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It's important to keep in mind that this might be less sinister than it first appears (or more...there's that interpretation too). The "Great families" idea rea
by savanaly 4y ago
It's important to keep in mind that this might be less sinister than it first appears (or more...there's that interpretation too). The "Great families" idea reaches beyond politics into science and art as well: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/secrets-of-the-great-families https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/secrets-of-the-great-f....
- stevenjgarner 4y agoThought provoking. I would love to see that article extended to include artists - e.g. musicians like Johann Sebastian Bach, whose father Johann Ambrosius Bach was a violinist employed in Erfurt (who was twin brother to Johann Christoph Bach another great Baroque musician). These brothers were the sons of Christoph Bach, court musician in Germany. On the descendent side, Johann's fifth child and second surviving son Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (C. P. E. Bach) - the "Hamburg Bach" - was a musician and influential composer. His brother, Johann Christian Bach, or the "London Bach" (the 18th child of Johann Sebastian!), was music master to the Queen of Great Britain. There's more [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_family
- filoeleven 4y agoI see that P.D.Q. Bach is still being ignored and treated as some kind of joke. The Wikipedia article doesn’t even mention him.
- chongli 4y agoWikipedia does have an article on P.D.Q. Bach [1]. Do you have any sources to contradict the article’s claim that he’s a fictional character? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._Q._Bach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._Q._Bach
- filoeleven 4y agoNope. Notice that I didn’t call his status unwarranted. My intent wasn’t to trick anyone; I just couldn’t pass up replying to a post that plays so perfectly into the character’s creation myth. But if you’re one of the exceedingly rare HNers who might enjoy “orchestral musical comedy” now that you know it exists, he’s worth a listen. This piece is more like sketch comedy than his others, so is more generally enjoyable even if you’re not an orchestral music nerd. https://youtu.be/MzXoVo16pTg https://youtu.be/MzXoVo16pTg
- savanaly 4y agoAgreed, the Bach clan has to be one of the top families to have left off! Maybe the other Bachs are only well known to classical music lovers though.