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Bach is often, and quite rightly, cited as a musical genius, but what is it exactly that makes his music so clever? Well, today we're going to take a closer look at three examples of his big brain contrapuntal composing!


SOURCES:
Numberphile on Crab Canon:    • Music on a Clear Möbius Strip - Numbe...  
Deciphering Guitar and Music Theory, Solving Puzzle Canon 2:    • Solving Puzzle Canon 2  
GeruBach, BWV 1087 - 14 Canons:    • BWV 1087 - 14 Canons  
Inside the score, Fugues:    • How to Listen to Classical Music: Fugues  
Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 - Analysis:    • Prelude & Fugue in C Minor from WTC I...  
Adam Neely, How to write a crab canon:    • How to write a Crab Canon  
Netherlands Bach Society, Concerto for 4 harpsichords    • Bach - Concerto in A minor BWV 1065 |...  
Netherlands Bach Society, Quaerendo invenietis:    • Bach - Canon a 2 Quaerendo invenietis...  
Netherlands Bach Society, Crab Canon:    • Bach - Canon a 2 Cancrizans from The ...  
Netherlands Bach Society, WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 2 in C minor:
   • Bach - WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 2 ...  
Netherlands Bach Society, WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 11 in F major:    • Bach - WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 11...  

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0:00 Introduction
0:36 Canon a 2 Cancrizans
3:23 Canon a 2 Quaerendo invenietis
5:14 Fugue
5:58 Fugue no. 2 in C minor
8:08 The Way Of Bach by Dan Moller
8:58 Patreon