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The idea that Bach composed the Well tempered clavier and similar works merely in a mechanical process is basically a fairy tale, and it's kind obvious once you
by easyThrowaway 4y ago
The idea that Bach composed the Well tempered clavier and similar works merely in a mechanical process is basically a fairy tale, and it's kind obvious once you read the music sheets.
- throwanem 4y agoI might've been clearer I was making a joke, I suppose.
- easyThrowaway 4y agoOh. Sorry, I've heard that so many times with no hints of irony that it flew quite over my head.
- throwanem 4y agoNo harm done. Chalk it up to appreciating the music in near perfect ignorance of its contemporary social context - I had no idea that'd been a controversial point until I went looking for why something I'd thought a harmless joke had crossed people.