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Old 03-11-2016, 11:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
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OP: are you referring to the classical period of music or the more colloquial usage of "classical music"?

I think that while music is quantifiable in a similar way to math, the rules that lie in mathematics keeps me from comparing them too much. There are certain truths in math that can be approached in different ways but lead to similar basic theorems and such. Like any art form, music isn't cut and dry. The cuts in math are clear and defined, while music is murky and subjective. Most of the greats in the classical world are considered as such when they break or bend the rules and develop a new style.

I forgot how this post started off but I feel like I made some good points.
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