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  • June 25, 2024

    Art About Music: Extreme EQ (2024)

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  • March 29, 2024

    Art About Music: Athanasius Kircher’s Hydraulic Organ, from “The Universal Musical Art, of the Great Art of Consonance and Dissonance” (1650)

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  • January 30, 2024

    Art About Music: Albrecht Dürer’s “The Bagpiper” (1514)

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  • August 30, 2023

    Art About Music: Jan Saenredam’s “Sense of Hearing” (c. 1575-1657)

    “Do not open your ears to the flattering sirens, that with sweet songs they hurt with charm.” Continue reading

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  • August 2, 2023

    Art About Music: MIDI Automation (2023)

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  • June 14, 2023

    Art About Music: Gabriel Metsu’s “A Musical Party” (1659)

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  • June 9, 2023

    Art About Music: William H. Johnson’s “Street Musicians” (1939-1940)

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  • May 31, 2023

    Art About Music: Jan de Bray’s “A Violin Player Accompanying Two Young Singers” (1658)

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  • April 20, 2023

    Art About Music: Peter Doig’s “Music Shop”, “Music (2 Trees)”, “House of Music (Soca Boat)” (2019-2023)

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  • April 13, 2023

    Art About Music: Johannes Vermeer’s “The Love Letter” (1670)

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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.

Recent Posts

  • Resonant Thoughts: Vincenzo Latronico’s “Perfection” (2025)
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  • Resonant Thoughts: Matthew H. Birkhold’s “Metronome” (2025)
  • Brett’s Sound Picks: Claire M Singer’s “Rionnag a Tuath” (2025)
  • Holding Out For Better

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