Canon & Fugue No. 3 (Orchestra)


Music of this video is "Canon and Fugue No. 3" 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 orchestral music: Composition of musical instruments is 1 flute, 4 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, and 1 double bass.

The painting of this video is Sandro Botticelli's "Primavera": The left man is Mercury, who is gods' messenger; Women on the right side of his are goddesses who preside over love, faithfulness, and beauty; The central woman is Venus; The boy over her is Cupid; The right man is Zephyrus, who is tha god on west winds; A right woman is Flora, who is the goddess on flowers.

Newer: Canon & Fugue No. 4 (Sextet)

Older: Canon & Fugue No. 2 (String Octet)

日本語: カノンとフーガ第 3 番 (オーケストラ)