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J.S. Bach - Crab Canon on a Möbius Strip

The enigmatic Canon 1 à 2 from J. S. Bachs Musical Offering (1747), The manuscript depicts a single musical sequence that is to be played front to back and back to front. Video by Jos Leys (http://...  
 
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talhyam (3 days ago) Show Hide
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that's grate :D
SOPM2007 (6 days ago) Show Hide
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That's ingenious! I've never heard a track that sounds serious played forward as well as played backwards - withal the two melodic sequences combined.
666hermannski (6 days ago) Show Hide
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thats Bach^^
seltsamurai (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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i liek music
MakingtheList (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Master Johann Sebastian Bach...
Absolutely fantastic.
ihamoitc2005 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Music appreciation is subjective. What adheres to the rules and ethos of canon writing is not.

In a correct crab canon, you'll find one homogeneous melody accompanied by itself.

Here is an example of that:

watch?v=AeujoyfIHAI
MattAosta (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Yeah! Bach Rocks!
DanKreiger (1 month ago)
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bullbunnies (1 month ago) Show Hide
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you need to get out more polymath
ihamoitc2005 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Who said anything about being superior? Seems like someone has an inferiority complex. Why let that get in the way of a discussion on the merits of the music?

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