Passacaglia & Fugue No. 1 (Organ)
Music of this video is "Passacaglia and Fugue No. 1" 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. 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. Composition of musical instruments is an organ solo.
The painting of this video is Anne Louis GIRODET DE ROUSSY-TRIOSON's "The Entombment of Atala": One scene of a novel has been painted on this painting.
Newer: Passacaglia & Fugue No. 2 (String Quartet)
Older: Prelude & Fugue No. 6 (Piano)