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Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of composition, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box, barrel organ, or digital audio workstation software on a computer.
Music often plays a key role in social events and religious ceremony. The techniques of making music are often transmitted as part of a cultural tradition. Music is played in public and private contexts, highlighted at events such as festivals and concerts for various different types of ensembles. Music is used in the production of other media, such as in soundtracks to films, TV shows, operas, and video games.
Listening to music is a common means of entertainment. The culture surrounding music extends into areas of academic study, journalism, philosophy, psychology, and therapy. The music industry includes songwriters, performers, sound engineers, producers, tour organizers, distributors of instruments, accessories, and publishers of sheet music and recordings. Technology facilitating the recording and reproduction of music has historically included sheet music, microphones, phonographs, and tape machines, with playback of digital musics being a common use for MP3 players, CD players, and smartphones. (Full article...)
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- ... that Wilner Burke was the director of the Lumberjack Band, the marching band of the Green Bay Packers, for 42 years?
- ... that Steve Elcock's Symphony No. 6 is dedicated to "the everlasting execration of self-serving politicians, the obscenely rich and the system that allows them to remain so"?
- ... that Max Weil, founder of the Halifax Symphony Orchestra, spent his later years in real estate?
- ... that one critic interpreted a SZA song as being about her fears about the growing influence of AI in the music industry?
Today's Birthdays
- Birthdays in Music: September 29
- Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer, turns 84.
- Jean-Luc Ponty, French violinist, turns 82.
- Mike Post, American Grammy and Emmy award-winning film composer, turns 80.
- Mike Pinera, American singer and guitarist with Iron Butterfly and The Blues Image, turns 76.
- Mark Farner, American singer and Grand Funk Railroad lead vocalist, turns 76.
- Theo Jörgensmann, German bandleader and clarinettist, turns 76.
- Suzzy Roche, singer with The Roches, turns 68.
- Mari Wilson, British singer, turns 67.
- Mick Harvey, Australian multi-instrumentalist with The Birthday Party, turns 66.
- Dave Kikoski, American pianist, known to perform works by Mike Westbrook, turns 63.
- Les Claypool, American vocalist and bassist for Primus, turns 61.
- Iain Baker, Brit keyboardist for Jesus Jones, turns 59.
- Tony Foster, Brit guitarist for Olive, turns 58.
- Brett Anderson, Brit singer-songwriter of Suede, turns 57.
- Alex Skolnick, American guitarist for Testament, turns 56.
- Luke Goss, Brit actor and vocalist with boy band, Bros, turns 56.
- Matt Goss, Brit actor and vocalist with boy band Bros, turns 56.
- DeVante Swing, (nee Donald DeGrate) American R&B vocalist with Jodeci, turns 55.
- Sibel Tüzün, Turkish pop music singer, turns 53.
- Danick Dupelle, American lead guitarist country musician of Emerson Drive, turns 51.
- Debelah Morgan, R&B coloratura soprano, turns 47.
- Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer, turns 46.
- Gunner McGrath, lead singer for Much the Same, turns 46.
- Suzanne Shaw, vocalist for Hear'Say, turns 43.
- Katie McNeill, country music singer with 3 of Hearts, turns 42.
- Danny Noriega, American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 35.
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