HELEN 8/24: OK! Number 24! Is that a fugue, or is that a fugue? A fandango prelude, followed by I think one of the most beautiful fugues ever written, resolving to that magnificent B major triad at the end. Love, love, love this stuff.
GRACE 8/25: Love that fugue. Stopped by my parents’ house yesterday and read through the fugue on their keyboard while I was there. It was nice to be able to share it with them.
I’m all done on time! How’d everybody else do?
Looking forward to hearing from you all soon about how this month went.
CRAIG 8/25:
Me before: “What’s a fugue?”
Me now: “How can I hear and follow the voices in a fugue as I try to play it?”
Me before: “Bach is math-y. I like something more, um, mood-y.”
Me now: “Bach is a puzzle that always opens up to another beautiful level.”
It was fun. I must be a better person, too.
GRACE 8/26: Love this, Craig! I’m glad you learned a lot and opened up to the beauty of Bach these last couple months. I’m biased, of course, but I think everyone can learn a lot from Bach.