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A Secret Musical Code Revealed via JS Bach

Rob Michael — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:19:44 +0000

There is a secret built into Bach’s Little Fugue in G minor.

I issued a friendly challenge to listeners to spot the famous Jazz standard nestled among the busy polyphonic dialog in this Bach piece.

Even an offering of 2000 internet cool points has not unearthed the answer, so I’ll give it to you now:

Listen at 1:52

…now listen to the video below at 2:25.

Nerdy but cool.

I’ve been working in the studio so much these days that I’m beginning to see spots.

Rob Michael — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:44:42 +0000

Guess that comes with the territory when your navigating lines that Bach laid out in logical beautiful detail. I learned the Little Fugue in G minor years ago as a self-imposed study in how Bach ‘improvised’ through chord changes.

I always want to improvise melodies that possess that clear, eloquent almost story-telling manner about them like Bach.

When you play these pieces, you’re afforded an opportunity to almost enter Bach’s mind for a short time.

…and that’s where we’ve been hangin’ over here.

Orphaned Track: Bach’s “Little Fugue” in G minor

Rob Michael — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:51:39 +0000

Little Fugue Gm by Rob Michael
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I recorded this piece as an experiment sometime around 2001. I played all of the parts on guitar. Good fun!

Originally composed for the organ, this piece goes well beyond the range of the guitar: I kept tuning lower and lower. I had to give in and use a bass for a few of the phrases.

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