Re:Toward a Better Music Theory (2013)
by crazygringo on Saturday August 06, 2022 @07:14PM
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> "Valid"? As opposed to "invalid music"?
Yes, I think it's clear the author means things we collectively agree fall under the category of music. And the question of what is or is not music is surprisingly complex and disputed, analagous to the question of what is or is not art.
E.g. is John Cage's 4'33" [1] music? What about a Spotify track of silence for meditation? Is a purely percussive piece music, or merely rhythm? Is atonal music, well, even music at all? Classical musicians would pretty much all say yes, but a lot of non-musicians might disagree.
Yes, I think it's clear the author means things we collectively agree fall under the category of music. And the question of what is or is not music is surprisingly complex and disputed, analagous to the question of what is or is not art.
E.g. is John Cage's 4'33" [1] music? What about a Spotify track of silence for meditation? Is a purely percussive piece music, or merely rhythm? Is atonal music, well, even music at all? Classical musicians would pretty much all say yes, but a lot of non-musicians might disagree.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4%E2%80%B233%E2%80%B3