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J.S. Bach: Hipster

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I was listening to the Sunday Edition on my way to Power to Play and they were talking the Reinvention of J.S. Bach.  Paul Elie wrote a book on five composers/performers who brought Bach to mainstream appeal… which had me wonder…. was Bach underground?  Was he the first hipster?

1) Vintage outfit (X)
2) Bizarre instruments (X) a cello?  what even is that?

3) You had to see him in the tiny, out of the way church to really get it and he was a favourite of critics and other musicians. “A musician’s musician” which is pretty much a synonym for Hipster. (X)

J.S. Bach, a genuine original.  I think that is probably trademarked by some company…. but yeah.  Stud.

Go with yourself.

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