Incipit - Here Begins

Ten pieces to change what you hear. Ten times over. Most people who feel shut out of a kind of music are not missing an ear. They are missing somewhere to put their attention. Nobody ever told them what to listen for in the first two minutes, and the music does not announce it. Incipit is ten libraries, each of ten pieces in order, each piece finishable in one sitting. A guide called Chiron tells you why each one earned its place, the room it was made in, what changed because of it, one named thing it teaches you to hear, and exactly which recording to go and play. THE TEN LIBRARIES Classical Music — line, harmony, form, time Film Scores — the tools from Classical, on music you already know Soul & Motown — the rhythm section under the voice Country — craft that hides itself Jazz — decisions being made in front of you Hip-Hop — sampling, the drum machine, the producer as composer Rock &…