Ever the opera composer. So Bach-like and yet so hard to imagine Bach writing that ascending diatonic scale in the lacrimosa, which then abruptly switches to a chromatic run of dotted quarter notes. Like a rocket taking off and shedding its booster. So dramatic!
Genius at its purest.
ReplyDeleteEver the opera composer. So Bach-like and yet so hard to imagine Bach writing that ascending diatonic scale in the lacrimosa, which then abruptly switches to a chromatic run of dotted quarter notes. Like a rocket taking off and shedding its booster. So dramatic!
How did he do it?
I think composers have been asking themselves that about Mozart for a long, long time! "How did he do it?"
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