Canon & Fugue No. 2 (String Octet)
Music of this video is "Canon and Fugue No. 2" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2010. A canon is the same melodies that are played shifting time. A fugue is independent melodies that are played at the same time and are united by a melody that is showed at the opening. The style of this tune is more like Renaissance counterpoint, which is represented by Palestrina, than baroque counterpoint, which is represented by BACH. The performance of this tune is due to computer music that is based on MIDI. The kind of this tune is chamber music, or string octet: Composition of musical instruments is 4 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos.
The painting of this video is Raffaello SANZIO's "The Entombment of Christ" or "Deposizione Borghese."
Newer: Canon & Fugue No. 3 (Orchestra)
Older: Canon & Fugue No. 1 (Orchestra)