'Metal on Metal' - Ralf Hutter & Emil Schult, (Kraftwerk) 1977. Arranged and performed by Daniel Mantey, Music All Sorts; - Clavichord, 4 recorders (soprano, tenor, & 2 bass), 3 viola da gamba (treble & 2 bass), hurdy-gurdy, acoustic bass guitar, organ, percussion (Turkish darbukas and claves), vocals. This is the second half of Kraftwerk's 'Trans Europe Express' (TEE), but I will let you refer to my other 'TEE' versions for all my chit-chat on and about the piece and my versions...but in a nutshell: the Kraftwerk masterpiece had been on my list for about ten years to arrange for 'early instruments,' finally done a few weeks back, polished up with the addition of the concluding 'Metal on Metal' half of the complete song yesterday, and HERE, 'Metal on Metal' alone as a 'heavy metal' clavichord solo! Now a word about clavichords. Yes, they are quiet, and certainly one of the quietest instruments around, but NOT the absolute quietest. And when you are sitting at, and playing, a well-built, well-tuned, well-regulated clavichord, and playing it well (!), it can have a lot of sound! Might not be so loud to anyone else around, but depends on the style of clavichord and its characteristics. The instrument WAS sort of an acoustic accident. The sound you hear is just the peripheral sound of the 'one half' of a string vibrating when hit by a metal tangent. The other side is dampened by a piece of cloth. The tangent stays in contact with the string, so the string is never really ...
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Daniel Mantey - 'Metal on Metal' - (Clavichord, Heavy Metal, from Kraftwerk TEE)
Daniel Mantey - 'Metal on Metal' - (Clavichord, Heavy Metal, from Kraftwerk TEE) Tube. Duration : 4.33 Mins.
'Metal on Metal' - Ralf Hutter & Emil Schult, (Kraftwerk) 1977. Arranged and performed by Daniel Mantey, Music All Sorts; - Clavichord, 4 recorders (soprano, tenor, & 2 bass), 3 viola da gamba (treble & 2 bass), hurdy-gurdy, acoustic bass guitar, organ, percussion (Turkish darbukas and claves), vocals. This is the second half of Kraftwerk's 'Trans Europe Express' (TEE), but I will let you refer to my other 'TEE' versions for all my chit-chat on and about the piece and my versions...but in a nutshell: the Kraftwerk masterpiece had been on my list for about ten years to arrange for 'early instruments,' finally done a few weeks back, polished up with the addition of the concluding 'Metal on Metal' half of the complete song yesterday, and HERE, 'Metal on Metal' alone as a 'heavy metal' clavichord solo! Now a word about clavichords. Yes, they are quiet, and certainly one of the quietest instruments around, but NOT the absolute quietest. And when you are sitting at, and playing, a well-built, well-tuned, well-regulated clavichord, and playing it well (!), it can have a lot of sound! Might not be so loud to anyone else around, but depends on the style of clavichord and its characteristics. The instrument WAS sort of an acoustic accident. The sound you hear is just the peripheral sound of the 'one half' of a string vibrating when hit by a metal tangent. The other side is dampened by a piece of cloth. The tangent stays in contact with the string, so the string is never really ...
'Metal on Metal' - Ralf Hutter & Emil Schult, (Kraftwerk) 1977. Arranged and performed by Daniel Mantey, Music All Sorts; - Clavichord, 4 recorders (soprano, tenor, & 2 bass), 3 viola da gamba (treble & 2 bass), hurdy-gurdy, acoustic bass guitar, organ, percussion (Turkish darbukas and claves), vocals. This is the second half of Kraftwerk's 'Trans Europe Express' (TEE), but I will let you refer to my other 'TEE' versions for all my chit-chat on and about the piece and my versions...but in a nutshell: the Kraftwerk masterpiece had been on my list for about ten years to arrange for 'early instruments,' finally done a few weeks back, polished up with the addition of the concluding 'Metal on Metal' half of the complete song yesterday, and HERE, 'Metal on Metal' alone as a 'heavy metal' clavichord solo! Now a word about clavichords. Yes, they are quiet, and certainly one of the quietest instruments around, but NOT the absolute quietest. And when you are sitting at, and playing, a well-built, well-tuned, well-regulated clavichord, and playing it well (!), it can have a lot of sound! Might not be so loud to anyone else around, but depends on the style of clavichord and its characteristics. The instrument WAS sort of an acoustic accident. The sound you hear is just the peripheral sound of the 'one half' of a string vibrating when hit by a metal tangent. The other side is dampened by a piece of cloth. The tangent stays in contact with the string, so the string is never really ...
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