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The Rhythmic Series: an expansion of musical possibilities.
Could Pythagoras's ancient ideas build a rhythmic map for modern music?
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Music from an orbital perspective
The future of music depends on what perspective we adopt.
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The power of Indian music's untranslatable words.
The vast vocabulary of South Indian Carnatic music fosters diverse ways of imagining music.
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Music books for summer reading.
... Or winter, depending upon where you live.
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Visual music: Tocsin
What happens when we 'see' music?
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The albums making my year...
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What my grandmother taught me about John Cage
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The architecture of sound
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Music in an age of atomisation
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Tocsin / New music.
The word tocsin describes an alarm call produced by bells, and this is a musical response to a world in crisis.
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A view from China
The music installation Cave of Sounds is being exhibited in China, more than a decade after its creation, and though situated in the modern world, it…
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The World of Irreversible Change
It is dynamic and transformative beyond the means of traditional art.
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The architecture of sound
Can the solid world of architecture provide insights into the intangible world of music?
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The creative possibilities of deep phasing
Deep phasing and its complexities.
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In memory of Zakir Hussain
'If I am going to sit and play only a particular kind of music, I am limiting myself as a creative artist.'
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Films to watch for their music
Shifting film’s focus from visual to music and celebrating its composers.
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The Silent Bells
How the silencing of church bells continues to resonate today.
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A message from València
In València, normality has ruptured.
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