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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 6:31:46 AM EST (GMT-5)
Spanish scientists publish a study claiming that pop music is becoming less varied.
A Spanish research team analysed pop songs recorded between 1955 and 2010 by delving into an extensive archive called the Million Song Dataset. After applying algorithms to the music in the archive, they found that pop songs have become "intrinsically louder" and less varied in terms of chords and melodies.
Explaining his team's findings, Joan Serra of the Spanish National Research Council told Reuters: "We found evidence of a progressive homogenisation of the musical discourse. In particular, we obtained numerical indicators that the diversity of transitions between note combinations – roughly speaking chords plus melodies – has consistently diminished in the last 50 years."
Can't wait for the 'hate to say I told you so' comments ...
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 6:32:12 AM EST (GMT-5)
It probably would be interesting to know how they defined pop music though.
If it's just 'non-classical' then I find this quite surprising.
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 8:09:35 AM EST (GMT-5)
Probably what's on the radio...
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 9:36:10 AM EST (GMT-5)
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 1:11:50 PM EST (GMT-5)
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 1:14:38 PM EST (GMT-5)
A friend of mine has it. I shall steal it post haste.
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 1:26:09 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Friday 7/27/12 - 1:11:50 PM Ongooshk wrote:
Hey, Bungle, you may like this book [link] |
Finally found my Secret Santa for CowDung! |
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 5:35:43 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Friday 7/27/12 - 1:11:50 PM Ongooshk wrote:
Hey, Bungle, you may like this book [link] |
Oh that is a thing that I NEED.
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 5:37:04 PM EST (GMT-5)
the reviews don't look promising
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 5:49:22 PM EST (GMT-5)
"This is your music on brain" is much more interesting.
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paceamore
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9 months ago - Friday 7/27/12 - 9:47:32 PM EST (GMT-5)
Oh, I saw this on reddit.
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Ramones99
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9 months ago - Monday 8/20/12 - 7:51:29 PM EST (GMT-5)
You don't need a scientist to figure this out.
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9 months ago - Monday 8/20/12 - 9:57:47 PM EST (GMT-5)
Not surprising. Also, how are they defining pop in this study?
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