Prelude & Fugue No. 2 (String Quartet)
Music of this video is "Prelude and Fugue No. 2" and is a tune KATO Yuitiro created in 2010. A prelude is a tune that is played before worship, dance music, a fugue, and so on. 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 picture of this video is Michelangelo BUONARROTI's "Pieta" in St. Peter's Basilica: A pieta is a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus.
Newer: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 (String Orchestra)
Older: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 (Octet)