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Old 07-06-2015, 02:46 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Go trot through my 1300 arguments explaining why in this thread: http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...-what-not.html. The very basic answer is that the piece still relies on sound. It's a common misconception to refer to it as a "silent piece" since while the instruments are silent, the piece is not silent at all. Due to its sonic elements and the fact that it's intended to be music, then it is music. It has a value as performance art though, but the overarching field is music.
No, this was your argument. Only this. Everything else was pretentious nonsense meant to make that argument look less circular.
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