[LAU] Re: That must suck. For me it's about beauty -- music is justone path

[david]

Fons Adriaensen wrote:

> Returning to pure 'sound', even this is complex. The way we appreciate
> sounds probably depends on the complex interaction bewteen various
> factors:
> 
> - Conditioning by evolution,
> - Conditioning by personal experience,
> - Acquired knowledge about the sound, how it is made, etc.

Don't forget to add in damage to our hearing, too. ;-)

And what about the apparent positive impact of harmonious sounds on 
biological growth processes? I think natural life itself prefers 
harmonious sound to non-harmonious sound. Perhaps modern people are 
drawn to non-harmonious sound because it echoes their own unease, unrest 
and dissatisfaction with their disharmonious modern lives, cultures, and 
world.

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David
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