Sightreading Viola Pieces on the Viola 

Yes i igree 🤩

Poor viola

The viola always wins 😌 /a violist

i was about to say that!!🤣

I think alto clef won.

🤣 OMG

True

lmao so true

This is what i think too lmaooo

SHADDEEE

To be fair, most sane people struggle with the alto clef. --an electric bassist

Right though? I feel like all the notes on the staff line up perfectly with where you would expect them to be based on where your fingers go on the strings... lol

same lol, they say alto clef is weird but its the only clef where middle c is actually the middle XD

Same, it was funny! Especially because I sight reading every week for the viola

Alto cliff is just too good and I find it funny that they struggle with the viola so much

While you were playing the melody, I was practicing the viola, When you made viola jokes, I was mastering the viola While you were getting the concertos, I was mastering the viola And now that the barbarians are at the gate you have the audacity to beg ME for help?

Like, why would WE help you. You were the ones giving us almost death wishes, and death wishes to our instrument

I’m a pianist/cellist. I have nothing, frankly, against violas.

@@galacticdragon9352 because you want to be the better person. Just saying.

Marynel Kissel Ceballos Must've been a really serious talk. 😂

Yessss

Brett in Asian mum: Why you no practice Sibelius lah?

Im glad they did! Finally! Im soooo looking forward to that drop 😍😍😍😍

Maybe they realized they have all this extra practice time in quarantine, so it's actually doable

Don't think either of them passed anything bruh

just imagine if their power combined

I think Eddy did better

legit

@@linglingwannabe3610 Bad notes + bad rhythm

Omg yeaa

Oooohhh yeeezzzz 😌

exactly XD

Violists: mwahahaaaaa

Yes they have

Alex Chu OOOOOHHHHH

OOOOOFFF

damnnnnn

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I don't get it

If you can Sibelius slowly, you can Sibelius quickly

If you can legato the subscribe slowly Then you can legato the subscribe quickly ;)

If you can Simpbelius slowly, you can Simpbelius quickly

Im so excited! 😁😁😁

Yayyy

4 mil Der Schwanendreher!

Except for Eddy

the instant face of regret

So true

agreed

we stan this cheap viola

viola 4

Viola, obviously

wdym nobody else will? i love the viola gang, and I'm sure there's a lot of people who respect viola too. Keep up the good work viola gang :)

ditto, the viola is awesome. i actually prefer it over the violin

Don't worry I love youuuuuu

Here from piano gang, me and my friends love you guys :)

Nah we love you, you’re great team players, well, most of you.. there are some out there...

Gahhhh I know! Waiting for that Beethoven Spring Sonata sweatshirt 😢

Natalie Yessss! 😔

yeaa i rlly wanted the beethoven spring sonata sweatshirt :

It has been restocked, tho

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Damn

Hey, there is an awesome violin and viola duet that was arranged by something Halvorsen that is Handel's passacaglia. If you look up Halvorsen viola violin duet passacaglia you could probably find it. Although the violin is more of the driving melody, the viola has its fair share of difficulty in there as well!

@@violaisreallycool there are the duos KV 423 and KV 424 by Mozart. Pretty tough stuff (like all of Mozart) but fun to play.

Yes, that's why I prefer viola over violin. Even though I play the violin lol

CELLO GANG

I'm not a musician I just watch random vids and discovered these two. As someone with no music background it's very misleading hearing viola jokes it's like conditioning my brain that it's a lesser instrument. But honestly I prefer the sound of viola for some reason. I'm just curious where all these viola jokes came from?

They hate on the viola so much for once I was glad to watch them struggle

I was reading it quite easily as a pianist bc I was just looking at the intervals

@@bigchungus9740 Considering everything is exactly the same, but just transposed you would think it would be easier, but brains are weird.

Me a violist not getting why they put the romance so low on the list before the super easy Glinka 😂

It actually sounds good i don t get why the hate

I liked how Eddy was lowkey triggered by this 😂

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

SAME

We're adaptive.

i love how all violists[including myself] have the shared the "we're bored... let's learn violin pieces!" experience!

I also love playing violin pieces and fiddle tunes a fifth lower, just to confuse violinists. 🤣

Do violas get a good amount of melody parts, I’m going into high school in a month and i sick of being basically unnoticeable in the orchestra

@@hankonator It's rare, but it happens, and I adore it every time we get melody or pretty countermelody. Sometimes we even get gorgeous solos! ❤🎶

I want Brett’s Der Schwanendreher drop at 4M subs!

Why not both? :P

YES

YES

@@valeaves that's what she meant.. it would be fun if brett learned the orchestra part because at 2 million subs, brett did a Tchaikovsky drop, and eddy decided to learn the orchestral accompaniment.

Mood

Understandable on a whole other level

also viola player faces: Big surptised pickachu face!

**surprised Eddy face**

ARE U ACTUALLY A VIOLA I MUST KNOW LOL?!?

Ahh, so we both get played by all kinds of people.

@@tylermoore8218 Yes, I play viola. No, I'm not actually made of wood. Musicians call themselves their instrument all the time lol

Oh wow you are a viola that’s amazing

you’re a viola?

Me too , now y'all know the unknown struggles of transiting from violin to viola , it messes with your head . When I play my violin I read it as alto clef sometimes and when I play my viola I read it as treble clef sometimes

#ViolaGang #ViolaRevolution

Not a violist but feels so accurate lol

#ViolaGang the struggle of always getting roasted

Us violists finally get our revenge *cackle, cackle*

Maybelle Lee Yaaaasss!

Yea

truthfully, i did viola all through school, but started on piano. to this day the moment i pick up a string instrument and put it on my shoulder, my brain deleted treble clef 🤨　despite the fact i still need it! 🤨🤨🤨 brains are weird. i was the violist who could read treble as long as i wasn't holding a viola 😅

@@user-ek7wx7oi2y I can relate to this haha. I play the viola, violin and piano. I can only play the alto clef on the viola, as soon as I see the treble clef, I forget everything lmao.

@@user-ek7wx7oi2y I relate to this so much!! Like I can read Treble, bass and Alto cleft (bass cleft however I still need to say all cows eat grass when I read it, so I can kind of read it lol), nonetheless, I sing, am learning guitar and I play Viola and when I sing I can easily read Treble, but the minute I'm holding Viola treble clef just disappears from my mind 😂 I've had a few times when taking guitar lessons accidentally read Treble clef as alto haha

Yes exactly! 😅

@@Dazzledweeb I can relate to this~ I am learning the piano and the part that I am currently learning (theory-wise) is how to read both alto clef and tenor clef. Fortunately, not at once. Unfortunately, even doing theory on this is give me a headache. Transposing things are a nightmare since my brain just cannot switch from one clef to another.

When I started to learn I was wondering to choose the violin or viola. I choose the viola because I liked it more and, also, because it was easier to come to the violin after if I want

Aww thx! I love viola and I’m glad to see there’s slightly more ~representation~ for us right now

That’s great to hear as a violist! We r def under appreciated especially in highschool orchestras, there were only a handful of us in mine and we always got stuck with boring pieces-never as melodic as the violin and never packing the punch of the rhythm like the cellos. But the instrument itself is so beautiful, it can reach high notes like the violin but also produces deeper and warmer sounds which I love! So sad to read about people hating on it! ❤

I was the exact same. My violin teacher was also a violist and viola teacher, and she convinced me to try the viola instead. I refused for almost a year, meanwhile there was a viola on display in the music shop where I learn. I finally cracked and gave it a go. I absolutely loved it and a few months after, after saving up and gathering my birthday money, I bought the viola in the shop. I tried other violas but I couldn’t look past the first one I played. I’m a violist, and thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

How the turntables...

Lol I’ve been here long enough to know he was joking from the beginning. Rip violagang.

If he is the viola king....then...

Except this time _Brett’s_ going to responsible for the accompaniment! lol

he's gonna play the whole orchestra

sammmmeeee

Trombone be like: am I a joke?

@@odocheng5601 Trombone isn't a string instrument, at least.

u have 69 likes so imma not gonna ruin it

@@odocheng5601 what trombone uses alto clef???

@@kita9620 xD

lmao same

LOLLL

Streamed by potato

cringe

violinning human the five stages of viola

That title is too long

@violinning human, I could also tel, that Brett was having to time of his life with that Sibelius drop teasing... 😂

Tell*

This was my suggestion too! Not only cause I love the piece but because I think it'd be more fun if they were doing this together. :) For those who don't know the piece: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nnOoAnLL7vY.html

Yes!!!

YESSSS I LOVE THAT PIECE

I'm so glad a lot of you agree. Please like so Brett and Eddy see this! I would truly love if they played it! I myself am trying to get my violist friends to practice it to no avail!!

Oh yesss! I love that piece! HEHEHEHEHEHEH 😈

The sound it's just warmer.

as a violist i can say it does have a lower sound but can also go high which is what made me turn more to viola than tat of violin

I do love both instruments and they both have their own characteristics:) viola is making me think of Summer in Japan (anime scenario more like haha)

lol they’re violinists sight reading alto clef if you think they’re really good you should hear an actual violist

Y Z I did right after I watched this vid about three months ago. It was a viola solo and it was performed by this female and it was reaaaaally beautiful

Lets just all make secons accounts and push them to 5 mil... who knows what we'll hear then..... XD XD XD

But like, the viola sounds so nice?? It sounds rich and warm. Even if someone makes mistakes it's tolerable. When someone makes mistakes on a violin that's hellish torture because it's higher and it sounds like a screaming banshee.

Literally me everytime I hear my friend playing 💀

join us.

Succumb to the viola

Make the smart choice and switch to viola 😎

Cos he enjoys viola more lol

I was wheezing they couldn't even play level one of viola when I could probably play level 3 of violin

@@nn-rp9yg I'm wheezing because for how much shit talk we get they couldn't handle it😂🤣

It was so funny to watch them make fun of us as they struggled to play level one 😂 but I mean it would probably be hard to switch if you haven’t played in a really long time

Right? For all the flack we get lol

I'm honestly laughing, they shit on us all the time, yet they can barely play level 2 viola, yet us viola player's could easily pick up violin if we really wanted to haha

nuu I would like, but it’s at 69 so no

@@sophiedrawsalot8018 It's not anymore

OMG SAAAME

@He who Must not be named Are you talking about You Know Who? (Your yt name)

@@lostsoul-iv3zg 😂

...maybe i was wrong to diss the viola's repetoire in my youth. thank you for this information. :'D

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Paganini actually played viola too, probably since viola is bigger than violin you need to stretch your fingers more

Yes- alto clef is a lot of fun lol

What does simp mean?

How do you have 200+ likes but no comments

I don’t know

*s i m p b e l i u s*

Your profile picture is an insult to my hunger.

What's that?

I was just going to say that 😂

Twoset: Violas, HELP! Violas: 🙈🙉🙊🙅🏻🙅🏻🙅🏻

rip-

But we’ve heard the limit of viola capability in this video

@@matthewhammans4365 Sadly, yes we did I fear...

​Heard the limit of viola capability? You've heard _nothing_ of the sort, trust me! xD Anyways, I'd really love them to do something like this. Like with ThatViolaKid for example! (I tried making a viola rec video by myself, it was such hard job. I have whole new appreciation for Editor-san, I can't even put together a simple video properly. X'D) ETA: here's what I did: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6Up94Y8ZXZ8.html

I'd be happy to compile some recommended videos featuring the viola on RU-vid, given a day or two to put a list together.

Here's a serious list for you: -Bartok Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QiIBUAprXBU.html -Shostakovich Viola Sonata ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-flHAARCKjBw.html -Shubert Arpeggione Sonata ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-62GAq4t4Z8g.html -Telemann Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YYdWzHuMemo.html -Stamitz Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q3K4tx6oKek.html -Vieuxtumps Viola Caprice ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zj85AyuSMB4.html -Casadesus Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PG_zvtibU2Q.html -Forsyth Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FS1_8bfhCgk.html -Hoffmeister Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z8LS6OmoJN4.html -Walton Viola Concerto ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LBzib0LyeP4.html Let me know if you want any more. The viola actually has a decent repertoire, it's just not very well-known (and not nearly as big as the violin's.)

Agreed

Anything can sound beautiful in the hands of a good player TBH

Kate Kon potato?

Kate Kon Ling Ling can play viola,violin,piano,recorder AND sing well all at the same time 40 hours everyday. *lol pls tell me if it’s bad ,this is my first Ling Ling joke 😅😂

1A4_19_Lim Xin Hui At this point, a lot of Ling Ling jokes have been exhausted, but it’s still pretty okay ;) Just keep commenting and you’ll eventually get a lot of likes on one

The turned have tables

😂😂😂🤷🏾‍♀️

well well well look how the turn tables

I appreciate The Office references

Rachmaninov laughing

Just move to a violin. It's easier to master for short fingers. I did 😊

*violists with small hands crying overall*

It's for a five string viola, so....

@@astridposey YOU TAKE THAT BACK

Thas is because all the rules in orchestra don't apply to the viola... like tuning and rhythm. xD

They couldn't even tell when they got it wrong. 😂

Also brett complaining the viola is to big for his hand LOL

This is a relatable moment

This is what they get for making fun of us.... I’m kidding I love them

damn you predicted the future 😭 they played for world tour

Same 😂

Ah yes, Sibelius drip, best drip of em all

@@raniadahayu1412 get some antibiotics for that drip.

Lol

So true

Lol facts

Yep

yes

Sweet pun

How many times did you comment on this video

Vokaynroks 40 times. 😂 Kidding.

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You mean Great Supine Protoplasmic Invertebrate Jelly gang Great Supine Protoplasmic Invertebrate Jelly gang

Spent 10k on a c string I cant stand your e string (I think.... 🤔)

I've heard that it's difficult to keep it in tune, so their opinion of it is likely due to hearing musicians play it out of tune. They have quite a few violist friends though! Also, viola jokes have existed for hundreds of years, it's not just Twoset who makes them!

No, it's so you can understand them.

introducing us to different/lesser known works is always the intent!

Cecil Forsyth's Viola concerto is also great! Very romantic

I did it after reading this comment lol

I love viola voice so much. Its probably because Im an alto singer.

well i hope ling ling wannabes won’t kill me, but i personally like the way the sounds more than the way violins sound

I tend to gravitate towards warm and deep sounds also... Viola, Cello, Bassoon, trombone, tenor 🎷, etc

Guess you wouldn't know Hummel you're more of a trumpet person

@@amagiordi2615 Very good answer, but I have this background because now I'm playing Hummel's potpourri for viola and orchestra op. 94 and I liked his picture

At least we are not Great Supine Protoplasmic Invertebrate Jellies...

(If you dont know what I mean search it up lmao)

What were we before? .........Tchaik Twinks??

@@thef-35lockheedmartinlight11 I searched up "Great Supine Protoplasmic Invertebrate Jellies" and... yeah you're right at least we aren't Great Supine Protoplasmic Invertebrate Jellies.

Watching his friend suffer brings out the best in him

literally haha he's so hyper its like eddys sibelius drop torture has made brett happier

Since it was sent to an E in their tier list

And they actually tuned it this time

@@cello404 maybe they have a bad day.. 😅

#ViolaGang #ViolaRevolution

When you've been in quarantine for a long time, you begin to appreciate other instruments. *ehem, viola*

No you're not

YESS!!!

OUI OUI!!!!

Agreed

Yes!

¡¡Yes :D!!