Composers love to sign their own names in musical cryptograms, because they’re super lonely. Bach signed his name in German notation: B♭, A, C, B♮(H), and this melody can be found throughout his work, just in case you forgot whose fugue you were listening to. Below I have created a cryptogram of my own name. […]
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Buddha Thompson
“Buddha Thompson” is a song made from musical cryptograms—words spelled with notes. Composers like Bach (Bb A C H) and Brahms (Bb A B Eb [B, r, A, H, m, Es]) spell out their own names in their work. Bach’s name works out perfectly, like sonar baby, but Brahms is a little bit of a […]
Musical cryptograms
Musical cryptograms are words spelled using the 7 note names: A-B-C-D-E-F-G. For instance, you can spell the word “FACADE”, meaning the front of a building. Another longer example is “BAGGAGE”, meaning a number of bags. Baroque composer J.S. Bach, often spelled his name out in a musical motif. (In German notation, B is denoted by […]
