Passacaglia No. 1 (Sextet)
Music of this video is "Passacaglia No. 1" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2007. 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. 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 1 flute, 1 oboe, 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello, so this tune is a sextet, but sound wind and stringed instruments weave isn't chamber musical but orchestral musical.
The painting of this video is Jacques-Louis DAVID's "The Oath of the Horatii": Horatii are ancient Roman officers.
Newer: Passacaglia No. 2 (Organ)
Older: Ricercare (Piano)