Bach's Concerto 5 in D Major

Realistically, it's impossible to know exactly where music got so impressive and so sophisticated for us.

The emotive power intrinsic inside of music itself was known from as far back as we can go in history, and probably one of its most well-known applications was by a range of ancient armies from the Egyptians to the Macedonians - when their military drummers were organized to beat musically-tuned skin drums along to the Phrygian mode (basically what you can hear when you listen to Ravel's Bolero) being played by accompanying pipes and horns, as their armies marched into battle.

'Above and Beyond.'

I myself, would always point to Bach's Concerto Number 5 in D Major - especially the latter part of the first movement, usually played on harpsichord, but nowadays also by violins and very resonant piano - as the very first time genuine modern 'trance music' was devised. Those of you here (and there are some who are definite fans of Bach) who know this particular Concerto by Bach, will be aware of the simply staggering arpeggios in the latter parts of the First Movement...

And if you know that part very well, you will pick up that it is the basis of this very recent EDM trance track by the London Group 'Above and Beyond' and their lead singer Zoe Johnston.

Zoe Johnston

Zoe just recently sang this track literally from somewhere in the middle of the actual crowd, the audience - at a Live performance in Prague - using a high tech wireless mic.

...As I have been saying, there's a lot that goes on in these crowds. Stuff you never would believe if people spelled it out.

And it's probably better that no one does 'spell it out' because all that would happen is good things would likely be damaged. You just have to use your brains and work it out.