rhythm

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Time and tide wait for no one

Posted by Richard Coyne ⋅ May 31, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

“Rhythm is one of the most fundamental formal means of composition in classical music, poetry, and architecture,” according to architectural lore. Think of colonnades, window placement, stacked office floors, fence posts and pilons. Repetition provides a tool of spatial organization. This much is obvious. Is it repetition that animates people’s lives, or rhythm? In his book Rhythmanalysis, philosopher Henri Lefebvre … Continue reading →

The king’s speech impediment

Posted by Richard Coyne ⋅ February 19, 2011 ⋅ 9 Comments

Tom Hooper’s film The King’s Speech demonstrates the vital importance of the human voice in establishing and maintaining power. If you can’t get the words out then you will never assert authority.