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Last broadcast on Mon, 20 Jul 2009, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Chris Ledgard looks into the words we use to talk about music. Is it even possible to pin music down in language? Stuart Maconie thinks we should try, and he talks us through the various genres into which music is categorised.
Where did the word 'jazz' come from? What exactly is 'garage', and how has the meaning of R&B changed so dramatically?
We go to a recording studio to sit in with a band in session, and hear how they communicate their ideas. Chris also talks to Norman Lebrecht about the art of describing classical music.
Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, author of This is Your Brain on Music, talks about his years as a record producer, working with Stevie Wonder and Carlos Santana - who wanted his guitar to sound 'more orange'.
Music featured:
Dizzee Rascal - 'Temptation' from the CD Maths + English
DJ EZ - 'Intro No 8' from the CD Pure Garage V (CD1)
Spencer Davis - 'Don't Want You No More' from the CD Keep on Running
Beyoncé - 'Me, Myself and I' from the CD Dangerously In Love
The Flies - 'The Temptress' CD single (Genepool Records)
Broadcasts
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Tue 14 Jul 200916:00
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Mon 20 Jul 200923:00
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