5 Apr
2007
5 Apr
'07
5:44 p.m.
Charles Linart wrote:
There are 12 frequencies of sound that are recognized
by the human ear
as musical notes.
???
In what human ear are you referring? And in what context and/or culture?
I guess one could define traditional western tuning as a standard on
which westerners "learn" "music" I place them in quotes because what
constitutes "music" is a very controversial topic.. "learn", in this
case, could be thought of as "conditioning" - in that westerners are
conditioned by what they hear as the learn to then understand and
interpret musical conversations.
The limited use of other frequencies can produce rhythms to bind the
notes into musical compositions. Technology gives us the ability to
turn everything into a drum, but you still need those 12 frequencies
to produce melody.
Well... hmmm... what is melody? That's another topic. But, a linear
sequence of notes can consist of any frequency as long as they convey a
musical idea to be considered a melody. BTW: in western notation, a C
major scale on a piano is different than a C major scale on a violin
(I'm using the violin and piano as examples since one is tempered.)
They are often played at different frequencies up and down the scale.
I am sure that someone smarter than I could precisely describe
mathematically what constitutes rhythm and melody.
I contend it is not a
mathematical definition but one of art.
Not all sound is
music, but any sound can be incorporated into music.
many beg to differ that any sound cannot be music. I for one.
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brad fuller
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