Bach's MOST TERRIFYING piece! (you will get chills)

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[@marionetteee_0]

👻

[@romanianman2780]

Forgot to play it on organ that is the scariest thing

[@flavioripalda4179]

I agree

[@user-db2fb1db1m]

That was spectacular Thanks I don’t think most people are grasping what’s going on here That is ascending/ near and far and falling back down a spiral 🌀 Just absolutely brilliant and beautiful work

[@user-db2fb1db1m]

@davebennett77 Bathroom wall in a london subway

[@marcmarc1967]

The most terrifying part is that he actually wrote all this down on sheet music.

[@samdhandirajabani9716]

Yeah, and now we have smartphone and struggle to write even the intro

[@CorruptBloodOffical]

@@samdhandirajabani9716 that's funny as hell

[@symphonyofdestruction2015]

Ikr

[@Lovely-bh3ln]

Sfaetagagdadsfs

[@SKPainify]

😂😂😂😂

[@notsoancientpelican]

Legend has it that if you walk past the cemetery in Leipzig at midnight, you can hear this being played backward...it’s Bach, decomposing

[@cookiemonster3147]

LOL‼

[@surlyogre1476]

roflmao

[@milenakorovljev4209]

...that was clever!

[@Ratzfourtyfour]

Wow this was aweful! lol

[@XMX-e6n]

I laughed way to hard at this lol

[@sastaffa]

My great great uncle was organ player at St. Jacob in Prague. In early 70's he gave 2 hour organ concert in Prague's Rudolfinum. ( Look it up!) Tickets were sold out almost immediately. I asked him for a few for me and my friends. On the night of the concert he let us in by the side entrance and let us sit at the instrument on the floor next to him, us facing the auditorium, our backs resting on the bas pipes section, him sitting on his bench next to us to our right. Czechs have a strange habit. They will not leave any concert hall without so rigorous applause at the end until the artist add some more performance, but of course only if the artist is worthy. ( Aretha Franklin for example had 2 of them when there). My uncle was a quite aged man by then, but still heavenly organ player and his program left people screaming , shouting and stomping in unbridled ovations for more to come. He returned, played another piece, I believe Ce'sar Franck. Another ovation resumed. So he added another rather short piece, I believe his own variations and the same pandemonium commenced. Pandemonium, flowers buckets thrown, people screaming Bravo! So..... he returned again, quite tired now and performed this very piece. Imagine the sound waves penetrating our bodies as we were in physical contact with that magnificent instrument. Then magic happened! After he hit the final reverberating accord everyone present almost in unison got up, some people tossed reminding flowers and quietly, now in complete peace, walked out of the hall, no longer applauding. There was nothing else the audience could do, the pinnacle of music was reached, our souls overflowing, and there wasn't anything else left on our planet Earth to add.

[@WordMapsOrg]

Thank you for sharing

[@jaapvandenbergh7430]

Heavenly...

[@deisereginaf]

nossa que maravilha

[@just2share]

True story? Sounds too amazing, just had to ask ;)

[@jonathanv.hoffmann3089]

❤

[@triciagarvey7027]

So beautiful. Nothing scary about fabulous baroque music. Bach is amazing

[@JDSonOfRichard]

If it ain't Baroque ... don't fix it!!!

[@justa.american8303]

Well, who Baroque it? I didn't see any tape. 😊

[@Elizabeth-qd7jh]

The only scary part is actually thinking about playing it 😅 (I’ve only been playing for a year)

[@johnswansen192]

Take my word for it, the beginning is used in a lot of horror films

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

On the piano, this piece is beautiful. On a pipe organ, it's pure Phantom.

[@jeffstone2262]

Indeed.

[@leslieanne447]

Indeed....its interesting

[@leslieanne447]

Do you suppose it's the association with the Phantom of the Opera or something else in the vibrations of an organ vs a piano?

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@@leslieanne447 IMO it's the organ that lends this piece an eerie aura, which is why it was used in both the 1931 "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde" and the 1962 "Phantom of the Opera" films. Those two movies thus cemented the Toccato and Fugue as a horror classic.

[@popo4077]

es puro fantasma, de hecho

[@lemon_llama]

I’d say this piece is more dramatic than terrifying.

[@RobertRed]

bluehedgehogNS it’s because of how hard it is to play

[@rubiksmaster301]

Check out Bach's passacaglia and fugue in c minor

[@psychological8730]

I thinks it's chilling on the organ, which it was written for. Sounds completely different.

[@sonicmastersword8080]

RobertRed It’s mostly variations. Fairly straightforward with a little practice.

[@pacificcoastpiper3949]

@@psychological8730 ABSOLUTELY!!!!! A pipe organ is the only way!!!

[@xpartyland8045]

1:25 that part is too good

[@rerus-officialchannel1060]

3:09

[@IsotopeTheCasual]

Listen to Bleach OST Senna, it uses this part heavily.

[@lilaborda7054]

i love ur pf

[@gayaraaukwaththa9170]

It even sounds like a part in a ut theme

[@abvk4875]

Definitely

[@lawrencequave7361]

EXCELLENT visualization for showing non-musicians how music scores show (not so simply) what notes are to be played when and for how long. I think this ADDS to the greater appreciation of the music.

[@pinklemon-m5v]

It comes from a program called synthesia (or one of its copies). And can play songs like this, but also if you you plug in your electronic keyboard the notes will fall and wait for you to press them. Sheets are far better but obviously high learning curve.

[@martinscannall8487]

Absolutely.

[@trocarcat]

I often blast this (Organ version) and lay on the floor in front of speakers.. I can feel it in my guts..certain phrases make my hair stand up & can sometimes bring me to tears. Even after doing so for 40 years ...One of my favs

[@birdland4ever]

hey brother in spirit! it's exactly the same for me....what is your favourite version?

[@kentfuqua9634]

I do as well! Awesome composition! At 72, the hard part is getting up!

[@michaelkingsbury4305]

I could deal with neighbors like you.

[@dogatonic]

@trocarcat Me too! For over 40 years, since I was 10. But it has to be a version I LOVE. Some guys just don't play it like I like it, other guys do. Not that those other guys are wrong, I just like it played with certain phrases and speeds.

[@bunkyman8097]

Trocarcat, The power of music is undeniable!!!

[@rangamsarmah2061]

Its true what they say, Classical music is heavy metal before electricity was discovered.

[@malwaretestingfan]

**Claps claps claps**

[@rangamsarmah2061]

Meme. Review.

[@trijezdci4588]

This is not classical music. It is baroque music.

[@MrCash-lm1xz]

trijezdci he never said it was Classical.

[@mouthpiece200]

@@trijezdci4588 Classical music can be a generic term for "art music", as opposed to popular music or folk music.

[@fellow19yearold21]

70% of people after 0:17 "Wait, there's more?" Lmao

[@pekachu2260]

Me XD but the encounter resulted in a good way, it sounds like a boss theme XD

[@t65bx25]

I always knew there just HAD to be more to it, but I never knew what is was. Thanks, SMB.

[@frenchbread4618]

Thats bach for you.

[@hiddenmelodies9282]

@@frenchbread4618 SMB showed us the Bach of the song after the 0:17 mark

[@YoBoof]

*_x Laczek_* its a piece duh? Of course it has more

[@CGMaat]

The divine mind turned to notes …wow - love this idea of display of the keys and the accordance …lovely

[@okiepita50t-town28]

And he wrote this when he was a teenager. Amazing.

[@SaidMetiche-qy9hb]

@@mannydavis7708 Yeah dude, the competition might've been really strong in those times

[@panzerlieb]

Manny Davis ummm. Bach was born in 1685. If he wrote this in 1703 that would have made him 18 yrs old. Not 50. The internet is a wonderful thing.

[@okiepita50t-town28]

Arby Cook yeah so’s basic math.

[@שחרבןשלמה-ל6ב]

Manny Davis Bach haven’t been in his 50’s between 1703-1707, because he was born at 1685. And johann Ringk wasn’t a student of bach, he just probably copy this version of the piece from Kellner’s collection who was a student of bach.

[@Fnordathoth]

@@mannydavis7708 If it was written in 1703 Bach would have been around 17 or 18 depending what part of the year it was written, if 1704 then he would have been 18 or 19 for the same reason, 1705 would be 19 or 20. Bach was born May, 1685.

[@KyrusR]

I didnt get chills but i did get hungry for some reason

[@skunko1871]

Me 2!

[@kyrun6551]

So do I...

[@marcustumilba4761]

I was already hungry.

[@frotoproxy]

Spooky

[@0lemus0lent0]

Yeah, piano lacks the power of organ.

[@sebastianzaczek]

Spooktober: "Hey i'm there!" SMB's audience: "We want spooky memes!" SMB: "Neh, let's do serious classical music for once"

[@papasuess]

Classical meme.

[@drzavelman7519]

This peace is for organ where it sounds great but on piano.. Mehhh that's right

[@rois2038]

I miss the old days, when SMB only did useful tutorials, not useless memes.

[@yaumelepire6310]

I think that's baroque...

[@awildfilingcabinet6239]

Hey, the classicals can be memes too!

[@jamesflynn4741]

I love the ‘waterfall’ of musical notes. It provides me a whole new appreciation for the nature of composition. Also a beautiful illustration

[@dragansavic39]

The Romanian-French philosopher Emil Sioran once said something like ...."If the Universe has any meaning, creating Bach is enough.

[@iga279]

Cioran was his name;

[@jepz11]

Poetic.

[@elenapaun4760]

Correction: Emil Cioran, in Romanian "Ci" is read like "Chi"

[@Thunder_Sniper]

Traduction française du commentaire de notre ami anglais /américain "Dragan Savic" : «Si l'univers a du sens, créer Bach suffit.» *Emil Cioran*

[@sideswipe147]

So I will add this. We decorate space with art. With music we decorate TIME.

[@jasonhclark3085]

Me and the Boys back in the 1700s listening to his new album

[@mertgokce7332]

bach died in 1750

[@maxime1776]

F

[@croppersadventures2806]

ok so basically im monky taken from us too soon like all the other greats😂

[@l.v1473]

@@mertgokce7332 ooF

[@devyysk]

Infinity 1600s*

[@Theedgyscoutmain]

it did send shivers down my spine. in fact, shrieking skulls shocked my soul and sealed my doom that night. *SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS*

[@Xetaas]

It’s shock not suck

[@Theedgyscoutmain]

Noah Albrecht fixed.

[@edithfinch7674]

Did they speak with such a screech?

[@Theedgyscoutmain]

MatterOfHacked yes

[@edithfinch7674]

The edgy scout main did you shake and shudder in surprise when you heard those zombies shriek?

[@wolfgangbarreto1833]

320 years and it is still awesome........

[@wofi784]

When you stopped putting the names of pieces in the titles, I was worried I wouldn’t find the names of the pieces anymore. Then I realize you put them in the description, so all’s good 👌

[@SheetMusicBoss]

We will always give full credit, including some description and lyrics where they exist. :) Hope it helps you all out! 😁 - Samuel

[@disappointedcucumber]

_WE_ Sheet Music Boss is a civilization of reptilian people

[@yoshuahs999]

Wow, someone who reads the description. I'm proud of you.

[@alexalotl194]

this is too scary i want my advertising revenue bach

[@spookyfella42]

I'm dead 😂

[@ambermiller3590]

Kaden Fraser you are genius

[@ambermiller3590]

Henry’s Corner heeeyyy 😂😂

[@ambermiller3590]

Henry’s Corner I’m very good thank you, what about you???

[@ambermiller3590]

Henry’s Corner I’ll sub to you lmao

[@StickMaster500]

It’s sending shivers down my spine that my spine has escaped my body

[@NailGunZero]

Ive always wondered wether you are one person or a group of people.

[@15098D]

Kirgo I’m fairly certain he does this for a living

[@matthew22carlson]

Is your body aching all the time?

[@vichyy]

Like, can you stop following me please? Thanks

[@matthew22carlson]

What?

[@Drekavacmilitaria]

It starts off dark and scary but it turns into one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, even from my childhood I never grew tired from the works of JS Bach, his music instilled a love of music for me that I carry with me to this day. That’s not something that can be said for any musician, whether this is on organ or piano it is beautiful, good work playing this.

[@stuartofblyth]

Song? I didn't hear any singing.

[@adanhawki]

Great music!! Johann Sebastian Bach has been dead almost 270 years & we are still playing his music, good visuals on it also!

[@adanhawki]

Also, it is NOT Scary, get a life people!

[@melodyjordan6052]

It is beautiful, you blooming idiots.

[@GentleMann]

- I think this Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, isn't it? - Nope, that Bach's MOST TERRIFYING piece - But Bach called this.. - BACH'S. MOST. TERRIFYING. PIECE.

[@swaggermcgee726]

GentleMann it is Toccata and Fugue in D minor. I would know because the high school band played this as part of a concert.

[@GentleMann]

I know, but I think SMB don't know :D

[@jen95xx]

And it’s a lot better on organ than on the piano

[@Kioooi]

I find his Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor BWV 542 more dark and terrifying.

[@MatthewSmith-if7vd]

It IS Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, as it would be played on a piano. I knew that instantly because I watched "Fantasia"

[@jambr055]

Wait. I thought this was a good song. My mirror plays it every time I look into it.

[@diegosilva3927]

And then you remember that you have no reflex.

[@SilverFox0784]

Diego Silva reflection*?

[@confusedwolf7157]

ha ha ha ha hs ha

[@thisuraD]

Does your mirror has a *SPEAKER* ?

[@YoBoof]

Jambr0 piece is what you meant

[@metalmachine4433]

I'll never understand why people find this piece scary. It's beautiful and serious at the same time. This opinion is the same on the organ version

[@cubcadet122]

I know what you mean!

[@topherg4909]

Depends on how you first heard it… I grew up in the 80s and it seemed like every other Saturday morning haunt fest on tv had this somewhere in it… still bad ass!

[@jepz11]

Rather than terrifying I call the Toccata magistral and overwhelming. This music is bigger than life.

[@arriba_teruel]

imagine hearing this on an organ entering a church.

[@chrisru1469]

its good stuff man

[@viggojonsell9754]

Funny you say that, one of my friends who has studied both Bach's music in general and this piece in particular, both extensively came to the conclusion that Bach couldn't have written it due to its unusal simplicity. Basically his analysis was that it was too simple for Bach's genious.. which honestly seems reasonable this is fairly boring compared to most the fugues in das wohltemperierte clavier.

[@altoclef6688]

It has some majestic qualities but it is far from his most advanced works. For something even more majestic, I suggest the (also famous) C minor Passacaglia. But there are less famous works which are really complex.

[@GrsArt42]

I’d try to play the arpeggios with only one hand.😂

[@Oldclimber1]

My ass ... terrifying. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed.

[@Oldclimber1]

@sixtyton angel Not unless it shows, snark, snark.

[@totally_not_a_bot]

I can recommend the Prelude and Fugue in A minor. Even more stunning, if you ask me.

[@03Venture]

Right! Its only beautiful music!

[@vbgvbg1133]

Oldclimber Amb FUCK YOU AND YOUR OPINION! BLA BLA BLAH! I FARDED AND SHIDDED AND PEED MY PANT. This meme was brought to you by spooked gang

[@aa_comm]

Nice

[@GrannySoupLadle]

“Bachs Most TERRIFYING Piece!”: literally the one piece everyone already knows

[@zemax0618]

coincidence? and everyone do not know this lol, ask somebody the title of that masterpiece, bet only a few people will answer correctly

[@krustylesponge6250]

@@zemax0618 he means everyone knows the tune, they may not know the title or who wrote it, but they still know it

[@michimatsch5862]

Celine Kim 96 now. Ugh.

[@lucif3r_op920]

its great for falling asleep

[@heidiwang2033]

@@zemax0618 It’s toccata and fugue if you don’t know Ze

[@terrydorland9152]

I am a fifth generation Beethoven student. I went to a small college that fortunately had a theater organ donated to it but because it was in a classroom building practice time to organ students was relegated to the middle of the night. Midnight and the ability to use full volume this was my favorite piece!!!!!!

[@HTPCYMC]

This is too spooky for me I’m literally shaking rn

[@tauheximus]

How to properly play your metal organ

[@ma_monna1450]

ur pfp is funny lol😂

[@ruskiiz735]

IT'S ALIIVEE The music in our hearts, that is

[@JoeBurgerCinematicUniverse]

Yes it HAS been revived

[@that_kaii]

They got us in the first half not gonna lie

[@humbleguy0025]

Me, listeing to this at 1 AM : This is beautiful... The Ghost in my room : YOOOO THAT'S MY JAM!

[@LoveIncest]

😂😂😂

[@Morgan.com14]

Lol same 😂

[@hannahhdrawz]

@@LoveIncest Wtf is your username

[@hannahhdrawz]

Lmao

[@LoveIncest]

@@hannahhdrawz Huh? -_-

[@itskaden2012]

2:59 is the best part of musical history what a great masterpiece!

[@uxhebxjebrkzfbe5900]

fugue moment

[@itskaden2012]

@@uxhebxjebrkzfbe5900 ye

[@basiics]

majestic

[@timurradman3999]

It's the rap part

[@BillAnon]

If you didn't know who composed that piece you certainly know at that point.

[@julianrikenberg9464]

Wow amazing when is Bachs new single coming?

[@atheneeum]

Damn can’t wait til that shit drops bruh it’s a bop

[@nuwbers]

Athenaeum it’s gonna be fire

[@julianrikenberg9464]

@@atheneeum i know its gonna be amazing.

[@daltonmontgomery8432]

I know but still

[@Rockydcomedy]

year 3029 when we resurrect him.

[@enaidyeltneb369]

Thank you for finding a way for those of us who can’t read music to follow along. I have tried for 45+ years to read music. I tried with the piano, organ, clarinet and guitar. Your color coding and the visual keyboard actually made me feel I could finally understand the intense feelings a musician gets when they master a difficult piece. This may not make sense to others but the feeling I have at this moment is sheer bliss. The curtain has finally been opened a smidge so I, too, can feel a bit of accomplishment. THANK YOU FOR THAT!!

[@johnsunde4339]

I can more or less read music, but it never translates to the nimble dexterity of the fingers required here!

[@MikeM-uy6qp]

The visualization is called Synthesia, a piano trainer for people who don't read music. There are many tutorials all over KZbin that use this method, though not all of them look as wild as this remarkable piece.

[@user-mu9jo5di2b]

I don't know any human with enough patience to try something for 45 years and still not learn it

[@enaidyeltneb369]

You may not know me but you have now heard of someone who has tried most of their life to read music yet has never gotten past using their finger on the sheet of music to figure out what a note is. Guess that explains my love of history and literature and my disdain for mathematics.

[@johnr.mcdonald2452]

That was a great reply. Thanks for your Positive Attitude. I wish you Well! JRMcD

[@Aubstract]

I don’t see how it’s “spooky”, it’s just a beautiful piece of music (and one of my favorites).

[@klmao6183]

r/wooosh ?

[@jackmouaykel2997]

It's actually terrifying if you try to play it. You may give up your instrument

[@ivanfrangugic8355]

i agree for those people who think the Drakula copsed this masterpeace are wrong. i am hobby musicen and trying this for years ( i do not read sheet music all play by ear) and i am alway surprised by evry harmony bach give us with this music. DRAKULA IS NOT COMPOSER OF THIS IF ENYBODY THINK HE IS SKIP THIS VIDEO AND START LEARNING

[@vaynemain1703]

Name?

[@itskaden2012]

Imagine the hype when Bach dropped this on Spotify back in the day.

[@HSK_-mb7vt]

Crazy hahahahha

[@Thatspunkymonkey]

Dude tbh Beethoven was sick on Spotify, shame he hasn’t uploaded in a while his music was dope

[@debbiesroommate]

​@@Thatspunkymonkey No longer dope?

[@Thatspunkymonkey]

@@debbiesroommate fell off centuries ago tbh

[@LarthVolos]

I was his fan already when he was doing his thing in louzy local churches.

[@SpecialistQKD]

Everyone should hear this in a cathedral on the pipe organs you will never forget it 😉

[@sebastiankarelgrygar3138]

Yeah, that's how it is. 😀

[@airwolfie100]

It was intended for the organ, hence the looooooong notes, doesn’t work on a piano

[@airwolfie100]

My favourite classical composition

[@giovanna722]

@@airwolfie100 Especially this tinny little keyboard. Takes all the power and majesty out of this great composition! Terrible misrepresentation :(

[@AnonymousUser77254]

giovanna yea. Don't think I've ever gotten chills from a midi playback of any piece 😂

[@3ggshe11s]

Never found this piece terrifying. Awe-inspiring and beautiful, absolutely.

[@metronome7799]

To me it sounds more angry/frustrated from the depths of your soul yet failing to fully express it, then getting frustrated at your lack of ability to express that frustration. Wrathful almost. But there is an element that is crying out for help mixed in too. There is also a steely edge to it too, the kind you get from when youve decided to do something no matter what.

[@metronome7799]

Maybe thats a weird take

[@TheMimiSard]

It always mare me think of rolling hills, walking tooth-monsters and beams of light from Heaven, but that's the influence of Disney.

[@motherofallemails]

Exactly.

[@Stichting_NoFa-p]

because he plays it on piano

[@timothymanukian]

comments: 99% "ThiS WoUld SoUnD bEttER oN An ORgaN" 1% "ThIS Is tOo ScARy"

[@christopherellis2663]

Yes, low IQ in the advertising department 🏬

[@arutezza]

0.1 weebs who recognise this from back on the rocks

[@gabrieltremblay3918]

Title tho like we never heard this before lul

[@davidricca7428]

This is totally played by a computer. Nobody could possibly have that bad expression, could they?!?!

[@ForgetMe_Now]

0.0001% are mathematics of comments

[@nkcjulie]

This piece is "scary" because our culture has taught to think of it as scary. Bach wrote to be played in church -- it's church music! HE didn't think it was scary.

[@sneezyfido]

Church used to be the place where people got scared into behaving

[@carolinebennett5615]

You could equally mean scary as in difficulty. Either way, it’s very moving and in a church setting is most definitely intended to inspire awe. Even if you have faith, that could be scary. After all, as a previous comment points out, churches (and many aspects of religion) are about scaring you into compliance. And you don’t know - neither do I - what Bach thought.

[@stubryant9145]

I knew it was powerful well before I heard of the "scary" connotation. Bach was genius.

[@Mrs.Karen_Walker]

futhermore, Bach did not composed this work.

[@nkcjulie]

@@Mrs.Karen_Walker I know the theories. I assign as much weight to them as I do to the theory that Francis Bacon wrote all of Shakespeare. It's a tempest in a teapot. Regardless, the authorship of BWV 565 is not relevant to this video.

[@-CloClo-]

Remember that Dracula is out there somewhere bopping his head to this

[@melkiorwiseman5234]

You think he has a stake in this? ;) (Note the spelling) :D

[@johncharles81]

@@melkiorwiseman5234 Haa, THATS funny

[@johnmiller3269]

Hahahahah!!

[@Nexils]

Actually Swan Lake was used for Dracula's theme song back in the day.

[@gokul6582]

This has more of a phantom of the opera style music Than Dracula. Swan song did it better for the count

[@bepponabuco7389]

It's so scary that when I play this piece on my organ at midnight full blast, the neighbors throw bricks through my window!

[@margritkaminsky1470]

Beppo Nabucco: The room will explode first.

[@geezergeezer1]

What a stupid way to collect bricks!

[@adakalyoncu1913]

Well, I think it was not your neighbors, it was your walls resonating and shaking and the bricks flying around as the walls vibrate like surface of a subwoofer

[@toad4ever103]

Sure. We believe you.NOT!

[@lannonhill6884]

@@toad4ever103 It's called a joke dim wit

[@palosnes3147]

People say it is ''spooky'' but when you listen thru the whole thing it is actuali quite nice and inspiring

[@heartofthefluft8541]

I agree I started listening since 4:24 and it is cool

[@davemichael5203]

From 3 minute, easily

[@BridgetHillan]

How can unbelievably stunningly beautiful be scary? It's an exceptional piece full of emotion.

[@nataliealfera7225]

Play on an organ for extra spoops

[@Tesco_]

*SPOOPED*

[@NG-om2up]

4th corridor left door, you coming into my smaller church....there you go bud

[@FederalBulgeInvestigator]

*Which one? I mean, human organs don't have a good sound, at least none that I know of*

[@maskedman8405]

Well, you might be able to make bagpipes.

[@kjn3350]

@@maskedman8405 He said GOOD sounds.

[@FourthDerivative]

The original version of this piece had 100% more organs. Now it's just a S K E L E T O N

[@orb3796]

LMFAO

[@antoinetran8313]

FourthDerivative i

[@ValerynValentine]

...Genius 🤣😂

[@kalcool1266]

I don't get it thirdderivative (JK)

[@GuitaRN-David]

Ahhh... Playing the bones!!! I see what you did there.

[@LulfsBloodbag]

Just the title is making me shiver!

[@danielawesome36]

Pyromaniac 22 that's weird, that's actually kinda true

[@hayladesign86]

BRUH💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@carladewitt1947]

My first thought as I watched this was whether Bach (and other great composers) were blessed with synesthesia. The patterns are so beautiful. Did he "see" the notes he heard in colors like we see in this video? I've read about the mathematics incorporated into his music. When you see this, you wonder if he was incorporating sacred geometry into his composition. Fascinating. As many times as I've listened to this piece of music over my lifetime, "seeing" it like this brought it to life in an entirely new way for me.

[@dans.8198]

The most horrific thing is the fact this has been played with a piano.

[@jbarron4596]

Dan S. I can’t afford a pipe organ, so I’m forced to play it on the piano.

[@dans.8198]

@J Barron459: I cannot afford a pipe organ either, nor a gothic cathedral around it for proper reverberation 😉, but some synthesizers and virtual instruments sound great for a very affordable price.

[@EmeraldPixelGamingEPG]

J Barron459 almot no one can lol

[@michaeljames470]

I can... t

[@daevaskye]

I like the piano version. That's the beauty of Bach it sounds great on many different instruments. In fact I think the percussive quality of the piano brings out a whole new dimension of this sublime pierce of music. Pure inspired genius!

[@srjones8157]

The Organ will give you the chills.

[@hydrothermalworm7778]

My organ will give you chills 😏

[@joseijn]

Hydrothermal Worm my juice will give you chills 🥴

[@joshsmith3884]

@@hydrothermalworm7778 dis foo💀

[@ob1kenob738]

Thats what she said

[@alfredholmlund8155]

Just listen to the original version, it's so much fucken better

[@easttenncoinworks]

What if someone tried to help Bach write this piece, and he just said "get *Johanns* off!"

[@michaelmcboyo140]

Yes!

[@ezekielwillerson9204]

Bobby Hill Intriguing...you didn't go for the classic "Bach off!" For once, that boy IS right!

[@Michael-nh8ht]

I'm not getting chills, I'm being THRILLED by this extremely talented composer & musician. He's gone but not forgotten. Johann Sebastian Bach's music and talent will live on forever just as his spirit does within the hearts of classical music composers, lovers & fans of many years ago, now and well into the future for people who haven't even been born yet.

[@johannsebastianbsch502]

I didn't meant to compose that peace

[@thanostitan.infinity]

😂👍

[@satrickptar6265]

Don't worry! It's really an exquisite piece.

[@Destro7000]

Oops, tripped and fell on the piano - will probably throw away recording

[@lollipop96537]

The real Bach wouldn’t have made typos lol 😂

[@Meliosaki]

Johann sebastian Bsch what the piece name bro I’m usually a chopin fan

[@JackSchytte]

Absolutely one of the greatest geniuses of the western world.

[@mauricejohnson4811]

Andrew Milborrow And this was just his daily warm up exercise . 🙀💥

[@jeremythomas4744]

@J.S. Bach hi Bach

[@Aristocles22]

Of the entire world.

[@skippytheaustralian9438]

Yes, the second greatest after Gyögy Ligeti

[@misterokatac]

You mind NATO? It did not exist in his time.

[@aighnui4270]

Not gonna lie, I expected the song to suddenly change to Spooky Scary Skeletons.

[@mstarcatcher]

Aighnui All the comments had me thinking so too.

[@alexandros5412]

Aighnui I’m watching it right now. About 5 minutes in. You’re telling me it doesn’t switch to spooky scary skeletons at the end. Disappointed.

[@lassassindu5071]

And I expected it to switch to Back on the Rocks. We are all disappointed.

[@aighnui4270]

Oh no, sir. I have truly failed the virtuous test of patience placed upon me. I beg for forgiveness.

[@Aubury]

After a life time of musical passions, one ends up with Bach. Filched from, adapted to, jazzed up and down. A composer who fills in life’s late reflections.

[@cyril.jmc.composer]

This is not spooky at all. This is AWESOME ! Bach is a genius !

[@jezzter4106]

Can you imagine hearing this on a full sized organ? My God it must sound so incredibly powerful.

[@salomondelvenne3107]

Heard it! A truly amazing experience, but the organist didn't knowed the whole piece.. (still gorgeous)

[@madcatlady]

I tried to play it on one once

[@MaxSolar-dd5wq]

A full organ (that is, every stop enabled) would not sound that powerful. Often, extra stops is like trying to mix water and whiskey to get hammered and hydrated [soap reference]. Typically, one would start out with some lighter stops, and then use 8-32' pipes (mostly Diapasons, some reeds) in the pedal part (bass) as to establish dominance.

[@johntiggleman4686]

@@MaxSolar-dd5wq The only version I've heard played on the organ that is really good, is by the late Virgil Fox.

[@kasperspardigm]

Brilliant........

[@acommonsoldier8607]

*So spooky even Dracula was spooked...*

[@DanielaRicci-wx5zv]

In Soviet SCI FI literature yhere is a short story about this. Astronauts landed on different planet ...natives are super friendly and advanced but nobody can communicate. Earthlings are invited to dinner and the huge display of vibrant pulsating colors cover entire wall. Not a clue what it is till young technician puts it through "computer". And.. OMG .. IT'S BACH.!!!!!❤

[@elkmd82]

I wonder if anyone in the audience hearing this at its premier performance had any inkling of the genius involved in its composition or the fact that through countless performances it would stand the test of time and be admired centuries afterwards.

[@peteacher52]

"The prophet hath no honour in his own country." It was the same with Bach. He had applied for post of organist/choir master at a large German church and the chief honcho is recorded as having grizzled, "We can't get Telemann so we'll have to make do with Bach."

[@MrCuddlyable3]

@ernest khoury In English the words ITS and IT'S are spelled differently because they mean different things.

[@elkmd82]

Thank you sir. ... I am aware of that. A mere editorial oversight. A correction will immediately follow.

[@davidcoleman8113]

I am 44, I am a visual learner - I wrote off learning a musical instrument when I was young and being taught because they didn't present it as a language of code - you have displayed it in a format that makes sense to me - I can teach my hands the muscle memory to actually play this language on a piano - thank you

[@johnjacob688]

Then you should look up Tabs.

[@technosaber9281]

The spookiest thing about this is the perfection

[@TheSeafordian]

And yet it lacks feel.

[@Rompesecos]

Bach pls be my father

[@cameronreed1021]

The fact that this masterpiece was written by a human

[@stevetillery2432]

I'm so disappointed. The parallel fifths formed by the progression at 1:00-1:10 is just one of the many problems that lead many, including myself, to conclude that Bach didn't really write this. If he did write this, it would have to be something he did as a little kid. This, on the other hand, is some genuine Bach kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYbUp3aobLiCpc0. I chose this example because it begins with a real Bach preludium, which is what he would have entitled this thing that is here called a Toccata.

[@SerpongeDash]

@@stevetillery2432 I'm not too sure what that mean, does that mean this part isn't too good?

[@carolinemcnulty6169]

One of my favourite pieces, ever. Hearing it in a cathedral with a huge organ is the BOSS.

[@emperordragontine]

I got the chills not because it is scary, but because it is absolutely beautiful

[@Yuuphonixx]

Let's also not forget about Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, but it wouldn't have existed without Toccata and Fugue. Both are masterpieces, although I feel JSB has added more depth and complexity in Passacaglia.

[@scrunchymacscruff1244]

Captain Nemo

[@postoronniygrajdanin1823]

...and perfect.

[@davidhardinvideosthatyouma2656]

Wathing the green and blue indicators of what notes were being played, and the timing and sequence of them visually proves the genius of Bach again! That was fantastic! I loved it.

[@dirtydog2858]

Music is mathematics translated into sound.

[@LoganBarrettTriggerHappyGamez]

The chills intensify when this is played on an organ!

[@dambugs]

If you hadn't said it, I sure would have. There's something about the organ that really brings out new dimensions of this song, in all the best ways. As much as I hate to say it, this version doesn't 'quite' do it justice

[@latetotheparty184]

First time I've heard it as a piano piece. I like it as it is less muddy sounding to me. More crisp. The organ version is definitely more terrifying though.

[@SkylordNiko]

It might be because you have not heard it played by the right people, I highly recommend givin it another shot, in this video "XAVER VARNUS PLAYS BACH'S TOCCATA & FUGUE IN THE BERLINER DOM" the organ player lets the notes reverberate throughout the room before starting the next parts, it is beyond beautiful and truly awe-some, but thats just my 2 cents

[@utha2665]

@@SkylordNiko I agree with you. Hearing Bach's Toccata and Fugue played on the organ, particularly with the right interpretation, can be an awe-inspiring experience. The video you mentioned, "XAVER VARNUS PLAYS BACH'S TOCCATA & FUGUE IN THE BERLINER DOM," showcases the organ player's skill in letting the notes reverberate throughout the room, creating a breathtaking atmosphere. The resonance of the 32' pipes adds a deep, soul-shaking quality to the performance that truly enhances the overall effect. It's an extraordinary rendition that captivates and leaves a lasting impression, something that a piano is just incapable of doing.

[@jgkitarel]

I remember hearing this, in piano, in high school. It was... 1996. Our school was doing a talent show, and we had a student play this on piano.

[@bane4322]

Es más fácil para tu cerebro procesarlo, eso es, tu mismo lo dices pero cuando te acostumbres te invito a escucharlo en órgano es una maravilla

[@layme7315]

*Mom turn down the AC I’m getting chills*

[@bagel3214]

Yes do

[@Forgotname]

But turning down the AC will just get colder Get it?

[@ΓιωργοςΜαλαχιας-ρ5θ]

The assassin's creed?

[@DankMatter]

This is the song that plays when you look a haunted house

[@Tesco_]

10/10 England

[@danksoda3323]

69th like lmao

[@15098D]

It do

[@barthiddema3594]

look up phantom of the opera and then reconsider your comment please

[@veryhard8548]

Happy 3k

[@sergeivasilyevichrachmanin6691]

I don’t know why, but I’m listening to this on Christmas Eve

[@rynesherman9099]

Same

[@mahmoudel-shaieb3051]

It's gonna be the main theme for 2021 trust me

[@michaeloidov1168]

Playboi Carti put this as his Vanpire in Whole Lotta Red

[@bridgereyes951]

Merry Christmas watching from Dubai

[@Charlee_222]

Cuz of carti🥰🤩😩🧛🏻‍♂️💘✨

[@gmansard641]

Some years ago I heard this played on an accordion in the Paris subway. The entire piece.

[@MasterMindmars]

I like the graphical representation of the keys and musical notes. This shows at the first sight the complexity of this masterpiece.

[@karenramnath9993]

I love it! You can see what’s coming, can see the patterns. It makes sense.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION ADDS TO THE ENJOYMENT FOR ME, AS NOT BEING A KEYBOARDIST IT HELPS ME TO APPRECIATE IT AND THE INTRICACIES MORE FULLY. BUT, A PIECE I'VE ALWAYS LOVED, MORE SO ON THE ORGAN, BUT I LOVE IT EVEN ON PIANO. BACH WAS A TRUE GENIUS.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

At least it doesn't have offbeat triplets-

[@webdriverteste2129]

Luiz, você fez algum comentário no vídeo de ontem ? Eu não lhe achei

[@dacoconutnut9503]

@@webdriverteste2129 eu tomei um ban de um dia

[@webdriverteste2129]

Por que?

[@alphaclean3364]

Yeah now THOSE are scary

[@raphadao2806]

That would be frightening

[@chillboi589]

*bach rises from his grave* *Toccata and fugue in d minor plays* Bach:guess who’s Bach,Bach again,J.S Bach,tell a friend

[@thejokingwizard]

Ahh yes a ling ling wannabe I see

[@doorico8577]

Ur chill

[@ncls.1371]

.... That's not how you pronounce ch 😖

[@Lyraxdeftones]

You cant see this, but i am clapping.

[@vanaik]

haha unfortunately that doesn't work with the original pronunciation of his name

[@raph1212]

At the time when it was composed, it was so hard, no one believed anyone could ever play it

[@Ugapiku]

Almost 10 mins, almost monatisable.

[@pho3740]

Bach probably composed this for his funeral’s funeral edit: lol thanks for the likes, it’s a dan and phil reference btw

[@py0rt]

No I heard somewhere that he wrote this piece to play at a dinner he was invited to perform at. Not intended to be spooky at all

[@jorik.104]

I saw a doc. about this song on Nat. Geo. and it is said that it is about the relationship between God and human.

[@Kioooi]

He probably wrote this after studying under Buxtehude just as an organ excersize or for a student later on. He always wrote "Soli Deo Gloria"(for Glory to God) on all his works because he was a very devout Christian.

[@augusto7681]

@@py0rt this kind of harmony is spooky to us but at that time it was "normal"

[@alicewyan]

It's mostly nowadays not even considered to be either originally by Bach or for the organ

[@luvplumxsbarnes6583]

The only thing ‘terrifying’ about this; is ACTUALLY PLAYING IT!!!

[@latikabhujbal1411]

Yes

[@zemlidrakona2915]

A couple years back I saw this played on a real pipe organ in Kaliningrad. It was pretty awesome.

[@druboy7201]

How do mean "terrifying??". This is one of the most iconic pieces of music EVER! most beautiful and mesmerizing. I could listen all day!

[@jamezkpal2361]

It's really kinda upbeat.

[@jwoellhof]

It's terrifying from the perspective of the person that is trying to play it live for an audience...that is expecting the pianist to do it well...

[@dstone1701]

@@jwoellhof It would be awe-inspiring to the point of terror to a mere peasant who had never heard anything man-made as loud as the pipe organ in a cathedral - coincidentally the most *immense* structure they had ever seen in their life.

[@videeaeso2709]

I agree, its not terrifying at all.... I enjoy listening to this a whole lot.... In fact, I made a request (in Elder Scrolls Online) for a pipe organ playing this very song....

[@protoborg]

This is NOT scary in the slightest. It is actually rather beautiful. It shows the full range of beauty that is human creativity and bares Bach's soul.

[@paulcrumley9756]

Nor to mention the power of a pipe organ for which it was written! It's like racing at Daytona in a kiddie car this way.

[@ikm64]

OK, I have no idea of how much work you put into this... But for someone that loves music but could never quite 'understand' it... You've open up a whole new 'perspective' of patterns....brilliant...absolutly brilliant...

[@shable1436]

Who needs piano lessons or teacher when you got this? If i had this growing up, i would have been great, but there's something said for learning by ear, it trains it to focus on the vibrations

[@oldgoat381]

I love this arrangement but it still doesn't have the charm of being played on a pipe organ with bass pedals

[@billd3356]

No and the piano as we know it didn't exist in Bach's time. I dislike hearing any Baroque keyboard music on a piano. I started watching thinking it would be different.

[@oldgoat381]

@@billd3356 Bill D Considering Cristofori's gravi-cembalo col piano e forte (harpsichord with soft and loud) didn't gain approval until a quarter of a century before J.S. Bach's death and wouldn't be popular until well after his death and bore next to no resemblance to the modern piano, we are looking at completely the wrong instrumentation Plus those organs have more range than the average piano, even by modern standards

[@billd3356]

I didn't go into the history that much, but thank you for doing so. My sentiments exactly.

[@fabianwiese8172]

Imagine this piece on one of these newer pianos that go one octave lower than usual. Now THAT would be cool. Especially at 0:31 when you could double the d an octave lower.

[@billd3356]

I have heard one of those pianos. Now that I would like to hear.

[@arpadzigisfari5819]

I love the graphics. They allow to you visualize the patterns in the music.

[@soaringvulture]

Yes, that piano roll setup really helps me to see what Bach was doing. That boy impressed me again.

[@andrez6299]

Wonder if that's how the big B imagined it himself, all synesthetically and mathematically and Matrix-y!

[@nightshadegatito]

@@andrez6299 Who the f knows, that guy ... just wow. I mean, he friggin improvised a fugue on a theme that someone played for him on the spot which was purposely made to be difficult for writing a fugue for! How are we even to comprehend the mind of a man who could do that?? And who remembered exactly what he played and wrote it down later as the first piece in a masterpiece of all music of all time (which can be said of many of his compositions), the Musical Offering?

[@jadtchrcchn8597]

I love eyes. They allows you to visualize. Thanks.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

Perfect song for spooktober

[@webdriverteste2129]

Luiz Felipe Man É uma trilha sonora incrível

[@markharrison7872]

You just have to admire the genius's to make music like this, watching the on-screen cues, WOW, just jaw dropping how many notes they hit at a time, just beautiful.

[@treywest268]

The visual aspect of this is firing every nerve in my brain!! It is how I have imagined that this is what musical pieces were supposed to look like. Thank you so much for bringing the visual to the auditorial sense of beauty!!!

[@neelakshamukherjee114]

The most beautiful piece ever composed

[@adelharduslange9955]

Nonono, it has to be played on an organ!

[@Ommel195]

THIS I'm from Germany and a while ago i heard it in the cathedral in Cologne. It was absolutly beautiful.

[@johns7734]

ALDM Lange - A long time ago, I found a MIDI file of this piece, except that the sequencer had gotten the initiailizations wrong and it came out in piano instead of organ. What struck me immediately was that when you removed the thunderous power of the full organ, you were left with the subtlety of the underlying harmonies. It's amazing to me that this piece can work so well on both instruments. It truly speaks to the genius of Bach that his work can be played on many instruments and in many styles and work so well!

[@timmykenny717]

Yes sounds like a kid made it happen on computer

[@technosaber9281]

Take my heart,play it on my heart

[@huggybear539]

Beat me with a wooden stick if I'm wrong, but I believe Bach wrote this piece specifically for an organ. I'm pretty sure he named it "my most terrifying piece " ... heh heh.. just kidding...

[@st0rminecraft62]

I just started learning piano a few months ago, and I know you're not supposed to play songs above your skill level... but I spend like 1/3 of my practice time continuing to learn this song! Everything except the name is a complete masterpiece.

[@justinmadison513]

You really shouldn't learn a piece like this that is waaaay above a beginner's level. Focus on learning to read the sheet music and sharpening your technical skills to get to this point. Trust me, you won't regret it!

[@inkanonymous3064]

Don’t listen to that guy. Yes it’s true, if you want good long term habits and skills on the piano, you should learn sheet music and fingering techniques. But life is short, and you’ll learn a lot if you’re really dedicated. Keep trying and learning! You can do it.

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

If people kept to such "wisdom," no-one would ever push themselves to go past their comfort zone. I became a **huge** "Phantom of the Opera" fan back I'm high school. I wanted to learn the music just that badly. So my dad got me the piano-and-vocal songbook. Mom was like, "Don't you think that's a bit above your skill level?" My response? "Maybe, but I've got a great teacher who can help me." And I did. Plus, I practiced that music like crazy, for maybe 2 hours straight (or more!) per day, just because I wanted and needed the blissful escape into a world I knew. By playing that music, I pushed my limits, and I found myself wanting to switch music teachers because the one I had could only teach me so much by that time. But then, that's sort of how I've usually been. 😅

[@kevinhutcheson1854]

Not a scary piece at all, more like majestic and cerebral.

[@idonotknowwhatimdoing9177]

Unless if it’s on A pipe organ

[@Ray-jg5dj]

"cerebral" ? wtf

[@johnjacob688]

@@Ray-jg5dj a: appealing to intellectual appreciation **cerebral drama b: primarily intellectual in nature

[@deforeestwright2469]

All the best horror IS majestic and cerebral; Frankenstein, Dracula, anything by Edgar Allan Poe or H.P. Lovecraft, and this!

[@kevinyangwenxi]

Right

[@Phineapoo]

Bach was so spoopy. But he was missing one thing. A Russian ancestry...

[@Ilikecatsismychannelname]

Oh, I don't know. I'd say having German ancestry is just as good. But all of my favorite classical composers are either German or Russian, so I am a bit biased.

[@jasonyang_38]

So, can SMB make this Russian?

[@wtfpwnz0red]

Even centuries later, this song slaps