Are Modern Musicians Lazy: A Comparison between the Lengths of Modern and Classical Music
Are Modern Musicians Lazy: A Comparison between the Lengths of Modern and Classical Music
Hypothesis
In this project I will endeavour to find out if "Classical" Music really is longer than "Modern" music. I have always enjoyed listening to music and have quite a broad taste in music. There has been a disturbing trend recently in music for songs to be quite short. Some bands appear to write songs which last no more than 2 minutes, which is hardly even value for money (considering you pay about £14 for a CD that sometimes lasts for a mere 25 minutes).
Therefore, for this project I have decided to see whether Classical Music really is longer than Modern Music, and hence, is probably better value for money. However, when phrased as it is above, the project will be far too broad for me to investigate properly, so I will have to set limits to define exactly what I am investigating.
By modern music I mean all music from the past 18 years, so any music released since the year I was born up until today. This will include as wide a range of different styles as I can get my hands on, so everything from "Duran Duran" to "System of a Down" will be included. By Classical Music I mean any music that is more than 100 years old. This will include composers like Beethoven, Tchaikofsky, Rachmaninov and Handel. In other words, when I say Classical I mean it in the common sense, not music from the "Classical" period (As opposed to, for example, the "Romantic" period.)
In order to collect my sample data, I will be using my (electronically stored) music collection for the modern music and my parents' collection of classical music. The music I have stored on my PC has been filtered to remove any music which does not fit the classifications stated above. This was not required for my Parents' collection of classical music, as it all fell into the correct boundaries.
Hypothesis
In this project I will endeavour to find out if "Classical" Music really is longer than "Modern" music. I have always enjoyed listening to music and have quite a broad taste in music. There has been a disturbing trend recently in music for songs to be quite short. Some bands appear to write songs which last no more than 2 minutes, which is hardly even value for money (considering you pay about £14 for a CD that sometimes lasts for a mere 25 minutes).
Therefore, for this project I have decided to see whether Classical Music really is longer than Modern Music, and hence, is probably better value for money. However, when phrased as it is above, the project will be far too broad for me to investigate properly, so I will have to set limits to define exactly what I am investigating.
By modern music I mean all music from the past 18 years, so any music released since the year I was born up until today. This will include as wide a range of different styles as I can get my hands on, so everything from "Duran Duran" to "System of a Down" will be included. By Classical Music I mean any music that is more than 100 years old. This will include composers like Beethoven, Tchaikofsky, Rachmaninov and Handel. In other words, when I say Classical I mean it in the common sense, not music from the "Classical" period (As opposed to, for example, the "Romantic" period.)
In order to collect my sample data, I will be using my (electronically stored) music collection for the modern music and my parents' collection of classical music. The music I have stored on my PC has been filtered to remove any music which does not fit the classifications stated above. This was not required for my Parents' collection of classical music, as it all fell into the correct boundaries.
