Assignment: Video Activity: Bach, Air (on the G string)
1) Listen to a performance of Bach’s famous Air (“on the G String”) as you follow both the musical score and a visual animation of the music.
https://youtu.be/E2j-frfK-yg
Between the score and the animation, which is more useful to you? Which do you find yourself following more often—and why?
2) What do you imagine has made this music a favorite of listeners over the centuries?
3) How might the ebb and flow (highs and lows; louds and softs) of the two “dialoguing violins” play a role in the creation of the beauty of this piece?
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