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Most influential art form in the world today? Pop music.

The intellectual playwright Henry in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing has a hilarious sequence in which he is asked to choose his favorite music on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. Henry has to decide whether to play the music that he believes his audience will appreciate him for or to be true to himself …

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Reasons Why Today’s Youth Need Electronic Music

Recently, electronic music has expanded at an astounding rate. Currently, DJs are the ones who can make or ruin a song. Several musical subgenres have been influenced by electronic music’s rise to prominence alongside electronic music. Contemporary society accepts electronic music as one of the few musical styles—audiences of many ages like electronic music from …

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Theories of musical signification since the nineteenth century

Many different interpretations of musical meaning have been proposed since the nineteenth century. If a theorist is someone who explains something, then musicians themselves were not theorists before the 19th century. When not an explanation of a current or developing musical fashion, music theory usually takes the form of a technical manual for singing or …

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A harmonious relationship between music and art

The environment influences the creative process in which we find ourselves. Different lighting, colors on the walls, different smells, and different types of music evoke different feelings in us, and these sensory experiences infiltrate our creative process. The sensory effects of music influence our art process; I can observe how music affects my work and …

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The Oak Park Art League explores the relationship between art and music.

The ability to evoke an emotional response is something both visual art and music have in common. Artists and musicians create works that evoke emotion and change mood, evoke memories, and provide comfort and inspiration. Visual art and music have many parallels because they share aspects such as harmony, balance, rhythm, and repetition.The relationship between …

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10 reasons why children need art and music

Art and music are essential for our children. Art and music are essential for our children. Whether children are exposed to them in school or through private or community classes and sessions, the benefits of art and music are enormous. Exposure to art and music provides more than just a creative outlet for children; it …