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  • February 16, 2022

    Art About Music: John Singer Sargent’s “El Jaleo” (1882)

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    art about music
  • February 15, 2022

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Oval’s “Invisible Colors” (2022)

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    Uncategorized
  • February 14, 2022

    Piano + Pulse

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    ways of the hand, why doesn’t he just write about music instead?
  • February 11, 2022

    Resonant Thoughts: Jason Karp On Rhythm

    “It’s a lot about rhythm and trying to find that rhythm and let the rhythm carry you so you don’t feel like you’re having to push the whole time. Let the rhythm carry you through the whole way. It makes the rhythm bigger: when you have more than one person there it’s the collective rhythm… Continue reading

    rhythm, running
  • February 10, 2022

    Resonant Thoughts: John McPhee On Form, Structure, and Scale

    “When you are close like this, nearing satisfaction on something that has taken a very long time do to, you don’t want to be tempted to decide too soon that you are done. You need to add time for a final assessment of the over-all form and structure before removing those bits of clay and… Continue reading

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  • February 9, 2022

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Dustin O’Halloran’s “Constellation No. 2” (2021)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks
  • February 8, 2022

    Art About Music: Adriaen van Ostade’s “Village Musicians”(1645)

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    art about music
  • February 7, 2022

    Compositional Principles

    Capturing a live performance is worth more than re-playing a sample. A clear process of making results in a clear experience of listening. Have the music sounding coherent at each stage of its crafting.  Seek sounds compelling on their own. Pay attention to those (fleeting) moments the music takes you outside of itself. How did… Continue reading

    composition
  • February 3, 2022

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Christian Löffler’s “Satie: Enfantillages pittoresques: II. Berceuse (Christian Löffler Rework)” (2022)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks
  • February 2, 2022

    Music Aphorisms

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    music aphorisms
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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: John Ashbery’s “A Wave” (1984)
  • Art About Music: Google’s Lyria 3 (2026)
  • Studio Observations: Listening To Improvisation
  • Database: Shane Parish on Revoicing and the Game Of Subtraction
  • Jup-8000, No. 1

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