A tribute to Wendy Carlos. Sinfonia To Cantata #29, J.S. Bach.

[mrnnhnz]

Very nice. Thanks for uploading. Also, one thing that I think Bach really needs is a very strict and consistent tempo (except perhaps at the end, where a bit of a rall. is good). Almost all of the Bach I hear on YouTube is NOT played in this consistent way, and I'm frustrated by it, and thinking "Did they slow down because it's a hard bit, or because they're deliberately playing that bit rubato?" There are exceptions of course, but this is crisp and accurate - nice.

[alejanoromero]

conoci a wendy carlos viendo la naranja mecanica . ya han pasado varios años y lo he seguido escuchando y creo que sera para siempre . pedazo de musico , extraordinario , notable .

[freewayfrank]

Beautiful and brilliant!

[MysteryLily]

Bravissimo!!!!! Lush sparkling madness for devotees of Bach!

[wndr]

@MysteryLily

thanks!

[Puhzz]

Great work. I too combine several "instruments" to achieve the voices I want. I too prefer to achieve new sounds without relying on too much on any single quality (i.e. a "clingy clangy harpsichord" for example). Doubling voice parts for spacial placement, and Wendy's own "hocketing" techniche are also tools I employ for additional clarity.

I feel a good energy, pace and crispness to this rendition. Thank you for uploading... and let me say too, how much I love the visual accompanyment!

[wndr]

@Puhzz

thanks so much for the enlightened feedback... once again, it just shows how unbelievable mind-blowingly ahead of her time Ms. Carlos was in both technique, transcription and aural prowess.

[wndr]

@Puhzz

incidentally, I am experimenting with hocketing for the BBConcerto3/3rd :)

[ernent]

Bach is inexhaustible.

Great "performance"

[justyjusty2X4]

This owns.

[wndr]

@justyjusty2X4

thanks!



[wardka]

After all these years I still think this is the way of the future. I grow weary of all the people who think synths are cheesy or in poor taste. They are more expressive now than ever and certainly not as grating as a dirty clicky-clangy harpsichord or screechy violin.

[wndr]

@wardka

i happen to love bach on synth because - when done right - there is a new energy and crispness infused into the music. And, more importantly, i feel like one can hear more of the complex note structures without a degree in music ( since the digital instruments don't "blend" together or get muddied up as real instruments in a chamber orchestra would.)

[dolofonos]

@wndr Synthesized sounds have the contrast in timbre needed for that isolation. I think in many ways they are alike the instruments of the Baroque period. The sound may not be the same; but the musical idea itself is displayed very well. Even if not to one's listening tastes, MIDI and sampling are an invaluable compositional tool to anyone who knows how to listen.

[tenkon1]

The bass sounds and it is beautiful.

[wndr]

@tenkon1

thanks! the tonality was accomplished by combining several MIDI instruments into a single mix for each instrument (for example, combining an "organ" with a square wave and a "steel guitar" and switching off the bias depending on pitch).

The extended bass was accomplished in the mixdown by augmenting and doubling the sub-bass frequencies.