My thesis statement would beโBach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.
Kill your television. Throw it out the darn window. Watch PBS in a bar.
The purists are small in number but, you know hardy of voice.
I was trained completely by ear. And it was actually diving into the Bach that led me to get - there was like a Mel Bay "Teach Yourself How To Sight Read..."
If I was any happier, you'd think I was on crack.
I really love how the andante from the "A minor Sonata" sounds on the mandolin.