Technology
Why composers once rejected the metronome
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
When the mechanical metronome was finally perfected in the early 19th century, musicians absolutely despised it. Many prominent composers actively refused to write tempo markings on their sheet music, claiming that forcing a human orchestra to lock into a rigid, mathematically perfect ticking machine was profoundly soulless. Now, it's just the sound of childhood piano-lesson trauma.
One discovery leads to another.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Technology →
