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Also sprach Zarathustra - space piano video

The famous “Sunrise” from Richard Strauss’ tone poem (1896), the music of 2001: A Space Odyssey, on piano with falling notes in a space scene. Ends with a short look at the piece and its composer.

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About the music

Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss (1864–1949). Tone poem, 1896.

  • Inspired by Nietzsche's book of the same name.
  • This opening is called "Sunrise": it's built on just three notes, C–G–C.
  • Stanley Kubrick used it in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). That's why it sounds like space.

Notes and sound

Short piano arrangement by NotePlayMusic. Public-domain composition.

Salamander Grand Piano samples by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0, generated in your browser with pitch interpolation, damper processing and room echo. (CC BY 3.0)