thank you so much for all of these compositions,
you guys are all so talented, we really had fun playing them.
I feel like I need to keep up with you guys.
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