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Post by Peter on Nov 30, 2018 21:33:05 GMT 10
J.S. Bach was possibly the most genius composer ever. He could improvise a fugue - something that very, very few people in history were capable of. I wrote a fugue once. It lasted about 3 minutes and was utter shite in comparison to the masterpiece shared. It took me several weeks to write. Again, J.S. Bach was possibly the most genius composer ever. I had to look up what a fugue is. Then I listened to this piece again. I still don't understand its technical composition; I just hear a really satisfying tune. Also: You wrote a fugue? What other lights are you hiding beneath a bushel? Some years ago my wife was about to give birth to our first child at any moment and I was sick of sitting around waiting. So I wrote a string quartet. As you do... Think of a fugue as a fancy canon (you know, Frère Jacques or Pachelbel's Canon). Rather than simply repeating the melody at the same key, in a fugue it normally repeats in different keys, has developmental sections, and gives the composer a chance to show off. And there are normally more than 2 voices. A great place to start is with J.S. Bach's "Well-tempered Clavier", referring to the "tempered" tuning of keyboard instruments (a revolution in his time in which instruments were tuned mathematically. Therefore any piece could be played in any key and still sound in tune. Don't stress about it; theses have been written on the topic). This work consists of Preludes and Fugues in all 12 keys of Western music. Frère Jacques as a 4-part canon. Skip to 0:24 to avoid the chit-chat: Pachelbel's Canon. You'll have heard this if you've ever been to 3 or more weddings. If it's too boring (which it is for me) adjust the video speed to 2x. It affects the perception of tuning, but you'll get the gist: J.S.Bach - The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major. Although absolutely everyone plays the prelude at about a third of it's proper speed (in my opinion)... the fugue starts at 01:57 - try to pick each voice entering: |
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 17:52:52 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 18:03:01 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 18:59:37 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 19:01:04 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 19:01:38 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 19:06:38 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 1, 2018 19:22:00 GMT 10
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Post by spinifex on Dec 2, 2018 20:15:55 GMT 10
I had to look up what a fugue is. Then I listened to this piece again. I still don't understand its technical composition; I just hear a really satisfying tune. Also: You wrote a fugue? What other lights are you hiding beneath a bushel? Some years ago my wife was about to give birth to our first child at any moment and I was sick of sitting around waiting. So I wrote a string quartet. As you do... Think of a fugue as a fancy canon (you know, Frère Jacques or Pachelbel's Canon). Rather than simply repeating the melody at the same key, in a fugue it normally repeats in different keys, has developmental sections, and gives the composer a chance to show off. And there are normally more than 2 voices. A great place to start is with J.S. Bach's "Well-tempered Clavier", referring to the "tempered" tuning of keyboard instruments (a revolution in his time in which instruments were tuned mathematically. Therefore any piece could be played in any key and still sound in tune. Don't stress about it; theses have been written on the topic). This work consists of Preludes and Fugues in all 12 keys of Western music. Frère Jacques as a 4-part canon. Skip to 0:24 to avoid the chit-chat: Pachelbel's Canon. You'll have heard this if you've ever been to 3 or more weddings. If it's too boring (which it is for me) adjust the video speed to 2x. It affects the perception of tuning, but you'll get the gist: J.S.Bach - The Well Tempered Clavier: Book I: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C Major. Although absolutely everyone plays the prelude at about a third of it's proper speed (in my opinion)... the fugue starts at 01:57 - try to pick each voice entering: Pete, It is possible you overthink music. And darn it ... now I do too.  Thanks for the insights! |
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 3, 2018 19:21:47 GMT 10
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Post by spinifex on Dec 3, 2018 19:34:16 GMT 10
I don't usually go for home made cover bands ... but I like this mob. They do the cool songs using the AC DC 'no crap' approach.
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Post by spinifex on Dec 3, 2018 19:35:54 GMT 10
Should have put this up first ... it's a better rendition.
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 3, 2018 19:36:06 GMT 10
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Post by spinifex on Dec 3, 2018 19:43:06 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 3, 2018 19:45:49 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 4, 2018 15:48:03 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 4, 2018 15:57:30 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 4, 2018 15:58:59 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 4, 2018 15:59:49 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Dec 4, 2018 16:01:50 GMT 10
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Thanks for the insights!