Music & Memory
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Why Music? Memory and Meaning
Dear Reader This blog is Part 3 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 wish to catch up, you can read Part 1 of Music and Memory lecture here and Part 2 here. Part 3 moves into the role of meaning… ——————————————————————————- I’m Victoria Williamson and together with principal players of Aurora Orchestra I’m looking at the links between music and memory. So far we have explored the power of musical elements in driving the formation of strong memories: melody, variation, harmony and counterpoint But music also has general properties that make it a powerful…
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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‘…
