The Pointy End
Les curiosités du cerveau. L’oreille absolue : comment expliquer cette synesthésie musicale ?
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Ils sont capables de reproduire un son juste après l’avoir écouté et passent parfois pour des génies musicaux. Les détenteurs de l’oreille absolue représentent une infime partie de la population.
¿Por qué nos gusta la música que nos gusta?
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Nuestra personalidad tiende a impactar más nuestros gustos musicales durante la adolescencia.
Bring that beat back: why are people in their 30s giving up on music?
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022
It would have been unimaginable in our 20s, but these days more and more friends are disengaging from a passion we once shared. Surely this is premature?
When Duke Ellington Made a Record for Just One Person—Queen Elizabeth
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022
The jazz legend had a single golden disc pressed, and sent in secrecy to Buckingham Palace.
6 tubes de l’histoire de la musique à… 5 temps
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022
Dans la musique occidentale, une place écrasante est réservée aux métriques binaires, à savoir des chansons divisées en 4 temps. Voire 2 ou 8 temps. On n’oublie évidemment pas les nombreux morceaux avec un rythme ternaire - comme les valses - pour lesquels on compte jusqu’à 3 quand on bat la mesure.
Un proyecto analizará el efecto de la tecnología en la música que escuchamos
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022
El Music Techology Group (MGT) del Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF) de Barcelona ha iniciado un proyecto para analizar los efectos de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la música que escuchamos.
Why music, especially old music, can tap into our deepest, most meaningful life memories
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- Tuesday, 02 August 2022
Many of us are familiar with a song evoking a certain memory: a song comes on at a party or on the radio, and instantly, we're transported to another chapter of our lives, to a time or moment when that song weaved its way into our lives.
How Do Our Music Exploration Habits Change As We Age?
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- Tuesday, 02 August 2022
University of Toronto researchers worked with Spotify on a study looking into how our listening and searching habits change over time.
20 must read books about musicians
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- Tuesday, 02 August 2022
When reflecting on books about musicians, I think of the ones that highlight what a daring life it is. Writers are generally not present when people are reading their books. Painters don’t have to stand beside their art in a gallery. But musicians do their tough, creative work and get feedback in real time, for better or worse.
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