Relationship of Music to Time

Musical wormholes and more

There are two ways to play music. One is horizontal, and the other vertical. What does this mean? Normally when we think of music, we think of it as unfolding in time. One measure, the next measure, etc. This is what I would call the horizontal aspect, and it's the one we're most familiar with. (Note that we are speaking about the flow of Time–not …