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November 16, 2021

Art About Music: Jean-Antoine Watteau’s “La Surprise” (1718)

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Frank Hudson

November 20, 2021 at 6:05 pm

“So Jean, hear how now that I’ve tuned from A440 to A432 how the resonances are more in tune with the fundamental vibrations of the universe. Jean? Jean? This is important!”

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

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