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"We're going to start with musical time. Of course, in music, you have two factors here, you have sound and time. Time is of absolute importance to music" said Dr. Broyles, beginning his discussion of the fundamental aspects of music. "Music time is an entity onto itself," he explained, demonstrating our need for a point of reference in discussing the role of time in music, and the meaning of the terms "beat" and "tempo".

Musical References:

  • Purple Haze , by Jimi Hendrix , performed by the Kronos Quartet
  • Density 21.5 , by Edgard Varèse

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