Passacaglia & Fugue No. 5 (Piano)
Music of this video is "Passacaglia and Fugue No. 5" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2008. 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. Composition of musical instruments is a piano solo. The performance of this tune is by KATO Yuitiro, who has created this tune.
The painting of this video is Michelangelo BUONARROTI's "Creation of Adam": The painting is a painting of Genesis.
Newer: Passacaglia & Fugue No. 6 (Piano)
Older: Passacaglia & Fugue No. 4 (String Quintet)