Klarinet Archive - Posting 000039.txt from 1998/08
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com> Subj: Re: [kl] Classical Music and Young People Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 12:11:41 -0400
At 10:37 PM 8/1/98 -0700, Jason Hsien wrote:
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>From: GrnShirt@-----.com>:<< I'll admit this isn't true of
>all rap
>:Well, perhaps rapping takes a very talented artist. It even requires a lot
>of
>:rhythmical talent. But I have to stick to Webter's on this one; as long as
>:there is no tune, or melody, or something of the like, it is not music.
>
>Forgive me, but I find this also a very broad, and inaccurate
>generalization...
>
>In the forest, You can hear the birds chirping, crickets and cicadas
>creeking, the water rushing, the occaisonal hawk or eagle flying overhead,
>the rustle of leaves by the wind.
>
>There is no tune, no melody, and it's all just random sounds with no
>cohesion, but it's a wonderful sound, and I consider it music.
>
But if you define all sound as music, subject only to your own value
judgement of whether or not it is beautiful, what we are left with is NO
definition at all! I might think the sound of a passing rustbucket 1975
Pontiac with no muffler is wonderful, but it in no way qualifies as music!
The sound MUST be organized, not random, to be considered music.
Otherwise, beautiful as it might be, it is still just pretty sound.
Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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