#history music

[rhapsodynew]

RINGO STARR AND PAUL MCCARTNEY AT THE DE MONTFORT HALL LEICESTER BRITAIN - 1963

"I remember the moment, standing there and looking at John and then looking at George, and the look on our faces was like, 'Fuck you. What is this?'" said Paul McCartney, looking back on the Beatles' first time playing with Ringo Starr. "And that was the moment, that was the beginning, really, of the Beatles."

#beatlemania #ringo starr #paul mccartney #music story #history music #music #my music #music love #musica #rock music #pop #rock photography #rock #the beatles #s1963

[historicallytired]

Me: I’m fine and have a great deal of control over my life. I am healing and moving forward and learning to pick up the pieces that have fallen apart. This does not inherently make me a bad person or a less capable student-

Also me: Achilles Come Down go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

#academics #academia #dark academic aesthetic #dark academica #light academia #light aesthetic #dark aesthetic #history #history major #history aesthetic #aesthetic academia #music #music playlist #history music #history study #study #study time

[starlight-student]

hey y'all! it's been a while since i've made a playlist and for this one i decided to pick a history major theme. listen away!

↣ the great war by taylor swift | spotify | youtube | place a poppy in my hair, there’s no morning glory it was war it wasn’t fair

↣ the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald by gordon lightfoot | spotify | youtube | and later that night when his lights went outta sight came the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald

↣ soldier, poet, king by the oh hellos | spotify | youtube | there will come a soldier who carries a mighty sword, he will tear your city down

↣ decatur by sufjan stevens | spotify | youtube | stephen a. douglas was a great debater, abraham lincoln was the great emancipator

↣ achilles come down by gang of youths | spotify | youtube | loathe the way they light candles in rome, but love the sweet air of the votives

↣ vi. mishima / closing by philip glass and the carducci string quartet | spotify | youtube

↣ scarborough fair by simon & garfunkel | spotify | youtube | (war bellows blazing in scarlet battalions), parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme

#starlightstudent #starlight student #starlight posts #playlist #music #study playlist #study music #studyblr #studyblr music #studyblr playlist #history #history major #history music #historian #study #studying #taylor swift #the great war #sufjan stevens #edmund fitzgerald #the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald #soldier poet king #achilles #achilles come down #philip glass #scarborough fair #simon and garfunkel #music suggestions

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries (x)

#today i learned #history #music #generations #truth

[beggars-opera]

The fact that the Boston transit system has been a garbage fire for so long that our mascot is a sad little man who is literally stranded on the train until the end of time due to a fare increase. Charlie's desiccated corpse has been riding this train since the 1940s and everyone just sort of rolls with it it this point

#boston #history #music #I also love that the songs ends with Charlie's wife throwing a sandwich through the window every day #instead of the train fare #because she was probably better off single

[tinagodiva]

Germany 🇩🇪

#nature #photography #art #culture #history #movies #music #science #student #travel

[sapphicautistic]

In the 1980s in France, musicologists and archaeologists Iégor Reznikoff and Michel Dauvois used their voices to explore caves with notable Paleolithic wall paintings. By singing simple notes and whistling, they mapped their perceptions of the caves’ acoustics. They found that paintings were often located in places that were particularly resonant. Animal paintings were common in resonant chambers and in places along the walls that produced strong reverberation. As they crawled through narrow tunnels, they discovered painted red dots exactly located in the most resonant places. The entrances to these tunnels were also marked with paintings. Resonant recesses in walls were especially heavily ornamented.

In a 2017 study, a dozen acousticians, archaeologists, and musicians measured the sonic qualities of cave interiors in northern Spain. The team, led by acoustic scientist Bruno Fazenda, used speakers, computers, and microphone arrays to measure the behavior of precisely calibrated tones within the cave. The caves they studied contain wall art spanning much of the Paleolithic, dating from about forty thousand years to fifteen thousand years ago. The art includes handprints, abstract points and lines, and a bestiary of Paleolithic animals including birds, fish, horses, bovids, reindeer, bear, ibex, cetaceans, and humanlike figures. From hundreds of standardized measurements, the team found that painted red dots and lines, the oldest wall markings, are associated with parts of the cave where low frequencies resonate and sonic clarity is high due to modest reverberation. These would have been excellent places for speech and more complex forms of music, not muddied by excessive reverberation. Animal paintings and handprints were also likely to be in places where clarity is high and overall reverberation is low but with a good low-frequency response. These are the qualities that we seek now in modern performance spaces.

Sounds Wild and Broken, David George Haskell

#books #quotes #sounds wild and broken #david george haskell #music #history #paleolithic #prehistory

[shakespearesdaughters]

#dark academia #light academia #romantic academia #classic academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia vibes #dark academia music #academia #studyblr #light academia aesthetic #aesthetic #chaotic academia #literature academia #academia music #biblophile #poetry #tsh #the secret history

[aleprouswitch]

BEFORE GRUNGE WAS BIG, IT WAS BLACK

L: Tina Bell, Bam Bam R: Doug Pinnick, King's X

#80s #tina bell #bam bam #king's x #doug pinnick #grunge #proto-grunge #black history month #music history

[buttersteps]

women are my favourite guy

#i LOVE this #hang it in the louvre #dj crazy times #biljana electronica #music #history #video #tiktok

[mythology-void]

okay so I was doing a Research™️ about ancient Greek etymology as one does and I found some Things that made me want to Violently Claw My Arms Off please allow me to force feed you my discoveries

So there are 2 words for "not" in ancient Greek, depending on the context: ou and mē. Having introduced himself in the Cyclops episode as " ou tis", or No-man, he then stabs Polyphemus in the eye. When Polyphemus' brothers come to check on him, they say this:

"... surely no man [mē tis] is carrying off your sheep? Surely no man [mē tis] is trying to kill you either by fraud or by force?"

Right after this, after the other cyclopes ditch Polyphemus, Odysseus's inner monologue goes something like this:

"Then they went away, and I laughed inwardly at the success of my clever strategem [metis]." (pronounced mEH-Tis)

Now, there's a difference between mē tis and metis. [mē tis] (pronounced mEH-Tis with a space between the syllables) is the literal translation for "no man". Metis is a word for extreme intelligence/cunning, which is something Odysseus is famous for.

Now, there are several examples of abuse of metis/intelligence in the Odyssey, but I think the juxtaposition between [mē tis], or the concept of anonymity, and metis, or extreme intelligence, is REALLY interesting. Odysseus's adoption of the title "No-man" was characteristic of metis--it was a really smart move that simultaneously hid him from the cyclops and avoided any future consequences. It was a highly effective strategy all wrapped up in a nest little package with a bow on it.

But when he revealed himself as Odysseus of Ithaca, effectively throwing off No-man (anonymity and [mē tis]), that was characterized as idiocy--he's essentially doxxed himself, and now he's doing to (spoiler alert) get tossed around the Mediterranean by Poseidon for the next 10 years.

This is really interesting because it lets you see the parallels/codependency between metis(intelligence) and humility. When Odysseus refused to allow himself to go unnoticed (hubris) he suffered for it. BUT when he declined instant glory/satisfaction (kleos) in order to achieve the long term goal of survival, he was rewarded with Athena's favor (pay attention. This part is important).

And this situation repeats itself MULTIPLE TIMES in the Odyssey--the EXACT SAME THING happens near the end of the book, with the suitors. When. Odysseus is dressed as a beggar and the suitors/Antinious are abusing him, he ACTIVELY CHOOSES not to react--he doesn't stand up and rip off his disguise and start hollering "TIS I, ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA! FEAR MY WRATH"

No. He sits there patiently and waits. He plans and schemes and quietly orchestrates their downfall without alerting them of it. Why? Because he learned his lesson the first time this happened. He buried his rage and adopted what was, according to Grace LA Franz, a more feminine form of metis, weaving a web of destruction for his enemies that ultimately resulted in their total annihilation (see Weaving a Way to Nostos: Odysseus and Feminine Metis in the Odyssey by Grace LaFranz). His patience allowed him to win the whole prize--no questions asked, no 10-year-long-business-trip strings attached--just the sweetness of a full victory. And he is, once again, rewarded with Athena's favor--both in the battle with the suitors and in the aftermath (cleanup/reuniting with Penelope).

This really reinforces the idea in the Odyssey that Odysseus's defining characteristic is not just his intelligence--it's his ability to learn from his mistakes. He used what he learned at the Lotus Eaters Island against Polyphemus--the Lotus Eaters drugged his men, so he drugged Polyphemus. He used what he learned from Circe and Polyphemus against the suitors--Circe used false sweetness and honeyed words to lure his men into a trap, so that's exactly what he did to the suitors. His hubris on Polyphemus' island cost his whole crew their lives, so he intentionally left well enough alone until the right time. He didn't just learn from his failures--he turned them into BATTLE STRATEGY.

i don't care what anyone says that is completely totally and objectively awesome

#Odysseus is a certified baddie 112% of the time #he's literally the coolest you can't convince me otherwise #there's a reason that literally everyone has a crush on him #even the lesbians #its the wordplay. his words #read me a poem in iambic pentameter you bloody stinky man #literally everyone: his sad wet vibes and dark undereye circles have captivated me entirely #odysseus #the odyssey #tagamemnon #odysseus x penelope #telemachus #epic the musical #the cyclops saga #odysseus of ithaca #poseidon #etymology #ancient greece #ancient history

[rhapsodynew]

Rare photos

May 23, 1957. The Liverpool band Eric Clayton's Skiffle Band performs. This is the first shot of Ringo playing the drums (far left).

The photo on July 6, 1957 (the day John met Paul), where Lennon sings standing on an open truck, has become a textbook and is found in many books and websites. And this picture, taken a little later in the day, is not well known to many people.

The bassist and an important member of the early line-up of the band was Stuart Sutcliffe, who unfortunately passed away early. In all his short life, only one color shot of him was taken, this one, where he is captured with singer Tony Sheridan. Stewart is on the right.

Most likely, you don't know who it is. Meanwhile, this man turned the history of world music around. This is Kurt Raymond Jones, the same customer who came into the store and asked for the Beatles record My Bonnie, which is why Brian Epstein first heard about the band, began looking for them and eventually turned into a manager. For a long time it was believed that there was no Raymond Jones. Like, it's just a character invented for the convenience of telling a story. However, here he is!

The only shot where you can see drummer Pete Best, who will later be fired, and Ringo Starr, who will take his place, together.

The Beatles are on the verge of fame performing in Liverpool. As you can see, they have someone else's drum kit, left on stage after the previous band.

Have you ever seen John's mother-in-law? Here she is, the mother of his first wife, Cynthia, next to him.

The only picture where Brian Epstein holds a musical instrument in his hands and seems to extract sounds from it.

This is a giant shoe from the movie "Help!", which was needed to shoot a scene where the Floor shrank in size. As the photo shows, this piece of props later became a decoration in the garden near Lennon's house.

The Beatles in a hippie look ride in an ordinary subway car, and no one recognizes them? How can this be? This is 1967, the picture was taken in Greece, where a harsh political regime reigned at that time and the group was not so well known.

#beatlemania #rare photos #the beatles #liverpool #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #popular music #ringo starr #brian epstein #Pete Best #stuart sutcliffe #music story #history music #vintage photography #music #my music #music love #musica #rock music #pop #rock photography #rock

[prokopetz]

Speaking of the US public domain, January 1st, 2024 is a big day for another reason.

To provide some brief historical context, for most of its history the US had no federal copyright regime for standalone audio recordings (i.e., as opposed to the audio component of movies and other multimedia productions), instead allowing the individual states to set their own standards. Many states elected to grant perpetual copyright on audio recordings, a state of affairs which was exploited by record companies to ensure that there was functionally no public domain for audio recordings in the US.

This changed in 1972, with the passage of laws that brought audio recordings in line with federal copyright standards. The changes did not apply retroactively, leaving audio recordings created prior to 1972 under the old state-level perpetual copyrights – and since the federal copyright duration in the US is so long, no post-1972 audio recording has been around long enough for its term to expire.

However, further changes to federal copyright law in 2018 allowed very old audio recordings to be placed in the public domain regardless of where they were produced. Initially, this applied only to audio recordings created in 1922 and earlier, which is why we've suddenly seen a bunch of indie productions making use of old dance-hall recordings in the past couple of years. Provisions to gradually phase out the copyright protection of recordings produced between 1922 and 1972 were also included – and those start kicking in next year, beginning with audio recordings created in 1923.

TL;DR: January 1st, 2024 will be the first time in history that any standalone audio recording has ever entered the US public domain through expiration of the term of its copyright.

If you live in the US and you're a fan of old music, it might be worth looking up what exactly came out in 1923!

#media #music #copyright #public domain #us public domain #history

[newt00th]

Le Chansonnier Cordiforme, c. 1470, music manuscript ― facsimile by Vicent García Editores of Valencia, Spain

#art history #medieval #medieval art #manuscript #illuminated manuscript #music manuscript #1470s #1470s art #le chansonnier cordiforme #Jean de Montchenu #Bibliothèque de France #Vicent García Editores #ah

[twistingcells]

Kate Bush at home using her Fairlight CMI synth (c. 1980)

#Kate Bush #Fairlight CMI #synth #1980 #music #Music history #photography #vintage #keyboard #harp

[beggars-opera]

It’s Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s birthday! Let’s all listen to some sweet electric guitar riffs and thank the Godmother of Rock and Roll for making it happen.

March 20, 1915 - October 9, 1973

#music #sister rosetta tharpe #history