Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, organ

smalin · 31.2M views · 2005-12-10 · 8:38

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Overview

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor on organ, shown with a Music Animation Machine bar-graph score instead of traditional notation.

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Recommended as a music visualization that makes the structure easier to follow than sheet music.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2010–2026

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quercusa · 2021-09 · Recommendation
For those who are not up to reading music at Bach's level, Stephen Malinowski's Musical Animation videos are eye-opening, e.g., from the Musical Offering mentioned in the article: [LINK] Toccata and Fugue in Dmin: [VIDEO] I was directed to Malinowski's work by Edward Tufte (you may be able to figure out why) and feel I should pass it on.
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avodonosov · 2015-05 · Recommendation
Cool, I like it. BTW, cool music visualization: [VIDEO] (you can't play there, but it helps o perceive music better)
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boredguy8 · 2010-02 · Recommendation
Personally, I love the "Music Animation Machine" visualizations, especially of Bach. Toccata and Fugue [VIDEO] "Little" Fugue [LINK] Also enjoyable: Debussy's Clair de lune [LINK]
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