Re: [microsound] haunted weather

[Julian Knowles <julianknowles@xxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at 01:09  AM, Fabio Selvafiorita wrote:
> ...more interesting questions...do you think that is it valid to
> classify
> audio recordings of wind or electrical hum for example for a sound
> library,
> as music?

yes, if they are re-contextualised by listener or composer


> If not is it a form of art? what'the difference....

context

> better...
> what's the difference between an hour of field recordings of cicadas
> presented as a musical work and the same recording presented as a
> volume
> n°2345 of a sound library?

context

>  do you think that the answer is it just in the
> poetic of the composer?

no, the listener can also be an active participant

cheers

julian

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