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Re: [microsound] being 'political' in non-verbal music





Which leads to my point: that IMHO music is more like a code than language. It can clearly convey messages that are understood by 'transmitter and receiver' through some level of agreed cultural meaning (the less widespread the understanding, the more specialist the codes - and the music), but unlike text or stoplight codes, the code of music doesn't convey language, and unlike language (or 'language about music') it cannot genuinely critique itself, convey a manifesto, or request another cup of coffee.

I agree, but also feel that meaning can be assigned to anything, by anyone.


Score one for the neanderthal in the opening scene of 2001space Oddesey when he realized a bone can be used to crush some sods head with.

And then he started drumming with it, which IMO encapsulates the prototype of 'instrumental' military music ; )


S.

LOL! We use whatever we can to achieve a set goal. That was the gist of that blurb...



aLEKs


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