Why do people still like Bach in middle age?

I didn't like Bach before I think his music is meaningless. The rhythm is steady and slow, the lines are too smooth, and the feelings are too delicate. The gaudy decorative sound makes people feel full of craftsman spirit, that is, it is not as full of strength and passion as Beethoven, nor as full of spirituality and suffering as Mozart. It's all to please the entertainment works of powerful people, and the superficial singing skills of a well-fed person. For example, I once raved in a calligraphy group, severely criticized Qi Baishi's calligraphy in his later years, and compared him with primary school students. At that time, the crowd was silent, and everyone was silent for a long time. A teacher named Jiang Zhijian said calmly: I believe that after two years, you will never say such things again. People are always ignorant and one-sided, and need time to comfort and experience to fill. Looking at the works of Qi Baishi and Master Hongyi in their later years, I feel that I have returned to my original state. How annoyed and ashamed I am of my previous ignorance.

Art is always connected, and so is music. After experiencing the twists and turns of life and trauma, there will always be a melody flowing in the heart like a clear spring, calm and calm, which can give the soul a moment's rest. It was only in middle age that people began to like Bach and discovered the beauty of balance and profound meditation in his music. Perhaps because of the power of religion, his music is endowed with harmony and holiness, full of hope for God and sacred glory.

Legend has it that when God created all the natural elements in the world, everything was so balanced, orderly, peaceful and subtle after careful arrangement and construction. Therefore, in addition to mountains and rivers, oceans, sunshine, flowers, soil, rivers, birds, etc., people are also allowed to express their inner joy and sadness with music. At this point, people's senses are complete and their souls are quiet. Bach is a gift from the creator and a spiritual wealth of mankind.

His music is like a breeze, like a drizzle, like you bathing in the morning light, like you sitting in the garden, quietly listening to the sound of flowers ... life is restless, and your mood is more indifferent and simple. This kind of simplicity can't be felt in a young and restless heart, unless your eyes really look down at the clouds, don't be humiliated, have no intention of staying or staying, and return to the most complete and pure self in his music.

Think of the scene in junior high school music class: it was a sunny afternoon, and a handsome young male teacher went to the podium, wrote Bach's English name on the blackboard and took us to his hall. I thank the music teacher named Yu Nan and the sunshine at that time. Although I am ignorant and can't hear the true meaning of music, he reminds me of Bach, so that I can find my soul's residence by memory in the future. Thirty years later, I can't forget that photo for a long time. Maybe this is what I like about Bach.

You don't have to think about the specific meaning, and you don't have to pursue it deliberately. Listening to Bach and himself in a beam of sunshine and a wisp of grass.