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Re:Avoiding the Adjective Fallacy by anigbrowl on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @02:20PM (#10298367)
Sorry, I think that's complete bullshit. And there is indeed a great deal of theory that formalizes what makes music sound good; most of it is maintaining patterns of whole-number ratios to derive scalar and rhythmic intervals, and there are certain algorithms and formal rule systems that reliably produce pleasing results within particular genres. Even music that deliberately breaks these rules (like 'noise music' involving extreme distortions or recordings of 'unmusical' sounds) can be thought as a meta-development of those rules; the equipment or source material employed to make such 'unmusical' sounds acts as constraints, and lead to emergent structures of their own.
Re:Avoiding the Adjective Fallacy by Retra on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @02:36PM (#10298483)
I would disagree with you, but the problem here is that we are communicating different concepts using the same words.
Re:Avoiding the Adjective Fallacy by anigbrowl on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @04:05PM (#10299209)
Well, I don't wish to get in a fight and I'm sorry if my blunt response came across as a personal attack. I'll try to keep a more open mind and work harder at understanding your perspective rather than just restating my own.