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Lame Genie isn’t the only group of musicians in awe of “The Third Sanctuary” and the rest of Deltarune ’s incredible ...
How does a band ensure that it sounds like the most pristine version of itself, no matter where the show takes place or where ...
Daniele Sofer is an assistant professor of Music Theory and Music Technology at the University of Dayton. They are co-founder of the LGBTQ+ Music Study Group, a nonprofit for music scholars who are ...
From half diminished chords to phrygian modes; music theory can be both a help and a hindrance to many, but do you really ...
Maqam-s have many features such as unequal and microtonal intervals, special pitches, and they also reflect the specific music cultures, i.e. maqam music cultures. Therefore, they have attracted ...
Louth Contemporary Music Society: Echoes review – Astonishing musicianship brings Bernhard Lang’s iridescent microtonal worlds to life ...
Julián Carrillo was a Mexican composer and violinist most known for developing microtonal music theory and introducing it to the public. Microtonal music expands on the idea behind semitonal music — ...
What are microtones, and why are they not an everyday part of classical music? We explore the history and mysteries of the ‘notes in between the notes’.
Microtonal music, according to festival organizers, “expands the possibilities of sound by using tuning systems beyond, or in addition to, the standard 12-note equal temperament common in ...
Associate Professor Vessela Stoyanova and Professor Jeff Perry cowrote Berklee Contemporary Music Theory (Berklee Press). The book is used in the Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive, for ...
Part of the beauty of Jeff Beck’s late-era electric guitar work is his combination of vibrato-arm pitch bending and left-hand string bends. Using them together, Beck made his guitar playing as ...
Nicholas Cline, assistant professor of music composition and theory, took time to analyze the construction of various works by Tucker. Cline explores microtonal composition as Tucker is widely known ...