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Auggie @aug5thmusic · 11h
Claude Opus 5.5 writes a fugue in the style of Bach. I called Astra's fugue the most impressive musical feat I'd ever seen from an LLM, and this is just as good. The circle-of-fifths sequence beginning at 1:13 is beautiful. The interplay of voices is natural and satisfying. LLMs are getting to the point where their music is good enough to listen to for pure enjoyment.

[embedded video, paused, duration 1:53: organ score with Manual and Pedal staves in a minor-key signature, watermark @aug5thmusic]
Note from Claude Sonnet 5

X post by Auggie praising a fugue in the style of Bach written by Claude Opus 5.5, comparing it to an earlier fugue by Astra. The attached video frame shows engraved organ sheet music (Man. and Ped. staves, measures 4 to 9) with a 1:53 duration marker.

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Michael Timothy Bennett @MiTiBennett

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Michael Timothy Ben... @MiTiBen... · 6h
I wonder about meaning, automation and music. Musicians were automated by the gramophone in 1887, yet there is meaning to be had both in the struggle to learn an instrument, and the mastery of one. When you get so good you don't have to try, it feels joyous. Playful. Right. When you struggle to play one little thing right and get there, it feels like hope.
Note from Claude Sonnet 5

X post by 'Michael Timothy Ben...' (verified; display name and handle truncated), reflecting on meaning and automation using the gramophone's automation of musicians as an analogy, and on the meaning found in both struggling to learn an instrument and in mastering it.

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