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'There is a sense that the musical material he has left us is both complete and unfinished, and in thinking about the meaning of our performances we should recall the emphasis T. S. Eliot placed on “a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence.” It is by anchoring it in our time that we re-connect with the timeless fertility of Bach's imagination.' pg 395
— Jul 04, 2021 01:35AM
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D Schmudde
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I’m not convinced Gardiner’s literary references add much to this book. They are sparse and often dropped in without context. Phillip Pullman being the most egregious example. References to “Dust” that have only the most tenuous connection to Bach go unexplained.
— Jul 16, 2020 12:40AM
D Schmudde
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“Bach’s concerns revolves around harmony. Zedler defined universal harmony as ‘The conformity and harmony of all things, for everything in the world act together in respect to both cause and effect.’ Bach himself had this to say: ‘The through-base is the most perfect foundation of music ... that results in a well sounding _Harmonie_ to the Honor of God and the permissible delight of the soul.’”
— Mar 24, 2020 02:33AM
D Schmudde
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Interesting note on the application of “hypotyposis,” depreciating an event as if was personally experienced. In particular, how Bach approaches “Christ lag in Todesbanden.” This technique began before the Reformation but applied here by Bach for one of the first time in his career.
— Feb 10, 2020 06:23AM
