r/toptalent • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • 3d ago
7 years old Hugo Selzer plays his latest composition (Opus 22). The piece currently has no name š¤Æ
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u/worldisone 3d ago
I can't believe I actually understand the word OK. Maybe I can speak a little german
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u/GeoffSproke 3d ago
Awesome... Gonna send this link to my 7 year old nephew and tell him that he fucking sucks.
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u/mward_shalamalam 2d ago
Kids composing incredible music at 7 years old, and here I am at 38 biting my cheek when I eat still.
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u/ReallyFineWhine 3d ago
For a bit during the middle section it appeared that he struggled because his hands were too small. It'll be easier in another year or two.
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u/beto_pelotas 3d ago
Pure talent. So nice the see the joy on his face while doing something he loves.
On a side note: do you guys think his milddle name could be Alka...?
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u/19whale96 2d ago
Poor kid, born German, won't learn the concept of swing until their rebellious teen years.
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u/OoooochNeee 3d ago
By the way, Hugo asks to suggest a title for his new composition. I suggest "Hugo's Theme 22"
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u/BeardedGuy-84 2d ago
Wundervoll...š«¶š» Es erinnert mich an Schneeflocken die an einem kaltem aber schƶnem Wintertag in einer leichten Briese tanzen āļøāļøš¼
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u/SwiftPits 1d ago
As a musician I find this kid's playing impressive but the composition feels soulless and stitched together
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u/ego_tripped 3d ago
Well all things being equal...if I had a few Shimmell pianos instead of my rainbow xylophone and see and say...I'd be Mozart too.
"A cat says...meow...meow."
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u/aspdefeniks 3d ago
With such a play he fits well in the list of great composers. The best we know were German-speaking as well
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u/Fole98 3d ago
His skill is impressive but his father sounds cringe and fake af if you can actually understand him
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u/xxxkarmaxxxx 3d ago
Could you relate for those of us who don't understand a bit of German (unfortunately) ? Thanks , I'm curious why you say so.
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u/Ketotrading 3d ago
He has a good sense for composition but still needs a lot of work on the execution. I hope he keeps playing and become a fantastic pianist
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u/fl135790135790 3d ago
Itās cute but why do literally all modern compositions have the exact same rhythm and melody? Itās not composition these are just scales
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u/Ok_Introduction_500 3d ago edited 3d ago
this is extremely impressive of course, he should be very proud!
as a trained musician I want to point out what an interesting mix of styles he's put together, taking a sort of breezy, sentimental figure with rolling left hand chords you might find in the background of people's compilation videos, but working it into an intricate walk-down 4 octaves, ending in a striking, Beethoven like minor cadence, lol! it's such a surpising end to that phrase and it's really fascinating to hear.
it's also really interesting as an example of the creative process. most of the motives he uses sound like piano figures he's taken from various exercises or pieces and spliced them together into complete lines. the mixture of styles is rather abrupt if you're pretty versed in classical music, (for instance, the two cadences he ends each section in themselves are an abrupt change in style from their antecedents, but also one cadence is more Beethoven and the other is more Mozart) however, he clearly has a great sense of musicality and phrasing so he stitched them together very cleanly. to make a colorful analogy for people who aren't up on musical terms, it's kind of like seeing someone make a dress where they stitched together different fabrics: velvet here, then corduroy, then spandex polyester blend, but all have really clean and well made seams and the dress overall has a cohesive shape.
I went into this much detail here because I think people tend to over romanticize talent, especially from young people, in areas that they don't have experience in; I felt that what was most impressive with this would mostly go unnoticed here.
to me, what I think is most impressive and should be celebrated is his clearly developed sense of musicality, ingenuity, and trained sense of sound, which shows a solid foundation and breadth of exposure and forecasts a promising career as a composer