Funniest Thing I've Read In Months
Who would have thought Bach research would be so fun?
In trying to succinctly describe a passage in Bach's Cantata No. 4 where Bach slows down the motion of the music in response to the meaning of the text being sung by the chorus, the author of an analysis of the cantata used the following phrase:
"Text-engendered retardation."
Seriously, I laughed out loud. Does anyone else see the utility of this phrase in other situations? Please suggest some in the comments for this post. I would love to hear where you might use it.
In trying to succinctly describe a passage in Bach's Cantata No. 4 where Bach slows down the motion of the music in response to the meaning of the text being sung by the chorus, the author of an analysis of the cantata used the following phrase:
"Text-engendered retardation."
Seriously, I laughed out loud. Does anyone else see the utility of this phrase in other situations? Please suggest some in the comments for this post. I would love to hear where you might use it.
posted by Jason at 1:14 AM
1 Comments:
Oh my gosh, it's time you got out of the Music Library, you nerd.
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