The Unanswered Question 1973 1 Musical Phonology Bernstein Norton

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it for a deep theory of why music sounds the way it does.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

cagin

Topic

music theory and linguistics

Format

lecture

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2018–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• Leonard Bernstein gave his answer on the question in a series of lectures titled "The Unanswered Question." Draws analogies to concepts in linguistics and CFGs: [VIDEO]

• I haven't watched the whole thing but this lesson from Barry Harris (and the whole Lincoln Center Jazz Academy) is pretty great for thinking about harmony, solos, and improvisation / voicing: [LINK] I've also enjoyed the Leonard Bernstein Norton lectures at Harvard in terms of …

• I agree 100% with this. While you can appreciate music it's hard to be a "buff" unless you can try to understand the effort or absolute virtuosity that goes into playing a really complex piece. Knowing that you like the way music sounds is great, …