Aidan McGartland

Bad Bunny’s characteristic reggaeton rhythms are derived from “the tresillo,” a distinctive pattern created by two groups of three beats followed by a group of two beats. Bad Bunny at the Allianz Parque stadium in Sao Paulo, in February 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

How ‘catchy’ music is driven by rhythmic patterns

Catchy rhythms like the tresillo are examples of how our musical perception and preference negotiate between simplicity and complexity.
Donald Trump dance lors d’un meeting de campagne, le 29 octobre 2024 à Allentown (Pennsylvanie). Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo

Comment Trump utilise la musique à des fins politiques

Classiques du disco, chansons patriotiques et appui de célébrités ont joué un rôle clé dans l’élection américaine. Comment les politiciens utilisent-ils la musique pour susciter l’adhésion des électeurs ?
Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at the PPL Center, Oct. 29, 2024, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What role did music play in Trump and MAGA’s electoral appeal?

Disco classics, patriotic songs and celebrity endorsements featured heavily in the US election. Politicians can use music to evoke strong emotions and bring people together behind them.
The composer’s expressionism is often compared to paintings of his friend and fellow expressionist, Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky’s 1925 painting ‘Yellow-Red-Blue.’ (Wikipedia)

From concert halls to movie soundtracks, Arnold Schoenberg’s legacy as a classical composer still resounds

Though composers after Schoenberg used his technique to create atmospheric music in film, Schoenberg’s own ‘Accompaniment to a Film Scene’ was written for concert performance.

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