Stravinsky, I. (1998). Igor Stravinsky: An Autobiography.
Jan, S. (2000).
Replicating Sonorities: Towards a Memetics of Music. Journal
of Memetics - Evolutionary Models of Information Transmission,
4.
http://jom-emit.cfpm.org/2000/vol4/jan_s.html
What Makes Music Great. WBUR. Listen to at least two of these
great radio shows on music.
What
Makes Great Music Great? On Point, WBUR. Aired: Friday,
March 22, 2002. Music has the ability to speak to us with
a depth that can far surpass words, especially in uncertain
times like today. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself
why? Composer Robert Kapilow has the answer.
What
Makes Holiday Music Great? Aired: Friday, December
13, 2002. Music has become an indelible part of our Christmas
tradition, as much as Santa Claus, stockings hanging by
the chimney, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Carols,
pop-songs, sacred hymns, you hear them everywhere you go
this time of year, Although songs like Jingle Bells, White
Christmas, and the Hallelujah chorus have stood the test
of time, what is it musically that makes them classics?
Tonight, finding the greatness in holiday music.
What
Makes Beethoven Great. On Point, WBUR. What do Grammy
award winner Eminem and German composer Ludwig van Beethoven
have in common? In his day, Beethoven was the musical bad
boy, the radical rule-breaker who turned tradition on its
head. If bad boys live long enough, they may, like Beethoven,
go mainstream....their innovations transformed into conventions.
Accepting his Grammy this week, rap star Eminem turned
toward the mainstream...and history will tell what legacy
he leaves. Meanwhile, Beethoven lives on, two hundred years
later...his compositions used as background for animated
cartoons, in elevators and phone answering systems. This
fate, for the composer of a piano sonata called the "Pulp
Fiction" of its time? Are we missing something? Composer
Robert Kapilow says absolutely. (Hosted by Christopher
Lydon)
Wikipedia. Italian
music terms used in English. Musicians understand how
to express feelings, passion, and romance. They go way beyond
the usual simple ways of describing experience such as loud,
soft, big, small, happy, sad, and so on. Take a look at the
terms used to describe music and you'll get the idea.
Wikipedia. Hook.
A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed
to be catchy and helps the song stand out; it is "meant
to catch the ear of the listener" (Covach 2005, p.71).
This term generally applies to popular music, especially rock
music...
Burns, G. (1987). A
Typology of 'Hooks' in Popular Records.
Popular Music, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Jan., 1987), pp. 1-20.
Minsky, M. (1981).
Music,
Mind, and Meaning. Computer Music Journal, Vol. 5,
No. 3. (Autumn, 1981), pp. 28-44. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0148-9267%28198123%295%3A3%3C28%3AMMAM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L
