Sound and music


Forgetting about the sound of our systems for a moment, there is a larger question of how sound by itself integrates into our appreciation and comprehension of music. Those notes written by composers have no really significant meaning unless physically heard. 
 How much of a part does the sensual  aspect of music play in its apprehension, and what part does the stringing of those notes together play? A musician can read a score and visualize ( or audio-ize) the meaning of the music but without the physical sound how much is missing?  
 This has significance in the debate over how one listens to a system: for the sound or for the music.

rvpiano

A thread is what we do with it...

It can be boring with a post like this :

This topic has been discussed adnauseum just titled differently

or it can be interesting if someone add positively his contribution..

No other thread about this matter refer as in my post to the two dimensions of musical time by the way...

Then this thread can become interesting with interesting posters...

It is better to thanks the OP for the discussion instead of writing negative meaningless boring  post...

Mahgister,

‘Thank you for your thoughts. 
 Yes, there is a lot more to music than just sound and form.

It must be frustrating to be a Composer writing works with little chance of hearing them performed.  I marvel at musicians that can study and appreciate a full score that has never been performed or recorded 

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