But I guess the truth about me and dhammond had to come out eventually. But it's only kisses. I haven't been fugueing him. posted by flapjax at midnite at 11:48 PM on October 2, 2007 [1 favorite]
whoops...that's the Geographical fugue above this posted by Bistle at 12:36 AM on October 3, 2007
God damn Poolio. You spoilt my joke.
I've been known to block some lulz. posted by Poolio at 1:35 AM on October 3, 2007
Great post. I've been recommending this movie for years to anyone who'll listen. If it's to be believed, Gould was a deeply weird guy. And the direction is outstanding. posted by zardoz at 1:53 AM on October 3, 2007
Woohoo for this post. Fugues are hard.
So is flapjax. posted by public at 2:11 AM on October 3, 2007
So is flapjax.
What, and dhammond isn't? You sayin' I ain't sexy? posted by flapjax at midnite at 2:22 AM on October 3, 2007
Surprisingly well done. posted by arcticwoman at 5:48 AM on October 3, 2007
I want to that Daniel Pi's internet babies. posted by piratebowling at 5:50 AM on October 3, 2007
This could be a MEfiMu topic. posted by sourwookie at 7:16 AM on October 3, 2007
I had to write a fugue for a class in 2002. I incorporated the head of straight no chaser, which I thought was supercool. I got an F though, I broke the rules. posted by MNDZ at 7:17 AM on October 3, 2007
So glad someone made an FPP of this. posted by Skorgu at 7:42 AM on October 3, 2007
My counterpoint teacher actually used that Gould fugue to introduce us to the structure and basic techniques of a fugue--it worked quite well.
If it's to be believed, Gould was a deeply weird guy.
It is to be believed. He was an odd duck. My favorite thing about Gould is that, if you listen to some of his Bach recordings closely, you can hear him sort of absent-mindedly half-singing a voice of counterpoint that isn't playing, and that never enters--it seems like, as he played Bach, he'd sometimes just add voices in his imagination, to go along with what he was playing.
The first post proves that one can make a fugue out of almost anything if you try hard enough. I remember when I was a kid trying to write a fugue using the theme of an Iron Maiden song (I forget which song now but I do remember that it did sound quite Bachian...)
The Glenn Gould video is a different kettle of fish entirely. The reference to the Brandenburg Concertos in the first string quartet entry was great, but it's the second quartet entry with the reference to the Meistersingers overture, that was particularly clever, seeing as near the end of the overture Wagner presents all his themes contrapuntally (i.e. simultaneously) in a deliberate attempt (and a successful one at that) to prove that he could do this (I believe if memory serves that the music critic Hanslick had previously criticized Wagner for not being contrapuntal enough). The singers in Gould's fugue have just warned about not being too clever just before the Wagner is quoted. I derived quite a lot of geek pleasure from this... posted by ob at 9:33 AM on October 3, 2007
What I find really weird is that a friend of mine, also an NYU film student, did a version of Oops! I Did It Again as a barbershop quartet (with himself doing all the vocals) back in 2000. It was actually pretty good. Apparently the song inspires the greatest in young artists. posted by Sticherbeast at 3:57 PM on October 3, 2007
A fugue by the lads from Abba. (Towards the end it is, anyways.) posted by mragreeable at 11:01 PM on October 3, 2007
Damn it. Now I have the urge to write a fugue! posted by unclemonty at 3:48 AM on October 4, 2007
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