Passacaglia & Fugue No. 6 (Piano)
Music of this video is "Passacaglia and Fugue No. 6" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2009. A passacaglia is old European dance music and have a characteristic that a pattern is repeated on a bass part. The pattern is repeated on parts besides bass in this passacaglia. 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 Sandro Botticelli's "Madonna of the Magnificat."
Newer: Fugue No. 1 (String Quartet)
Older: Passacaglia & Fugue No. 5 (Piano)