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March 13, 2019

Art About Music: Gerard van Honthorst’s “The Merry Fiddler” (1623)

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March 6, 2019

Art About Music: Rembrandt’s “Musical Company” (1626)

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February 19, 2019

Art About Music: The Sony Walkman (1981)

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February 12, 2019

Art About Music: Edgar Degas’s “La Répétition” (1873)

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February 5, 2019

Art About Music: Jean-Antoine Watteau’s “Three Views of a Military Drummer” (c. 18th c.)

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January 31, 2019

Art About Music: Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “The Clown” (1868)

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January 22, 2019

Art About Music: Édouard Manet’s “Le Vieux Musicien” (1862)

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January 15, 2019

Art About Music: Gonzales Coques’ “Hearing” (c. 1661)

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January 8, 2019

Art About Music: Amrita Sher-Gil’s “Musicians” (1940)

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December 11, 2018

Art About Music: Cornelis Saftleven’s “The Duet” (c. 1635)

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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.