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Remember, there's no music without humans - music is just a word we use to describe some molecules vibrating in an enjoyable way. If a monkey hammers on a stone and there aren't any humans to hear it...it's just a monkey hammering on a stone. In the same way, if ONE person is of the opinion that looping sections of tape and letting them run for an hour is music, then it is music. While respect is due to composers who come up with hugely complex pieces and spend days getting things just so, no-one should ignore a simple composition just because it took five minutes to make. If you like it, you like it. If you don't, you don't. Get over it. <---HEATsink---? NP: "Circuit 3" - heatsink (took half an hour to do and I think it's great, so up yours!)

In message <yam7173.2752.135516128@post.demon.co.uk>, c3 <c3@heatsink.demon.co.uk> writes

quoted 5 lines Remember, there's no music without humans - music is just a word we use to

> >Remember, there's no music without humans - music is just a word we use to >describe some molecules vibrating in an enjoyable way. If a monkey hammers on >a stone and there aren't any humans to hear it...it's just a monkey hammering >on a stone.

So how come my dog likes some tracks on the television and hates others. He's obviously analysing the music. Maybe monkeys like the sound of stones being hammered, who's to say? -- Ben Coffer Hybrid Productions http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/

Let's not forget those beautiful resonating wind-chimes. Music to soothe to, better than half the FAX stuff anyday ;-) . Kev. Che wrote:

quoted 22 lines On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Ben Coffer wrote:

> > On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Ben Coffer wrote: > > > In message <yam7173.2752.135516128@post.demon.co.uk>, c3 > > <c3@heatsink.demon.co.uk> writes > > > > > >Remember, there's no music without humans - music is just a word we use to > > >describe some molecules vibrating in an enjoyable way. If a monkey hammers on > > >a stone and there aren't any humans to hear it...it's just a monkey hammering > > >on a stone. > > > > So how come my dog likes some tracks on the television and hates others. > > He's obviously analysing the music. Maybe monkeys like the sound of > > stones being hammered, who's to say? > > And why do plants grow better to some musics than others? Why do cows > produce more milk to some music, less (sometimes even curdled) milk to > others? Is a bird call music? It is to my ears. A whale's song? Yup. > The enjoyable nature of molecular vibrations is definitely a trans-species > phenomenon. > > Che

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