Alden J.

In the baroque, classical, and romantic periods, how did popular "low culture" music influence the classical music produced during those periods? Were influences more frequently from previous... more

I am writing my Statement of Purpose. I am writing a sentence such as > *I moved to a small town called Falmouth where I* .... Should I use *named* or *called*? > *I moved to a small town... more

I'm just wondering if every phrase in music ends on a Cadence? Much like every sentence in English ends with a period? I am mainly talking about common music such as pop, rock, classical,... more

I keep getting feedback from certain people on a classical music forum that I prepare and resolve my dissonances wrongly and that my counterpoint is off. And this is regardless of what type of... more

Music has been around for a long time, but how about music theory? What was the first instance of a publication on music theory?

How would one create music based on the principles of Cubism?(e.g., 20th century painters: Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger)The basic definition of Cubism calls for the use... more