The Emergence Machine

Music

abstract · Music · Level 7 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

music emerges from person + harmony + melody + rhythm. It requires art, creativity, expression, sound.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “music” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “music”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
music
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0MusicSoundPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisites2 ToneL8Absolute MusicL8AcidcoreL8Acid HouseL8Acid JazzL8MusicL7PatternL0SoundL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Music follows rhythmic and melodic patterns
  • Sound L6 (requires)
    Music is organized sound

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