Passacaglia & Fugue No. 2 (String Quartet)
Music of this video is "Passacaglia and Fugue No. 2" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2010. A passacaglia is old European dance music and have a characteristic that a pattern is repeated on a bass part. 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 the string quartet: Composition of musical instruments is 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello.
The painting of this video is Eustache LE SUEUR's "Melpomene, Erato, and Polyhymnia": The Muses who preside over art have been painted on this painting.
Newer: Passacaglia & Fugue No. 3 (Flute Quintet)
Older: Passacaglia & Fugue No. 1 (Organ)