Out of Nowhere

Information:

• Source: Approved Measures Notebook
• Key: D minor
• Measures: 54
• Parts: Cello and Piano
• Duration: 3:12 min
• Pages: 6 Pages

Life is like a show than never ends, and out of nowhere only the actors are being replaced.

THINKING OF BACH
With the birth of J.S.Bach, a musical phenomenon appeared as if out of nowhere. By the time he started composing, till the day he died, nobody could stop his genius, and even to this day, it hasn’t stop, and it keeps going.

There is a lot written about the composer, but his biographers do not have it easy because, there is so much extraordinary music left behind, and very little is known of his personal life. A lot of it, is pure speculation

The influence of Bach’s music, as life itself, is similar to a first act scene that never ends; only the actors are being replaced. There are no second, nor third acts. His music is a playlist set in an endless loop that creates patterns for the only purpose to delight the listener.

I personally cannot imagine life without music, but; life without the music of J.S. Bach would be unbearable. His entire catalog overflows with all kinds of dances, as well as arias, operas, cantatas, concertos, symphonies, oratorios. There is a lot of music for us to chose. The celebrated variations he wrote, specifically for Goldberg, weren’t only for him, today, all the world benefits, because, the artistic value of them have no price.

NEW AND OLD EMOTIONS
With great expectation, I’ve always welcomed baroque music into my life, there is so much music to discover. Anna Magdalena’s book, for example, was and STILL is for me, an introduction into the baroque music, because, even after all this years playing the material, I consistently discover and rediscover new and old emotions. All of which are hidden in the melodies and rhythms of each composition.

Bach’s music is - after 300 years - very much alive. All his music had been played countless of times. It had been analyzed, criticized, scrutinized and played all over again. Along with this post, I am introducing a composition for cello and piano. The piano part was inspired by a minuet in D minor from the famous notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach.

PLEASE GOD COVER YOUR EARS
I wanted to capture a brief moment that encapsulates the ease I experience when I hear Bach’s music compositions, a sense of detachment from all the shit in the world. At the same time, I was aiming for a sound that would hold me tight in a dark, rainy night, a sound that will bring a welcoming feeling, perhaps even happy.

While his work is famously methodical, its emotional impact often hits me right in the heart. Bach’s music is full of surprises. Whether is a symphony or a simple march, it seems he did not leave anything to random. He believed that music was not meant to bring glory to the performers or the conductor - or even to himself as the composer. His music was crafted for the glory of God.

To each his own, but I believe, humans are by far the ones glorify by his musical genius. Apart from that, it is hard to imagine, in our day, or any era, any God rejoicing to hear a piano arrangement of Jesu Joy of Man’s desiring, and, the same God covering his ear, insufferable, the very next day, to the music of Marilyn Manson; for example.

WELCOME, ENJOY THE SHOW
But please, let’s not assumed I know it all, because I don’t. But I am sure we all can agree that Bach’s music is a big part of any serious musician’s life, Bach is - if I dare said - a synonym of Baroque. One of the most celebrated composers of the era. Bach’s music welcomes you to the biggest show any human can experience.

Welcome, enjoy the show!!, Since we are born; we are given first row tickets to attend the greatest show we call life. And despite all the irregularities in it, joy can strike out of nowhere - much like a familiar piece of Bach lifting the mood.

There are plenty undertakings that allow us to endure life till the very end, and to help you endure, I’ll encourage you to listen to baroque music, when you do, I hope you would take to heart the warm and inviting welcomed to the show, the greatest show that, I dare say, never ends: Bach’s Music

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