Klarinet Archive - Posting 000232.txt from 2001/02

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: [kl] Existence and Reality
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 18:07:06 -0500

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:24:32 -0800 (PST), Bilwright@-----.net said:

> Is it disturbing to think that we hear things that don't exist?

Just to add to my response to that: of course, that's what music *is*,
isn't it?-)

Music is 'real', and we 'hear' it, but it doesn't 'exist'.

(Compare, 'Santa Claus' is 'real' to many people, but he doesn't
'exist'.)

Music is a function of us, and how we are, not of stuff outside us. So
it's not surprising that it begins in the perception of difference
tones.

Tony
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