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This article originally appeared on Ethan Hein’s blog. This video recently made the rounds on Facebook. I was thinking about “Clair de Lune” and how strange and complicated the rhythm is. I was…
Billie Eilish’s “You Should See Me in a Crown” Is Microtonality Gone Pop
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