Cited on HN 3 times, 2018–2026, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Linked as the original organ version of the piece, with a visual score that makes the fugue easy to follow.
Stephen Malinowski performs Bach's Little Fugue in G minor on organ, accompanied by an animated graphical score. Pedalboard playing carries one of the melodic lines.
“Compare the Little Organ Fugue as originally intended” (HN, 2025)
Headline seems demonstrably untrue [0]. Better framing should be, "contentID incorrectly identifies YouTube sample as being part of a totally legally copyrighted recording of a Bach work". (Bracketing for now the rightness or copyright at all, I suppose) 0: [this video]
Bach in general is amazing in terms of surviving all sorts of transcription and mutilation. Compare the Little Organ Fugue as originally intended: [this video] to the a cappella version by the Swingle Singers: [link] Some music is very much tied to a particular instrument, but Bach is more or less universal.
One of the first ways I learned to meditate/access different states of mind was a technique described as "overload trance" (IIRC). The premise was, listen to a piece of music, focusing on one musical component, then while keeping that focus, add another element, and another, etc. It works best with pieces with a lot of ostinato (repetition/vamp) and Bach's Little Fugue in G minor was and is one of my favorites. Really fun to play too, though i get tripped up as soon as the feet get involved. Also, Utopia by Astral Projection (that whole album Trust in Trance 3 is great for this). Bonus points to mentally visualizing something in time with the music (I like orbs whirling around like atomic orbitals). You can really tie up much of your mental processing this way and I find it much easier than traditional zen meditation, trying to bring focus back to eg. breathing. Little fugue: [this video] Trust in trance 3 playlist: [link]
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