Revolutionary activity in the worlds of harmony, style and format, stretching even to questions about what music really is, has taken the form of many gauntlets thrown down in front of the listener: this is my art, conceived in my way; I challenge you to understand it.
To ratchet up the pressure on Apple to allow iPod users to continue to use Real's new digital-music format, "Harmony," which is iPod compatible.
Indeed, Fader doesn't expect the digital living room to see format harmony for a while.
Interoperability, which is the harmony of data (specifically its format) from one system with another, is a potential challenge in the way of IoT expansion.
In Hot Chip's case, it's a question of how to translate a series of albums featuring such curveballs as barbershop harmony and philosophical meditations into a format that will please a crowd chiefly concerned with 'avin' it large.
Apple Computer, you'll remember, was "stunned" earlier this year by RealNetworks' creation of Harmony, a downloadable music format that allows its users to play songs on an Apple iPod.
The news coincides with Real's release of its RealPlayer 10.5, which supports the digital music format it calls Harmony.
Though known for being able to work in a myriad of group contexts, Pass innovated the format of solo jazz guitar — playing melody, harmony and rhythm.
He recorded several solo albums, including Songs For A Tailor and Harmony Row, which were a synthesis of rock, jazz and classical formats and which featured leading UK musicians such as guitarist John McLaughlin, blues saxophonist Dick Heckstand-Smith andrummerer Jon Hiseman.
Liszt, a forward-thinking composer who experimented with harmony and form, also pioneered the modern solo recital format.
