Music is the art of arranging sounds in time to produce a composition through the elements of melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. It is one of the universal cultural aspects of all human societies. General definitions of music include common elements such as pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes termed the "color" of a musical sound). Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping; there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces (such as songs without instrumental accompaniment) and pieces that combine singing and instruments. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; "(art) of the Muses"); see § Etymology and glossary of musical terminology.
In its most general form, the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music (songs, tunes, symphonies, and so on), the criticism of music, the study of the history of music, and the aesthetic examination of music. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music in two parts: melodies, as tones ordered horizontally, and harmonies as tones ordered vertically. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, "There is no noise, only sound."The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Indeed, throughout history, some new forms or styles of music have been criticized as "not being music", including Beethoven's Grosse Fuge string quartet in 1825, early jazz in the beginning of the 1900s and hardcore punk in the 1980s. There are many types of music, including popular music, traditional music, art music, music written for religious ceremonies, and work songs such as chanteys. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions—such as Classical music symphonies from the 1700s and 1800s—through to spontaneously played improvisational music such as jazz, and avant-garde styles of chance-based contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Music can be divided into genres (e.g., country music) and genres can be further divided into subgenres (e.g., alternative country and country pop are two of the many country subgenres), although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to personal interpretation, and occasionally controversial. For example, it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal. Within the arts, music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art or as an auditory art. Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance, heard live as part of a dramatic work (a music theater show or opera), or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio, MP3 player, CD player, smartphone or as film score or TV show.
In many cultures, music is an important part of people's way of life, as it plays a key role in religious rituals, rite of passage ceremonies (e.g., graduation and marriage), social activities (e.g., dancing) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir. People may make music as a hobby, like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra, or work as a professional musician or singer. The music industry includes the individuals who create new songs and musical pieces (such as songwriters and composers), individuals who perform music (which include orchestra, jazz band and rock band musicians, singers and conductors), individuals who record music (music producers and sound engineers), individuals who organize concert tours, and individuals who sell recordings, sheet music, and scores to customers. Even once a song or piece has been performed, music critics, music journalists, and music scholars may assess and evaluate the piece and its performance.
Experiment related to music??
Anyone know any good experiments related to music? I have been looking and all I can think of is an experiment which verifies a formula that is well known. It has to be something that is not well known but at the same time it can't just be a demonstration...
Searching for the "Human Connection"--Physics and Music.
Hello everyone! I'm currently a senior in high school (going off to study architecture at either Rensselaer Polytech Ins., Marywood U, or Philadelphia U) and am doing an independent research project on the topic of relating acoustic...
Why can't anybody be a music composer?
There are only a finite number music notes. And to create a finite duration of music, write an algorithm that plays all the combinations of the notes in, say, piano. Listen to most/all of them (or outsource them) and pick the better ones. Optionally...
As I've posted before, I teach an acoustics lab to undergraduate physics students and, they are currently working on an experimental observation of the motion of the simple pendulum.
How does the motion of a simple pendulum relate to music?
Everyone who has replied to any of my threads...
Hey everyone,
I was tinkering with a battery, wire and such earlier, and I discovered something odd. :bugeye:
I had a steel? wire and I placed the ends onto the terminals of a D battery for a time, and obviously, it warmed up. But I also had a thing that played a recorded music track when two...
I'm an undergraduate physics major and, I teach an acoustics lab to undergraduate music majors.
I've tried researching the experiments to find explanations of their relevance to these music majors but, this sort of course does not seem to be extremely common, one in which the physical...
Just a bit of trivia that seems worth mentioning: Feb 3rd was the 50th anniversary of Buddy Holly's death in a plane crash.
The Beatles chose their name partly in honor of Holly's Crickets. Also, most here have probably heard the song American Pie, which honors Holly's death...
Who knows of him and his music? I discovered him about a month ago or so, he's fantastic. I'll try and get some videos embedded, but for now you can look in the Best Songs Ever thread.
This is an experiment, I want to check how rare my music preferences are.
Could you read the list below
if any band name rings a bell for you then post the band name, and the total number of the bands you know in that list.
If it is 0 please post 0.
Thank you
After Forever
Artrosis...
Making music.
Music is the theme. Instruments, musicians, bands, performences, even your CD collection if you like. Anything music-related.
Contest Rules:
1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the theme will be accepted within the contest period. In case there's a...
i'm a math major that is looking to get into a phd program for math. while fulfilling my general education requirements for my undergrad I've taken a bunch of music classes (i really enjoy music). unknowingly, I'm only two classes away from a minor in music. my question is whether or not it is...
Ok, my roommate plays heavy bass music CONSTANTLY. He's currently playing it this morning. He uses it to wake up, but it wakes everybody up. It's his alarm system.
It's very annoying.
Solution 1 - I started playing my own loud music that's louder than his and he's not hearing impaired...
That's what my daughter asked me, since she is organizing a halloween party for her 'clients'.
I advised Dance Macabre
[url]-LupmmElMoI[/youtube]
But what is the best spooky music?
I recently joined myyearbook so that I could hit on hypatia without getting into trouble. I noticed that everyone plays mp3 on their homepage. I decided to go ahead and upload something too. I've got 12 Richard Feynman lectures. The first six were titled six easy pieces. the next six were six...
Well what esoteric music do you like to hear, I mean outside of the mainstream?
For example, for me Joe Satriani although is mainly instrumental is still well known, and other guitars wankers are also mainstream, the main problem whith Satriani that his music is self centred on his guitar...
Hi all.
Recently I have started to make electronic music, mainly using Reason.
Just wondering does anyone else have any recommendations on software I should check out.
Thanks.
Music and mathematics are irrevocably related. One of the things that struck me about both is that they are both products of our mind and exist solely in our heads (this observation, as much as I wish it were, is not mine, but I wholly stand by it), and we find relations between mathematics...
Hey guys, don't know if this is the right place to post this.
I've been into all sorts of music for many years. Wierd music including Meshuggah, Ozric Tentacles, Fred Thordendales Special Defects, Classical music, etc
What I am wondering, is I've heard of something called "holosync" which...
Hey there...long time listner first time caller here...
i am a dj and a friend of mine, also a dj, asked if there was a formula to trasnsfer time into BPM.
For instance, a measure of a song is 8 seconds = ? BPM. or vice versa. A song is 95 BPM = ? seconds per measure.
Does anyone have a...
:smile: Anything music :smile:
Favorite type of music
Playlist
Favorite artist
Bad music
Bad artist
I'll start with my playlist:
Everybody Wants to rule the world - Tears for Fears
Isn't she lovely -Stevie Woder
Shout-Tears for Fears
Come on Eileen-Dexy's Midnight Runners
Who...
I own a beauty salon and I'm wondering if I need to pay royalty when playing music and movies that I own. I want setup video and music on demand for waiting customers.
I have gone through various phases as a musician, from which my ideology of music has been established. The tragic thing is that my new ideology leads me to feel like never writing a song again.
Phase one, stoked to be playing anything. Phase two, getting good, growing ego. Stage three...
What do you think about creating a commercial free channel which plays nothing but pro musicians and teachers giving video lessons. You could have a channel for each instrument if you wanted. Maybe have one program that covers like 4 or 5 instruments: drums, bass, guitar, piano, voice. Then...
Does anyone know how to solve this question?
The atmospheric pressure is 0.850 atm. The rarefactions of a particular sound wave then reduce the pressure to 0.841 atm, what is the amplitude of the pressure wave expressed in metric units N/m2(squared)?
[SOLVED] Your favourite music?
Please do not use this thread because I meant the voting to last one week and put zero days in the option box.Go to the other thread I have put up with the same title - the one that is not marked SOLVED.
So here is what I want to do:
I have an Ipod synched to the Itunes Library on my PC
I wish to synch it with my Macbook.
To do this I need to erase it and replace its contents with the contents of my Macbook's Itunes Library.
There is nothing in my Itunes Library so I wish to move all...
Hello!
I'm building a metallophone for Science Olympiad this year, and I encountered a problem.
Since the length of the pipe determines the frequency/pitch, I sawed the pipes to different lengths for different notes. The problem I was having, however, was that when the temperature...
When listening to instrumental music, do the specific chords/tones/cadences trigger specific emotional respone from the brain, or would any emotions attached to music be related to an experience related to that music.
ie. would E- to D+ trigger a specific emotion, or would it depend on each...
I want to send the sheets that are on finale over the internet to you tube users so they can post videos of them playing it.
I have encountered a problem. How do I upload or save the finale document in a way so that they don't have need to have the finale program to view the document by...
Do you listen to music while doing maths? Have a vote. Note in the poll question, it should be Studying maths, the word 'maths' was left out.
Explain your reason and the pros and cons of doing it.
If you do listen to music, then which type of music do you listen to?
I find that it makes dong...
Can anyone recommend some good symphony orchestra music that would fit well with the construction of a science video? Topics would possibly include evolution, origins of universe, galaxies, history of Earth, etc..
Thanks.
Just wondering, does anybody here listen to this old band, Moby Grape? They were some 60s band and have some great music. Just brought it up because I'm listening to them now..
Hello everyone. I'm not a Physics major: I'm a Music major. And I have a question. I've read various books on acoustics, but I still haven't found the answer.
Ok. The way I see it, there are 2 basic types of sounds (I didn't get this out of a book, it's my own conclusion from everyday...
Classical music is frequently used in commercials, tv series, movies, etc. Can we sort out what is what?
Take for instance the tune of the lone ranger..
Familiar? Final part of the Ouverture Wilhelm Tell.
The full version in an excellent setting
(wait till 2:30 min)
Another one...
"Now That's What I Call Music!" is the compilation of cool songs of the year. You can get more info. on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_That%27s_What_I_Call_Music
I was wondering if you guys know of more compilation like this one.
Thx.
My 10 year old daughter is going to be allowed to listen to her mp3 player in classes this coming school year. They will allow it as a "sonic mask" to help her to not get distracted quite so easily. The requirements for sound are either white noise, music with no vocals, (ie. classical) or...