Ma was born to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age 4 and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976.
Yo-Yo Ma has been called "the most omnivorous of all cellists" by critics, and indeed possesses a far more eclectic repertoire than typical for a classical player. He has performed and recorded Baroque pieces on period instruments, American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the Argentinian tangos of Astor Piazzolla, Brazilian music, soundtracks to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Philip Glass's Naqoyqatsi, in addition to numerous recordings of the standard classical repertoire. His latest CD is a collaboration with other musicians for the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack.
Yo-Yo Ma's main performance instrument is a very fine 1733 Montagnana cello. He also plays the Davidoff Stradivarius from 1712, which was also played by Jacqueline du Pre.
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major BWV 1007: Prélude
Yo-Yo Ma Lyrics
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still more
cello
lotta cello
still cello
more cello
cello
woah more cello
2 minutes worth of cello
cello
so much cello
i love cello
chello
chill hoe
hello cello
a hella lot of cello
The music piece features a significant amount of cello playing.
still more
The cello music continues to be played continuously throughout the piece.
cello
The instrument being played throughout the piece is the cello.
lotta cello
There is a great deal of cello music presented in this piece.
still cello
The cello playing has not ceased and is still being played.
more cello
Additional more cello music is being played throughout the music piece.
cello
The primary musical instrument being played is the cello.
woah more cello
There is a significant and unexpected increase in cello music being played in this specific part of the piece.
cello
The primary instrument being played is still the cello.
2 minutes worth of cello
The total length of the music piece is approximately two minutes and is primarily comprised of cello music.
cello
The cello is still being played heavily throughout the piece.
so much cello
There is a vast amount of cello music being played in various ways throughout the piece.
i love cello
The singer of the song presents their great affection for the cello and is enjoying the piece being played.
chello
The word 'chello' is likely intended as a humorous mispronunciation of 'cello'.
chill hoe
The phrase 'chill hoe' likely has no relevance to the the music piece or the cello and is not directly related to the intended meaning of this analysis.
hello cello
The phrase 'hello cello' is an acknowledgement or greeting towards the cello, possibly expressing appreciation for its presence in the piece.
Contributed by Eva M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@joelrue11
If you really look at it, there's something incredibly beautiful about this piece of music in conjunction with the visuals of the white lines. The piece, beginning with a sort of disjointed dance between G and D, feels very composed and methodical. Moving toward a goal, an endgame, it feels ready and willing to meet any challenge. But then it begins to sway, to move, to shift and shake. It feels as if the piece has lost its way, in a meandering, piecemeal way; it isn't bad, just off on its own way. But then, finally, the piece climbs and climbs, bit by tiny bit, until we reach a sudden peak and we find ourselves back around at the start of it all.
Take all of that, and add to it the video and the lines. The lines, when near someone doing something (Ma playing the cello, the girl on ice, the kids in the alley, the ballerina, etc...), shake and move rapidly. But when they get away from someone, they effects of the people are muted, so that the lines flow smoothly on. And don't take that as me saying that there is effect; on the contrary, everyone always moves the lines the tiniest bit for us all, as process goes. When you frame it in that regard, then all of a sudden each person contributes in their own way and to their own effect. As if to say, "Look, we're all connected by this force, this energy, this effect, and we all have an immediate impact; but if you want to shake the lines around others, it's really going to take some effort, something spectacular."
And when you combine this meandering journey of beauty and mystery that finally circles back to its powerful and authoritative starting point with the notion that we are all connected and all exist on the same flowing force, but we only have small effects, think about it: Yo-Yo Ma is trying to paint a picture of what he says at the beginning:
Just some thoughts.
Brilliant piece of music, Mr. Ma absolutely nails it.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all, it's been a long year and I hope whoever reads this finds joy for themselves.
@johannbach3253
Well done. This is how my music was always intended to be played
@PJBJr
Johann Bach sprech Deutsch
@johannbach3253
@@PJBJr Ja ich spreche deutsch
@gsamsa
By being a commercialist sellout?
@nubmaster696
Bach, please bless ne
@solomisscannonminiononly4173
Notice me senpai
@Hugelag
Thank you for being the first result for "That one cello song."
@marshollygarden8693
EXACTLY what I googled too!
@randominded5683
The cello music that always plays in my head, and I can't google it 😂
@messianic.mt.pianist
Brilliant comment!! ~and delightfully true ☺️🤎🎻✨️