http://omsmodel.com/music/blog Ratings and comments on music - from the OMS Model and Ratings Engine Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:24:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Of course there is a great deal of thinking about music, consider: Musicology, music theory, music criticism, informal music blogs, and so on. But there are certain "meta-music" topics that get amazingly little attention; one could put these under the heading of "thinking about thinking-about-music". Examples of topics that fall under ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=54 "... wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder" (Plato, "Theaetetus") It seems to me that every musical experience involves "wonder": Wonder that music is so pleasurable, rich, and highly-organized; wonder that there is such a thing as music at all; wonder that music is so well-attuned ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=53 Music is a form of love that is transmitted via the recipient’s ears. Ear-Love is not the most “mature” form of human love. For instance, music is mainly one-direction (from the composer/performer to the listener, very little from the listener back to the composer/performer); more mature forms of love are typically ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=46 [1] It appears that over the last century, OMS ratings for popular music have been going up. For instance, a typical pop tune from the early 1950's (such as Four Aces "Three Coins in the Fountain", Patti Page "Tennessee Waltz", Guy Mitchell "My Heart Cries for You", Bill Haley "Rock ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=51 Why does my attention wander when I listen to a Brahms Symphony (or almost any piece of classical music)? Partial answer: Consider just about anything that is highly stimulating in a continuous manner (no letup). E.g. [a] The best steak you ever could imagine - sizzling, fragrant, oozing rich ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=52 [Composer] Nora the Cat [Perfomer]Nora the Cat [Link]Click here for a musical snippet [OMS Rating] 3 This is the lowest-rated item of music we have found to date. It barely qualifies (fails to qualify?) as music. The performer is Nora the Cat, who really just ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=48 The following is a characterization of the concept of "beauty" via OMS: Primary characteristics of musical works or passages that are considered beautiful: [a] They impart significant pleasure [b] The pleasure is intense or rich [c] The pleasure is the the result of multi-stimulation: Not a single stimulation, but many kinds [melody, harmony, ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=49 Based on feedback and recent research, it is clear that OMS has a greater scope than is currently being addressed in this blog. Accordingly, the following next steps are planned: [1] The scope of OMS will be expanded to cover most of the major and minor arts. So for instance, there ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=47 A Delicious Moment (“DelMo”) in music has the following characteristics: [a] It’s a moment (or a segment) which is highly pleasurable [b] It grabs most of a listener’s attention [c] It is fairly easy for a listener to recall (accuracy probably not perfect) A DelMo is similar to what pop musicians call a “hook”, ... http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=45 [Title] There's Nothing Impossible [Composer] Deus (composer/performer) [Music Link]Click here [OMS Rating] 53 This rating is for the music that accompanies a celebrated YouTube video entitled "Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us" by Prof. Michael Wesch. http://omsmodel.com/music/blog/?p=43