Klarinet Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 1998/08

From: "Jason Hsien" <jasonavhs@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Classical Music and Young People
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 13:24:38 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
: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.

I guess there is just a difference of opinion here.

Some people hearing a sound long lost, whether that be of the engine of an
classic Cadillac or of a forest, we often use the term "That's Music To My
Ears", and I take that to heart. It's Music to My Ears, and not necessarily
anyone elses.

Also, how do you define random sound? Obviously the birds and crickets are
making some sort of defined effort to put their chirps in some sort of
sequence, whether it be mating call or a call for friends, animals are not
idiotic, and they do have minds of their own. (and I cannot believe that
some people say humans are the only ones with a soul) Wind Rustling is just
a nice background noise.

Think of it as a piece that jumps from 6/8 to 3/4 to 7/4 to 12/8 to 4/3...
every measure. And if you listen closely, whether it be the engine of a car
or the birds in the forest, you will find an organized pattern.

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