Part 2 (titled "[How to compose] Russian Music - Instruments and Instrumental Music") is now done! You can watch it over here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rHecso-iaLe4qNY.html

I play study music (I play guitar,bass,piano) and am Russian. If you own a Russian hymn book and look through to any song, it’s gonna be in a minor key. Even if it’s a happy happy song, it’s going to be in a minor key. The regent for our choir told us to smile and sing when we were singing a celebratory song. It runs down to the history of the country - Russia. Most of the music made and heard by the majority of people was orthodox music, very sad music. Russia never had a chance to get into a happier key, WW1 crippled a population, the USSR murdered the innocent, and WW2 nearly ended the country. By this point Russia had done things that would halt the flow of music coming from it. An imaginary ‘veil’ was put over Russia -no one can leave, no one can enter. It was rare for other cultures to see inside Russia (for a very inaccurate look inside Russia during USSR rule, look for National Geographic’s culture exchange with USA-Russia somewhere around 1960-70) After this veil lifted, people oppressed by USSR were running from the country any way they can (my family history actually) and those people took that sad music with them, music made in a time of death, a time of oppression, a time of loss.

@mirvin11

Жыл бұрын

No, you're the only one, you cultivate special cases.

@jijanew64

2 ай бұрын

What does the events of the 20th century have to do with it? For all their undeniable tragedy, they did not have much effect on the Russian song tradition, as it had already had time to develop over the centuries. There are many reasons for sadness in Russian history, from the uncomfortable climate to the bloody wars of recent years, but at the same time there are many reasons for pride and love for one's own long-suffering homeland and people. This is manifested in our folk and professional music.

Haven't watched it yet, but I had to give you a like for actually making this video. It's oddly hard to find accessible information on this.

@FulminisIctus

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I hope you'll enjoy it! A big part of the info came from having to personally analyse Russian songs because I wasn't able to find too many good sources either. I did find a book on how to sing Russian songs, but it was more about the pronunciation and how to read Russian lyrics more than the singing techniques ;_;

I was looking for the usual chord progression in russian traditional (folk) pieces that immediately sound very russian even if not using the traditional chords instrument and just a pinao, like korobeiniki for instance (I've got other pieces on my mind but i don't know their russian names cuz it was arranged and given a new title and lyrics in french). I did not find what i was looking for but i definitely enjoyed this video

The white sun of the desert theme song is my favorite Russian style folk song

Огромное спасибо! Я люблю русскую музыку! 🙂

Welp I didn't expect to find a dedicated video on composing Slavic/Russian songs, but here it is and down the rabbit hole I go. PS: It's a really good video, including the follow up!

Russians: In future we will have Hard Bass 2022: "Flying Cars"

Very good analysis. 👍

amazing tutorial! thanks! ;)

Very interesting - thanks a lot!! :)

Helped me a lot, thank you

Thanks so much for sharing your insight! It's hard to find information on it.

@FulminisIctus

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! It really is odd how hard it is to find good info on this topic. I'm currently specializing my research in that area, though, so hopefully I'll be able to share even more of my Russian music knowledge with the world soon ^^

Thank you brother, a great source of inspiration, love the sound of russian music

Pretty interesting video. Make more of these!

@FulminisIctus

7 жыл бұрын

I definitely will! Wish I would be faster at making em though ;_;

Wow! This is cool

я ниче подобного об этом на ютубе русском не нашел) красавчик! как-то видимо никого особо не интересует, что делает стереотипично русскую музыку таковой...

Man you did a great job in this video, thanks a lot

@FulminisIctus

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it, thanks!

THANK YOU. I looked for this song for ten years 10:18, I've heard it once fifteen years ago but never knew the name. OMG. THANK. YOU.

@FulminisIctus

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that the 10 year old hunt for that song could finally end with my help ^^

LOL. Now I know that it's called the heterophonic singing. For us it's more like "babushka-style" singing. Or "Grandma's-style". "Красно Солнце" is more like short. More archaic styled word. Russians like them because short forms gives way more archaic, old feeling to your expression. I don't know examples from English. I can assume that it's something like "tho", "thee", "twas" kinda stuff. But I have many examples from russian, like Короткий - кроткий Нежный - нежен Мудрый - мудр Сильный - силён etc. So everything is alright with grammar here. It's just different "style" of a word. P.S. I will Google some better examples for English and write them into the comment for this. Check below.

@kuzmychmaksym3843

3 жыл бұрын

Thou, Thee, Thy, Thine and Ye. More precise example are old forms of common words. They sounds very close to each other but feels way older and spicy. Eald - means old Brodor - means brother Hus - means house Nett - means net Riht - means right The only difference is that, as I understand, these old forms of English words are not used anymore, but in russian just all you need to make your sentence sound as written in an old manuscript lost for hundreds of years - is to put more short versions of common words in it. Pretty easy and pretty strong method. More examples you can find on the following website reference.yourdictionary.com/dictionaries/old-english-words-and-modern-meanings.html

Step one: Compose normal music. Step two: Add some vodka.

@holidaycomplex

4 жыл бұрын

"normal music"

Here it is banter, bravo. I am Russian and I was amused) Thanks for remmembering about awesom "Братья" song from FMA)

@FulminisIctus

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that you liked it. Братья was actually the very first song that I thought of when I researched Russian music in anime ^^

7:35 Man! I haven't been playing for months now!!!!! Don't push me!!!!! DOVAHKIIN! DOVAHKIIN! NAL OK ZIN LOS VAAHRIN!!!

This realy has been usefull for me since I want to make some russian sounding songs with both mixes of pre and post soviet russia (Basicaly a mix of Folk Music and HardBass) Now all I need is a program to make music.

@FulminisIctus

5 жыл бұрын

Can recommend LMMS of you'd like to try a free one

@ALE199-ita

5 жыл бұрын

@@FulminisIctus Thanks a lot.

das ist goldwert

It's pretty interesting hearing the japanese sung katyusha. The accents are off but the letter pronunciation is weirdly pretty much spot on. I know japanese(and russian to some extent as well) and this is pretty much the reverse of how english words are said by japanese people. They usually give the correct accent but you can easily say its japanese because the letters are japanized. Like the word barbeque would transform into "baabequu". Slavic language natives have an easy time pronouncing japanese(me included) as almost all japanese sounds are present in slavic languages, but I heard that it wasn't like that the other way around. I guess its still easier than pronouncing english, though not a very high bar to pass lol

I made a song that unintentionally started sounding Russian, the verse chord progression is Cm - Fm - G - Eb - D Chorus is Cm - D

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7:37 wats that music

@FulminisIctus

5 жыл бұрын

It's the Song of the Dragonborn from Skyrim ^^

Skyrim I think it's a Dorian scale

@FulminisIctus

3 жыл бұрын

It seems to be in minor as far as I've seen. Let me know what in particular makes it seem like it's in dorian to you, I might be wrong

congrats, you have 0 dislikes!

I'm looking for the video at 4:30. I have no idea how to speak Russian, but im interested in it. Also Russian women are some of the prettiest in my opinion.

@FulminisIctus

6 жыл бұрын

Here you go ^^ kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpOk0qmYd5XZaco.html

@RamsFan93

6 жыл бұрын

Fulminis Ictus thankyou :)

To understand Russian music, you need to understand such concepts as тоска and душевно.

@kittypurry4056

4 жыл бұрын

Please feel free to say more. Tocka = full stop?

@MarkTheCat

4 жыл бұрын

Kitty purry toska is a term describing a very subtle anxiety that can linger for weeks or months. while not being as strong to be considered harming your level of life, it’s still has its print on your thoughts and lifestyle, making you a little more melancholic and phlegmatic. Dushevno is something similar to a feeling of nostalgia, but way more positive and energetic. It can be invoked by for example coming back to childhood home and having some good time with your family, eating tasty food and hearing good old songs. Something like that :)

@kittypurry4056

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Tully speciba!

@MarkTheCat

4 жыл бұрын

Kitty purry you’re welcome! :)

@greasher926

3 жыл бұрын

Ruslan Anferov dushevno is not a foreign concept to the English language, it would translate as soulful. The two languages/cultures might have slightly different interpretations of what that is, but the two are roughly the same. And as far as toska, sure there isn’t one word that sums it up all the connotations nicely, but the closest word would be yearning.

What do you think about through the valleys and over hills?

@FulminisIctus

2 жыл бұрын

I really like it!

Made this 200 likes

@FulminisIctus

5 жыл бұрын

Making the world a better place one like at a time

7:38 wait... that isnt dragonball. did I misunderstand that? * checks subtitles * i did not??? edit: I have not played either game but a quick search seems to prove it.

@FulminisIctus

4 жыл бұрын

I said Drangonborn, but my German accent probably made it sound like Dragon Ball ;_;

Vitas!!!!

Я не даже русский, но я уже слышал Нас не догонят

@heartache5742

5 жыл бұрын

молодца

Xopow my3uk

What about part 2?

@FulminisIctus

5 жыл бұрын

My pinned comment has a link to the second part and you can also find it on my channel if you can't find the pinned comment

EY EY EY

The Russian Anthem is actually in a Mixolydian key.

@FulminisIctus

5 жыл бұрын

Could you elaborate more on that? I can't see how it would be in mixolydian, it seems to be pretty clearly in major

so Death Grips is russian music? MC Ride shouts a lot and has depressing lyrics

russian music has heavily inspired the best composers ever. joe hisaishi, ZUN, toby fox, john williams, alan silvestrti, etc.

That full metal alchemist sounds dorian as fuck

For Ukraine !!

RUSSIAN SPYY

It’s not «Руссиан Музик». It’s *_Русский Музыка_*

@FulminisIctus

4 жыл бұрын

*Русская музыка (☭ ͜ʖ ☭)

@robinHobin

Жыл бұрын

uhhhh...................................... *yes*

@Science-ev1he

Жыл бұрын

@@FulminisIctus fuck, you’re right. Музыка is feminine 😖🔫