[LGM] Leipzig, LGM, and Bach

[Alexandre Prokoudine]

On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> wrote:
> Not really OT.
>
> Something I ran across recently, though I'm sure Leipzigers are fully
> aware of, is Bach's Verschiedene Canones Über die ersten acht
> Fundamental Noten vorheriger Arie (BWV 1087) -- 14 Canons on a Goldberg
> Ground.
>
> The pertinent issue here is how this represents Bach's invention of
> musical notation programming or scripting, as shown in this video:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3889082931&feature=iv&src_vid=8nIqjXh1xgE&v=6h6AabkLvEE
>
> Back in the 18th century, Bach was using an algorithmic approach! Using
> old "code" in future works!
>
> Perhaps we can find a way to bring Bach to LGM since we've already
> arranged to bring LGM to Bach.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/293573191/open-well-tempered-clavier-bah-to-bach
http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/records-and-sheet-music-of-well-tempered-clavier-to-go-free

Would you like me to introduce you to them?

Alexandre