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According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], with '''music''', once could "dance to it, sing with it, fall in love to it. Unless you're a [[Dalek]] of course. Then it's all just noise". ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], with '''music''', one could "dance to it, sing with it, fall in love to it. Unless you're a [[Dalek]] of course. Then it's all just noise". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)}})


Most forms of music needed to have a rhythmic or thudding beat. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'', ''[[Revolution Man (novel)|Revolution Man]]'') Rock and roll was one such form. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'')
Music could also be defined as a complex flow of [[musical note|notes]] all played on the same [[musical instrument|instrument]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|SLEEPY (novel)}}) It was seen as an art form. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}}){{facts}}


Music could also a melodic structure or upon a rhythmic foundation, complete with chanting. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'')
Most forms of music needed to have a [[rhythm]]ic or thudding beat. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}, {{cs|Revolution Man (novel)}}) [[Rock and roll]] was one such form. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)}})


Music could also be defined as; a complex flow of notes all played on the same instrument. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleep]]'')
Music could also a [[melody|melodic]] structure, perhaps upon a rhythmic foundation, complete with [[chanting]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}})


Music could be written down on paper as [[sheet music]], or in some cases painted into a painting, as was the case with [[Rassilon's Lament]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Emotional Chemistry (novel)|Emotional Chemistry]]'', ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'')
Music could be written down on paper as [[sheet music]], or in some cases painted into a [[painting]], as was the case with [[Rassilon's Lament]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Emotional Chemistry (novel)}}, {{cs|Blood Harvest (novel)}})


==History of music styles==
== History of music styles ==
The [[Seventh Doctor]] considered [[Ace]]'s music from her boombox anachronistic in [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
The [[Seventh Doctor]] considered [[Ace]]'s music from her [[boombox]] [[Anachronism|anachronistic]] in [[1963]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}})


By mid-[[2596]] some music could be classified as "club-generic, layered, white-noise structures, underlaid with low-level, subsonic dynamics operating directly on the limbic system". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)|Return to the Fractured Planet]]'')
By mid-[[2596]] some music could be classified as "[[nightclub|club]]-generic, layered, white-noise structures, underlaid with low-level, subsonic dynamics operating directly on the limbic system". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)}})


At some point in the [[far future]], music consisted of "harsh electronic sounds with a pumping bassline". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'')
At some point in the [[far future]], music consisted of "harsh electronic sounds with a pumping [[bassline]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hope (novel)}})


==Genres of music==
== Genres of music ==
*[[Hardcore industrial techno]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'')
Genres of music included [[rock and roll]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)}}) [[hardcore industrial techno]] and [[German industrial house]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eternity Weeps (novel)}}) [[jazz]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dragons' Wrath (novel)}}) [[Disco music|disco]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beyond the Sun (novel)}}) [[Easy-listening music|easy listening]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mean Streets (novel)}}) [[Waltz music|waltz]] and [[Martial music|martial]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dry Pilgrimage (novel)}}) [[thrashmetal]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sword of Forever (novel)}}) [[blues]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}}) and [[Classical music|classical]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}})
*[[German industrial house]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'')
*[[Jazz]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dragons' Wrath (novel)|Dragons' Wrath]]'')
*[[Disco music]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beyond the Sun (novel)|Beyond the Sun]]'')
*[[Easy-listening music]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mean Streets (novel)|Mean Streets]]'')
*[[Walz music]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
*[[Martial music]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
*[[Thrashmetal]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sword of Forever (novel)|The Sword of Forever]]'')
*[[Blues]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead (novel)|The City of the Dead]]'')
*[[Classical music]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'')


==Music uses==
== Music uses ==
Harrison Chase believed plants liked music, and played music to them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'')
[[Harrison Chase]] believed plants liked music, and played music to them. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Seeds of Doom (TV story)}})


[[Guinevere One]] contained music samples. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')
''[[Guinevere One]]'', sent out into [[outer space]] in the hopes of [[alien]] life finding it, contained music samples. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}})


Music was one of several bodies of human achievement archived on [[microfilm]] on the [[Nerva Beacon|the Ark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
Music was one of several bodies of human achievement archived on [[microfilm]] on the [[Nerva Beacon|the Ark]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark in Space (TV story)}})


==Allusions to music==
== Allusions to music ==
[[Marco Polo]] likened a [[sandstorm]] to musical instruments being played. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
[[Marco Polo]] likened a [[sandstorm]] to [[musical instrument]]s being played. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)|namedep=The Singing Sands (2)}})


[[Galleia]] thought the sound of [[the Master's TARDIS]] materialising sounded like music. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'')
[[Galleia]] thought the sound of [[the Master's TARDIS]] materialising sounded like music. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}})


== Time Lords ==
== Time Lords ==
[[Gallifreyan]]s demonstrated they valued music as a respected art. [[Adric]] thought [[Old High Gallifreyan]] sounded musical. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion]]'') A painting of [[Rassilon]] showed him with a harp and sheet music. The [[Fifth Doctor]] induced this was the key to [[Rassilon|Rassilon's Tower]] and played the painted music on the harp, opening the secret passage. Details of Rassilon's entombment were passed down as a nursery rhyme, which the [[Second Doctor]] sang. ([[The Five Doctors|TV: ''The Five Doctors'']])
[[Gallifreyan]]s demonstrated they valued music as a respected art. [[Adric]] thought [[Old High Gallifreyan]] sounded musical. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}}) A painting of [[Rassilon]] showed him with a [[harp]] and [[sheet music]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] induced this was the key to [[Tomb of Rassilon|Rassilon's Tower]] and played the painted music on the harp, opening the secret passage. Details of Rassilon's entombment were passed down as a nursery rhyme, which the [[Second Doctor]] sang. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}})


The [[First Doctor]] was occasionally fond of singing and proud of his ability to "charm the birds from the trees." He had used a [[perigosto stick]] in the [[Academy]] to make music. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase]]'') He and [[the Master]] played in a band together in school. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'').  He played a harp. ([[The Romans (TV story)|TV: ''The Romans'']])
The [[First Doctor]] was occasionally fond of singing and proud of his ability to "charm the birds from the trees." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Chase (TV story)}}) He had used a [[perigosto stick]] in the [[Time Lord Academy]] to make music. He and [[the Master]] played in a band together in school. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Deadly Reunion (novel)}})


[[Category:Music]]
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] mentioned being a doctor of music specifically, among other subjects including [[science]], [[engineer]]ing, [[medicine]], [[candy floss]], [[LEGO]] and [[hope]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)}})
 
[[Category:Music| *]]

Latest revision as of 17:06, 21 October 2024

According to the Tenth Doctor, with music, one could "dance to it, sing with it, fall in love to it. Unless you're a Dalek of course. Then it's all just noise". (TV: Evolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)"])

Music could also be defined as a complex flow of notes all played on the same instrument. (PROSE: SLEEPY [+]Loading...["SLEEPY (novel)"]) It was seen as an art form. (PROSE: Cold Fusion [+]Loading...["Cold Fusion (novel)"])[additional sources needed]

Most forms of music needed to have a rhythmic or thudding beat. (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"], Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"]) Rock and roll was one such form. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)"])

Music could also a melodic structure, perhaps upon a rhythmic foundation, complete with chanting. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire [+]Loading...["All-Consuming Fire (novel)"])

Music could be written down on paper as sheet music, or in some cases painted into a painting, as was the case with Rassilon's Lament. (PROSE: Emotional Chemistry [+]Loading...["Emotional Chemistry (novel)"], Blood Harvest [+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)"])

History of music styles[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Seventh Doctor considered Ace's music from her boombox anachronistic in 1963. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])

By mid-2596 some music could be classified as "club-generic, layered, white-noise structures, underlaid with low-level, subsonic dynamics operating directly on the limbic system". (PROSE: Return to the Fractured Planet [+]Loading...["Return to the Fractured Planet (novel)"])

At some point in the far future, music consisted of "harsh electronic sounds with a pumping bassline". (PROSE: Hope [+]Loading...["Hope (novel)"])

Genres of music[[edit] | [edit source]]

Genres of music included rock and roll, (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)"]) hardcore industrial techno and German industrial house, (PROSE: Eternity Weeps [+]Loading...["Eternity Weeps (novel)"]) jazz, (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath [+]Loading...["Dragons' Wrath (novel)"]) disco, (PROSE: Beyond the Sun [+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (novel)"]) easy listening, (PROSE: Mean Streets [+]Loading...["Mean Streets (novel)"]) waltz and martial, (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage [+]Loading...["Dry Pilgrimage (novel)"]) thrashmetal, (PROSE: The Sword of Forever [+]Loading...["The Sword of Forever (novel)"]) blues (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"]) and classical. (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])

Music uses[[edit] | [edit source]]

Harrison Chase believed plants liked music, and played music to them. (TV: The Seeds of Doom [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Doom (TV story)"])

Guinevere One, sent out into outer space in the hopes of alien life finding it, contained music samples. (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"])

Music was one of several bodies of human achievement archived on microfilm on the the Ark. (TV: The Ark in Space [+]Loading...["The Ark in Space (TV story)"])

Allusions to music[[edit] | [edit source]]

Marco Polo likened a sandstorm to musical instruments being played. (TV: "The Singing Sands" [+]Part of Marco Polo, Loading...{"namedep":"The Singing Sands (2)","1":"Marco Polo (TV story)"})

Galleia thought the sound of the Master's TARDIS materialising sounded like music. (TV: The Time Monster [+]Loading...["The Time Monster (TV story)"])

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallifreyans demonstrated they valued music as a respected art. Adric thought Old High Gallifreyan sounded musical. (PROSECold Fusion [+]Loading...["Cold Fusion (novel)"]) A painting of Rassilon showed him with a harp and sheet music. The Fifth Doctor induced this was the key to Rassilon's Tower and played the painted music on the harp, opening the secret passage. Details of Rassilon's entombment were passed down as a nursery rhyme, which the Second Doctor sang. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])

The First Doctor was occasionally fond of singing and proud of his ability to "charm the birds from the trees." (TV: The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"]) He had used a perigosto stick in the Time Lord Academy to make music. He and the Master played in a band together in school. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion [+]Loading...["Deadly Reunion (novel)"])

The Thirteenth Doctor mentioned being a doctor of music specifically, among other subjects including science, engineering, medicine, candy floss, LEGO and hope. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum [+]Loading...["The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)"])