Let's Get Sad with Galileo's Dad

This podcast episode explores the evolution of music from the Renaissance period to modern rock music, focusing on the shift from simplicity to complexity in music composition and the challenges it posed in conveying emotions through lyrics. It discusses the development of the Doctrine of Affections as a playbook for unified emotional expression in music, highlighting the significance of the lament bass as a unifying thread that has been used for centuries and remains impactful today.