Re:Did Bach “invent” the rules of music theory?
by jancsika on Sunday August 21, 2022 @06:01PM
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> The answer is resoundingly no.
Not only is it a resounding no, there is ongoing research to find the roots of this cliche.
I can't seem to find the article, but it traces it back to this chemical engineer who did a statistical analysis of the bass lines and cadencial formulae in Bach's chorales.
I've even seen some scans of his analyses, it's wild stuff. Maybe it's on libgen? I can't remember but you can probably do a search for it...
Edit: added a link to the article
Edit2: nope, never mind, that wasn't it. But if I find it I'll add the URL later...
Not only is it a resounding no, there is ongoing research to find the roots of this cliche.
I can't seem to find the article, but it traces it back to this chemical engineer who did a statistical analysis of the bass lines and cadencial formulae in Bach's chorales.
I've even seen some scans of his analyses, it's wild stuff. Maybe it's on libgen? I can't remember but you can probably do a search for it...
Edit: added a link to the article
Edit2: nope, never mind, that wasn't it. But if I find it I'll add the URL later...