Watch A Prodigy Create...From Four Notes In A Hat | Pianist Reacts

I've looked for her on YouTube to see how she's doing now. She's not only a pianist. She plays the violin very well and performs her own concerti. Now, how many young musicians are doing that? Or even not so young ones? That's a lot of talent. If that's not a prodigy... Anyway, she's a very talented young musician!

Children can compose music...if they are geniuses like Alma. 1/3 of W A Mozart's catalog was written when he was under 18yo. Alma composed her 1st full scale opera at age 10.

love your take on the concept of the prodigy, and it's something I've been considering for a long time. Along with the concept of "gifted" Everything you said about pianos and classical music theory being human conventions that are taught and learnt... so true. There are people and children who learn easier and faster. Usually they have very "encouraging" parents too and in themselves a strong motivation to learn and practise. Very interesting.

People think of Classical music as something written on paper by dead composers a few hundred years ago playing off the score. People have always perform music off the script improvising as they perform. A few hundred years ago in the Baroque, it was common to add ornaments to the music... not something that was written on paper first but as you perform. A well known example of Classical improvisation was during Bach's visit to Prussia. The Emperor Fred the Great who was a flute player played about 20 random notes and Bach improvised an entire set of variations starting with the opening Prelude: "Musical Offerings" BWV 1079. And you have Schubert Impromptu. Today the music is on paper and people would read off the script. A few hundred years ago, Schubert would be performing a composition that he invented on the spot before writing it down and send to a publisher. Today people associate improvise music with the genre Jazz & Blues or something that isn't associated with Classical music or sounds Classical. Alma Deutscher has proven otherwise. It's possible to create something original that sounds like Mozart or Beethoven.

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Love these videos , so funny how I’m just as synical when it comes to prodigies 😂

This was super interesting!

Nice video this is awesome!

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Hey matthew! I just wanted to ask you to play the fire dance of luna in piano, cause it's extremely hard (fire dance of luna is a choir piece)

The only people worthy of criticising of this young lady are people who can pull four notes out of a hat and do the same that she has done.

Whether or not one considers that the word 'prodigy' should be applied, Composing a violin concerto at age 9, a full length opera at 10 and a piano concerto at 12 (and performing both concertos herself) is pretty amazing. As for evoking emotion in the listener, consider the opening of her 'Siren Sounds Waltz' !

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Alma is very talented. I find the concept of child prodigy's a bit unfair because it takes away the same recognition from adults. Don't get me wrong, it is always amazing to see a kid perform a sonata and everyone goes "wow such a talented child". But if an adult sits down and plays the same sonata with the same experience as the kid, no one is impressed because we have this expectation that you are an adult and you should be good already 😂 Great video.

Amazing and I'm struggling to play Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter just the right hand melody part fluently without mistakes and pausing to find next note for days now, here this kid just comes up with something far more complex and plays it faultlessly. Lovely to have talent. Or maybe I need to find a new hobby. 😂

She learned music through Partimenti You should look it up, really awesome method

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Here's her latest 4-note creation if you care to do another reaction/analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYKQoolbM4

Prodigy is a derrivite of prodigious an adjective defined by Merriam -Webster; pro·​di·​gious prə-ˈdi-jəs Synonyms of prodigious 1 : causing amazement or wonder 2. extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : ENORMOUS 3. resembling or befitting a prodigy : STRANGE, UNUSUAL obsolete : being an omen : PORTENTOUS Typically a child prodigy is one who exhibits talents beyond their age. In Alma's case she composes music beyond the scope of her age; she has composed many variations, sonatas and an Opera (she wrote it a 8, it was produced in Vienna when she was 11) her music has been played by professional symphonies around the world. I would say she fit the definition of the word, don't you?