Bach's music is so fundamental to me. I'm also fascinated by mathematics, analytical statistics in particular. I see Bach's music almost as mathematics in sound. There are no special effects, no glissandos, no smoke or flashing lights, just pure tonal relationships arranged with a genius that defies the imagination.
Beethoven was clever in a different way because he played with themes or motifs which he would juxtapose in unexpected places even from one movement to another. He was imaginative in a larger context which wasn't as purely mathematical.
Mozart? Not the kind of guy you'd have a beer with, but possibly the greatest genius musically, although you'll get a lot of arguments for Bach.
Is it normal that I think Bach rocks?
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Bach's music is so fundamental to me. I'm also fascinated by mathematics, analytical statistics in particular. I see Bach's music almost as mathematics in sound. There are no special effects, no glissandos, no smoke or flashing lights, just pure tonal relationships arranged with a genius that defies the imagination.
Beethoven was clever in a different way because he played with themes or motifs which he would juxtapose in unexpected places even from one movement to another. He was imaginative in a larger context which wasn't as purely mathematical.
Mozart? Not the kind of guy you'd have a beer with, but possibly the greatest genius musically, although you'll get a lot of arguments for Bach.