ArtsJuly 26, 2024
Taylor Swift and Bach Can Thank Ancient Temples for Modern Music
The basic notes, rests and harmonies of Western music arose as humans heard how sounds traveled through the first large temples, built more than 2,000 years ago
Stories by Lynn Whidden
Lynn Whidden is an ethnomusicologist and professor emerita at Brandon University in Manitoba, where she has taught for more than 40 years.