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so a pitch and its octaves, or a pitch and its perfect fifth above or below sounding harmonious is not universal?

by uwagar 3y ago

082349872349872 3y ago
Anecdote whose source I've forgotten: a missionary family to some Pacific islands had brought a shortwave set and tried to get the locals interested in their favourite classical and opera. The locals enjoyed the radio all right, but much preferred US Navy stations, because they usually played both kinds of music: country and western. EDIT: something that might be consonant with the article would be frequent hammer-on and pull-off, as well as voice-leading in the slide parts?
- uwagar 3y ago
  what would the locals have found appealing in country music and not so much in western classical + opera?
  - 082349872349872 3y ago
    I think the accessibility*: it's danceable, with mostly I,IV,V and the occasional seventh or minor second, lots of leading into changes, etc. eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydlDfwiXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydlDfwiXA EDIT: Hawai'ian slack key (listening, not dancing music) has some fancier influences (which I think they may have picked up from arabic music by way of the portuguese) but even there you can tell how much the locals pulled from {church hymns,country}: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c Beyoncé is rumoured to have covered Dolly on her most recent album; everyone else seems to be hoping it's Jolene (which would be the commercially appropriate choice), but I wish it were Coat of Many Colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAdKXzGtcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAdKXzGtcY * I tried to listen to Silk Smitha once but guess I lack the background to appreciate her songs...
    - uwagar 3y ago
      silk smitha? hmm wasnt she a south indian actress?
      - 082349872349872 3y ago
        yes; I had the impression she was famous for musicals, but I found her musical numbers the opposite of accessible...
        uwagar 3y ago
        she wasnt a musician. music is supplied as a playback that has dedicated composers.
        082349872349872 3y ago
        That makes more sense now. Any chance you could suggest non-western music I should try?

so a pitch and its octaves, or a pitch and its perfect fifth above or below sounding harmonious is not universal?

by uwagar 3y ago

so a pitch and its octaves, or a pitch and its perfect fifth above or below sounding harmonious is not universal?

Anecdote whose source I've forgotten: a missionary family to some Pacific islands had brought a shortwave set and tried to get the locals interested in their favourite classical and opera. The locals enjoyed the radio all right, but much preferred US Navy stations, because they usually played both kinds of music: country and western. EDIT: something that might be consonant with the article would be frequent hammer-on and pull-off, as well as voice-leading in the slide parts?

uwagar 3y ago
what would the locals have found appealing in country music and not so much in western classical + opera?
- 082349872349872 3y ago
  I think the accessibility*: it's danceable, with mostly I,IV,V and the occasional seventh or minor second, lots of leading into changes, etc. eg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKOVPXhlnE or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydlDfwiXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydlDfwiXA EDIT: Hawai'ian slack key (listening, not dancing music) has some fancier influences (which I think they may have picked up from arabic music by way of the portuguese) but even there you can tell how much the locals pulled from {church hymns,country}: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfT8AzAl0c Beyoncé is rumoured to have covered Dolly on her most recent album; everyone else seems to be hoping it's Jolene (which would be the commercially appropriate choice), but I wish it were Coat of Many Colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAdKXzGtcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYAdKXzGtcY * I tried to listen to Silk Smitha once but guess I lack the background to appreciate her songs...
  - uwagar 3y ago
    silk smitha? hmm wasnt she a south indian actress?
    - 082349872349872 3y ago
      yes; I had the impression she was famous for musicals, but I found her musical numbers the opposite of accessible...
      - uwagar 3y ago
        she wasnt a musician. music is supplied as a playback that has dedicated composers.
        082349872349872 3y ago
        That makes more sense now. Any chance you could suggest non-western music I should try?