The Emergence Machine

Soul (Music sense)

abstract · Music · Level 10 · 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

Soul music is a genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues with emotional, expressive vocal delivery, but this definition lacks a clear understanding of the underlying musical concept.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
soul
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Soul MusicRhythm And BluesPopular MusicMusicRhythm… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesNeo SoulL11Soul MusicL10MusicL7Rhythm And BluesL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Music L7 (requires)
    Understanding soul music in music requires knowledge of music as a foundational musical concept.
  • Rhythm And Blues L9 (requires)
    A genre of music combining elements of rhythm and blues with emotional, expressive vocal delivery.

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