At 4/1/2006 12:32 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:

>> >OK, you started this one, so you can answer it first - how DO you
>> define
>> >music?
>>
>> Pitch and rhythm.  Words are secondary.
>>
>> Rap has rhythm.  End of story.
>
>Every rap song I have ever heard includes at least fragments of melody.
>In the overarching category of hip-hop (which I am interested to note
>has not been mentioned once in this thread), pitch dominates.

Could you make a score of a "rap piece" so that another group could perform it and it would be identical to the original performance?
(By which I mean, the same pitches.)

I didn't think so.

Phil Daley          < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley



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