On 30 Apr, 05:15, hol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Eugene Holman) wrote:
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> lorad...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 27, 8:54=3DA0am, burl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Czech Radio offers brilliant Bach's Brandenburg Concertos for
download=
> > > in flac (as well as in crap
mp3).http://www.rozhtlas.cz/d-dur/download=
_eng=3D
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> > > Regards,http://andriustblo.blogspot.com
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> > Bach is boring.. his clunky old organ music is primitive.
>
> Not everything that J. S. Bach composed is of equal genius, but the
> cantatas, the B-Minor Mass, and the St. Matthew Passion rank among the
> supreme works of Western music.
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> > Mozart, Beethoven, even Chopin were much more innovative.
>
> Of course they are, they lived two or three generations later and thus
> stand on the shoulders of J. S. Bach, Handel, Telemann, Gl=FCck, C. P.
E.
> Bach, and Haydn. Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms are, *mutatis
> mutandis*, more innovative for the same reason.
To me, Bach is the king of bass lines of all times. He also explored
the capabilities of harmonic and melodic minor to their limits.
Harmony rules, that he established are still part of music curriculum
in most European countries. Well-Tempered Clavier influenced later
composers, such as Haydn and Mozart. His harmonies are very
conservative, leading note has to go to tonic and no consecutive fifth
or fourths or octaves are allowed. Yet, when you listen to Georgian 4-
part harmony you know that consecutives work extremely well.
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