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Re: Definition of Music

Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2019-03-06 19:58

I just had a short conversation with a new friend about this. Neither of us is young any more. I said to me, the sounds may be "interesting" but they are not "music" unless they stir the soul. He said, "You are preaching to the choir."

We have to remember that culture changes as new generations come along; I believe the first performance of the Tchaikowski violin concerto produced a riot, and a few things since then. But I like a lot of what produced riots in the past and do consider them music to MY ears. So....it's what is music to your ears that is the definition. I don't like a lot of the ultra modern things I hear and have stopped going to many recitals because I know I won't hear anything I enjoy. It doesn't have to be war horses either, just my definition of musical. Much is still being written that IS musical, but the cultural focus seems to be on "what is the hardest and weirdest thing I can play that will allow me to compete with my contemporaries."

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