The scholarly study of music, particularly different musical cultures and traditions
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Why note B is marked with H in Scandinavia and Germany?
At least in Scandinavia and Germany two notes are marked differently than in most other countries:
B -> H
B♭ -> B
I have heard that this is due to mistake in interpreting messy sheet notes, as ♭ ...
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What is intellectual experience of music? [closed]
I hope this isn't off topic. My apologies if it is. I have many friends who claim that listening to music is an intellectual experience for them, especially when it comes to western classical and ...
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Why are birds never out of key when they sing?
Why are birds never out of key when they sing?
In fact, this is not just about birds; almost all creatures that make pleasant sounds (except us) never make a note out of key.
How is this possible?
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Are there any classification systems that categorize music by mood?
Recently I had the idea to categorize my digital music library with mood tags.
Thinking about these moods, I figured that it's not so easy to come up with a complete list that covers all possible ...
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Transfer effect in musical training [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Will learning to play another instrument help me to become a better guitarist?
Is there any studies on transfer effect in musical training? Or does someone have any ...
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Is music always supposed to be dependent on timing? [closed]
I wanna know, is music supposed to be dependent on timing, or what we more specifically call Beats Per Minute (BPM) or time signatures?
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What are the major differences in a composition of metal and progressive metal?
I am a bit confused about the differences in the composition of metal and progressive metal. Are there major differences in their orientation of sound, or it is just the difference of incorporating ...
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Am I starting to think in music? [closed]
This could be considered an inception or Déjà vu. Maybe it means nothing.
I'm not a professional musician, neither a virtuoso guitarist.
Lately I started to notice/realize that during the very ...
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What are some examples influences from external cultures on the development of Western classical music?
So, I think it's largely safe to presume that the core of Western musical theory developed almost entirely within Europe -- Greece in its very early history, mainly Italy and also the Franco-Flemish ...
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Is Beethoven's 9th symphony the first piece that combined a chorus with an orchestra?
(a very good musicology question suggested by BenV, from the definition phase of the "Classical Music" area51 proposal).
Beethoven's ninth Symphony (opus 125) is one of the most well-known works of ...
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What gives a piece of music its personality and feeling?
What makes a piece of music sound angry, dark, sad, happy, or otherwise?
"La Chute" by Yann Tiersen sounds so angry to me and "A Dark Knight" from "The Dark Knight" movie sounds so dark and ...
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J. S. Bach's place in musical history
Was there any reason Bach didn't follow the trends of the times? He was surely very much in touch with contemporary composers, and knew of Handel's and Scarlatti's works specifically. Amazingly, he ...
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How much do we know about how ancient Greek and Roman music sounded?
Specifically for music composed earlier than the third or fourth century A.D.
I have heard several reports about deciphering examples of ancient greek musical notation. And you can find CDs of ...
