The way I remembered being taught is that a passacaglia is a variation form over an ostinato bass section and a chaconne is a variation form over a repeated harmonic progression. I could be wrong but I also recall that there was some disagreement and confusion between the two forms.
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Is it a chaconne or is it a passacaglia. YOU decide!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiMZ4QQnQNUComment
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What a pity Bach wasn't present - I suspect he would have trumped them both on the organ!Originally posted by Quijote View Post'Man know thyself'Comment
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No doubt!Originally posted by Peter View Post
Back to the thread subject, I'm quite drawn to this very short YouTube extract that I came across recently mixing Bach's Goldbergs with dance:
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My first thought was chaconne, but if this is a figured bass line, then it is a passacaglia.Originally posted by Quijote View PostComment
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I'm listening to Fur Elise in midi (https://musescore.com/classicman/fur-elise), it helps to hear some small details in the construction of the melody!Comment
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One of my favourite Bach arias is from Cantata BWV 54 - really stunning performance.
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Beautiful. You can rarely go wrong with Andreas Scholl.Originally posted by Peter View PostOne of my favourite Bach arias is from Cantata BWV 54 - really stunning performance.
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Wagner's Ring, the first Janowski recording.
"Life is too short to spend it wandering in the barren Sahara of musical trash."
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Ah, you can never go wrong with Bach.
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I must say the more I listen the more I like this piece, Autumn in Warsaw. by Gyorgy Ligeti.‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’Comment
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Today I will try to play "Duo des fleurs"- https://musescore.com/user/35230830/scores/6331065 (Found this score for practicing)Comment
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