Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, organ
What it is
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor on organ, shown with a Music Animation Machine bar-graph score instead of traditional notation.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a music visualization that makes the structure easier to follow than sheet music.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2010, last 2026
What HN commenters said
“Music Animation Machine visualization of Bach.”
boredguy8, 2010-02 · Recommendation · in “Piano music visualized on a logarithmic spiral”
“cool music visualization”
Visualization that helps perceive music better.
avodonosov, 2015-05 · Recommendation · in “Touch Pianist – Tap in Rhythm and Perform Your Favourite Music”
“videos are eye-opening”
Animated score of Toccata and Fugue.
quercusa, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Beneath the surface of Bach’s music is a world of numerology and cunning craft”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: bach, organ, toccata and fugue, animated score, classical
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