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  • February 13, 2018

    Art About Music: Georges de la Tour’s “The Musicians’ Brawl” (c. 1625-1630)

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  • January 31, 2018

    Art About Music: Akai MPC60 (1988)

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  • January 18, 2018

    Art About Music: John Cage’s “Sonatas and Interludes” (1946-1948)

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  • January 15, 2018

    Art About Music: Yamaha’s DX7 (1983)

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  • December 26, 2017

    Art About Music: Apple’s “iPod” (2001)

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  • December 21, 2017

    Art About Music: E.K. Adams’ Electric Metronome Patent (1903)

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  • December 13, 2017

    Art About Music: Georges Braque’s “Still Life With Harp And Violin” (1911)

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  • December 4, 2017

    Art About Music: Emperor Huizong’s “Listen To The Qin” (c. 1082-1135)

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  • November 30, 2017

    Art About Music: Katsushika Hokusai’s “Three Women Playing Musical Instruments” (1844)

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  • October 26, 2017

    Art About Music: Spotify Ad (c. 2008)

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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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