The Emergence Machine

Musical

abstract · Music · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

A musical tells stories through song and dialogue on stage, combining the skill of performance with the art of music, where music emerges from person, harmony, melody, and rhythm.

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Wiktionary senses

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

Historical origin

Origin word
musical
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0MusicalPerformanceSkillLearningMusic… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAccent MusicL11AcousticsL11Argentine TangoL11Ars AntiquaL11Ars NovaL11MusicalL10MusicL7PerformanceL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Music L7 (requires)
    A musical combines music with dramatic performance
  • Performance L9 (requires)
    A musical tells stories through song and dialogue on stage

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