Articles on Music

Classical Music and the Western Tradition

Classical Music and the Western Tradition

According to Constitutional scholar and business entrepreneur, Patrick Byrne, the freedoms we enjoy in America and in the Western countries throughout the world, can be traced from Jerusalem, to Athens, to Rome, to the Netherlands, to England, to America. The...

Thoughts On Creativity: Part 2

Many times, past structures can become fuel for new creativity.  In fact, the past can bring inspiration for future endeavors when an attitude of willingness to sacrifice it in total is embraced.  The key is to focus on the kernel of truth at the core of the old...

Thoughts On Creativity: Part 1

Following are thoughts on the subject of creativity, specifically from a Biblical point of view.  I have been a creator of music, and many other things, my entire life.  Having been in full-time Christian ministry for 37 years, and a dedicated student of scripture, I...

Classical Music and the Western Tradition

According to Constitutional scholar and business entrepreneur, Patrick Byrne, the freedoms we enjoy in America and in the Western countries throughout the world, can be traced from Jerusalem, to Athens, to Rome, to the Netherlands, to England, to America. The...

Frequency and 20th Century Music

Throughout the history of Western Art Music, following the progression of its development, there are several ‘defining moments’ in terms of the systems that have been made available to composers.  I am not referring to the instruments, per se, but rather the...

How Classical Music Became Rock

The French Connection Following are excerpts from the book, Bourbon Street Black: The New Orleans Black Jazzman (Danny Buerkle, Jack V. Barker) Although we seem to romanticize the lives of famous jazz musicians from the past, the society and environment that they...