A solemn, rather quizzical interlude before the third and final movement, inspired by the events of 9/11, offers the symphony's most immediately affecting music.
It is utterly quizzical, yet profoundly affecting music.
The group pays no attention to hip-hop, hard rock, electronica or anything else that's affected popular music in the last 20 years.
Events and changes that happen in society such as ideas, attitudes, discoveries, inventions, and historical events always affect music.
It is interesting and affecting music - impressionistic, although the impressions are not of scenes or moods but more about the techniques of composition itself.
The advent of atonality and other non-traditional harmonic systems and techniques in the 20th century also affected choral music.
Yet the effort Ms. Twain puts into being a superwoman dims her chance to make genuinely affecting music.
Such situations meet the criteria of a live musical performance, since physical movements directly affect music.
The importation rights of CDs has affected J-pop music.
It has at times affected popular fashion, music, literature, films, jargon, and more.