On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:24:07 +0200 Malte Steiner <steiner@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > musical elements: rythm, melody, harmony. There is always some > > structure in time, but it's very often just the same: building > > up to a climax. > > > I even missed that in some pieces, a beginning, an end and something in > between. Often pieces sounds static or like a sound demo but no moving > composition. Maybe it is a different school, I could imagine some > reasons to create pieces that static way but it is not my cup of tea. I'm pretty much in agreement here. I try to make a point of listening to some of these sounds to at least broaden my range of experience, but while I can say some 'constructions' are quite impressive they are not what I think of as music. They are not something I would want to listen to again and again, possibly for many years. For me music has to flow. There can be discontinuities, and the end can blend into the start making it never-ending, but still I need the experience of progression. Also, I am seldom a passive listener. I like to hum along where I can, sway to a rhythm or follow a beat with my fingers. If *all* of these are missing I get quite fidgety. ... just a personal view of course! -- Will J G
