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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy on 17 Jul 2006 04:34 Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: [] > I neither like nor dislike them; I just wonder what they are intended > to accomplish, since I am refractory to personal attacks, and they do > nothing to advance anyone's position in debate. Why do you persist in using them then? -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: Mxsmanic on 17 Jul 2006 05:02 David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy writes: > Why do you persist in using them then? Repeating things that are not true will not make them true. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Jim Ley on 17 Jul 2006 05:20 On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 17:20:40 +0200, Dave Frightens Me <deepfreudmoors(a)eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: >Well, music has repetitive elements, a fixed tone system, plus changes >to keep the listener interested. That's about the only 'rules' I could >think of. fixed tone? surely that's not a requirement, it may mean you music would not be enjoyed by everyone, but there would almost certainly be some people who enjoyed it. Jim.
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy on 17 Jul 2006 05:54 Jim Ley <jim(a)jibbering.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 17:20:40 +0200, Dave Frightens Me > <deepfreudmoors(a)eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: > >Well, music has repetitive elements, a fixed tone system, plus changes > >to keep the listener interested. That's about the only 'rules' I could > >think of. > > fixed tone? surely that's not a requirement, No it isn't. Tone, fixed or otherwise, isn't even a requirement. The point is that there are _no_ universal rules to music, and you're correct also IMO in stating that finer definitions get into questions of aesthetics as much as anything else. I'm still fascinated to be taught by Mixi though as to what these universal rules are. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: The Reid on 17 Jul 2006 06:12
Following up to Mxsmanic >> "In other words, someone told you it is pretty, you don't wish to >> disagree, so you imagine beauty where you don't actually see it." > >It's just an explanation of how people tend to think. Where is the >invective? if you think you were not being insulting, it would explain a lot about you. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |