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Pythagorean tuning
21 Jul 2019 The ancient system of Pythagorean tuning is based on the interval of a perfect fifth. My other videos on tuning systems: Equal temperament • What is equal temperament? Pythagorean comma • 🎵 The PYTHAGOREAN COMMA The overtone … Continue reading
The ancients thought music mirrored the cosmos. The truth is stranger | Michael Spitzer
14 May 2026 Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_… Music isn’t something humans invented, it’s something we stumbled into, borrowing rhythm from insects, melody from birds, and gestures from … Continue reading
microtonal cluster chords go kinda hard ngl
11 May 2026 Support me on Patreon: / levimcclain Connect with me here: Levi McClain’s Music: https://linktr.ee/levimcclainmusic Levi McClain’s Instagram: / levimcclainmusic Levi McClain’s TikTok: / levimcclainmusic Rami’s Channel: / @hearbetweenthelines Can you make a coherent, practical chord progression from … Continue reading
Floe – Philip Glass
2 Oct 2019 II. Floe from Glassworks (1981) by Philip Glass (b. 1937) performed and orchestrated by Brett William Dietz, Associate Professor of Percussion, Louisiana State University. Glassworks is a chamber music work of six movements by Philip Glass. Following … Continue reading
Mariya Angelova, Asya Pincheva, and Vanya Dimitrova (Bulgarian Voices)
22 Sept 2021 We are very pleased to welcome back singers Mariya Angelova (former Dimitrova), Asya Pincheva, and Vanya Dimitrova for our first virtual concert for this academic year (2021-2022). Programme: 0:18 Женала е дюлбер Яна (Zhenala e dyulber Yana) … Continue reading
