Bach, Air ("on the G string", string orchestra)

J. S. Bach's Air on a G-string, from his 3rd orchestral suite in D major.

FAQ

Q: Where can I get free sheet music for this piece?
A: The score in the video can be downloaded from here:
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/air.pdf
And here's a piano arrangement of it
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/AirOnAShoeString.pdf
http://www.musanim.com/pdf/AirOnAShoeString_5thdown.pdf

Click here to watch it in high-quality (recommended):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2j-frfK-yg&fmt=18

Q: Who is performing?
A: I got this recording from Royalty Free Classical Music (dot org); they sell stock performances, and give stock answers to questions; the stock answer to "who is performing this" is "The RFCM Symphony Orchestra".

Q: What is the BWV number for this?
A: BWV 1068

Q: What does this have to do with a g-string?
A: The short answer is that many people know it by the name "Air on the G-string," so I put it in the title to help people find it. You can read more about this here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_on_the_g_string

Q: What is the real name of this piece?
A: It is the second movement of Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, titled "Aria" (Italian for "Air").

Q: Can you please do a video of ___________?
A: Please read this:
http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMRequests.html

Q: How can I make this kind of display?
A: Check out this:
http://www.musanim.com/player/

Q: How can I turn the MAM MIDI Player display into a movie?
A: See the "How to capture video" section of this page
http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMMIDIPlayerOnYouTube.html
and ask for advice from the people who have been doing this.
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• bach
• air
• g-string
• orchestra
• orchestral
• suite
• beautiful

[dianejlane1]

@schwertbergergerald  I agree! It is my favorite piece of music

[DiscretionDesigns]

@Spongebobbkn This isn't a computer playing, it's the RFCM Symphony Orchestra.

[schwertbergergerald]

GREAT WORK!!!!! Best-known pieces one never grows tired off. Excellent for music education.

[Spongebobbkn]

@mackuss totally agree - this needs so much more feeling put into it. Love the piece, but it needs an orchestra to play it, not a computer.

[murbard]

@bonumfatum457 is it possible you have no idea what I am talking about?

[bonumfatum457]

@murbard Is it possible you have no idea what you are talking about?

[TheSunray777]

wonderful

[murbard]

It's unclear why would appreciate music at all, there is no obvious evolutionary benefit to enjoying listening to music heard before. I'd argue that, more likely than not, music exploits bugs in the brain and induces certain states through rhythmic and melodic patterns. This would strongly argue for the universality of music. That said, there could be some reinforcement whereby multiple listening increase sensitivity, leaving room for a cultural context to influence our liking of music.

[smalin]

@HellRaiser1454654 Well, I think you're mistaken. Experiments that probe this show that much of the emotional response to music is learned.

[HellRaiser1454654]

@smalin I disagree, I am saying they are very different in this, I think this would be understood whatever the person. It is more of an emotion than anything as far as I am aware, where as the Gagaku is not.