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liszmaninopin

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what makes music?

on: August 08, 2004, 12:04:25 AM

I was wondering today, how does the subconscious work in such a way that it considers one series of notes a beautiful melody, and another series random junk? What is it that makes music enjoyable? It's hard to pin down exactly what I want to ask, but perhaps you know what I mean.

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Saturn

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Re: what makes music?

Reply #1 on: August 08, 2004, 12:26:48 AM

Tough question!

Since I do not know the answer (and wouldn't know where to begin if I did), I'll refer you to a book which Bernhard recommended. I've just started reading it recently. It seems to tackle this very question.

Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression, by W. A. Mathieu.

- Saturn

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thierry13

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Reply #2 on: August 08, 2004, 02:46:55 AM

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Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression, by W. A. Mathieu.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mathieu ?

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bernhard

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Reply #3 on: August 08, 2004, 03:09:13 AM

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mathieu ?

Actually, William Allaudin Mathieu.

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The Quiet Revolutionary of the Piano – Fauré’s Complete Piano Works Now on Piano Street

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Watch the Preliminaries of the Chopin Competition