The Emergence Machine

Rhythm And Blues

abstract · Music · Level 9 · E9

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Emergence definition

Rhythm-and-blues emerges as a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s, characterized by a pattern of creative work that takes shape through the interaction of person, harmony, melody, rhythm, and sound.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
rhythm and blues
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Rhythm And BluesPopular MusicMusicRhythmSound… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesJazz FusionL10Soul MusicL10Rhythm And BluesL9Popular MusicL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Popular Music L8 (requires)
    Genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

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