# "Bach is when Western Music's harmonic complexity peaked."

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**Created:** [November 16, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bach-is-when-western-musics-harmonic-complexity-peaked/704761 "2014-11-16T12:52:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bach-is-when-western-musics-harmonic-complexity-peaked/704761/21 "2014-11-18T15:24:35Z")

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Wagner’s harmonies in themselves aren’t all that innovative; it’s the way he uses them. Wagner’s big thing was to leave dissonance unresolved. He really didn’t like to cadence.

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