| I think that music has become synonomous with "creation of sound". I believe that there is a contingent of composers that feel that making a sound of any type is the same as music.
I disagree.
This is why I don't like pieces for tape (CD) and soloist or orchesra or band or whatever. The composers of the past didn't have those devices and had to rely on imagination and cleverness to imitate the sounds of nature or what have you. Vivaldi's "Seasons" are a masterwork for that very reason as is Beethoven's Pastoral, Strauss' "Alpine Symphony", and others that incorporate the sounds of nature.
I think defining something as esoteric as music is very difficult but who knows? Maybe by being simple and looking at the most fundamental aspects of music we'll find an answer.
ML |