[313] so is it really music?
Dictionary definition of music according to Webster (sorry the edition is a little old): 'the art and science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in varying melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre, especially so as to form structurally complete and emotionally expressive compositions' interesting third definition: 'any rhythmic sequence of pleasing sounds, as of birds, water, etc.' and: 'ability to respond to or take pleasure in music' Music does not have to be melodious. It is merely a contemplated arrangement of sounds for the purposes of communicating emotions. Believe me, debates about what is music vs. what isn't raged in my mind for quite some time during my early college years. Music is most essential when it reflects the environment and society in which it was conceived, hence, the increasing utilization of technological sounds (as an indication of industrial and intellectual advancement). The beauty is in discovering the underlying human thoughts and feelings which comprise the core of a piece and subsequently a moment in time. The subjective experience of music (art in general) protects it from the myopic qualifications which critics (amateur and professional alike) impose upon it. Our desire to create music stems from a desire to convey our deepest emotions in a way words themselves can't oblige. It is a means to transcend our physical limits. Here I will halt though I could probably compose a thesis on said subject. Comments? Rusty _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] so is it really music?
i`ll tell u a little secret, i have learned it in a long life of checking defenition. if u want a good defeniton of something its for sure not in the Dictionary. defetions are someting that the human reasoning needs but i am not too sure that it can be done. since any object (like let say MUSIC) is infinitive.. C - Original Message - From: "Rusty Blasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:22 PM Subject: [313] so is it really music? > Dictionary definition of music according to Webster (sorry the edition is a > little old): > > 'the art and science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in > varying melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre, especially so as to form > structurally complete and emotionally expressive compositions' > > interesting third definition: > > 'any rhythmic sequence of pleasing sounds, as of birds, water, etc.' > > and: > > 'ability to respond to or take pleasure in music' > > Music does not have to be melodious. It is merely a contemplated > arrangement of sounds for the purposes of communicating emotions. Believe > me, debates about what is music vs. what isn't raged in my mind for quite > some time during my early college years. Music is most essential when it > reflects the environment and society in which it was conceived, hence, the > increasing utilization of technological sounds (as an indication of > industrial and intellectual advancement). The beauty is in discovering the > underlying human thoughts and feelings which comprise the core of a piece > and subsequently a moment in time. The subjective experience of music (art > in general) protects it from the myopic qualifications which critics > (amateur and professional alike) impose upon it. Our desire to create music > stems from a desire to convey our deepest emotions in a way words themselves > can't oblige. It is a means to transcend our physical limits. > > Here I will halt though I could probably compose a thesis on said subject. > Comments? > >Rusty > > > > _ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] so is it really music?
From: "Rusty Blasco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: [313] so is it really music? Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 13:22:49 -0500 Dictionary definition of music according to Webster (sorry the edition is a little old): 'the art and science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in varying melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre, especially so as to form structurally complete and emotionally expressive compositions' interesting third definition: 'any rhythmic sequence of pleasing sounds, as of birds, water, etc.' and: 'ability to respond to or take pleasure in music' Music does not have to be melodious. It is merely a contemplated arrangement of sounds for the purposes of communicating emotions. Believe me, debates about what is music vs. what isn't raged in my mind for quite some time during my early college years. Music is most essential when it reflects the environment and society in which it was conceived, hence, the increasing utilization of technological sounds (as an indication of industrial and intellectual advancement). The beauty is in discovering the underlying human thoughts and feelings which comprise the core of a piece and subsequently a moment in time. The subjective experience of music (art in general) protects it from the myopic qualifications which critics (amateur and professional alike) impose upon it. Our desire to create music stems from a desire to convey our deepest emotions in a way words themselves can't oblige. It is a means to transcend our physical limits. Here I will halt though I could probably compose a thesis on said subject. Comments? Rusty _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting musicological prose Rusty but have you considered that if life means little other than to procreate, all we acheive means little other than to fuck. Can what we hear change the world for the better? If so how will harmony, as in sound, change our position on this earth and will it be worth the upheaval? Shosh _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
