Re: [microsound] Is choral music ambient?

[Matt Tierney <matthewdtierney@xxxxxxxxx>]

Also resonate with Kathy's mention of "trance" as constituent to this form,
or at least one of it's elements..

On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 1:37 AM, Matt Tierney <matthewdtierney@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Loving all the input...So many great points and opinions.
>
> Ambient has various definitions none of which suit all, but I think my
> initial gripe came from the book I'm reading, which seems to say "this is
> where ambient begins". Granted, ambient is just a word, like 'God', which
> can allude to many things, if not beyond and outside of itself.
>
> I find labels useful. To me it doesn't matter so much about what something
> is categorized as, the term merely exists as point of reference so we can
> have a conversation about it. It's like 'post-rock'. No-one can agree on it
> being a genre and few bands adhere to it or ascribe to the label. It's just
> a useful term at the general level. WIll be sure to check out STricklands
> 'minimalism',
>
> Cheers
>
>
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> mt
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> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:29 PM, babilano <babilano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > One of the earliest and purest forms of ambient music I can think of
> > are sounds produced by wind instruments.
> > Chimes, organs, long poles that humm.
> > 'Music' that's just there as long as there is a breeze.
> > Bali especially  has a long tradition in those kind of sounds.
> >
> > S.
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