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

[Exegene <exegene@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Bill Ashline wrote:

*snip*
> I am insisting that outside of an interpretive framework, sound has no
> meaning whatsoever, other than the meaning you wish to place on it,
> which you are certainly allowed to do.  As for being "ultimately
*snip*

But sound is only listened to as music by people, all people have culture, 
and so sound is always listened to inside an interpretive framework. Until 
the no one who heard the tree falling can report back on the meaning of 
what they heard, everyone who hears a tree falling will have no choice but 
to associate with it meaning. Because the framework is always available, 
sound can always be considered music, and music can always have impressed 
and perceived meanings.


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