Daily Archives: June 20, 2019

On The Apportionment Of Musical Space

Posted on June 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

Like many other areas of life, musical space is a scarce resource in which trade-offs must occur when one is creating music.  A healthy young person who has good hearing can hear a range from about 20 Hz (cycles per … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sudden Genius?

Posted on June 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

Sudden Genius?:  The Gradual Path To Creative Breakthroughs, by Andrew Robinson If the only agenda that this author had was to support the idea that genius requires a long development, then I would have appreciated and respected this book a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Story Of Writing

Posted on June 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Story Of Writing:  Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms, by Andrew Robinson Having read some of the author’s work before, I did not find this book or its approach particularly surprising.  It is striking to me, and more than a little … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Story Of Measurement

Posted on June 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Story Of Measurement, by Andrew Robinson I am not sure the extent to which the author is aware of it, but he engages in an awful lot of doublespeak and it makes this book less enjoyable than it would … Continue reading →

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