The "Neapolitan 6th" chord (N6) is another sonority whose definition is based on the triad that it makes, which is a vertical perspective that glosses over its actual horizontal function. It is ...
Viewed in this way, we can see the blues as a quest for existential answers to questions that have always been, and always will be—they have no beginning, and no end. In my article about Harmony and ...
Music Theory Spectrum, Vol. 37, No. 2 (FALL 2015), pp. 189-203 (15 pages) This article offers a contrapuntal explanation of the “melodic-harmonic divorce,” a feature of pop and rock music discussed ...
At the age of 28, a Montreal Negro named Oscar Peterson is one of the world’s finest jazz pianists. As a touring star of the troupe called Jazz at the Philharmonic (TIME, March 2), he has fascinated ...
From breakdancing outside of Fuse Box Pinball on College Square and rap battles at Skate-Inn to the main stage at AthFest and plaques on the Music Walk of Fame, Athens hip-hop has made astounding ...
Milford Graves, "Untitled 14" (2020), acrylic on paper, 18 x 24 inches (all images courtesy Fridman Gallery) Hidden amid the chaos and noise of the Bowery is another kind of sensorial experience.
Sidney Yonkey laughs while playing the harmonica at a beginners workshop during Make Music Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at the Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park in Kansas City. HG Biggs ...
The Earshot Jazz Festival had something for everybody in its final weekend of concerts in venues across the city. Peacock, accompanying her vocals on acoustic piano and electronic keyboards, played a ...
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