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Originally posted by CookieRevised
for me:
Music is a combination of things you can hear which the creator thinks of it as coherent.
* I didn't use the word "artform", as this is very subjective.
* I didn't use the word "sounds" as this might imply certain things related to music. "Music" can consist of anything you hear.
* I certainly didn't use the word "pitches" as this certainly can imply audio.
* I didn't use the words "quality", "pleasing", "entertainment", "emotion", etc.. as these are again very subjective somethings.
Important in for me is the word "coherent". Music is exactly that, otherwise you have simply "sound". But notice I underlined "which the creator", because music can be anything to any person. It is the creator who calls it music, no-one else and you may/may not agree with it...
coherent is not really enough for the definition since a telesales person could be talking down to the phone to you coherently.
you say artform is subjective... but so is music... (and yes i do understand that this is probably not your view)
and it's not up to the creator to define... or else music wouldn't be alive.
i leave you with one final comment...
the sound of the end of school bell may be music to many pupils' ears
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