By markkujantunen on Skatehive
Any example of culture can be given a brow classification. In this case, I'm not making a value judgment. Different brow levels serve different functions. Low-brow military marches are simple cadences are typically used to teach recruits the basics of marching in unison by drill instructors. They may involve a simple call-reply pattern in lyrics. Their rhythms are purposefully extremely simple and easy to follow. The lyrics are typically crass. Here's a prime example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sk-Zh-19l0 Middle-brow military marches are much more sophisticated musically but still very accessible and anyone can sing them and remember the lyrics. Here's a good example. Here's Panzer rollen in Afrika vor or Panzerlied. It's got layered harmonies, counter-melodies in the brass, rhythmic interplay in percussion. Accessible but there seems to enough going on to make it interesting to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gdjhA2DN8o&list=RD2gdjhA2DN8o Another middle-brow classic