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Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. It generally derives from observation of, and involves hypothetical speculation about how musicians and composers make music. The term also describes the academic study and analysis of fundamental elements of music such as pitch, rhythm, harmony, and form, and refers to descriptions, concepts, or beliefs related to music. Because of the ever-expanding conception of what constitutes music (see Definition of music), a more inclusive definition could be that music theory is the consideration of any sonic phenomena, including silence, as it relates to music.
The present article is about music theory properly speaking, i.e. about theories, speculations and hypotheses made about the various aspects or music. It describes the elements of music only insofar as they give way to such theories; other informations about these elements will be found in other articles such as Aspect of music and the specific parameters of music described there. Textbooks, especially in the United States of America, often also include under the term "theory" elements of musical acoustics, considerations of musical notation, techniques of (often tonal) composition (Harmony and Counterpoint), etc., which will not be dealt with as such here, but only as they were the subject of theories and hypotheses.
The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group from Birmingham, England. They were formed to accommodate Roy Wood's and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. After Wood's departure following the band's debut record, Lynne wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album. In 2012, Lynne reformed the band under the moniker Jeff Lynne's ELO.
Despite early singles' success in the United Kingdom, the band was initially more successful in the United States, where they were billed as "The English guys with the big fiddles". From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated twenty Top 20 songs on the UK Singles Chart, and fifteen Top 20 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, 20, of any group in US chart history without having a number one single.
ELO collected 19 CRIA, 21 RIAA and 38 BPI awards, and sold over 50 million records worldwide during the group's original 13-year period of active recording and touring.
Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Imagine Dragons' lineup consists of lead vocalist Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne "Wing" Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band gained exposure following the release of their debut studio album, Night Visions (2012) and first single "It's Time". The band's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors reached number one on the Billboard 200, Canadian Albums Chart, and UK Albums Chart.Night Visions peaked at number two on the weekly Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. According to Billboard, Imagine Dragons topped the year-end rock rankings for 2013;Billboard named them "The Breakthrough Band of 2013", and Rolling Stone named their single "Radioactive" "the biggest rock hit of the year".MTV called them "the year's biggest breakout band".
Imagine Dragons won two American Music Awards for Favorite Alternative Artist, a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance, five Billboard Music Awards, and a World Music Award. In May 2014, the band was nominated for a total of fourteen different Billboard Music Awards, including Top Artist of the Year and a Milestone Award, recognizing innovation and creativity of different artists across different genres.
"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a single by Rick Astley, released on July 8, 1987. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the first single from his debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987). The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the singer's native United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed atop the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany.
The song won Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. In 2004, it was voted no. 28 in 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever by VH1.
The music video for the song has become the basis for the "Rickrolling" Internet meme. In 2008, Rick Astley won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Act Ever with the song, as a result of collective voting from thousands of people on the internet, due to the popular phenomenon of Rickrolling. It was also featured as a downloadable track for the Rock Band series.
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and flow of electric charge. Electricity gives a wide variety of well-known effects, such as lightning, static electricity, electromagnetic induction and electric current. In addition, electricity permits the creation and reception of electromagnetic radiation such as radio waves.
In electricity, charges produce electromagnetic fields which act on other charges. Electricity occurs due to several types of physics:
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Albert Hammond (born 18 May 1944, London, England) is a Gibraltarian-British singer, songwriter and music producer. He also wrote songs for others with frequent collaborator Mike Hazlewood. These include "Little Arrows" for Leapy Lee, "Make Me An Island" (1969) and "You're Such a Good Looking Woman" (1970) for Joe Dolan (which Hammond himself re-recorded in 1979, in a Spanish disco-style version), "Gimme Dat Ding" for The Pipkins in 1970 (itself a cover from the Freddie and the Dreamers album, Oliver in the Overworld), "Good Morning Freedom" for Blue Mink, "Freedom Come, Freedom Go" for The Fortunes in 1971 and "The Air That I Breathe" which was a hit for The Hollies in 1974. In 1971. Hammond also found time to sing on Michael Chapman's fourth album, Wrecked Again, and worked briefly with ...
Re-released in 1971 on the A-side, "Signs" reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Lyrics: And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply" So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do" So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that. Huh! Me workin' for you!" Whoa-oh-oh Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign? And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sight So I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house, "Hey! What gives you the right?" "To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in" "If God was here he'd tell you to your face, Man, you're some kinda sinner" Sign, ...
Mette Rasmussen, Ståle Liavik Solberg and Alan Silva
HEY FELLAS, my new compilation is finally out. I really think that this one is my best compilation so far. I hope you feel the same way as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Official music video for Electric Light Orchestra "Mr. Blue Sky."
BØRNS debut album DOPAMINE is out now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/DopamineLP Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/DopamineAM Google Play: http://smarturl.it/DopamineGP Amazon mp3: http://smarturl.it/DopamineAMZ Amazon CD: http://smarturl.it/DopamineAMZcd Spotify: http://smarturl.it/DopamineSP Follow BØRNSMusic: https://www.facebook.com/bornsmusic https://twitter.com/bornsmusic http://instagram.com/bornsmusic
2nd part of Schizoid Man, we tried hard to get it right.....
MGMT's official music video for 'Electric Feel'. Click to listen to MGMT on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/MGMTSpot?IQid=MGMTEF As Featured on Oracular Spectacular. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MGMTOSiTunes?IQid=MGMTEF Google Play: http://smarturl.it/MGMTEFPlay?IQid=MGMTEF Amazon: http://smarturl.it/MGMTOSAm?IQid=MGMTEF More From MGMT Your Life Is A Lie: https://youtu.be/Cye-1RP5jso Cool Song No. 2: https://youtu.be/Zg2IcEHWXWo Alien Days: https://youtu.be/FbK5idPn1mc Follow MGMT Website: http://whoismgmt.com/visualize#_=_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mgmt Twitter: https://twitter.com/whoismgmt Subscribe to MGMT on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/MGMTSub?IQid=MGMTEF More great Alternative Hits here:http://smarturl.it/Alternative00?IQid=MGMTEF --------...
Ray Harmony and the Hack Music Theory revolution are put to the ultimate test in this Halloween Special. ►Free Download/Stream of "They Live to Kill": https://RevolutionHarmony.com/album/615491 If Ray fails his challenge, this will be the last ever episode on this YouTube channel. In under five minutes, he needs to write a riff, but he cannot use any scales or any modes. Ray decides to use one of his favourite songwriting hacks, a note row. This method of composing was invented by Arnold Schoenberg in the 1920s and is known as serialism (AKA dodecaphony, twelve tone technique, 12 tone method) and results in 12 tone music (or 12 note music, if you're British like Ray), which he loves! Using MIDI programming in his Reaper DAW, as well as his trusty electric guitar, he tackles this colossal c...
Live Electro Swing band - The Electric Swing Circus. Electro Swing at its finest - a 6-piece fusion of saucy 20's swing and stomping electro beats. With an explosive sound that reverberates back through time, the ESC hotfoot their way through everything from breakbeat and house to reggae and dubstep, all with their own unique style of swing. Come find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/electricswingcircus Full album out now itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-electric-swing-circus/id671758321 Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/release/The+Electric+Swing+Circus/1125371 Band Camp - http://electricswingcircus.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/electricswingcircus Produced Realm Pictures, directed by Alan Mandel, shot and cut by Eve Hazelton. Shot at the Old Birmingham Municip...
An awesome German guitarist you should listen to and enjoy. I don't own the music of course, this is just to promote Thomas Blug and good music...
Get Imagine Dragons’ new album Evolve, ft. ‘Believer,’ ‘Thunder,’ ‘Whatever It Takes’ and ‘Walking The Wire,’ out now: http://smarturl.it/EvolveID Shop Imagine Dragons: http://smarturl.it/ImagineDragonsShop Directed by Matt Eastin Follow Imagine Dragons: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImagineDragons/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Imaginedragons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imaginedragons Music video by Imagine Dragons performing Believer. (C) 2017 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records http://vevo.ly/m2Fsyf
Get Khalid's debut album 'American Teen' featuring "Young, Dumb & Broke", "Let's Go", and the hit single "Location" Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/iAmericanTeen?IQid=yt Amazon Music:http://smarturl.it/azAmericanTeen?IQid=yt Google Play: http://smarturl.it/gpAmericanTeen?IQid=yt Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/spAmericanTeen?IQid=yt Follow Khalid: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatkhalid https://twitter.com/thegreatkhalid https://www.instagram.com/thegr8khalid/
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video) - Listen On Spotify: http://smarturl.it/AstleySpotify Download Rick's Number 1 album "50" - https://BMG.lnk.to/RickAstley50NG/itunes Buy On iTunes: http://smarturl.it/AstleyGHiTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/AstleyGHAmazon Follow Rick Astley Website: http://www.rickastley.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickastley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickAstley/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialrickastley/ Lyrics We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never g...
Music video by Electric Light Orchestra performing Telephone Line (Audio). (C) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Watch the BAM (Feat. Damian Marley) From JAY-Z’s new album, '4:44' Streaming now on TIDAL - https://JAY-Z.co/444 Follow JAY-Z: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JayZ Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_c_ Directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat Music video by JAY-Z performing Bam. (C) 2017 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC. Marketed by Roc Nation & Distributed by Roc Nation/UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/lTIXmw
► Get our latest album "UNCHARTED" here: http://hubs.ly/H04ZSnT0 ► WE'RE ON TOUR! http://goo.gl/fmybn0 ► DOWNLOAD THIS SONG: http://goo.gl/6XXR6w ► GET THE SHEET MUSIC: http://goo.gl/r84w5x ________________________ ► Also Order "Uncharted" here: ► iTunes - http://smarturl.it/Uncharted-itunes ► Amazon - http://smarturl.it/Uncharted-dlx-cd ► Google Play - http://smarturl.it/Uncharted-gp ► Listen to tracks from the new album "Uncharted" here: ► Spotify - http://smarturl.it/Uncharted-str ► Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/Uncharted-am ________________________ ► SUBSCRIBE: http://smarturl.it/TPGsubscribe1 ► FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/PianoGuys ► TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/PianoGuys Behind the Scenes: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepianoguys2#p/u/0/KAAM3zH0ntM Moonlight was inspir...
Calvin Harris - Rollin ft. Future, Khalid Taken from the new album 'Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1'. Out Now: http://smarturl.it/FWBV1?IQid=YT Subscribe to Calvin's channel: http://smarturl.it/CHVevo?IQid=YT -------------- Follow Calvin online: http://calvinharris.com Snapchat: http://smarturl.it/CHSnapchat?IQid=YT Instagram: http://smarturl.it/CHInstagram?IQid=YT Facebook: http://smarturl.it/CHFacebook?IQid=YT Twitter: http://smarturl.it/CHTwitter?IQid=YT Spotify: http://smarturl.it/CHSptfy?IQid=YT
Mette Rasmussen, Ståle Liavik Solberg and Alan Silva
HEY FELLAS, my new compilation is finally out. I really think that this one is my best compilation so far. I hope you feel the same way as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bitches Brew is a studio double album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released on March 30, 1970 on Columbia Records. Track list: 1. "Pharaoh's Dance" - 0:00 2. "Bitches Brew" - 20:05 3. "Spanish Key" - 47:04 4. "John McLaughlin" - 01:04:38 5. "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - 01:09:06 6. "Sanctuary" - 01:23:09 7. "Feio" (bonus) - 01:34:02 Support the artist: https://www.milesdavis.com/
◢ Using a complex pattern of binaural beat and isochronic tone frequencies dedicated to help you achieve good sleep and have lucid dreams, this 8-hour music track is divided into four unique sections. In the first 2 hours we've used frequencies that range from 3-13Hz (Alpha-Theta range) to help calm your mind and feel deeply relaxed. There is a pleasurable feeling of floating and it will give effects such as stress reduction, relaxed awareness, release of serotonin, and an induction to sleep spindles as your mind and body allows itself into sleep. It also contains triggers for creativity and imagery and access to subconscious images as you doze off. The second and third sections contain more of the Theta waves, which are also present in dreaming, sleep, deep meditation and creative inspi...
Vienna Stadthalle 1973 ganzes Konzert mit Miles Davis (tpt, org); Dave Liebman (ss, ts, fl); Pete Cosey (g, perc); Reggie Lucas (g); Michael Henderson (el-b); Al Foster (d); James Mtume Forman (cga, perc)
http://youtu.be/kbxtYqA6ypM Discography (with links to each song's starting point): 1. So What - 00m00s 2. Freddie Freeloader - 9m26s 3. Blue in Green - 19m19s 4. All Blues - 24m47s 5. Flamenco Sketches 36m23s 6. Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) 45m51s Album Description: Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis's ensemble sextet, with pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. After the entry of Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of Mile...
Go to Spotify now for the new tracks: https://open.spotify.com/album/0jjuVY8sW25mR7vGv10hh7 Special thanks to UMF TV Tracklist and Photos: http://dashberlinworld.com/profiles/blogs/dash-berlin-mix-live-at-ultra-music-festival-tokyo-japan
1. Chameleon 0:00 2. Watermelon Man 15:40 3. Sly 22:14 4. Vein Melter 32:35 Personnel Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist, ARP 2600, ARP String Ensemble Bennie Maupin – soprano and tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute Paul Jackson – electric bass Harvey Mason – drums Bill Summers - percussion
featuring Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull Recorded live in November 2010 at Teatro Tendastrisce, Rome, Italy at 'Prog Exhibition - 40 anni di musica immaginifica' 1. La luna nuova 2. Il banchetto 3. Harlequin 4. La terra dell'acqua 5. Intro Bach 6. Bourée - with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 7. My God - with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 8. Out Of The Roundabout 9. Maestro della voce 10. Cyber alpha 3.1 11. Impressioni di settembre 12. La carrozza di Hans - with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 13. É festa / Se le brescion / La tentazione - Franz Di Cioccio / vocals, drums, percussion - Franco Mussida / electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, backing vocals - Patrick Djivas / bass Guest musicians: - Lucio Fabbri / violin, keyboards - Gianluca Tagliavini / lead keyboards - Piero Monterisi / drums Sp...
I don't own this. Go buy it if you enjoyed it.
Produce in 1980 by Warner Brothers Records. Side 1 Rhiannon Don't Stop Go You're Own Way Hold Me Everywhere Gypsy As Long As You Follow Side 2 Say You Love Me Dreams Little Lies Sara Tusk No Questions Asked
Buy/Stream Above & Beyond 'My Own Hymn' feat. Zoë Johnston: https://Anjunabeats.lnk.to/MOHyo Stream this set on Spotify: https://abgt.lnk.to/200yo Subscribe to our channel: https://lnk.to/YTA_B Above & Beyond live for the 200th edition of Group Therapy Radio. Broadcast from Amsterdam on September 24, 2016. Video produced by Anjunabeats and NOMOBO. 00:00 - 1. Above & Beyond 'ABGT200 Intro' (Anjunabeats) 01:45 - 2. Fatum vs. Judah ‘Love On A Real Train’ [Tangerine Dream Cover] (Anjunabeats) 04:25 - 3. Chicane 'Saltwater' [Kryder Remix] (Modena) 07:58 - 4. Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab 'Another Chance' [Above & Beyond Club Mix] (Anjunabeats) 12:47 - 5. Nick Sember 'Sahara' (Anjunabeats) 17:20 - 6. Eric Prydz / System F / Tom Starr & Ansolo 'Out of The Totem Matrix' [Above & Beyond Mashup]...
-- Hail To The Blues Jam & Suck My Guitar! -- Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan - in Blues Jam Session December 6, 1983. Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Filmed on June 30th 1995 at London's Royal Albert Hall, as part of a mammoth 34-date UK Red Hot Tour, Vanessa Mae introduces both her acoustic and her electric violin in a unique combination of pop, classical and techno-acoustic fusion, including tracks from her world-wide multiple platinum hit album 'The Violin Player'. Introduction Contradanza Cotton Eye Joe Fantasy Aurora Widescreen 4th Movement Liebesleid Schon Rosmarin Moses Fantasy Caprice #24 I Will Always Love You Classical Gas Toccata & Fugue Red Hot with encore
Learn how to write (trailer)music - step by step: ★Learn how to make trailer music for Hollywood trailers: https://goo.gl/vc9SR7 ★Learn how to make Cinematic Music: From Idea To Finished Recording: https://goo.gl/Jj7zk7 Volume 2: https://youtu.be/fSvd53YZzhk Celtic Music Mix | MAGICAL & BEAUTIFUL CELTIC MUSIC: https://youtu.be/_BEgXSsLfSs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Epic Music World Websites: Epic Music World I: https://www.youtube.com/user/MusicKaira1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpicMusicWorld2/ Website: http://www.epic-music-world.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epicmusicworld ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Artist Websites: Tartalo Music: YouTube: https://www.youtube....
"Purple" is the highly-anticipated fourth studio album of progressive/sludge metal band Baroness, released on 18 December 2015. Track listing 00:00 01 - Morningstar 04:17 02 - Shock Me 08:34 03 - Try to Disappear 13:26 04 - Kerosene 18:37 05 - Fugue 21:12 06 - Chlorine & Wine 28:01 07 - The Iron Bell 32:26 08 - Desperation Burns 36:41 09 - If I Have to Wake Up (Would You Stop the Rain?) 42:23 10 - Crossroads of Infinity Support the band and buy the album! http://yourbaroness.com/ https://www.facebook.com/yourbaroness https://twitter.com/yourbaroness
Musicas/Songs: 1 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd) 0:00 / 3:17 2 - The Blue (David Gilmour) 3:18 / 6:03 3 - Time (Pink Floyd) 6:04 / 7:26 4 - High Hopes (Pink Floyd) 7:28 / 11:38 5 - On An Island (David Gilmour) 11:39 / 15:37 6 - Fat Old Sun (Pink Floyd) 15:38 / 18:14 7 - Echoes (Pink Floyd) 18:15 / 19:23 8 - A Great Day For Freedom (Pink Floyd) 19:25 / 22:27 9 - Castellorizon (David Gilmour) 22:28 / 24:07 10 - Coming Back To Life (Pink Floyd) 24:08 / 27:34 11 - Sorrow (Pink Floyd) 27:35 / 29:45 12 - Marooned (Pink Floyd) 29:46 / 34:32 13 - Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd) 34:33 / 38:33 Well, that's what happens when you mix Pink Floyd with more than 200 pictures! hahaha If you find good please leave your like! Bem, isso é o que acontece quando você mistura Pink Floyd com mais de...
My father is a doctor, he's a family man,
My mother works for charity whenever she can,
They're both good clean Americans who abide by the law,
They both stick up for liberty, they both would go to
war,
My happiness was paid for when they laid their money
down,
For Summers in a Summer camp, and Winters in the town,
My future in the system was talked about and planned,
But I gave it up for music and the free electric
band...
I went to school in hand-washed shirts with neatly
ordered hair,
The school was big and newly built and filled with
light and air,
And the teacher taught us values that we had to learn
to keep,
And he clipped the ear of many idle kid who went to
sleep,
My father organized for me a college in the East,But I
went to California, the sun-shine and the beach,
My parents and my lecturers could never understand,
Why I gave it up for music and the free electric
band...
Well, they used to sit and speculate upon their son's
career,
A lawyer or a doctor or a civil engingeer,
Just give me bread and water, put a guitar in my hand,
'cause all I need is music and the free electric
band...
My father sent me money and I spent it very fast,
On a girl I met in Berkeley in a social science class,
Yes, and we learned about her body, but her mind we
didn't know,
Until deep-rooted attitudes and morals began to show,
She wanted to get married, even though she never said,
But I knew her well enough by now to see inside her
head,
She'd settle for suburbia and a little patch of land,
So I gave her up for music and the free electric