Yes thanks Chris, Affekt it was! And even today, affektiert (affected) has
negative connotations in germanic languages (artificial, simulated).
G.
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PS. At the same time I have to say that extreme cases of use of Minor -
Mayor can definitely trigger feelings of sadnes and joy respectively in me,
so there has to be something in the Affekt theory...
G.
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Yes, there is definitely something to it and it has always been part of music
history. The ancient Greeks believed that the various modes could incite
anger, lust, insanity, etc. In the renaissance, Bernardino Cirillo called upon
composers to set aside the cantus firmus and write Masses in
The Empfindsamkeit existed as a style of composition (eg. CPEBach), as well as
a style of performance (say, the Baron anegdote). It's helpfull to see it as
two diferent phenomenons. The first one is quite easily recognizable or even
quantifiable (form, harmony, texture), the other one might
More etymology than definition:
Toward the end of the Pre-Galant era (a.k.a. Baroque era), dance pieces
were added to the standard list of the Dance Suite movements ( Allemand,
Courant, Saraband, Gigue) such as the Menuet (and Trio), the Polonaise (very
important later), Anglois, Scherzo, etc.
Empfindsamkeit is one of the first and boldest expressions of self, to the
point of narcissism, in artistic expression, especially Muthel, one of my
favorites of the era. All of J.S. Bach's students were emboldened by their
skill and knowledge,and allowed the freedom by the circumstances of the
All self-expression pretty much starts with Froberger.
RT
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Empfindsamkeit is one of the first and boldest expressions of self, to the
point of narcissism, in artistic expression, especially Muthel, one of my
favorites of the
Froberger? Downstairs then left.
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