What is rock music? For any lover of contemporary music with a interest in philosophy, this question almost seems unavoidable. In this post, I will outline the two major views on what rock music is and review Kania’s claim that the ontology of rock music is a combination of both views. However, before I start, I would like to point out that this post is about rock music in the broad sense, as oppo
As usual, talking to pianist, composer, and band leader Robert Glasper is like being addressed by an ambassador. He’s alarmingly articulate, insightful and charismatic; there is no better spokesperson for the new jazz era. Often cited as a pioneer and one of the most publicly visible musicians merging jazz and hip-hop, Glasper is a champion of border crossing in music and conceiving new ways of l
The Aesthetics of Popular Music Popular music is widely assumed to be different in kind from the serious music or art music that, until very recently, monopolized attention in philosophical discussions of music. In recent years, however, popular music has become an important topic for philosophers pursuing either of two projects. First, popular music receives attention from philosophers who see it
An "outburst of the soul," the composer Frederick Delius called music. The sounds associated with the form produce "a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without," observed Confucius. It is the art "which is most nigh to tears and memory," noted the writer Oscar Wilde. It turns out that these guys were more on target than we thought. Our experience of the music we love stimulates the ple
Musician, Educator, Composer, and praxial music education After beginning her presentation with a performance of Debussy’s Syrinx at Royal Albert Hall, Balsom explains and illustrates—with real-life examples—how children’s active musical participation can “engage, empower, and repair” their personal, social, and community lives. At one point, she argues that music has the potential to “heal” in nu
John Georganas Family Orchestra at the home of Angelos Kontaxis, Chicago, Illinois Children's rhymes and games, Blue Ridge Elementary School, Ararat, Virginia The American Folklife Center (AFC) documents and shares the many expressions of human experience to inspire, revitalize, and perpetuate living cultural traditions. Designated by the U.S. Congress as the national center for folklife documenta
You know what? It’s been too long since we looked at any music around here. Here’s an excerpt of the Super Mario Bros. theme, composed by Koji Kondo: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. And here’s an excerpt of “Super Mario Bros.: Ground Theme,” a new arr
When most of us think about a machine composing musical pieces, we think of primitive songs coming out of a HAL 9000 that could be suitable for a child's toy, but nothing that music lovers would actually enjoy. That's because most of us haven't heard of Emily Howell. No, that's not a person—it's the name of a computer program written by University of California, Santa Cruz professor David Cope tha
Candles spelling "happy birthday", one of many types of birthday cake decorations that accompany this song "Happy Birthday to You" song melody "Happy Birthday to You", or simply "Happy Birthday", is a song traditionally sung to celebrate a person's birthday. According to the 1998 Guinness World Records, it is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly Good Fell
Tight pants, cool haircuts and rock music. They’re commonplace, even cliché, in the United States, but they’re now the icons of a complex transformation in China. The country’s ever-growing consumer culture almost requires an increased sense of individuality and its own counterculture. And considering the shape and energy of its emerging underground music scene, it’s hard not to project a parallel
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