My third video is Music and Emotion Through Time by Michael Tilson Thomas. This video was very interesting, just as the first two. It starts by Mr. Thomas talking about how he first became interested in music and its interactions with people. His father was a guy named Ted that lived in New York. He was an all-around theater guy that was self-taught as an illustrator and musician. For him it wasn't how the music goes but what it witnesses and where it can take you. Both of Thomas' parents loved music but didn't know much about it. They gave him the opportunity to explore it with them, which inspired him to "try and bring it to as many other people as (he) can, sort of pass it on through whatever means." How music came into people's lives fascinated him.
Mr. Thomas goes on to talk about classical music. He says that classical music creates a new language that "speaks very lovingly and unflinchingly about who we really are." Over the centuries, classical music evolved into something bigger like concertos and symphonies, but even the most ambitious masterpiece can have as its central mission to bring you back to a fragile and personal moment. Even though these pieces can have so much meaning, it really is just a design of pitches and silence and time.
Thomas talks about how the way humans notate music has also changed so much through time. In the 10th century, little squiggles were used just to indicate the general shape of the tune. In the 12th century, a line was drawn, like a musical horizon line, to better pinpoint the pitch's location. In the 13th century more lines and new shapes of notes locked in the concept of the tune exactly.
Mr. Tilson's interpretation of the changes of music are interesting. It's nice to see that people are so passionate about music, because I am also fascinated. If you want to learn more about the evolution of music i recommend watching this.
Mr. Thomas goes on to talk about classical music. He says that classical music creates a new language that "speaks very lovingly and unflinchingly about who we really are." Over the centuries, classical music evolved into something bigger like concertos and symphonies, but even the most ambitious masterpiece can have as its central mission to bring you back to a fragile and personal moment. Even though these pieces can have so much meaning, it really is just a design of pitches and silence and time.
Thomas talks about how the way humans notate music has also changed so much through time. In the 10th century, little squiggles were used just to indicate the general shape of the tune. In the 12th century, a line was drawn, like a musical horizon line, to better pinpoint the pitch's location. In the 13th century more lines and new shapes of notes locked in the concept of the tune exactly.
Mr. Tilson's interpretation of the changes of music are interesting. It's nice to see that people are so passionate about music, because I am also fascinated. If you want to learn more about the evolution of music i recommend watching this.