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rock music
vr.tr.rock-music · thing-q11399
Let an agent handle rock music by subgenre, artists, history, recordings and live events, with sourced facts and neutral taste.
Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Genre Which rock.
Subgenre
Style.
Subgenre
Subgenre.
- Which subgenre is meant? definition
- What features characterise it? definition
Boundaries
Overlaps.
Boundaries
Genre boundaries.
- Is the genre label disputed for this artist? boundary
- Which sources classify it? provenance
History Origins.
Origins
Roots.
Origins
Origins.
- Which earlier styles did it grow from? provenance
- Which artists are credited, according to historians? provenance
Scenes
Regional scenes.
Scenes
Regional scenes.
- Which regional scenes shaped it? provenance
- When? provenance
Listening Recordings and shows.
Recordings
Albums.
Recordings
Recordings.
- Which recordings are considered key, according to which critics? provenance
- Where can they be found legally? provenance
Concerts
Live.
Concerts
Concerts.
- Where are upcoming concerts listed officially? provenance
- Is hearing protection advisable? action
Senses Disambiguation.
Geology
Stone.
Geology
Geology sense.
- Is rock as stone meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Taste
Neutrality.
Taste
Neutral taste.
- Is the answer presenting personal taste as fact? boundary
- Are opinions attributed? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Time Lord rock, power ballad, rock opera, punk poetry audio recording, experimental rock, Latin rock, Catalan rock, acoustic rock, indie rock, comedy rock, instrumental rock, progressive rock
What it is Filled
A broad genre of popular music that developed in the 1950s and 1960s from rock and roll, blues and country, typically built on electric guitar, bass and drums, with many subgenres such as hard rock, punk, progressive and indie rock.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle rock music by subgenre, artists, history, recordings and live events, with sourced facts and neutral taste.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Guitar-based popular music
- Many subgenres
- Album and live culture
- Global spread
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present a judgement of taste or a canon as objective fact.
- Reproduce lyrics or recordings beyond what the licence allows.
- Attribute a song, a quote or a political stance to an artist without evidence.
- Help sell unauthorised recordings, tickets or merchandise.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing allegations about named artists or disputes over authorship.
May
- Describe the genre's history, subgenres and influences with sources and dates.
- Report releases, line-ups and tour dates from official sources.
- Pass on hearing protection advice for loud concerts from health authorities.
Moral aspects Filled
- Loud concerts cause permanent hearing loss, including in young audiences.
- Credit and royalties for songs are people's livelihoods, and attribution errors cost them.
Who is affected
- Concert audiences
- Artists and songwriters
- Rights holders
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the genre; rights holders own individual works, and collecting societies register them.
Master systems
- Music rights and recording registries
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q373342 - registry parent class
related
- popular music - category
- musical group - performers
- electric guitar - instrument
- rock (geology) - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.rock-music
- Wikidata: Q11399 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11399)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Electric guitar driven
- Band format
- Rock (geology) is a different sense
- Bands with electric guitars, bass, drums and vocals; albums and live shows.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify subgenres and characteristic features
- find artists and recordings
- trace history and influences
- find concerts and hearing safety tips
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Hearing damage at loud concerts
- Presenting taste as fact
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Copyright and performing rights
- Noise limits at venues
Context of use required Filled
- Music for listening, performance and culture.
- rock and roll
- hard rock and heavy metal
- punk rock
- progressive rock
- indie and alternative rock
- Latin rock
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11399: rock music - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Rock music - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each subgenre be a separate entry?
- How should music databases be linked?
- How should genre boundaries be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11399/spec.json