Bach's recovery from a comma

[@Teo753]

Very interesting, thanks for posting! Soli Deo Gloria!

[@joostwitte5546]

Thank you so much!

[@prototropo]

The beauty of your notation is transcendent.

[@joostwitte5546]

Thank you, that makes me proud!

[@chrismoser3481]

Most interesting channel on youtube

[@carlmagnussen7773]

Confirmed.

[@giannottister]

Very true, it is an incredible channel.

[@Biber0315]

Wow, that's a lot to unpack there! Thank you for that.

[@joostwitte5546]

Yes there is quite a high information density, I just have to find the right balance by doing it, thanks for watching!

[@Biber0315]

@@joostwitte5546 Thank you. I appreciate your thought provoking content! And beautiful calligraphy!

[@andreschoenfeld]

Your work is absolutely stunning - the way you combine music and calligraphy is pure artistry. Thank you for sharing this beauty with the world. I’ve subscribed to your channel and would love to connect if you’re interested. Please keep creating - your work is truly inspiring!

[@joostwitte5546]

Thank you Andre for your words of appreciation, they are certainly a huge encouragement to continue!

[@colinbooth2421]

You have excelled yourself. But the effect is to magnify the mind and spirit of Bach.

[@joostwitte5546]

I'm glad the video came across so well, it's such a complex storyline, thank you for the compliment.

[@jonathandockney]

What kind of manuscript paper are you using in this video?

[@joostwitte5546]

It is hemp paper from India and is close to the kind Bach used

[@SorenxD123]

Very interesting video. This channel is like if W. G. Sebald produced videos about Bach instead of writing books

[@joostwitte5546]

I printed and framed this.

[@sunkenindeaf]

"The Rings of Saturn" has been sitting on the shelf for years. I should pick it up at last. Thank you for reminding.

[@theGourdReloaded]

What kind of pen is that?

[@joostwitte5546]

It is a swan feather

[@jonathandockney]

@@joostwitte5546 did you make it or buy it? I would love to get one.

[@joostwitte5546]

@@jonathandockney I picked it up while walking. There are shops that offer feathers for sale online.

[@ssmith9745]

The musical calligraphy is gorgeous. But the narration is a sprawling mess! Fifty fractured factoids plucked from the pages of history, numerology, theology, musicology, biography, mythology, and Lord knows what else -- many of the concepts seemingly misunderstood, misrepresented, or mistranslated -- each tidbit tenuously tied to some other miscellaneous morsel by the merest supposed similarity... and all adding up to a big fat zero!

[@joostwitte5546]

The gist of the story is that art found inspiration in a strand of 17th century literature that equates arbitrary formal similarities with dissimilar content, and thus provides a model for understanding construction and motivating concepts. That the analogies cannot withstand the modern test of critical rationalism does not alter this. My story is partly constructed using the same reasoning, as a playful demonstration and projection of the mindset, but also makes an effort to be historically informed. Thank you for appreciating the calligraphy!