• Music & Memory,  Music Psychology

    Why Music? Memory and Music Layers

    Dear Reader This blog is Part 2 of a 4-part presentation of my script for the Music and Memory lecture, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on September 27th. If you missed Part 1, you can read Part 1 of Music and Memory lecture from BBC Radio 3 by following this link. Part 1 is all about the importance of melody. Part 2 goes beyond melody… ——————————————- Now, continuing our ‘Music and Memory’ concert I would like to broaden ideas from melody to consider harmony and counterpoint – how do they all come together to make a strong memory? During the Beethoven we’ve just heard [Beethoven Variations on ‘Se vuol ballare‘…

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