Re: [microsound] concept queens

[Thanos Chrysakis <carillon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

on 25/8/03 5:38 pm, devslashnull at dev@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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>these qualities seem rather subjective. what is "attractiveness"? to whom?

YES! Sure...Subjective. From the subjective... to the objective!
Attractiveness? Go to your beloved music and ask! (Actually, Xenakis
has been referred to that quality many-many times) see Arts&Sciences:Alloys.

To whom? 
To a listener of course!

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>>>> 'The quantity of intelligence carried by the sounds must be the true
>>>> criterion of the validity of a particular music.'  - Iannis Xenakis
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