my only brain cell during the exam:

Instrument: G Clarinet (the transcription is for Basset Clarinet in A because we had a big debate in discord and that was the answer that was chosen so sorry about that :)
Performed by: Maksim band (can't find the name of the clarinetist)
Piece: Shenovo Horo

faq:
Q: how old are you / A: i'm in high school!
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

[camerongvc]

I aspire to be as happy once as that drummer looks throughout the whole video

[gracebevill]

I don't know why but this is the sort of music I image is playing constantly in my goldfish's head

[brandonfu]

that clarinet tone and technique is so unique… never heard anything like it. thanks for introducing me to this george!

[vuvocetlutichushki]

as a Bulgarian, this raises this channel to a whole new level...

[MaxxMcGeePrivate]

It's kinda funny how the drums you see don't match the drums you hear. But the smile sells it!

[jonb]

The grooviest clarinet I've heard in a hot minute

[JHouse]

Looking at the fingers it's definitely the G clarinet, not an A. Pretty common in eastern traditions. This one has an extension for low Eb, but it's not a full basset. Lowest playable pitch is concert Bb2.

[nathanbernacki]

I've been studying this music for a while, a few things to mention here:

1. The scale doesn't really have a name, but it is mainly used for soloing (1, #2, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7), jazz people may call it an altered Lydian dominant. However, most of the scale degrees are moveable so it's hard to pin down. Sometimes it goes into a scale called hijaz (1, b2, #3, 4, 5, b6, b7), again some of these scale degrees are moveable. In solo sections like these, sometimes the two modes get mixed together.

2. This is a dance called Pravo Horo (Право Хоро, Straight Dance) and is usually notated in 6/8 or 2/4 to reflect the dance steps.

3. About half of the notes transcribed here are ornaments to the main melody, usually ornaments are notated as grace notes or through mordents and trills (and most commonly are not notated at all). It can be hard to distinguish the main melody from ornamentation without some experience, but notating them in detail like this definitely brings attention to them for people unfamiliar with this music!


5. Thank you for bringing Bulgarian wedding music to the attention of so many people! I think this transcription shows how fantastic this music is!

6. If you want to hear more of this stuff, search these names: Peyo Peev (Пейо Пеев), Nedyalko Nedyalkov (Недялко Недялков), Angel Dimitrov (Ангел Димитров), Petar Ralchev (Петър Ралчев), Riko Band (Рико Бенд), Aliosha (Альоша), and Ivo Papazov (Иво Папазов)

Keep up the great work!

[YavorArseniev]

The soloist and bandleader is called Maxim Shen (Максим Шен).
And that is a very specific type of Bulgarian music, called "wedding music" (сватбарска музика).
It is based in folk music
but has influences from jazz and Roma music and incorporates a lot of improvisation.
The style's roots are in the 1960ies and it became fully formed and popular in the 1970ies.

Impressive transcription, as always! Though ornamental signs would have been easier to follow for a musician.

[BilondaMusic]

Bulgarian folk music is a world of its own.

[blumenmusic]

that's a clarinet stank face to rival the best of bassface™️

[ThePondermatic]

Don't let the clarinet solo distract you from the fact that accordions are highly underrated instruments

[dreunik]

This can be a Dream Theater's instrumental section anytime soon. Really interesting stuff!

[hoshoku-ch]

My brain cells: 0:11 the guy playing drum

[musicaldude]

If it's one thing the balkens are good at its playing any instrument fast and clear

[ektoraskontos]

I had a classical clarinet recital for my master before 2 hours and now i am sitting in my sofa and watch this

[xxth]

This is the sound of squidward's clarinet when he out of water

[superymariowest]

Definitely Balkan. Here in the western Balkan Clarinets aren't used as much but the sound of Balkan music is as recognisable as the smell of freshly chopped onions.

[falaghsepehr]

This is one of the best things I've heard in my life

[alexivanov]

as a bulgarian i immediately thought "hey, this sounds familiar!" and then proceeded to scroll down to see your comment lol