Re: Is Bach's music ahead of OUR time?

Bill (Unique as my name) wrote:
> I am not mystified that the allure of Bach's music endures through
> time.
> I lack to explain its draw.  Not educated in this field, and having so
> many times in the past mistaken fool's gold for the genuine stuff, it
> would be nice to have a some kind of measure more objective to cite
> than my own delight in the experience.
>
> Bowing in advance with gratitude for helpful contributions.
  In appreciation of your search beyond that swamp we call
'aesthetics'.  In seeking to discover what made Bach's music so
different from everyone elses, I found no simple answers but stayed in
music school til I was 27.  In answering your same question I learned
all his music and composed original music in his own forms and styles.
 From earlier composers (Palestrina and Frescobaldi to Buxtehude) Bach
learned rigorous craftsmanly standards that were later codified into
the five species of counterpoint in 'Gradus ad Parnassum' of J.Fux, a
Viennese kapellmeister.  This manual was assimilated later by Haydn,
Mozart and Beethoven and some later composers.  I learned it from
Normand Lockwood (1906-2002) who studied with Respighi.
  Pop culture is not even aware of these standards and that is why it
all sounds the same.
Good question!