Added: Dec 4, 2008
From: p0lyph0ny
Duration: 4:5
Glenn Gould watches, conducts, and discusses the CBC recording of his composition 'So You Want to Write a Fugue' (and fugue writing in general). With Bruno Monsaingeon.The full video of So You Want to Write a Fugue can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ain4qftoM Note that there are many subtle musical references in this piece -- for example, after the "just ignore the rules and try" line, the bass and tenor blatantly do just that by singing in parallel fifths, and after the line "John Sebastian must have been a very personable guy" (and before the "never be clever for the sake of being clever" verse) the string quartet cleverly plays a brief quodlibet of JS Bach melodies.
Channel: Music
Tags: classical composition fugue glenn gould music theory
Rating: 4.94 (18 ratings) Views: 6618' favoriteCount='55 Comments: 9
kenkim5 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - oh hes so proud. like talking about one of his children or something. awesome!! thanks!!
JSBachLover Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - Fantastic!!
bsartist Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - It's interesting how almost embarrassed and uncomfortably he reacts when it's over and the applause starts.
PTfan54 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - "You've got to hear my magnificent stretto, SHHH!" LOL! What a guy.
tutu1100 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - he's saying it's an error!shit musicians should be erroneous
SlikkTim Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - TURN THAT THING OFF !haha
ijuh22 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - I think its funny how the interviewer doesn't really seem to know much about music
mikey6778 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - does anyone know where the actual song is on here
PhilippeLernould Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - i never saw this one beforegreat !