Fugue No. 6 (String Quartet)
Music of this video is "Fugue No. 6" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2009. 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, but this fugue isn't grave and slow like Palestrina's Mass, but light and lively. The performance of this tune is due to computer music that is based on MIDI. The kind of this tune is chamber music, or the string quartet: Composition of musical instruments is 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello.
The painting of this video is Nicolas BERTIN's "Phaeton driving the sun-chariot": Phaeton is Apollo's son.
Newer: Fugue No. 7 (String Quartet)
Older: Fugue No. 5 (String Quartet)