Father of church music - Bach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b_zVD98_5U

Little Fugue in G minor, to be played by church organ.

Awesome composition by Bach.
I consider him to be the father of church music.
Even though I hate him cos I'm never able to sightread and play his pieces well,
he sure is a great composer even in this age.

He has greatly influenced many composers after him,
and even now, he's still an influence to many classical musicians and even rock/metal musicians.

During the Baroque period,
they wrote new church songs every week, and everyone sang to the music.
In fact I half-wish I can go back to the past and see how church service was like then.

Nowadays, even if we have the time, we wouldn't be able to write such beautiful compositions in such short time.





Now, I just need to learn to play the organ.
It's time to work the feet.
But as Belinda said, where can you find an organ these days!?


p.s: by the way, the organist in the video played it at a faster tempo than YOSHIKI's recording of this piece of music.

Happy Birthday

It's a month packed full of birthdays.

At least the first few days of it, lol.

2 March, 6 March, and 8 March.

Of course, I'll still celebrate your birthday.
Even though you're no longer around.

I've lost track of time,
I am unable to count the number of days since you left.

It's been some time since you left,
but somehow it still feels like yesterday when you left us suddenly.

Even now I want to cry, but I keep telling myself not to cry.
That's why now I'm worried I can't cry on the day of my recital while singing the song I wrote for you (lol).

Ever since you left, I've developed amnesia.
Lost a certain part of my memory, and maybe now slowly gaining it back.

I'm afraid,
Afraid of losing the memories we shared.
Yet, deeply ingrained in my mind is the attitude you had towards life.

Always being so positive.

All I have left of you now are those words you always said to me.
Words I always brushed aside, yet you repeated yourself countless times for my sake.

I'm sad to say it's only after you left that I started taking your words to heart.
But these words, I'll never hear your voice say them to me again.

"It's alright. Be confident!!"

Because of you, I grew so much.
Certainly when now DI is facing a crisis,
I can be positive.

I can stand strong and look towards a better future.
Most of the credit goes to you.

Certainly, God brought me through 2008 and 2009.
But it was that one incident last year that molded me.

Sure, I'm thankful for the molding.
But still, even now, if I had the choice, I'd rather not go through what I did last year.
Knowing you,
Losing you.

Even if it means I wouldn't be the person I am now.
I'd rather forgo this growth and have you back.

Am I childish to want you back?
All those things I said last year,
even now I don't regret them.
I definitely would have done anything to keep you alive,
even if it means I fade away.

無理だよね,,,

So please let me continue to hold you in my heart,
to remember you always.
Let my memories of you never fade away.

I'll continue to count your age (lol),
like when you were still around.
You're 31 this year aren't you?
Happy 31st Birthday, my dear friend.

May you bloom like beautiful roses in heaven.

~~~~~~~

Thank you for spending your birthday with me.
Really felt like you were beside me,
holding my hand.

Now I understand when YOSHIKI and SUGIZO said they could feel HIDE's presence during the memorial festival.

I'm still so childish,
wanting to cling onto you.
So afraid of the day coming to an end,
Cos I was afraid you'd leave,
you'd let go of my hand.

Even though we both know you still live on in my heart.

All that you said yesterday, I won't forget.
Even the jokes.
It shall remain a joke between the 2 of us, alright? =)

Oh yes.
Thank you for playing the bass for the recording of my favorite song in your band's latest album.
Despite your failing health then,
the bass part still sounded brilliant.

As expected of you =)

I love these 2 people,,

In Kamakura now.

I came down to Kamakura to have a lunch for a refreshing change, while writing songs.

Yeah, I really love this town☆

My favorite Soba noodle restaurant there was mui delicioso.


Let's go home after walking around here for a bit.

-Aiji

Which was later on followed by another blog entry from his fellow bandmate.

Home now


Why you dont take me there with you@



Why you dont take me there with you@



Why you dont take me there with you@





ma.

Which was followed by a

"ANMITSU" with Japanese green tea, mochi, and ice Cream NOW.

SO GOOD!!!


Hey maya, don't worry! I visited to Tsuruoka Hachiman-gu (shrine) and prayed for you, too.





-Aiji.


LOL, they spam their official blog with such blog entries?
Ha ha, surely they can just send each other SMSes or mails right?

Not the first time they did such stuff,
but it certainly cracks me up every time they do this kind of thing