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What is Classical Music? Part 3 - Lost in Transcription
For me, whether a transcription or arrangement works depends on whether the composer did it themselves (legit), or brought something musically significant to the original work (like Ravel did for Mussorgsky, but not like the Canadian Brass’ arranger did for Tchaikovsky).
What is Classical Music? Part 2 - Medieval Mystery
What makes music classical when we don't know who the composer was, or what forces he (and occasionally she) intended?
What is Classical Music at WTJU? Part 1
Trying to define classical music is like trying to pick out orange on a spectrum. Sometimes it's pretty obvious, but where does orange end and red begin? Or where's the line between orange and yellow? Classical music has the same kind of problems.
Who Decides WTJU's Classical Programming?
At WTJU, there are really no banned genres. Choral music, solo voice, solo violin, organ, contemporary music, medieval music, renaissance music — if the announcer thinks it’s worth presenting to the audience, then out it goes.
Music -- A Cultural Imperative?
The study suggests that our major/minor scale system (and the scales of other musical cultures) closely resemble the sounds human vocal cords can produce.
Daniel Pi created this humorous video explaining how to write a fugue for fun, but it's also quite a good place for the non-musician to start.
The CATcerto - good fun, good music
Take away the video and you have a charming composition that's appealing in its own right.
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